The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-20

integrate. That disintegration must neces-
sarly bring about protection to the negro
vote. The organization now irresistible in
some states in suppressiug that vote would
be among the earliest to bid for Its power
when they found it necessary for their own
existence. The colored man needed
education. The white man down south
needed the same. II an oligarchy existed
In any of those states, it was the duty of
the United States government to suppress
1t. Under the constitution, the general
government was required to maintain re-
publican forms Of ofgovernment in each of
the states Of the union. II such state of
things did not exist, then force could not
be justified.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT RULES.
This country was governed by public
sentiment. Public sentiment would not
tolerate such state Of affairs. The gen.
eral opinion of the land was in favor of
giving all legal opportunities to the colored
man. In the north that opinion was grow
ing keener and more active. Such public
opinion would be more potent es time went
on. IL the Senate passed the bill,
1t should be executed. If the Sen
ate did not intend TO enforce it.
he asked the Senate in the name of
humanity not to pass It, If it were passed,
the white man would be still further con-
solidated, and the trained power and Or
ganizatlon of the late confederate states
would be brought to insure the destruction
OF the colored race in the south. The
colored man was yearly improving. He
could not be removed from this
country. No one compared him, in
mental capacity as a race, with the
white man in whose midst he lived But it
was the glory of the white race that Unjust
ice could not long exist in its midst. This
was an age OF justice and the death of priv
llege. There was no room for slaves and no
room for caste. The white people Of the
south must be taught to see that it was the
only way in which the colored. voter could
finally be protected.
GIVEN CLOSE ATTENTION.
The fact that this was the first open opno-
sition to the bill ON the part of the republ-
can senators caused the closest attention to
be paid to Mr.. Stewards speech on both
sides. Republican and democratic senators
were in about equal number about thirty
on each side and all turned toward Mr..
Stewart. and appeared to be most interested
listeners
At the close of the speech Mr.. Hoar rose
and said he would not now reply TO it; but
he wished to have put upon the record the
provisions Of the force bill to which refer
ence had been made. and which had passed
SAO AAOdoC Az lOtOs Il6 udu lLS pro-
visions read for the purpose Of
justifying the opposition made to it by him
self and other republicans, and to show that
there was no inconsistency in their opposi-
tloE to that measure and in their support
of the pending measure.
WOULD HAVE TO USE BAYoNETs.
Mr.. Stewart repeated that he opposed the
pending bill because it proposed to do a
thing which could not be done without
force. The Senate could not attempt to de-
celve the country. The country should be
informed of what was necessary To enferce
the bill, and it should be called upon to sus-
tain it. He sdiasnot wish to enter upon
such q campain as was entered upon
fifteen years ago, and again to meet
with defeat as on that occasion, when the
bill had to be dropped. If the time had
come when the republican party wes willing
to pass the bill and to put the necessary
force behind it, and if that was the will Of
the republican party, he would go with it,
but he did not believe that the time had ar
rived. and believing that the bill would be a
failure he regretted separating from his
party.
A GOOD PARTY MAN.
He believed that he had been a good
party man; but as he thought that the
pending measure was going to lead to bad
deemed it his duty to express his opinion
honestly and frankly, as he had done to-
day. Much applause in the galleries.
GRAY's AMENDMENTS.
During the day Mr.. Gray introduced q
number of amendments to the bill, the effect
Of which are in brief: To strike out the pro-
vision for permanent annual apprepria-
ton for tire compensation of supervisors,
and to deprive these officers OF power to in
terfere with the returns and to separate
them entirely from the election machinery
after election day.
The discussion was then taken up on Mr..
Faulkner's amendment and was partici-
pated in by many senators. No vote was
aken.
Mr.. Dawes, by request, introduced bill
to prohibit the opening on Sunday of any
exhibition or exposition where appropria-
tions of the United States are expended
The Senate then adjourned.