Telegram-herald., 1890-09-26
no BACk-D0WN.
Congressman Kennedy Stands by
His Speech.
TIE House. However. Decioss e. e..
psage h from ths Rseoro-
Senate Proceedings.


Cl01e1 trom TIE permanent record Nas
agreed 10
Mr.. Kennedy wzs accorded the floor
FOR twenty minutes He said he had
asked the committee on The Judiciary
either 70 let his speech appear in the
Record entire or 10 strike il out entire
lie was willing 70 stand before the peo-
PIE Of America on that speech. beliey-
ing that the people Of this country in
their first judgment and in their sober
seeoad judgment would approve the
words be had uttered
lie had heard from the country. II
had been charged by few persons that
be had given aid and comfort 70 the
Democratic party. What we're the in
dieations that be had done SO? He
held In his hand clippings from news
papers throughout al America, and
in all that list there was not
ore single Democratic paper which
had approved his speech But there
we're hundreds and hundreds Of clip
pings from Repu bliean papers. and with
one or two exceptions they approved his
words He also held ia his hand letters
from every section OF the land, from
Maine 10 California and from the lakes
TO the gulf indorsing the word, letter
and spirit OF his speech.
He was willing to stand before the
people OF the country and wait for their
Endorsement. The party 10 which be
belonged had pledged itself in It's plat
form and during the campaign 20 per-
form certain duties and fulfill certain
promises. One of these pledges, he
said-the first and greatest-was
that the Republican party would
put on the statute books OF the
land law for the protection OF every
citizen-high or loW. rich or poor, white
or black-so that be could 20 70 the
ballot-box, deposit his vote and
have it counted. 1t was because
his party had failed TO do this
that he had stood upon this floor and
spoken of broken pledges and broken
Promises. This House had performed
is pledges, and, as the Speaker said in
Maine the other day, it had redeemed
every promise to the people. 1t was
not the fault OF the House that the
pledges had not been redeemed, and he
had right to say this here and else
where. II for that he was to be judged,
then he was ready TO be judged
by this assembly and by the people
Of the country. He had made speeches
on this floor which had sunk into the
record as raindrops sunk into the ocean
and were lost forever. But he had at
least made one speech on this floor that
the people had heard. The House might
blot it from the record and sweep il
from existence, but it could not blot it
from the quickened consciences of co.
600, 600 people of America.
He then quoted from a speech deliv-
cred by Abraham Lincoln in 1859 in
joint debate between him. Josiah Lam
born and Stephen A. Douglas, in which
he expressed his devotion TO the
cause OF the people. He could
not he said, rival the words OF
the great emancipator. but with
the single talent God had given him
be would stand on this floor, or any
where, defending the rights Of the poor.
down-trodden and oppressed. Applause
in the galleries. He had stood for five
years on fifty battle-ields TO testify his
devotion to the cause of liberty and
unity; and for twenty-five years since,
whenever opportunity presented itself.
he had stood in behalf OF liberty, justice,
equality, a free ballot and a fair
count Others might seek for the ac-
claim of the high born, the titled and
the rich, hut as for him be would be
content with the tears and the graft
tude and the blessing OF the poor. the
lowly aud the oppressed. Applause on
the floor and in the galleries.
Mr.. Stewart (Vt. said nobody ques-
toned the gentleman's fidelity TO the
principle OF liberty, and nobody chal-
lenged the record he had made in de-
fense of that principle The question was
not as to the accuracy of what the gen
tleman had said-not as 20 vhether twas
true or false-the question was whether
the speech. which was in spirit and
substance a bitter and savage arraign-
ment OF the coordinate branch, was a
violation of parliamentary Law and OF
the privileges e the House. That was
the only question.
Mr.. Stewart then demanded the
previous question. despite Mr.. Boutelle's
protest that the House could not afford
70 have a gag law. The previous ques-
tIon was then ordercd-yeas, i4f; NAYS,
/ G6. The resolution was then adopted
/ yeas. $50: nays 90.
The House then went into commit
I tee Of the whole. Mr.. Allen Mich in
I tho chair. on the senate amendments 20
the deficiency bill The French spolis-
tion claims amendment was non-con-
F CURED in. The committee then arose
/ and a conference was ordered
/ The House soon thereafter adjourned.
The French spolistion claims amend
ment 70 the deficiency bill WAS non
+ oorcurred in OH 20 50 and confer
cuce las ordered. senate bills were
I passed pcnsioninH Mira Fremont Mrs.
Mcclellan and Mrs Crook. also senate
bill 20 regulate the naming Of United
States vessels. and ether less im mportsnt
/ measures
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