Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-05-10

AS OEOs ~ W A0A w.
ward in denouDcing Congress for
ousting him, terming them robbers,
we cite the speech of Mr.. COOPER
of Ohio. 1t seems that all hands
including Mr.. WISE himself agreed
that he was not honestly elected.
Mr.. Speaker, All the difference there
ia between the two sides OF the House Is
the difference between the resolution OF
the majority of the committee and that
offered by the distinguished gentleman
on the other side, which reads;
RESOLVED, That the seat now held by
George ID. Wise as Representative in the
Fifty-first Congress FROM the third Con
rressioual district of Virginia be ano
the same Is hereby, declared vacant.
That Is what the consestee seems 60
desire. have heard OF amsn VINO once
went about the village requesting some
one TO kick him, and complaining be
cause he could not find anybody TO do so.
IL seems that the contestee in this case
is DESTROYS that by the unanimous voice
OF this House he shall be turned out,
and complain lest we will not agree 10 IL.
I'm TO a certain point the majority ana
the minority of This committee agree.
We agree. first, that there was ala cleo
ton In the Third Congressional district
of Virginia in November, 1888, at which
nearly 81, 600 votes were cast, anu mat
of the vOJes received and counted tue
sitting member had an apparent ma!or'
ty of 26l. And we all agree that dur
ing that election there were sucn prac-
tees and when the sun went down on
that day and the polls closed there we're
such conditions i'm existence that thlS
contestee was not fairly and hOnorablY
elected. and therefore has for more than
thirteen months enjoyed the emolu
ments and the rights OF membership In
this II. use which were nothing more
nor less than the usutruct OF an election
which was not fair and lawful, and
which ought not to prevail; and we all
agree that he should be put out.
MR.. WISE PREDIcAAIENT.
I agree with him on that. His pro,
position and request here that ne snail
he put out 1 enthusiastically lhoorse
and 7 trust that it will receive the unanl
NOUS vote OF the House. daughter,
once heard gentleman arguing a
proposition in the supreme court OF the
State of Ohio and after repeating the
facts no tn a certain point he said TO the
court. 'sUp to this point the parties are
in accord; from this point forward ehey
begin to prevaricate (LaughVer
From this point forward in this Csc
friends on the other side begin prevari-
cation. We say that there was an ele'
ton there on that day, AID that no
only was this man not elected, but tina
the people did then and there select I
man to represent them and that l
would be q monstrOus outrage 10 leaV'
this seat vacant and to leave TINS cohst
tuency unrepresented in this House.
IL this man had any pretense OF eie
ton. IL there were not practices ther
which compel the learned, able, an
honorable but intensely Democratl
gentlemen who compose the minorit
of the committee to admit unwillngl
that he is not entitled to the seat, the
would never have made any such repo
here as thew have. But they agree tn
the contestee was not elected, ana
when but two men are voted Tor It IS ia
to presume one of them was elected, u
presumption is the contestant was ele
ted.
AS I said, sir, the single issue Is n
whether the cOntestee was elected. i
e,ervhodv agrees ne was not; the u
onirV is was any man elected? Was y
contestant Judge Waddill, electe'F '
say beyond all question, under the te
timony and the rules governing I
case, he was.
THE FRAUD IN JACKSON WARD.
It is practically conceded-at least
Testimony establishes beyond any !
sonable doubt that when the pc
closed upon that day there were
tween five and six hundred men in II
who were in every sense OF the we
legally qualified voters IN the'r resPe1S
nrecincts many of whom had been tn
during eli the weary hours of that II
long day, from early daw until the !,
went down upon them in their unavaii
efforts to exercise reeman's right
who had been their all thai long day W
ticket in their hands viii n they hae
lawful right under the Constitution
this Republic to cast anc up1n every,
- of which was the name of my fns
Jadge Waddnl, fOl Congr- S. and that q