Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-09-11
THE NORTHWEST
KENNEDY ON QUAY.
HERELEsATEs THE DOCTRINE OF sENA.
tyoRlAL COURTESY 10 THE OK
TEAM AGE.
Nails the Force Bill to the Masthead
of the Republican Party and
Advises the Pennsylvania
Senator to Hang
Himself

the house yesterday, Representativ,
Kennedy of Ohio took the floor and
ostensibly speaking on the question
got his knife into Senator Quay
again. He said: Speaking for my
self, shall nail the banner Of the Re
publican party at the masthead, with
the doctrine that has become INSOFAR
able from the history of its existence
and which demands the protection OF
the humblest citizen in the right to an
honest ballot and the protection of life
and property, and stand ready to de-
fend the doctrine to the last.
That the election bill has been killed
by the Republicans, or pretended Re-
publicans, Is true. Without fair treat
ment the bill which the house of rep
resentatives said imperatively was de-
manded for the preservation of its own
honor and for its safety and stability,
and for the protection of the whole
country against outrage and intinida-
tion and violence, is deliberately put
aside without hearing and without op-
portunity of consideration. When be-
fore In all the past history of legislation
mas one mouse OF the congress deliber-
ateiy put upon bill the mark of its
derision and contempt? The consider
alton OF this measure was demanded by
every sense of decency and honor. It
was demanded by the house of repre-
sentatives that its floor might be purged
OF those who are enabled to enter by
reason of violence and murder. The
Senate of the United States will learn
that there is bar of public opinion,
End at that bar is now being tried
FFNNEDY's OPINION OF THE SENATE.
To have been Senator in the davs
of Webster and Clay aud Calhoun was
to have been part of q body that won
and had the admiration of the people.
north and south. To have been a Sen.
ator in the days of Wade and Fessen.
den and Critteden was to have been as
sociated with men whose sense of hon
or would have scorned the purschase of
seat and would have denied compan-
ionship to one whose name was tarn-
ished over by even a suspicion of in
fanny or corruption: If the Roman
toga had been bedrabbed in the filth
and mire of the centuries surely the
cloak Of senatorial courtesy has been
used to hide the infamy and corruption
which has dishonored and disgraced |
BODY which was once the proudest in
the land. The cloak of "senatorial |
courtesy" has become stencil in the
nostrils and a by-word in the mouths
OF all the honest citizens of the land. It
makes q cloak behind which Ignorant
and arrogant wealth can purchase its
way to power, and then hide its cow
ardly head behind the shameless pro.
lection of"senatorial silence" It means
a cloak which shall cover, up from the
public gaze of an outraged people the
infamies which demand Investigation
and which merit the punishment of
broken laws and violated statutes. II
means a cloak behind which pretty
party chickering's may barter away q
party's principles and play the dema-
gogue in the face of the people. If
means cloak behind which pretended
fairness hides its dishonest head while
in secret it is trading and trafficing in .
The rights and liberties of the people.
II means a cloak which not only the ,
timid but the cowardly politician can
cover up the tracks, and wear it foul or =
air as the necessity demands, The :
hour for senatorial courtesy. The hour {
,x-team OF senatorial prog gress must give I
way 10 the motor of a more enlightened /
end progressive and determined age.
Let the old threadbare cloak of sena- r
orlal courtesy be hung up with the +
tickle and the fail ofa by-gone day." q
JUDAS AND MAT QUAY.
ut was meet and fitting that Judas t
hould be paid the 80 marks of silver. 8
was still a part of the eternal fitness t
Il things that having been guilty of the l
,asest crime of all the centuries. he Q
hould go out and hang himself His g
ory Is repeating itself. The great par. b
OF the republic having lived for 35 b
ears, has never been assisted in rivet-
ng the shakes on human being, andi
low when it comes to be expected that
W. would redeem Its pledges and be
altnIui 10 Its history, 1t is about to el
sove 70 vt talse, and oft-repeated promises G.
emes victorious from every field, and g
u fails now 1t finds in its own party k
nose VINO are faithless to the trust re- n
Oseu In them, If it Is to be crucified, p
IS only because its chosen i
Paders have bart9red away its Il
principles for the tricks and petty is
chelnes Of politicians. The Judas Is is
ahot of2,0O0 years ago is to find a g
In the Judas Iscariot of to- g
ay. The Judas who took the thirty I
ieces OF silver and went and hanged "
'mself has left an example for the Mat L
,uays that is well worthy of their imi- 81
on. Some time since stood In nv u
ace In this floor and denounced q sem q
tor from my native state because when W
randed with corruption and branded es
18th tnfamy he did not arise in his 81
lat and demand al invest ;eation AMI
1quiry that should establish the purity
his actions and his personal honor.
ne other occupying high place in yc
ae councils OF the party to which I be- Bl
ing has suffered himself, month in st
nd month out, to be charged for the 81
times and misdemeanors for which. If sh
lilty, he should have been condemn it
l under the laws of his state, and have te
leted out to him the fullest measure Of ~
Is punishment. de- %
THIS MAN is A REPUBLICAN. to
Shall now remain silent? nv nv
Is 1t just and honest to remain IN nv nj
at silent because one who is accused tn
crimes and refuses to seek for vindi- tn
ltion is a republican, and that repub. in
can the recognized leader of my par ~ ~
:? Neither decency or honor would -
remit me to do 80. do not know icj
neither the charges made against the O.
lairman of the national republican
'mmittee are true or false, but / dol
1OW that fhoxy hasa hean ,.n.l. - lCi