The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-23
FRIDAY, AUGUST %. $780,
moan oNuIs RAMBLE.

uOAK ON HIS RAMBLt'
senator Hoar has been on an inieIlec'u"'
...,,Io IN the Senate. has entertained qul'e
an audience, and has apparently "VOo"-
nl,sbed little OF nothing, except " s"V"
how partisanship and malignity may oi'""
man 10 facts and reason
Hy some strange jumbling of ideas ne ue-
scribed the purposes OF the Force Dill "s "a
ac,lv opposite to what they are. Inc va
,,onal Elections bill. he said. unter'ooN 20
defend the Constitution Of the United states
ara,nst an attempt 20 overthrow
nv deriving the majority OF the peo-
nile Of their right, honestly ana Heo!'
10 elect representatives in The o'ne'
bousc of Congress, and by suosu'u""s
g., such election processes Of fraud, intiml-
da,ion. and bribery. For anyone to uphoid
,ho Republican party as defender oil the
Constitution and a purifier OF the spring %
liberty is almost beyond conception ana
for anv sane person to point, a. deiehuci
az tho Constitution, 10 the Force DILL WHICH
means intimidation by the bayonet at ihe
Ill those whom Republican bribery and
other processes Of fraud have failed TO iniiu-
encc, is amazing
II is not surprising, therefore, that iloar
did not dwell with particular emphasis upon
this phase Of the question. hut went on 10
osl "Was cheating at elections an issue OF
the war. Had Jackson died, had Lee
gone through that struggle, more bit'er
than death between his allegiance 10 HIS
country and his love for his State III order
that ballot-boxes might be stuffed, thai
naturalization papers might he Forged
that returns might be altered, and that votes
might be falsely countedE' lloar failed 10
answer these questions except IN saying
that they were foul calumny oi the miShN
shades Of Confederate dead.
4 candid answer would have been IN the
affirmative 10 the first question ana
in positive negative to the second
Those deeds Of valor of Coniederates
were the response 10 an attack maze
upon the Constitution by fanatic Kadi'
calism. which still ANNA Is the Republican
party. The partial success Of that ATTACK
made it possible for the Republican party
10 retain power by cheating at elections
stufing ballct-boXcs, forging NATURALIZATION
papers and altering returns. and when even
such practices. added TO that of bribery
failed in the face of public opinion, to dare
10 resort to the bayonet as final bolster.
After paying his respects to Mr.. quay
Uoar announced that his devotion to the
protective system was indlsputable, but ne
neglected to repeat that "while favor pass
inc the Tariff bill sooner than that this Con-
gross should not pass the Federal Election
bill. / would prefer TO see every manuiac-
turing establishment in Massachusetts
burned 10 ashes, and the people of that
State required 10 labor IN calilnss
i'm which they could not make
more than fifty cents day and be required
10 live on goldfish" In the usual strain OF
those devoted to the protective tarii, he
blandly announced THAT the protective tarin
was a measure 10 increase the wages OF
American labor. so that thereby American
citizenship and American manhood might
he exalted. such talk is worse than rub
bish. How are the wages increased oil
workmen in those New England mills
which have been compelled by the tarlil
10 close down, 10 curtail production:
They are in situation where
IIoar would iain see them living on cod
fish and fifty cents day. How are Ameri-
can citizenship and American manhood eX-
allied by the Republican party's owners
driving their employees to the polls to vote
for continuation in power Of the party Of
a protective tariff OF to vote for freedom and
starve!
That was an unfortunate reference, IN his
conclusion, to the golden wedge of OphIr
Mr.. Hoar can at least agree with Mr..
quay that if it had not been the golden
wedge Of Ophir cut into blocks OF five ana
iudiciousv distributed, the arrogance OF
the Observation-Disclosures had ceased in ISIS,
and the haughtiness Of the terrible
Radicalism had been laid low. The
golden wedge Of Ophir made 1t pos
sible for states to be stolen by the
Senate, representatives to be unseated in
the House. n Force bill 10 he concOcted, and
a BENJAMIN Harrison to play at being Pres
dent.
The ramble Of Mr.. IIoar was rambling
and il is hoped he enjoyed himself.