River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21
MIR. Haupen's Sneech.

we clip the following from one OF
the leading Kansas exchanges:
We are not aware that Representa-
tive Haugen of Wisconsin is yet well
known to fame, but like Representa-.
tive Greenhalge of Massachusetts he
promises to become one of the most
efficient debaters of the house and,
like Mr.. Greenhalge again, he comes
forward prominently in connection
with southern elections. One of the
best speeches yet made in the house
this session is that of Mr.. Haugen on
the federal election bill. 1t is patri
otto, eloquent, scholarly, clever and
uncommonly entertaining throughout.
From the exordium of his speech we
quote few paragraphs in which with
touch that is light and handling
that is graceful and yet severe, Mr..
Haugen pays his complimentsto South
Carolina. He says:
Sir, it was not my good fortune TO
be born in the United States. Had |
been consulted as TO my birthplace
there is no flag | should have prefer
red To that of the United States; but
should not have chosen the state of
South Carolina. The gentleman may
honor and love his state. 1t is per-
haps, right and natural that he should.
But South Carolina, the mother of
notification and secession, has been
the cause of more misery, of the she'd
ding of more blood, or more anguish
and of grosser injustice in this coun-
try than all other evils we have en-
cOuntered. Not because her people
h,,x haan,.oa To-
injustice rather than justice. There
are, no doubt, as good, kind, and patri-
otto people in South CorOlina as in any
other state; but cursed with slavery,
her leaders early became advocates of
the oligarchic idea of government.
Their conceit made them assume that
they alone were fit to govern, and all
who disagreed with them only to
obey. The gentleman's ideas would
be subversive of popular government,
for he announces his unwillingness to
abide by the decision of the majority.
The gentleman from South Carolina
is ably seconded by the gentleman
from Virginia Mr.. Tucker. Being a
democrat, the gentleman is a constitu-
tional lawyer, of course. He argues
that this legislation would be uncon-
stitutional. He admits, however, that
Every respectable tribunal has ruled
| otherwise. The supreme court of
the United States will undoubtedly be
| as pleased at this compliment from
my friend as they will be aggIieved at
his inability to concur in their decis-
ion.
His obligations to the colored race
| the gentleman desires US to under
stand he fulfilled when at an early
period of his existence he kindly con-
descended to receive the nourishment
so essential to an infant statesman and
constitutional lawyer from his dear
coloIed nurse. 1t is not the first time
that the "dear old black nanny" has
been called into requisition on the
other side of this chamber. God only
knows how many democratic states
men the dear old lady is response BILE
for. Laughter on the republican side.
We simply ask you gentlemen, that
you extend that same consideration TO
her brother, her sons and her uncles
that you professedly and confessedly
have for the ''old nanny" her sis
tiers. and her daughters and her aunts.
You are simply befogging the issue
with your sentimentality. The ques-
ton before us is, shall the majority
rule in this countryi And to that i
| will address myself.
Mr.. Haugen here departs from South
Carolina and dear old black mann.
mics" and proceeds to powerful ad-
vocacy of the bill under discussion.
Like the speech of Mr.. Lodge in open
ing the debate, that of Mr.. Hsugen is
temperate and free from any irritating
fiaunts of the bloody shirt, but the ar
gument is vigorous and impregnable.