St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-21
BILL CHANDLn..'s NERVE.
He Denies That Hayes Was Made
President by Frauu.

AAO JULIUS hayes " as Maue
President by Fraud.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.-The feature
of to-day's senate proceedings was the
speeches and political debate of SEN
at0rs Pasco and Chandler on the para
graph in the presidents message re-
specting federal control of elections,
After routine business, the Introduction
OF bills and favorable reports from COM
mltteeS providing for the admission of
wyoming and for temporary form of
government for Oklahoma, Mr.. Pasro
addressed the senate on the subject of
federal control of elections. Recon-
Struct1on measures and the work of
army officers, freedman's bureau agents,
camp followers and stragglers, he said,
We're efforts OF the Republican party to
build up Il Southern ''anneX" to their
party, and thus prolOng its lease of
power. 1t had turned out to be rope
of sand, and now the attempt was to be
made to SieZe the electoral machinery of
the states. The message of the presi-
dent. he said, had contained no syllable
in favor of free and honest elections.
except as TO the suppression of the votes
OF colored people in the South. There
was no evidence before the country of
such suppression. None had been com
municated to congress. 1t was simply a
matter of inference. He presented
some election statistics from Eastern,
Western and Southern states. to prove
that ''the silent voter is increasing IN
every section of the country" In con-
clusiOn he stated that his voice and vote
would be given in favor of standing by
TIE METHODS OF ELECTION
which had come from the days of WASH
ington and jefferson. Mir. Chandler
followed Mr.. Pasco. That senator. he
SAID, had complained of the character
of some citizens of the South, who had
come North as witnesses concerning
political 0utrageS in that section; and
had also had something to say about the
silent voter. There was one citizen of
Florida, said Mr.. Chandler. who will
not come North to testify concerning
political OutrageS, and who might be
termed a "silent voter" That man was
John Burr, colored citizen of Madison
county, Fla, who in October last, hav-
ing been to jacksonville as a wit
ness concerning political Outrages. was
killed on his return to Madison county
by the Democrats of that county on
account OF the testimony which he had
given. Mr.. Chandler also referred to
the driving by masked Democrats from
his home in Jefferson county, Fla, of j.
II. Cole because be was prominent Re-
publican. and read extracts on the sub
Ject or that outrage from articles in the
New York Tribune, the Monticello
(Fla.) Constitution, the Gainesville (f'la.l
Advocate and the Milwaukee Sentinel.
He hoped Mr.. Pasco would inform the
senate whether he did not consider such
transactions as these reasons why it
would be wise and judiciGus for the gov
ernment of the United States to pass
q w fnr ba f1rnfoOfin1 nf
| e IN voters and for fair elections in the
South for Republicans in congress. He
also reminded MIR. Pasco of other
POLITICAL MURDERS AND OUTRAGEs
in Florida. going as far back as 1881. If
there was any one state that needed the
benefit OF federal law i'll connection
with congressional elections, it was the
state of Florida. He submitted to Mr..
PascO whether he had not better, under
the circumstances, waive his objection
to national interference in elections
and to the passage of nat onal election
law that would, at least, secure cleo
tiOns in Florida that would be (for once
in the history of the state) both honest
and peaceful. Mr.. Pasc0, in a rejuin-
der, said he would not follow Senator
Chandler through his IamDlings from
his scrapbOOk. but he expressed the be-
lief that the elections in Flor
lila. ever since the memorable one
of 1916, were as fair, as peaceful and
as quiet as they were In New England.
liz was not surprising that there were
some irregularities there then, because
Mr.. Chandler had been one of the prIr-
cipal agents in the Florida election
fraud in 1876, and the decentralization
resulting from that had not entirely dis
appeared. The allusion to his course in
Florida in 1876 brought Mr.. Chandler to
his feet again, and he denied the charge
that he had approached the chairman of
the state canvassing board and had
promised that if Florida was canvassrd
for Hayes the majority of the returning
board
WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF.
He denied that statement absolutely,
and declared that the friends of Mr..
Hayes had resOrted to 10 extraordinary
means on that occasion. Mr.. Pasco said
that the charge had been often made
and printed. and that this was the first
time that it bad been denied. Mr.. In
gals said that it had been his purpose
to address the senate tomorrow on tile
general subject discussed by the sen-
atorS from Alabama (MOrgan(, South
Carolina (Butler), and Florida (Paseol,
but he was suffering from the conse-
quences of the prevailing malady to
SuCh CAICuJ liIQb ollOuIu w uIldDlG
to do so. He gave notice, however, that
Thursday at O'clock he would move
the consideration OF Mr.. Buffers bill for
the purpose of making some Oboerva-
tions thereon. The senaEe then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive
business, and at p. m. adjourned.
Among the other bills introduced
were the following: By Mr.. Pettlgrew
TO provide for building and maintain
ing an Indian industrial school at Flan-
dream. S. ID. Requiring the secretary
of the interior TO cause patents to be is
sued at once for all the lands entered
under the homestead. pre-emption. or
timber culture laws where final proof
was made prior to Jan. in cases where
innocent third parties have acquired an
interest in said land by deed, mortgage,
or otherwise. Mr.. Spooner offered
resolution (Which was adopted) instruct
ing the secretary of the interior 10 in
form the senate whether it is true that
the Indians within the jurisdiction of
the La POinte agency, in Wisconsin,
are in state of destitution and suffer-
ing, and, il so. to suggest the mode of
furnishing adequate relief.
HTinnasNtian