The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-03
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v. S0ornotp oevefop9o bsteSD Nery
exciting and ssnsatiosal scenes, and
the uproar st times vas simply be-
yond description. The Democrats
cut loose from all restraint and act
ed like Q pack 81 Iunsties, wildly
waving their arms, shaking their
fists at the Republicans and below
ing feFth all manner % epithets at
them. ''siiver Dick" Blasd, espee-
tally, made . spectacle sf himssif In
very vehement personal contrO-
vsrsy with Mr.. McConns. Of Mary
land, and received at the hands Of
the lsttsr gentleman . skinnlng that
he will not forget for many . day.
He reproaehed Mr.. MeCom.s with
taking away the power Of LEGAL gov
eminent from the blsekt Of the Dis
triet Of Columbia, and the Maryland
eonsressmsn's very nsat retcrt %
angered him that he rushed down
the aisle wildly shaking his fist 81
MeComas and telling him that he
was utterly unworthy OF confidence
and was . very bad man generally.
The scene at this point begsared
description, and high above the
pounding Of the speakers gavel,
there arose time and again the old
"rebel yell" Mr.. McComas wss,
however, fully equal 10 The occasion,
and BlaEd emerged from the contrO-
vsrsey with his tail feathers very
badly soIled.
Bus the event Of the day was Con-
gresham Henderson, speech. He
10 always . good debater, but he was
that day particularly good. The
earnestness Of his manner indicated
how deeply formed his convictions
were upon the subject under discus
sion, and on more than one occasion
he aroused the house and galleries to
the widest enthusiasm. There was
. force, earnestness, courage and
casdor to his words that compelled
attention even from his opponents,
who, with sullen, angry faces, lis
tened 10 his merciless castigaiiou
without making any attempt TO In
tsrruPt him. From beginning to
end 10 was Q clean-cut incisivs
speech, bristling with unanswerabls
arguments, and delivered with q
fervor and ready eloquence that wa
extremely effective. Al it, close he
was warmly congratulated BY all the
Republican members.
We quote o part Of Mr.. Hender.
sons speech:
Mr.. Henderson, Of lows, read from
the speech Of Mr.. Hemphill the pas
sage declaring the whites must
either rule or leave the South, sHd
that they would not leave Il. He
wanted no further proof than that
declaration that the blacks Of South
Carolina would not be allowed 10
exercise the rights guaranteed by
the Constitution. This declaration
meant defiance Of the will OF
the majority and defiance Of the
Constitution. He felt warranted In
saying that 10 was ~ dangerous ~
armed rebellion, aud he meant Il.
He then read from al interview In
which Representative Mills sas
quoted as saying the passage Of the
bill meant an Increased number OF
deaths among Federal election Of
ficers In the South. He did not
know 10 this were true, but 10 so,
It vss another defiance. The shot
gun. the dagger, was 10 protect the
south from constitutIonally enacted
laws n they interfersd with Demo-
cratic political control. He served
notice that the country would no
longer submit 10 the rule Of . minor
ity. Under God, he declared that
Grover Cleveland had no right 10
his seat In the White House, and
that the Democratic party had not
had an honest majority In the House
In twenty-five years. He wanted to
say that before he should consent
that o minority shoeld govern . ma
joTIty he would favor the protection
Of every ballot by killing bullet.
IApplsuse.l He had favored . more
radical measure, but had been over
ruled. Yet this mild measure had
met with more opposition than any
other bill. IL an honest: election
was wanted, or II was desired that
every ballot should be counted, there
was nothing 10 fear In the law. The
House had been told that what was
needed was not o new South, but .
new North. They would get IL.
The North had peacefully and pa
tlently submitted 10 this injustice.
The PEOPLE Of the North had seen
their fellow countrymen butchered
on the alter Of liberty. They had
seen the control Of the Government
by red hands wrestled from Its pro-
per channels, and . new North was
at hand which would enforce the
Law and the rights Of every citizen.
Let the South try . little justice;
let it say: 1--WE have tried Che other
method long enough" The key to
the situation was In the observa.
ton Of Law, and where that could
not be secured, Law must be made
10 secure u. He spoke briefly Of the
recent exhibition Of the stars and
bars and the Confederate gray at
He would not have
them forget the tender relations Of
The war, but he entered his protest
against being told . new North was
needed when the nazs Of the danger
BUS South we're Haunting In the face
,f the Republic. Gentlemen might !
,ry elderly, liberty, liberty" but
N the States from which many Of |
hem came it seemed 10 him like
satan wearing the sross when he
ought 10 promulsats the dark dog.
mas Of hell. iApplsuss.l
TIE intense heat at Louisville
caused an oil tank 20 az.