The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-04
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A MASIEh oH|L|PP|c
Delivered in the House ,rday by
Kennedy, Of Ohio, Against
Quay.
The Infamy Of His Career and the
Shame Of His Elevation
Depicted
Must Honest Man Who sro Republicans
be Dominated BY This Political
and Moral Leper:

Breckenridge casa, Kennedy. Of Ohio, drew
from tho details Of the Clayton.
breckenridge case the conclusion
that tho federal election law should
be enacted. He reflected 4 severely
to the Lodge bill. For himself, confident
in the doctrines Of the republican party
fully committed to the principles Of that
party, he must forever dissent from the
cowardly surrender which hauls down the
flag and strikes the colors Of the republican
party to defeated foe. Continuing, he
said that the election bill had been killed
by republicans, or pretended republicans,
is true. Without fair treatment, the bill,
which the house Of representatives, said i'm
peratively was demanded for the preserva-
tion of its own honor and for its safety and
stability. and for tie protection of the
whole country against outrage and intimi-
dation and violence, is deliberately put
aside without hearing and without opportun-
ity of consideration. When before, in all
the past history of legislation, has one
house Of congress deliberately put upon an
other the mark Of its derision and con-
tempt? The consideration Of this measure
was demanded by every sense of decency
and honor. It was demanded by the house
of representatives 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 a bar of public opinion, and that at
that bar it is now being tried. The cloak
of senatorial courtesy has become q stencil
in the nostrils and byword in the mouths
Of all honest citizens of the land. It makes
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CANT wealth can purchase it's way to power.
and then hide Its cowardly head behind
the shameless protection of senatorial
silence. It means the cloak which shall
cover up from the public gaze of an out
ragged people the infamies which demand
ment Of broken laws and vio-
lated statutes. It means the cloak
behind which petty party bickerers
may barter away the party's principles
and play the demagogue in the face of the
people. It means the cloak behind which
while in secret it is trading and trafiickinR
in the rights and liberties Of the people. II
means the cloak under which not only the
timid, but the cowardly, politician can
cover up his tracks and be either foul or
fair as necessity demands. The hour for
team OF senatorial progress must give way
to motor Of more enlightened and pro-
gressive and determined age. Let the old
and threadbare cloak of senatorial courtesy
be hung up with the sickle and fail of by
gone days.
Referring to the betrayal of Christ by
Judas, Kennedy said that it was meet and 1T
ting that Judas should be paid thirty marks
OF silver; it was still part Of the eternal 1T
ness of things, that, having been guilty of
the basest crime of all the centuries, he
shall go out and hang himself. History is
repeating itself. The great party of the
republic having lived thirty-tive years,
never yet assisted in riveting the shackles
OF human being and now when it was to
be expected that it would redeem its
pledges, and be faithful to its history it is
about to prove false and oft repeated prom
lses are not to be redeemed. It comes VIC
torionsly from every field and if it fails
now it finds in its own party those who are
faithless to the trust reposed in them. IF it
is to be crucifed it is because its chosen
leaders have chosen to barter away its prin-
ciples for the tricks and petty schemes Of
politicians. Judas Iscariot of 1900 years
ps9 ps9t is in to the find Juds. 9Genss5, iss.1;a,
Of day. Judas, who took thirty pieces
of silver and went and hanged himself, has
left an example for the Matt Quays that is
we'll worthy of their imitation. Some time
since stood in my place on this floor and
denounced that senator because, when
Cu0tkoA WILL COI1uPt1OU 0uU OE60OoO WITH
infamy. he did not arise in his seat and
demand an investigation and inquiry that
should establish the purity of his actions
and his personal honor. One other. occupy
ing high place in the councils of the
party to which belong, has suffered him
self. month in and month out. 30 charged
with crimes and miedemeanors for which,
if guilty, he should have been condemned
under the laws Of his state and had meted
out to him the fullest measures Of it's
punishment. This man is republican.
Shall now remain client? Is it Just and
honest to remain in my seat, silent because
one who is accused of crime and refused to
seek vindication is republican and
that republican recognized leader Of my
party? Neither decency nor honor would
permit me to do 90. do not know whether
the charges made against tho chairman of
the republican national committee are true
or false, but l do know they have been
ing, again and again, and do know that
in the face Of these charges Matt Quay has
remained silent and neither sought nor at
tempted to seek an opportunity to vindicate
himself of them. do know that as . great
republican leader he owed it to the great
party at whose head he was, either to brand
them as infamies or to prove their falsity,
or he owed it to that party to stand aside
from its leadership. He has not done
either, and for this denounce him. The
fepQDucan party cannot a0Ofd to follow the
lead of branded criminal. He has failed to
justify himself and though the opportunity
and ample time has been given him, he re-
mains silent. His silence under such cir
cumstanOes ID . confession of guilt. An
honorable man does not long dally when
his honor is assailed. He has DELAYED too
long to justify belief in his innoceuce.
and he stands q convicted criminal before
the bar Of public opinion. Under such cir
cumstances, he should be driven from the
head of the party, whose very life his pres
enoe imperiIs. The republican party has
done enough for its pretended leader. Let
him be releRated to the rear. It il no
longer question Of his vindicatiou, il il
now question of the life of the PARTY it.
self.
The Working Of the Law -
WAsHnoEoN, Sept. g. Secretary Win
dom and the director Of The zDint had Q
consultation this afternoon in regard to the
silver Law. one Of the results of which was
q decision that the department will pur-
chase 4.5OO, 600 ounces eacn month, reckon
ing from the date When the Law took eject.
This action accounts for the comparatively
light purchases to-day a. the total puf-
chases since the 18th ult. amount to within
10000 ounces Of the monthly quota With
ten days remaining within which 70 com
plsts Il.