New-York tribune., 1890-03-29
TWO MORE REPUBLICANS TO BE SEATED
COMPENSATION AWARDED FOR GRAVE CRIMES
AGA1xsT THE FRANCHISE

Washington, March 90 (spccaD.-Thc House Com
mttee on Elections to-day decided to recommend TO
the House the seating Of McDuie the Republican con-
testant for the place now occupied by Iurph OF tno
Iyth Alabama District, and Wad'lill, the Repuoiican
contestant for the seat now occupied, under auou
lent title by WISE Of the lid Virginia District III Is
TO be regretted that the result In both cases was oo
,ained nv a strict party vote OF course the Southern
Democratic members Of the committee feel compelled
always to defend the tarnished titles OF the DeEe
Gciaries of intimidation, theft violence aud muiuer
which made, and for years have kept the South SUD-
stantially solid they cannot very well 90 anything
else. but 1t is not pleasant or encouraging 10 sec
Northern Democrats, like Maish, OF Pennsylvania
and Cultivate, Of Oho-mcn who dare not stand up
before the voters Of their own districts and attempt
In apoorize for much less defend, Alabama or Nir-
ginia or South Carolina or Mississippi Democratic
election methods and practces-to see them meeRy
and Willingly follow and obey their Southern masters
II may be that they have privately whispered threats
of revolt for in the Virginia case to-day the Demo-
Gratis OF the committee did not try TO defend Wises
fraudulent title; they agreed to stand on decara-
tjon that neither nor waddll was clected-a sort
OF plea Of confession and avoidance. 1t was a
plausible schcme-a trap probably invented by the
sbrewd and able Crsp-but the Republican members
Of the committee had no idea or intention OF walking
into it.
But why the Democrats should have been willing
TO 60 even as far as they did may to be something
OF mystery when compared with their solid defence Of
Turpn, of Alabama, who Is an amiable gentleman,
but whose title is stained with violence and with
the blood Of Republicans slain at the polls by his
party friends supporters well as furnished by
frauds and thefts as gross as they were vile. The
mystery disappears with the mere statement OF the
fact that as soon Waddi and his friends discovered
that 1t was the purpose of the Democrats by OBJ
structivc tactics at the polls virtually TO deprive
thousand qualified Republican voters, more OF less OF an
opportunity to deposit their votes they organized
side election. by opening polls in charge of sworn
officers, and under all the forms OF law, at which
Republicans who had been dsfranchscd could deposit
their ballots. Poll lists were made, which, after
being duly certified were sealed up with fhe ballots
in the boxes and the latter were deposited III the
custody OF an officer Of the United states District
Court Waddl producd these boxes In his contest and
the returns became part Of his testimony. Thus
he had virtually By f0rctought and knowledge adopted
and put into operation al important principle con.
tancd in Mr. Lodges bill lately introduced III tiic
House.
The minority Of the Elections Committee now de-
sires the House 70 disregard principles and prcccdcnts
which have been repeatedly approved by Democrats,
rs we'll by WING aud Republican Houses in the past,
and declare that Judge Waddil shall be deprived OF
the fruits OF his wcllearned victory not because there
Is not adequate proof that he received majority OF
votes were rot deposited In certain ballot boxes
to which was denied 10 hundreds Of qualified Rcpubi-
can voters by a gang of Democratic consplrators.
The facts in the McDulc- Turpn case, well as In
the Wadd-Wise case have been recently and fully
set forth In Washington dispatches to The Tribune