New-York tribune., 1890-07-01
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Washington. June 3o.-Thc debate on the Lodge
Election hll continued TODAY. hut without leading
10 81 disorder similar TO those which Character
ised the discussion Of the bili last week. Nj Lodge
who lla> charge oi the b and Who for the first time
In his CJucrc- -ional career ha, been burdencd with
so great responsibility, acquitted himself with credit
though hi> patience ana labor were frequently tined To
their utmost Dc>pairlng " their ability 70 defeat
tho measure members OF the opposition have deter
mined to dsfCme IL a. much ~ possible or az least
TO make a, little perfect their ingenuity aud the
assistance Of a few Republicans whose antagoni'm to
the measure j., partly the result Of wounded vanity
and partly - reokc>s cgoINn. can make II.
Thus to day, the opposition succeeded IN beating
few lmmateral amendments proposed by Nj. Lodge
with the View Of improving the working oi the Din
Neither Of the amendments wa>. strictly ~pcaking
essential for neither would have changed The spirit OF
the measure. Eut they would have contributed 10
making the meaning of the bin more clear and remove
the ambicnte, Of a hastily drawn section. II might
be- supposed That AN opposition based upon
rational grounds would have ab>tlucd from
interfering with the task OF perfccjng The pua-"oo-N
Of legislative enactment. however obJccuouahl" that
enactment I'-clf might Ice. Not 80 the intelligent
Representative, ~ southern Dem ,cracy en- the House.
who see I'm every stage of th" proceedings an tndca
ton that public sentiment will tolerate no longer the
election mcthod~ T. which most Of thom ov" their seats
They know that the hl. similar t. it, must ulti-
matcly become the law of the land they recognize
probably that they unable To defeat 1t IN the House
whatever their expectations may be a. I" 'he acoh the
senate will take upon the measure. While the dis
CusSiOn lasts, however, they continue 10 OVER thclI
factous opposition 10 1t, which showed Itself today
in the most childish manner 10y their organizing to beat
What were practically nothing more than verbal
changes. That they succeeded in doing 50 was not
due TO lack Of ability in leadership on the part of Mr.
Lodge but to the absence OF number Of RcpubNcAnS
who knew. OF course that Ana vote on the bill
nd In
of this fact did mott hink their presence essential at
this stage ~ the discussion. II requires 10 great
amount Of intelligence 70 see that such lndHercht'
though II has been harmless 80 far and has lea 70 10
mistakes which cannot hc rectihcd hereafter NAV I@F'
II persisted in 10 more serious consequences The
leodcrs on the Republlcan side therefore think Is
important that every Republican shall be in his seat
while the discussion Of the bill continues. ana certainly
so 81 Wednesday when the final vote is 10 be taken
There are probably but two or three Republicans
who will be found TO vote against the measure upon
its final passage. ono Of them is Lehllach, of New
Jersey who re echoes the argument Of Democrats Ike
Crisp IIcmphn and Oates that the bill IS sectional and
not national in It's scope \ frivolous objection
cannot well be imagined The bill contains bnt
single feature which j. not applicable alike 10 every
state, every city. every district in the country II
simply leaves Federal supervision of elections IN the
hands OF the voters of a district. If 100 Of them
desire it they can have if less than that number
ask for IL there is TO be none. Democrats IN Maine
and Vermont can have it for the asking aS easily as
Republicans in Louisiana Mississippi if either are
Of the opinion that their votes Will not be honestly
counted Mr.. LehlbaCh and his Democratic friends
do not think that this is national" however and
oudv clanor that Federal supervision. if exercised at
all shall be compulsory in district OF the coun
try the part of Mr.. Lehlhach such claIn0I~ NAV
be the result of honest conviction on the part OF
his Democratic friends they are worse than hypoc-
rsv II is easy % that Federal supervision in the
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nous expense and is difficult 10 admit the necessity
for supervision in districts where voters are perfectly
sure that their ballots will be honestly counted. But
IL IS this very matter Of expense which men Ike Ny
Lehbach and his Democratic friends desire TO saddle
upon the bill in order to make II odouS and impossible
The opposition Of Mr.. Chcadlc, Of Indiana. proceeds
from weakly sentmcntalism which found vent at the
beginning of the session in his voting with the Demo
Gratis 70 retain Office the present chaplain OF the
House That functonary, 10 will be remembered can
celed the obligation he fclt himself under TO MI.
Cheade and his Democratic supporters by praying from
his desk in the House Jeh DAVIS The fact ha'
Mr. Cheadle has since been elected by his constituents
TO stay at home may account 70 some extent for hI'
present reckless and Illogical attitude on the Election
bill.
Mr Coleman, Of Louisiana, is also reported as beng
onDosod TO the bin The gIouud- Of his opposition are
in the main that the bill will accomplish little god ID
The south and only tend sttll further 10 irrate tie
people OF that sccrion He seems 70 think that no
law which has not the sentiment OF a community 70
i.k II can be successfully executed, and thAt ia"
which is dead letter is worse than no la" AT all Mt
Co,e,1an's views as those Of southern man. are I'M
dopl tedv worthy Of consideration, but he has been
overrucd by his party and it ought not TO be forgot
,cr, that The present bill, after due deIbcraon mas
heroine caucus meaSure-the first caucus medS"ic
pure and simple adopted by the majority IN t@ Con
crrss and that as such is deserving Of the loyal sup
port Of every Republican.
II is understood tonight that notwithstanding tIe
a,ecul,ios Democrats are making in arranging for
pairs with Republicans on the Election bill number
OF Rcpubllcans have gone away without taxing the
prccaution to that they are properly paired linus
Mr. Baker Of New York went away thlS afternoon
with the understanding that he was 10 be paired with
General Spnola, who is i'll in Ncwl"rR. IH'' III
view Of thc difficulties raised by Democrats IS more
,ran generous on the part Of Mr.. Bakcr-t Is almost
criminal Indifference. Mr. silver has gone OH lor "
college commencement but only on par winch "Iu
pcruit trans fer Of il 70 Democrat VINO may u9 H.
Mr. Rockwell Of Massachusetts,, j. absent without
rair such Indifference j. iucXcu,able- II Is COST"
tial that every Republican should be IN MS swat D"
Wednesday.
Mr.. Herbert. % Aal,amo was The Gr' speaker in
todav's discussion Of the bill. He spoke OF he'oh
st7rction DAYS, and az th' time lh NH'H ''' 'o'.
line had becn closely drawn. declaring That the ehe't
Of the Lodge bill Wonld be 70 array I''' 'e''''''
again I'm the south. ,
NJ Uouk Of Tennessee. advocating the bill, sald
that IN his district there was an absolutely fair e'ec
tior False counting or suing Of ballot boxes ID the
I'D District Of Tennessee would c'rine t'e fPe
traitor within the walls of the p"ntentiary. "hat
harm would a Federal election law do what h'FH
,o,ld rcsut from an honest clectiOn1 Had the Demo
crats from the south practi>cd dishonest ce'"h' -
long that IL would break their hearts 70 nave 10 SpP
them, lie undertook 10 say that there waN no Ta'e
rreindce involved in this BILL in" Dc'n''r"u'
objection was not that tho colorcd man WAS bIacK
bnt that ne voted the Republican ticket.
Mr. Coleman Of Louisiana, announced him-ch rs
Republican, both from conviction ana p'ln'lpi"'
southern man bv birth. education and aseoc!aton JIG
hs. t.o, oocted 70 the House Republican: bnt ne
was opposed 10 the enactment Of Federal 'I'cr'h
-. .he +,me. and nOtwitLs: iIdmg the