Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-21
again been invoked by representatives

did not THINK thal pIlDciN was E'h'i"'tl
believed 10 be southern offence. IL
was an offence Of large cities, OF old com
munities He could not affirm that his
own old Commonwealth had escaped from
il. Unless well-informed mcn were much
mistaken there had been at least ono cleo
ton where II rained shekes. even under
the very shadow of Harvard College.
THE NATURALIZATION SYSTEM.
Mr. Hoar referred at much length 10
the EncGsh-election system, which gave,
be sad. absolute satisfaction. We're Eng
lsh iudges. he asked. more Trustworthy
than American Judges Were the learned
and Ahle men who adorned the Amer
can bench Incapable Of Judicial functions
when the dearest rights Of their country
mon were at stake! He quoted the report
of =. :. Cox, chairman Of the Committee
81 investigation, strongly commencing
the statute Of 1870. and said that that law
had been DESIGNED specially 20 affect cities
having population of 10000 and upwards.
Bv the census Of 1850 there were ninety
nine such cities IN the United states OIL
bat twenty-five of which were IN The North.
The law had been enforced in fifty.scyen
~ those cities OF which oil but sixteen
were in the North. How Idle Il was. thcn,
90 speak of the pending bill as sectional
measure or as threatening blOOdshed. How
idle it was 90 tell its friends that they wcre
rc1pcning the issues Of the war. was
cheating at elections ian issue OF tine
warp
IHE ISSUES OF TIE WAR.
Had Jackson died. had Lee gone through
that struggle more bitter than doathl be-
tween b allegiance TO hs country and his
love for his State, in order that ballot
boxes might be- stuffed, that naturallza-
q f,.r. rtfiff lt
might be- altered, and that votes might be
falsely couutedy IL WAS foul wrong upon
tine author, of the bill TO say that
u reIpenci the issues Of the war. II was
q foulcr calumny OF the mighty shades
Of the Confederate dead. A majority OF
the people of the United States believed
firmly to-day that for fourteen years the
House Of Representatives had been u-urped
and that for four years usurper hHd sat ln
the executive chair Of the nation. and yet
when It was sought 20 transfer the ascer-
taiument OF the will of tire people from
such prOcesses 10 the courts the TRENDS Oi
the bin were met by the cry that they were
raising a race issue and that TINS was
force bill.
NOT A FORCE BILL.
There had never been more senseless
utterance than 20 call that atOrcc blll when
transferred the settlement of great pub
iic question from the shotgun 20 court un-
less 10 was TO call II bill TO create negro
domination or 20 create race issue. Inc
bin only touched elections for Congress.
The negro was IN a large minority IN every
State IN the Union but four. What ten
iency, ne asked. had the bill to put any
state under the dominion of the African
The bill could not possibly create any
friction between the States.
PLEDGED 10 TIE BILL.
The Ropubllcan party was pledged TO the
policy OF the ill by everything that could
.0nd q uartv. Among proofs of that tact
Mr.. Uoar quoted from President Harri-
sons inaugural and from his first annual
MESSAGE. from President Hayes's second
annual message Of the "a of December,
1878. from President Garfeld's inaugural,
rom the Republican national platforms OF
-93 and 1854. and from the state hepubh-
IAN platforms Of Massachusetts,, Nebraska,
New York, Mississippi, Ala
Jama, and Missouri.
WRONG AS TO NEBRASKA.
Mr.. Paddock here interposed the state
nent that at a recent Repu bhcan state
Convention IN Nebraska not a word had
been said ON the subject of the election
bill
MR. QUAY's PURPOSE.
Coming down tothe Quay resolution, Mr..
I9ar said that no doubt rs purpose was To
loftat the Federal election bill for this
Congress. The next session would last but
thirteen weeks, from which the Christmas
holiday would have 10 be deducted.
There would be thirteen great ap-
,ropriatun bills 20 Toe passed. beside
he app0rtionmeut bill and other business
which pressed upon the attention OF Con
,rcss. That consideration should be
.uough 20 defeat the resolution. No man,
le thought. would challenge the sincerity
IF his (Hoar's) devotion TO the protective
,v-tem. But he should take little satlsiac-
ION IN the pending tarln bill II IT'S passage
Sa. % be the price of the dishon0r oI ms
country or of tho broken pledges OF his
party.
THF PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
The protective tariff was q measure 10
increase the wages Of American labor, so
that thereby American citizenship and
American manhood might be exalted so
that il could be brought TO pass that the
American workman should have his equal
share ia the government Of his country, and
should everywhere through the whole land
cast his vote I'M freedom and IN honor.
Whatever else of its handiwork the United
States might show or fail TO show IN the
rraat competitive exposition OF the world,
Il should at least give an example or re-
publican power 20 cause the arrogance OIL
the proud to cease and 10 lay low the
laurhtines- of the terrible: 10 make man
more precious than fine gold. even man
Imam the golden wedge of Ophlr."
Very close attention was paid to Mr..
Holrs speech on both sides OF the Senate
chamber and in the galleries, where there
Sas pretty large audience,
Np FEyr IN FILL, SYMPATHY.
Mr.. FRYE expressed his sympathy with
he distinguished Senator from Massachu-
,etts in all the uttcrances of his great
speech Referring 10 the promises OF the
party i'm the matter of an cleo
ion bill. ne asked whether those promises
would be redeemed. If, said he, there are
.ortv-three Republican senators who VIII
waive for a few days their convenience and
comfort and pleasure and private business
md will remain in their seats from 10 III
.he morning TIL + III the evening, ana all
night long If necessary; II there are forty
N-tiree Republican senators who believe
In PROTECTING American citizens here with
IN our own borders a they believe III pro-
tecting them anywhere else IN the world; II
here are forty-three Republican senators
who believe IN enactlng tarh laws II
# there are forty-three Republican sena-
.ors who believe IN enacting national
election laws, and If these forty-thTee he
publican senators will agree
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
First. that the previous question shall be
adopted AS one of the rules of the United
states Senate; then, in three days time,
hat rule Will be adopted in the Senate,
and in ten days time the tariff bill Will be
passed by the Senate, and IN ten days
thereafter an election bill. too, VIII be
passed.
II. on the contrary. there are Republican
senators enough SO welded to the old
rules Of the senate as that under no CIR
will they vote for the previous
question, then YOU might as well bid good
10y 20 the election bill now and to-day.
GOop-BY TO THE ELECTION BILL.
There is not Republican senator on this
floor who does not know that II ~ abso-
lutely impossible 10 pass the tariff bill
through this Senate with the electlon-iaw
"a menace 10 the other side) behind 1t.
There Is not a Republican senator here
who does not know that between now and
December time enough cannot be found 10
pass both the tariff bill and the election
bin. | do not place the responsibility Tor
the defeat of the election bill on senators
who are now proposing that the bill shall
be postponed. place il on those senators
who declared in the Republican conference