Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-27
SIZES 1T UP.
NJ FgyPHHL EXPOSES THE PROPOSED PED
ERAL ELECTION LAW.
p DEBATE On The Republican Ex-ayaganH Now
a Fan B.as;-So Satisfies Given
Asu the South That Crezies Demo
,-at. App'aass-Nr Lodge Speaks.

WASHINGTON. june 26.-The House
...+at n o'clock to-day. On motion Of
v- kacham. of New York, seconded
rv Mr. Flower. of New York, who said
.. could endorse the measure In every
-.-t.euiar. the House bin was passed
Granting fifteen days leave 90 clerks In
.r.- and second class poStOficeS.
Tine regular order being demanded,
v- Lodge. Oi Massachusetts,, began the
r.hrte uron the National Election bill.
M. said hc did not think more grave
..i serious subject had ever come be-
,.-s- -he House. It demanded serious
..f deliberate treatment. The bill pro-
.......l to. extend existing laws regarding
... election of members. So that they
...,,fa h. effective throughout the
~nifel States whenever the people
....,+a9 them So extended. lie pro-
'...iad to state the plan OF the bill IN
..--re. 40 local machinery was dis
..-..J. he said. ballots were 20 be cast
..t..v are at present. and no secret
...u.-,.,-em was to he interfered with
..-. now prevailed. Every
ut
,DNOFENEp THE GOVERNMENT.
...tI be open. Uuder its terms con-
..,mert became impossible without a
-...-- tu violence, and violence was
..l.srv 10 was not enough that elec-
.... were fair. They may be known 20
.tfr Ithad been charged that the
r.. vs. sectional. The acts which it
.... rrarl>ad tO extend. had been called
..,..e existence by the gigantic frauds In
.I.r.rv of New York prior 90 1870 and
-,-f That certainly was not a section
.. 1-.rfn .u the sense that the charge
,,.. r1w made. Iu his own state
tnere had been complaint OF the
-.g.>trltIou system and accusations
I.I been made that the lists were not
r-It lf they were not right. the Dill
,,.r.I remedy the wrong. He did not
believe chat anybody or party honest IN
Intentions and purpose would be afraid
t. la.r the truth aud the whole truth
.r.wr. The other side had criticised
t.- frauds committed iu northern cities
Ue would put the secret official ballot
muse in every election district because
h. believed that was the only way 20
stop Che use oi money in elections. IL
must not Doe supposed that legislation
against bribery must Doe national In It's
laracter. The bin, however, went as
t.ras possible toward meeting that
Mr.. Lodge presented q number OF sta
..tics Co show the insuiiciency OF rep
r...ntation in the South. He said that
a. ID election districts in the South the
member, were elected by an average Of
U,,t t.an 5000 votes.
Sir U.mphin, OF South Carolina,
.-,.i fa- the bill was uncOnstitu-
- l1l not national, but sectional.
Hehil marched before the glittering
nrme.s of United States soldiers 10
cast Dbl, ballot. 4 troop OF soldiers had
H.r sent to bis town aud every soldier
lI cast ballot for Greedy. The re-
suit Was that the Democratic party
uADA I.AECER MAJORITY
..an il had ever had I'm any preceding
lection. There was no more iniquiti-
ors provision in the bin than this one
providing for the appointment OF am un-
numbered number of men about 20 enter
the direction OF the supervisor. The
whole biu seemed framed against the
voters and in favor of the supervisor
who was said % be an angel from
Heaven. because he was appointed by a
United States Judge, who had a place
,or life.
NJ the purpose OF the bin was %
secure au honest election, it would GER
uInly not show these defects. There
was NOT q man ON the Republican side
of Tine House who. if he had been down
south some wears ago, would not vote
against the establishment OF the in-
.uItv of reconstruction days.
A tree ballot and fair count had got
t0be shibboth OF the Republican party.
What was the use of talking about a
f-ec ballot in Kansas when the State
.a, been SO gcrrymandcrcd that the
ii-.O 900 Democrats Of Kansas had never
been represented ou the floor.
Mr.. Kelly; of Kansas-IIow do YOU
.xnect 90 get @ Democrat here when
fasre are not four Democratic counties
the State
SIR. Hcmphill-It does not matter
hut how many Democratic counties
.re are. the Democrats have never
-n rpurcsented here. III there were a
rpe,entation ou this floor the pro-
PORTION would De l63 Democrats, l63
Democrats. l54 Republicans, Pr0hibi-
Zionist, aud Labor men. In Calitor-
MATT took e-.OO0 more votes % put a
Democrat here than a Republican. In
Illinois thc average number Of votes nee
.,'ary to send Democrat here was 20,
'tN. to send a Republican $4,000. The
average in "a Northern States was Demo
ratio. $4,000. Republican 1900. II
voting meant expressing the will OF the
people, tho Republicans were IN the ma
I'rity here wrongfully.
Mr. Spr.uger-They are usupers.
.Laushter.l
Continuing. Mr.. Hemphil said.
Nes>rs Hiscock and Evarts were ON
-le 1oor OF the Senate misrepresenting
t.o State of New York, and the same
was
TRUE OF CONNECTICUT,
which had been Democratic for years,
When the Republicans Of the North had
ascn the beam out of their own eyes
.nI fixed the laws. So that the peoples
N>h might bc honestly expressed; when
hy practIced what they preached, the
Southern Democrats would receive them
nfa open arms and ii they did not take
le.r advice, would suggest something
better which would be agreed 90. lAp-
r4.>c on Democratic side.
lHIcr this system. which it was pro-
posed to orevive. the people OF the South
Dad been robbed seme years ago by
picked Williams of the North, backed up
ythe bayonets Of the United States
Army The South did not want 20 be-
t .a that position again. I'VE, Mr..
H.mphl continued, know We must
u.e That country or leave 10. Now, for
se.i before the people OF the United
State, and before God, In all reverency'
swear We will not leave t. CAP
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