The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-12
A REPU 3LICAN'S WRATH.
SENATOR QUAY DENOUNCED BY A
CONGRESSMAN.

WA>lIlNGTON, september BIN IL
House to-day in the course O! the d,
bate on the majority report in the Cla,
ton-BrcckinrId%o contested eIectio
case from Arkansas, Robert patterso
Kennedy, Congressman from the st
district Of Ohio. made "a tremendou
sensation by Il bitter attack on tin
Senate as a body, for it's treatment. O
ne 4erGcShiIl end seathing persona
= 'denunciation of Senator Quay, as tn
chief instigator of the course of th
Senate in that matter.
Mr.. Kennedy drew from the details
of the GlaytonBrcckinridgc case tn,
conclusion that The Federal eicctior
w should be enacted. He made ;
ery attack upon the senators who
have been opposed to the Lodge bill
For himself, confident in the doctrines
of the Republican, party, fully com,
mittcd to the pri"ciplrs of that party
ho must forever dissent from the COW
ardly surrender which hauls down the
flag and strikes the colurS of the Re
publican party to Il defeated foe. Con
tinuing, he said
Speaking for myself. | shall nail the
banner Of The Republican party at the
masthead with IN" doctrine which has
become inSeparanlc from the history of
its existence and which demands pro-
lection of the uuImblcSt citizen in the
rig,&to an hO.cSl ballot and the pro-
lection Of life auG property. and stand
ready TO defend that doctrine TO the
last.
That th> election bill has been killed
by Republicans or pretended Repub =.
cans is true. Without fair trca;mC It
The bill. which tn" House of RepreS :
tativGS said imr"T"tivCly was demand
cd for the preservation Of its own
honor and for 'it safety ana stability
of its honor, :nic or the protection of
the whole country against out. ages
and intimidation and violence. is de-
liberatelN pnt '':,itic without hearing
and without opportunity OF conSdera-
tion. When beiur" in all the past his
tory OF legislation has one house of
Congress deliberately put upOn the
other the mari. OF its deriSOn and con-
tempt?
The consideration or this measure
was dcimanded 'ny every SENSE of d"ccn-
CIV and honor. It was demanded ny
the House of Representatives that its
floor might he purg"h of those who are
enabled TO enter hy reason al ElutcIrr
and murder. tn" Senate Oi the nitcu
States will learn there is Il bar of public
opinion, and THAI at il it is now brin
tried. TO have hvcn Il senator N tn"
davS of Webster, aUd Clay, and Calhoun.
was to have been part ot a body that
won and held IT," admiration Of the
people, North and South. 70 have
been q Senator i'll the days of Wade
and FcSScndcn, and Nrittrndcn, was to
have been associated with men whose
sense of honor would have 'orncd the
purchase Of 4 seat. and would have
denied companiunShip to one whose
name was tarniSfrh by even the SuS-
piciOn of infamy or corruption.
If the Roman tuga had been hcdrag-
gled in the filth AMI mirc Of centuries,
surely the cloak of Senatorial courtesy
has been used to hide the intam" ana
corruption which has diShOnOr and
disgraccd the body which was once the
proudeSt in the land. The cloak Of
Senatorial courtesy has become Il
stencil to the uostrilS and Il bywOrd in
the mouth O. all honest citizens of the
land. 1t means cloak behind which
ignorant and arrogant wealth can pur-
chase It's way to rowrr and then hlI"
its cowardly head behind IN" shameless
protection Of SriEltOlial silence. 1t
means cloak which shi,ll cover ~
from the public rave nf IN outraged
people inramicS which demand invcS-
tig;,lon and which merit the punish
mcI,t of broken laws and violatcd
statutes. 1t means cloak behind
which petty party biCk"rCrS may bart =
away the party'S prln"lpl"S and play
the dcmagoguc in the Face OF the pcu-
pie. 1t means Il cloak hrhiud which
pretended fairness hides its dishonest
head, while in secret II - trading and
tra'lickimg in the r!@niS nnd liberties
of the people. l. means Il cloak under
which not ONLY the tiiH!i and c0Ward!N
politician can cover up his tracks, hC
they foul or fair. aS necessity demands
The hour for Senatorial courtesy h",
passed. The OK team OF senatorial
progress must give way {" the motor
of n more cnlighi "ncd and progressive
and determined a9p. i.rt ti!c old au'
threadbarc cloak ut Ncnal ora! courtesy
be hung mp with the 81 ',ir ana Hall I"
hygonc day.
Referring to IT," betrayal of Chris
TX Judas Mr.. NrnnrIy said: II W"
h meet a;id fitting thIt Judas should ht
pnid thirty mark, Of silver Il vas Stli
part of the Cn,uInll Ii'':"F:; "i thing
That having been @uil'I .! lh" has
crime of all th" centuries lac Shnuld g
ont and hang iinScl!. history IS r'
pcating itSclr. The great party OF "
Rppubic. having lived inT th;r'T iiN
wears, has nC ,"i 'ct a$>;Ht"U Ill i!Nclih
the shacklcS ubpn human BENG, al
now, when it NlS TO hr expected thd
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