The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-01-03

passage Of the Force bill. They i'm
agine that unless that bill be passed
there viii be no more hopes for them
in the dim future.
The lesson o! the election on Nov. +,
1890, seems % have made 10 impress
sion upon them, unless it be the idea
THAI there are no more hopes for the
success Of their party unless it he ac-
compils'lel 10y rendering elections q
pure farce. and when results do not
coincide Wit! their wishes, those re-
snits mnet be cast aside and spurned.
and aggressive on the part ofthe Dem
ociats. AT frs, the Republicans de-
clined to take part i'm the discus.
sion, but their hill was SO thoroughly
exposed, and their o~!jec.s SO plainly
made manifest that they were conpell-
Ell to change their tactics and come to
the front in advocacy OF their conspira-
cy to overturn all the customs and ira
ditiOns OF this country.
Now an effort is being made to pass
cloture resolutions similar to the one
by which Reed and his minions oper-
ated so successfully in the lower house
of Congress.
On last Tuesday Senator Hoar. the
champion ofthe Force bill concluded
one of his factional and sectional
speeches.
lie was followed by the young and
eloquent senator from Colorado, VOL
colt, ii opposition to the bill. Sena-
tor Wolcott was supposed. by the con
spiiatoiS to be IL friend who would
stand by them.
In his speech the Senator,
MI. Walcott said he wanted no more civil
strife, and it would be impossible to enforce
such a law against the united opposition of
the white population in the southern states.
The attempt would bring back the old DAYS
of terroriZing and the weaker race would be
the sufferer. There were many things more
imp 'rtantand vital to the welfare of the ma
" tiidt THAI thC SoloItu ClllZcuS OF the
south should east their ballots.
Referring to the question pu: by Mr.. Fustis
some weeks ago to Mr.. Dolph AS TO what the
people of Oregon would do under similar
circumstances il Chinese voters were in a
majority in that state, Mr.. Wolcott said that
Mr.. DUlphs answer seemed evasive. He
(Mr. Wolcott) could not speak fer Oregon.
but he gave it as his solemn opinion that in
Colorado, whose mountains inspired oniy
freedom and love of justice, and where the
Republican party had as large Il majority in
NrODDrtIOn to its DODUldtiDO as EauSoS mr.
Nebraska had in their lucid years. Laugh.
ter among the DcmocTats.l
If such a condition of Things existed and
the Chinese vote was opposed to the united
and intelligent vote, the white vote by some
method would govern. democratic ap
p%lausc.l
Fer a quarter Of a century out Of poverty
and despair, the south had been reaching
forth in An effort to plant its foot on the
solid rock OF material prosperity; and in
view of the marvellous growth and trans
formation now taking place in the southern
states, it would be, he thought, unwise, un
patriotic, for congress to interfere in the
conduct of its internal affairs.
He was followed by his colleague
Senator Teller who said:
If the senator from Massachusetts fMr.
Hoar) did not wish the bill to stand in the
way of legislation, he should put the senate
in Il position to vote on amendments before
he offered or allowed to be offered Il rule
which woul cut off debate and amendments.
Whether hs would vote for this bill or not
depended upon the conuitien of the bill when
it came to a vote, and he wanted an opDor-
tuaity f. vote for the amendments. H. sub
mitted to the sen tor from Massachusetts,
that before he offered his cloture rule ne
should bring the senate int such 4 position
th.ttsea8tors could tete mine whether they
were in favor OF the bill ornot. If the friends
Of the pill were in earnest they cuuIa PISS it,
They could pass it as bills had passed. ~
bills HAD been passed i'll the DAYS OF recon,
stfucti.a, q, they had been passed before
aud during vne VIZ.
After him came Senator Hale o.
Maine. who Is generally considered &
Rcpu''!rnn ~ whom e. ere is 80 guile
Mr.. Hile did not know from anything tina
hal occurred Cn tie other side Wlrtutl
BtufocI tie senators had determined &c
resort - u"uuG .He lis - defeat the Biil
Nothing had shown it. Ling speeches, oh
a,llctj speeches. had ben made On bot
sides. .fHt NJ coult not X i0W uutil the matter
WAS brought to a test. w1ether senators OF
the o~tlursi a. lad Gyl3r lilad upon any TX.
~traordinary proceedings.
Senator lelitr again spoke ant
said:
MI. President l am in favor of the majority
ru,ing. * II IA 10 government IN b,
Ill int lined where the niajursfy does not rule
Bat IkHeW tnlC til art is at mag more 0es.
:. puUte, Autnils more arbitrary. nothing tnat
approaches tfcarer to m0nIrclili instiLu
tion than ne t~yrannical action Of i majority
4 minority Is absolutely Indispensable *
If the G was not Il minority party in Thu
country there would be little prospect of tht
mainteEinrp of Atneri:lH liberty. Tho ts,!n
GRITTY has u right to resist by ali proper meas
urts-py dc4stc. by O.l.,t6ry ilatiun@-U Il
to get an opportunity 10 be heard. Iii it,
right to be heard, dAd wan it mas been
heard, when il has presented every objection
that il can present, t.vn It - it, duty t. yiclJ
unless il IS on some extraordinary 0eca