Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-13
THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL.
Some Lively Remarks Upon II In the House
Yesterday.

Some Lively Remarks Upon 1t I'm the HOUSE
Yesterday.
In the House yesterday afternoon, while the
army appropriation bill WITS under eonsidera,
ton in committee of the whole with Mr.. Ding.
ley of Maine in the chair, Mr.. Stone (Mo.)
taking advantage of the wide scope allowed to
general debate, entered upon a general de-
nuncistion Of the elections bin, which he de-
nominated as a menace 70 the integrity Of the
states and to the liberties Of the people. II
was intolerable imper.inence on the part of
those who proposed it and Of snivelling
hypocrisy on the part Of those by whom it was
urged Il was treason disguised and brought
here in the hands and under the protection Of
hypocrisy. He referred TO Mr.. Lodge (siass- }
as representing the Oscar Wilde type of states
mandship and to Senator Hoar as the maternal
mascuIinity who represented the New England
Pecksniff. He was heartily tired and sick Of
this eternal cant and hypocrisy. The bill was
urged under the pretense that ii was necessary
in order to secure free elections. That was a
mere subterfuge.
1t threw a fire brand into our politics and
was declaration that the states and people
could not be trusted to conduct their own cleo
tons. He regarded the bill as the foulest blow
ever struck AZ the integrity, the dignity, the
power and the sovereignty OF q state by any
man at any time in the entire history OF the
republic. Applause
Mr. GBosvESOR WANTS TO BREAK DOWN THE
BARRIERS
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio said that he would
not attempt to follow or reply to the speech of
the gentleman from Missouri He merely de-
sired to amplify the spirit Of the able speech of
the gentleman from Texas CMr. Lanham) de-
hvered Saturday.
That speech had found q responsive echo in
his heart, especially that portion of it in which
he bad inyeighed against the prescription of
-
eminent In spirit OF fraternity and Of break
ing down the barriers of prescription that has
been built up he demanded that the democratic
party, in its national capacity, should remove
those barriers. When the democrats of the
south furnished 15S electoral votes for the can
didate Of the democratic party why had the
democratic party steadily refused to nominate
for President or Vice President any man who
had served in the confederate army? Never
had there been a time in the history of politics
when a class of men had been so stigmatized as
the men of the south had been stigmatized by
the negative action Of the party to which they
belonged
MR. ESLoE's INQUIRY.
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee inquired why the re-
publican party had never placed Bruce or
Langston on the presidential ticket.
Mr.. Grosyenor replied that they had never
pointed to a cabinet ofnce had been appointed
BY U. s. Grant and the second by r. u. Hayes.
Republican administrations had sent more
tha ds,nocr,t;c sjm;n;stration He CHARGED
a. aa,nDcra,;c 49, ,~;,h b.v;n, br;,t W., sn
trencbed and made perpetual the brand upon
the men who served in the confederate army.
The speech of the gentleman from Texas was
adopted in the democratic party. The demo-
cratic marty in nower in the House with a
slight execution. since 1870 had never dared 10
nut a confederate in the Speakers chair. Let
This beoinnInp of Fraternity bepin in the demo-
cratic 1a-tv. iet il begin in the nartv that had
prescribed its own members and no SECTIONAL
Ism conId he found in the reDublican marty
IAnnlanse
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MI Greenhalge OF Massachusetts said that ne
had come into the House Just in time to
hear the closing sentences of the remarks of
.ha s,ar,,a,na, f-or, N;ssor-; ne a;d No,
connrshena the reason for the severe 5en,,rc;e-
had received AZ his hands. He only knew that
,hsnsvsr env NAV ran emncL and csaseJ 10 ba
master Of wbatever mind he might have an
atsscS mas made mon the comroonSealth Witch
for a month or two he had a sort OF obituary
honor 10 represent in mart. uanpbterl. He had
desired To ash the Gentleman one momentons
Question and that Vs. whether his attack
on N.Iachn,et,. was nrenareJ hefore No
vember 4 or subseouent,v. His answer
might have An importnnt effect ON his OJr.
G-senbalge.s1 ,,anner ~ treat;no The snbiect
NJ worlS ad,n;, That - The oentIs,nan,s 20
marts ~. co,nn,,s5 astar NoSer,he- 4 ,bsre
- r,,ch trntb in xhat ha said aga;nst The
stats Uanabter n hetore then he mnst
-esent xiith al h;s force the attsct made ON
fbe old Common veaItb. The gentlemen might
,h;,I ~, 81 pa,s-assr,.t;sse "a Wessaoh,,ats.t
who now sat on this floor did not amount to
much. But wait until he saw their successors.
tiaasnNr! ne apPrscMteu .unt .ne eoui-
he osbsr s;de and ,s ..ths suhseanent nrocaed.
inos would interest him no more he tool the
oreate, pIaasnre II, see;nc fhis 200, s;ncara
msn;fastat;on ~ saeling Tho .ontbsrn mem
bey. b.d q rioht-and he left this as a sort Of
fareveU a5dyesa- 10 eonnlaip Of the treatman,
thav nd received from thar ror,berr brotbsr.
The northern democrats did cot carry ont the
Iooic ~ their convictions The sontbar,, de,no-
crsts in the next Honse ~onId have a rigbt 10
Demand ,he;, fnli nriy;leoas tho renesI ~ The
f;ftssntb amendpent the reneaI ~ the
LAT three aUenaments 10 the Constitnt;on
and 20 rsonira that ono % tbo;r ,,en
shonld he slectaa Snaaler in sn;ta ~
h,s record as a ccntederase Soldier let
So. 49, ell, - hII - = -:
n.rting henadict;on III anghteri ags;n 20
ferrine % .oma remarts az Nv Stops rsssct-
- voaloh.,.a... ~ " aent. o'Sn NJ, .re
a,s.ots 49, En- 60 o,usnsai.h - mes .h
Tn;on - rnwor,bv IF ,hs No. rho VI -
tbsr a nosshnmon: aran,nsnt Nv, ,ha So. .i."-
elections nm q shsmefni and cowardIv attacI
anon auy member of the House or A member
Of the coordinate branch was not worthy of
n f-rn He