The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
CAN'T STAND CLOTURE
Three Republican Senators
Bolt the Rule
Because They Say it is Not
American.
Teller, Wolcott and Hale After
Hoar's Scalp.
Mr.. WOlcott DenOunces the
Whole Force Bill.
A DisagreeabIe Day For the Radical
Leaders.

in attendance. Attention was called to
the fact of the absence OF q quorum by
one Of the two democrat senators who
We're present (Messrs. German and Faulk-
ner). The roll call showed the presence
OF only seventeen members and the SER
geant-at-arms was directed to request the
attendance of absentees. It was IL
o'clock before a quorum was secured, and
before the journal of yesterday was read.
The vice-president laid before the senate
the credentials of Mr.. Frederick T..
Dubois, the senator from the state OF
Idaho, for the term beginning March 1,
1891. They were referred to the commit
tee On privileges and elections.
Mr.. Reagan gave notice of two amend
ments to Mr.. Aldrich's cloture resolution.
Then the morning hour having expired,
the senate resumed consideration OF the
force bill and Mr.. Hoar continued his
speech. commenced yesterday, in its advo-
cscy. He made a bloody shirt speech Of
the first water and demanded the passage
of the bill.
Mr.. Wolcott made an animated speech
against the bill, attracting the closest at
tention from its first sentence, to its last
II was, he said, a source OF great regret to
him to be called upon to differ with n
of his party, and to decline to take the
path which the older leaders pointed out.
il was proper that the reasons which i'm
PEELED that difference be fairly stated.
The time, which the bill eng Ossed was
not opportune. Nearly one third OF the
session was through and daylight was not
visible. There were before the senate,
measures of vast importance that would
fail, for another year nj least, unless they
were now acted upon. Among the meas
ures awaiting action, Mr.. Wo cntt men
toned the silver hill, the a-pportionment
bill, the puro food bill, the copyright bill
and the private land court bill. He said:
We stand 10 the shadow of a great financial
disaster. The people turn 10 congress. for re-
lief. They want the assurance either that there
will be no legislation on the financial subject,
80 they can say their house IL IN order. or that
they will receive an adequate medium Of circu-
lation for the transaction OF their business.
But IL was not only, he said, because
these measures were clamoring for recog-
milton that he felt compelled to oppose
the passage OF the election bill. II the
session were 20 last indefinitely. and If
AiVUo VI AAlbrU vital ulFdcuitH htIt iItilfl-
ing, he would still vote against IL. IL was
"A t~ravesty on duty that the senate should
1T day after day discussing changes IN an
election law that had stood without
amendment for tu enty years. In his
opinion the pending bill should not be-
come a law because 1t involved espionage
nc other h national elections; and such
interference was contrary 10 the spirit Of
American institutions and an obstacle 20
the right enjoyment Of American
liberties. II was, 10 his mind. far better
that the local and state elections In the
city OF New York. with It's thousands Of
ignorant, cririral voters, should be at
tended by fraud and dishonesty than that
they should bo kept pure 10y federal it.
reference. They had tried. In Colorado,
The remedy Of federal Interference under
direction 0t a democratic marshal. The
Law had been administered by a Judge
who was 20 intolerahly fair that lac was
opposed 90 both parties. yet Il had been
given up, and the people OF Colorado
managed their " elections fairly, Impair
tally aud incorruptedly. Tie y opie oi
The United States. Mr.. WolcOtt sail,
wanted no more civil strife, ani n would
be impossible i0 enforce such n law
against the united opposition OF the white
population in the soutbrm states, The
attempt would hiring back the old DAYS ot
terrofizihR. and the weaker race would bee
the sufferer There were many thing
more important and vital 20 Che welfare
- the nation than that the colored citizens
OF tie south should cast their ballots,
Neieffing ~ The question put by Nh,
Euslia some weeks ngo 10 Aif. Dolbh, ne "a
what the people ofOfpgon would do under
similar eifeumst nees II Chinese voter
were IN q majority Ia that state, Me-, Vol
colt said that Mr., Dolpha answer seemed
svaslva. lie (Mr, Woleotll could mol
speak Tor Oregon, but he gave IL az his
solemn opinion that Colorado, whose
mountains inspired only freedom nnd
love 81 iuHtleo, and where the republican
party had an large q majority In proportion
90 ia p0pu alton % Kansas or Nebraska
had VA their lucid years Laughter amonl
the democratic II such a condition 1T at
fairs existed AMI " the Chinese vote wer,
opposed tothe united and intel gent Whit
vote, the white vote Ia some way and by
some method would govern, lie was NO
Informed that la any Southern state tliort
was any inclination 10 leRiHlate against th,
eolored men or that, except 0n the ques
tinn OF suffrage, there WAS serious friction
between tho races. The time would suToll
ONE when, II congress did not seek /,
ioment trouble, the white voters o
tho South would be hardly M unanimou
as they were now. The signs of IA,
times pointed, unmialakably, IA seriou.
differences among them, and when thos,
differences became solidlied the Colorcl
voter would be I'm demand. lie coult
afford ~ wait, 10 long ~ he was protected
In life and property 30 could the repub
licnn party walt II the republicans ha,
every Southern member of tho next hOus'
~ Representatives they wouldstill be- shor
al a majority. Two years from now, whel
the benehcent tariff law had had time 4
demonstrate its wisdom, they would no
need the assistance OF republican repre-
sentatiyes from the South.
But there was another and weightieI
reason why, In his opinion, the bill shout
DO defeated. For n quarter Of n century
out rom poverty and despair. tho Soull
had been rcachingfortli IN an effort 90 PLAN
its foot on the solid rock of material pros
peflty and. In view OF the marvelOu
growth aud transformation now taKin,
place In the Southern states, u would b,
nnwisc aud unpatriotic for congress to In
t%erfcrc la the conduct OF its internal nj
fairs. lie had no hope for tho Inn mediat'
political regeneration Of that section, bu
hat did not effect the question. The poo
pie Of the Southern states were not onl,
rcgnining their old prosperity, but wer'
leaving IL far behind. Under change,
conditions, unused 10 elective labor
bandicnpped with countless dlsad want