The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-25
VIII All These Senator'S DOdgel

VIII All These Senator'S Dodge.
New York Sun:
An enterprising republican contempo-
rary has formed syndicate or sy m
postum of about fifty leading statesmen
of its party for the purpose of discussing
1.-The issues of the campaign" The news
paper in question is the New York Press
We take the Press's list because it ought
to be considered as representative.
Twenty seven of the fifty are Senators.
Let us look through the names and see
what we are to expect from these dis
tinguished republicans on the subject
which comes first in the republican pro
gramme.
The Hon. Frank Hiscock's views on
the supremacy of the force bill issue are
definite, and they have been expressed
distinctly. On Dec 30, 1890, Senator
Hiscock remarked concerning the issue:
'The gravity of this matter surpasses
that of all other questions that press
upon our consideration.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, of Rhode
Island, also has definite ideas on the sub
| iect. He is the Senator who devised,
insrod uced, and urged the adoption of
| the infamous cloture rule to limit debate
upon the force bill in the Senate, in vio-
lation of all the traditions and precedents
of that hody. He wanted to force the
force bill through by means of a gag law
| Surely, he will have something to say
now concerning the measure to promote
which he was recently willing to go to
such extreme lengths. There is no gag
on Senator Aldrich's mouth at the pres
ent time.
Senator William B. Allison. of Iowa,
voted like man with Messrs, Hoar, His
cock and Aldrich to put the force bill
through by means of the Aldrich gag.
Surely, he is not going back on the great
! republican issue now!
Senator Cullom of Illinois delivered
on Dec. 90, 1890, a powerful and poeti
cal speech appealing to the republican
party to do its duty and pass the force
bill cit may be set down as fact, he
said, ''ixed and irrevocable, that the
republican party, having induced the
nation to confer citizenship on the negro
is in duty bound to compel the doulin.
ant and domineering mlnorities of th'
South-to compel the whole world, i
need be-to respect all the politica
rights implied by such citizenship. The
bill now before the Serate," he added
:'must be enacted" Certainly, Senate
Cullom will not be less eloquent for tn
force bill and negro domination now +!
And here is our old friend Frye; Fry
of Maine For years his burning repub
licsnism has inspired his tireless voice t
the defence of Davenportism. "To me,
exclsimed Mr.. Frye in the Senate o.
December IL, 1896, "this bill now pend
ing, which so excites democratic ire,
not one tenth part stringent enough, nc
one tenth part drastic enough in its pre-
visions. Why, Mr.. President, if it wer
| necessary, in order that the ballot sha
be secured to every citizen of the Unite
States, and that that ballot shall b
counted as he casts it, to put bayon,
e behind every ballot, I would put til
bayonet behind it." There is no need
g quote further from any of Senator Frye
speeches in Senate or in House to sho
l what he thinks of the force bill and {
t Federal interference in the election
And now, in the last days of the canvas
is Frye's greatest opportunity to be hear
J. on this subject SO dear to his boundin
heart.
= The vote of Senator Hale, of Main
1 went with those of all the other for,
: bill republicans to force the infamol
d force bill upon the country.
|, Senator Hamley, of Connecticut, spoil
d and voted in the House against tie for
r bill of 1875, but he spoke and voted
is the Senate for the force bill Of 189
al Some overmastering conviction as to Il
tremendous importance of the prese
project of Federal interference and neg
domination must have wrought Il
change. He has never satisfactorily c
planned it: now is his time.
70 Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, vot
!, ~ to force the force bill. Senator Pc
+v kins, of Kansas, was not then
= member of the Senate. Senator Re
20 field Proctor, as General HI
sr rison's Secretary of War, was
, command Of the Federal bayorets whi
III the force bill would have sent to t
Southern polls. His part was to act, I
to argue. Senator Squire of Washir
ton was ebsent from the Capitol, but
colleague, Senator Allen, was on ha
al and cast his vote to force the
40 through. So did Senator Carey Of W
;el ming. So did Senstor Davis of Mn
[r. sofa. So did Senator Henderson
k Nebraska. SO did Senator Piatt Of G.
he necticut. So did Senator Warren
Wyoming. So did Senator Pnile
Sawyer of Wisconsin. Only five Sc
tors in the present list of republic
neither spoke nor voted to force
de force bill through. Three OF them,
his Chandler of New Hampshire, Mr.. Pc
ON grew of South Dakota, and Mr. Sh