The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-23
The Great Wrong Denounced by Mr.. O'Ferrall.
of Virginia, Who Likened Cleveland to q
Lion and the "Trickster" to Freak.
Cahensleyand His Un-American Scheme
Severely Scored by Senator Davis.
The President Arranging an international
Monetary Conference Which Doesn't Suit
the Silyerites-Mr.B Bussey Nails Lie.
HILLS MAN RETAINED.
The House Refuses to Gust Rockwell Despite
He Was Not Pairly Elected.


that a contested election case engrosses the
attention of the House. but the Noyes-
Rockwell case did so to-day. There was
thought to be concealed behind the legal
question a Democratic nomination for the
presidency-was it to be Hill or was it to
be Cleveland, or was it to be the much
spoken of Western mani The vote in the
House to-day. it Is said. indicates that the
West may come to tho front. Mr.. Fellows
made q fine argument in favor of
Mr.. Rockwell. and he was followed
by Mr. Cochran with brief speech
similar to those addresses for which he is
famous Neither one of these gentlemen
referred to the political imbroglio except
by inuendo. but Nh. OFerrall, of Virginia,
took the bull by the horns. He announced
himself as o stalwart Cleveland man.
Cleveland, In his opinion, was a lion, while
Hill was fox. His reference to Grover
Cleveland as the magnificent and grand
man from the State of New York was
rapturousTy applauded, but he failed In
carrying the House with him. But thirty
nine members recorded themselves in favor
of the contestant, and the chasm between
Hill and Cleveland seems to be more than
ever without the prospect of plank to
bridge il.
Mr.. Cochran. in the course of his remarks,
said: 1T is not for Democrat that plead;
it is for the people of the United States: IL
is for the purity of the ballot-boX; not for
any one person who claims here the benefit
speak for the sanctity of the altar of SOW
ereignty itself, and i say that that chair, Sc
cured to Mr.. Rockwell by majority of the
unprrchased votes of his district, IL sacred
In the eyes of the law. is protected by
every letter of our Constitution. and should
be defended by every honest impulse of our
nature. / hope before this vote Is recorded
there will be found some men on the Repub-
lican side of the House to declare their be-
lief that purchased votes are not the ex-
pression of the popular will, and that no
title to seat could be founded upon q
record tainted with bribery, corruption
and fraud, and which seeks TO establish
itself only by availing itself of technical
Ity injected into the case by the report Of
the majority" Loud appiause.
O'FERRALL CAUSES SENSATION.
Mr. OFerraIl of Virginia, in closing the
argument in favor of Mr.. Noyes. said he
hoped that a calm would succeed the hur-
ricane which had just passed over the
House. The speech of the gentleman from
New York reminded him of little story.
A belated traveller was iourneying over
country road. In the midst OF a storm. His
horse he guided by the flare of lightning.
But although the storm was fierce one.
the fiashes were infrequent. while the
peals of thunder were incessant. Finally
the way yfarer sent up the invocation: "Oh.
Lord, would like to have a little moro
light and not quite so much noise" Long
continued laughter. Mr.. OFerrall did not
have to go around in his country wearing
on tho lapel of his coat. he said, a label
with the words Il am O Democrat" APP
plause. laughter. cheers and great con-
fusion. 1t had been charged that he was
warped In his judgment, because he pre-
n
Democratic nomination for President.
He supposed that as an American
citizen he had the right to exercise the
privilege of expressing his choice HIS
choice was fixed. Everybody who knew
his convictions knew what his choice was.
And yet he was TO be assailed and crlti-
cised because he preferred certain dis
tinguished gentleman for the next Demo-
cratic nomination. Ii was true he did pre-
fer certain gentleman. He preferred a
great big man. Laughter and applause.
He preferred a man who was u lion and
not .9 fox: ICheers and sensation: % he
country. head and shoulders above every
other living Democrat of this age; q man
who knew no North. no South. no East. no
West; man who knew one people; man
whose home was the United States-the
magnificent and grand Grover Cleveland.
of the State of New York. Great ap-
plausel.
Mr.. Warner, of New York. approaching
Mr.. OFerrall. inquired, sotto vOce, what
that had to do with this contested election
case.
Mr.. O'Ferrall--I might reply to that ques-
tion, but l won't.
CLOWN ALLEN REBUKED.
On continuing his argument, Mr. OFFER
rail- said that there was conference to
ascertain how the Democratic members of
the committee stood on the case and there
was one gentleman who was in favor of Mr..
Rockwell but who now opposed him. Re-
verting to statement of Mr.. Allen, he said
that that gentleman had said the Demo
Gratis should stand together like the Re-
publlcans. He thanked heaven he was not
I rocked III the same cradle with the gentle
man from Mississippi.
Mr.. Allen replied that he disclaimed that
Democrats should follow the tactics of the
Repu ublicans. The idea that he desired to
impress upon Democrats was that they
should stop fighting ono another, as was
just illustrated by the statement of the
gentleman from Virginia. III referring TO
one good Democrat as a lion and to another
as n freak.
Mr.. O'Ferrall said he was SORRY ne was
touching q sore place of the gentleman from
Mississippi. He did not have him III h is
mind; he did not allude to HIM as lion.
Mr.. Allen-The man who ii ights Democrats
as YOU do will never regard me as lion.
Mr.. OFerrali-l fight frand wherever I
uuu IL, whether III tuc hcpuDliCan or Deln-
ocratIc ranks
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama. (excitedly)-
Then why don't you fight the bribers.
Mr. VFerrall did not reply further than
to quote from Shakespeare regarding the
capacity of small men. In conclusion he
said be was willing to go before the report
of the majority of the committee. The
Democratic party conld never afford to do
wrong. But it could always afford to do
right. Loud applause.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. OFerralrs
speech the previous question was ordered
without division. The question required
on the resolution of the minority as o sub
stitute for the resolutions of the majority.
Il separate vote being dcmand the first
vote was taken on the first resolution of the
minority. which. as a substitute. declares
that Moves was not elected. This was car
ried-yeas, 40: nays. 9S-amid applause on
the Democratic side. Thirty-nIne Demo-
Gratis voted TO sustain the report of the ma
iorIty. There was no break In the Repub-
lican ranks. Then came the vote on the
second substitute resolution, declaring
Rockwell entitled to his seat This was
agreed to-yeas, Fps; nays. loo.
Then Mr Bryan of Nebraska came for
ward with a motion TO rccommit with in
structions TO the committee to take further
testimony bearing npon the sixteen Doyle
votes and the twenty-eight marked ballots.
This was defeated-yeas, llO; nays, l25-and
then the resolutions, as amended, were