The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-25

Mr.. Dubois of Idaho and Mr.. Hans
brough of North Dekota, had not vet
taken their seats. And one. the Hon.
William d. Washburn of Minnesota.
honor be to his name voted nav with
the democrats on the proposition to gag
the minority and force the Internal bill
into the statutes.
The republican senators who voted
but did not speak will now have the op-
portunity TO tell the country why they
voted for Federal interference and negro
domination. The senators who neither
spoke nor voted will now have the oppor
tunlty to define their position on the
great issue Of the party and of the cleo
ton. Here sre some more that did vote
and speak:
Senator Higgins of Delaware said of
the force bill issue in the Senate on Dec
20, 1890: ''Mr. President, it cannot be
killed, and it will forever come up and
up and up again until it is settled and
settled right. You cannot take it out of
the hearts of liberty loving American
people" Surely, Senator Higgins does
not believe that the time when national
election is pending Is the time 90 take
the force bill issue out of the hearts ot the
American people!
Senator Sanders, of Montana, eloquent
ly declared on January % of last wear
that the defeat of the force bill at that
time would only mean the postponement
of an issue that could never be ignored.
This bill may be beaten, f" said the Wig
llante Senator, .'but by beating il YOU
simply remit ii to future discussion As
against the present and commanding duty
to see that the fifteenth amendment is
made fact in our organic law. aud that
| the rights which it describes are secured
| to the humblest citizen, l put the oath
which you administer when we take our
seats IN this hall. 1t is never inoppor-
tune to obey your oath" "Unless we
desire to betray the people of the United
States" continued the Vigilante Senator,
who at great sacrifice of time and toll
wrested and rescued the government and
the House of Representatives and the
Chief Executive from political party
that they believed were indifferent in
this matter, unless we desire to betray
them, the supreme and solemn duty here
to fulfil their commands is upon u.s. y
Surely, the supreme and solemn duty is
upon Senator Sanders and his republican
fellow Senators no less at this time, wher
more than five millions of republican vo
tiers, about to go to the polls, are wait
ing for instructions from their choseI
leaders!
The Hon James F. Wilson, of Iowa
is the last Senator on the New Y0rl
Press's list. What has he to say about tn
force bill issue2 This is the view he tool
of that great issue no longer than Decem
ber II, 1890: "The interests of parties
the fortunes of political leaders, and al
that such thingsimply, sink INTO utter in
significance in the presence of such An il
sue and such moment as this. No NOR
!, important subject now commands the a
tention of the people of this republi
than the one of which we are now treat
ing And Senator Wilson went on: 81
we do not at once realize all that we hoI
for, let us take counsel of patience an
work on with resolute purpose to the a
e complishment of that settlement while
shall be enduring because it will be righ
=, Both races must work together in tn
i great enterprise. Duty commands US
6 advance. If we obey we viii establi
) peace throughout the republic. ii '
S refuse to obey tins command of duty v
e will involve our country in the perils
: that retributive justice which has ev
J been the ally of the oppressed" That
e the talk
Twenty six republican force bill Sen
g tors dodging the supreme issue on Il
+ eve of national eiection2 We cam
believe it. We look forward to a reviv
j. during the next fortnight in the coIum
), Of our enterprising contemporary Of Il
Ii outspoken republicanism distinguishir
:. the stirring appeals which we have ju
u recovered from the records of the recel
past