Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-10

Eiseslss. R-pe4i Bnl Uad-r fire In
the House

WssHtxsroS. Oct 9--ln the house 10
day xhsn The federal Election bali Was
taken Up Nr. AIdrieh argued against Il.
tie did not kno9 hos ths federal laws
had fGliiiled the hopes u their friends
10 fte south but they had acted hene-
ficiaily am congress would Be lustiled
Ia leaving them upoa the statute books.
Mr. Dolliser vas the Esxr speaker. lie
said these election lass sere the last
remaining evidences of the sathority IN
the United States Ia the election of is
osn officers and their repeal meant that
hereafter an American citizen had 10
ciiiim upon the nation for the security
q her citisenship Ia was not IN his
heart % stir up the knimoeities OF the
past. and even II 10 we're be could ind
40 words by which 10 describe the scan
dalous condition of southern politics as
severe as the courageous and many adj
missions of the leading newspapers Of
Alabama
The agitation for pepesl came mainly
from the conxested centsrs az popula
ton where the arts of ward politics had
been. IN = measure clrcumvented by tho
national inspection of the register and
the national observation Of the country.
The city of New York was here asking
for tho repeaI % the only Law that stood
between the citizens and the undisfurbssd
activity Of the political regime which
literally ovnest the metropolis Would
this congress. obedient 10 decayed and
disintegrating oligaricy Of New York
citizens turn aside the national right
and national duty 10 protect even the
humblest citizen In the exercise OF his
political rIghtss Nor ought the rupub-
licans TO appeal altogether in vain TO
the returning reason of the south The
republican, party no logger existed there.
Tue day might come when these laws
which the south now hated might be the
protection. not OF black men alone, but
OF the white citizens as well. IL was no
loagcr q question of negro domination;
but 10 was a question OF free citizenship.
Mr.. Bouteile IN his customary vigorous
style. opposed the bull. He had been
amazed at the freedom with which
gentlemen had arisen here and breathed
forth the dogma of state rights. Mr..
Boutelle then went on 10 critlcise the
democrat party for putting exconfeder-
atcs IN charge Of the important offices
II the government. in the executive.
judicial and Legislative branches. He
quoted from the congressional diary to
show that nearly every committee OF the
house was presided over by gentleman
who in his autobiography. took pride in
giving his record in the confederate
army.
Mr. Marshall said that the gentleman
from Maine could not make a speech
without waving the bloody shirt aud
being stirred up BY the hobgoblin OF the
dead confederacy. He would not en-
deayor 10 reply 20 such speech.
Mr.. Fetch said il seemed fitting that
the last argument 90 be made in favor OF
the repeal OF the federal laws should be
made by representative from the city
OF New York. where the operation had
caused such public indignation. He
made savage attack on Davenport.
whom be described ss political adven-
turer. entirely destitute OF all the re-
sources which are ordinarily necessary
for success IN private life.
Dir. Tucker. in referring 10 some allu-
sion made To him by Mr.. Boutelle. con-
graduated the country that these laws
must 20 some from one cause and some
FROM another. The house then adjourn
ed at 4io