New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-04
A PROUD SOUTHRON AT BAY.
AGAINST MANHOOD SUFFRAGE
AN ADMISSION wRUNG FROM MR. KYLE
BY C0LORED CONGRESSMAN.
THE MIssTssIrPIAN FORCED TO SHOW HIS TRun
CoLoRs-AN INTERESTING EPISODE IN THE
DEBATE ON THE FEDERAL ELEc.
TIONS LAWS
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Washington, Oct. 3-The debate I'm the House ~
Representatives to-day on the bill to repeal the
National Election laws was marked by two not.
able incidents. One was the appearance on the
republican side OF a new debater OF great force.
VINO. within the space of five minutes. had OBJ
tanned the attention of nearly every member
present, and who was able to hold It to the end
The people of the old Giddings- dis
trict, who pitched upon Stephen A. Northway to
take the place voluntarily surrendered by Ezra b.
Taylor, who succeeded James A. Garfield eh-
IDENTIFY made wise and happy choice His speech
to-day was strong one in every respect. and his
arguments were so luminous. well as so strong.
that they must have made a deep impression upon,
even il they did not convince, every fairminded
and patriotic man who heard them. That they ex-
cited the warmest approval OF Mr. Northways
party associates was shown by the enthusiastic ap-
plause with which they rewarded the effective
and eloquent peroration Of his mastery speech In
favor of free and honest elections.
The other incident might almost be called SEN
sationaI Mr.. Kyle, of Mississippi, is "a Southern
gentleman, sah." by birth. and Mr. Kyle, this
representative of the Anglo Saxon race. which
born to rule. sah" forced truly 4
question which every Southern Democrat as well
nearly every Northern Democrat, evades when-
ever he can do so, by Mr.. Murray, OF South Caro-
lima. Mr.. Murray is also of Southern birth, but he
is not by any means. in any sense
or degree, physically speaking, "a repre-
sentative of the Anglo-Saxon race. which
born to rule. sah." Far from it. Mr. Murray
is probably the blackest representative of the
African that sat in Congress. Fo4
nearly hour the red-headed and fiery represent
ative of Mississippi Democracy had been raging
and ranting and spurning with the English lam
guage. alternately denouncing the ungodly and
wicked Republicans of Illinois and Ohio and several
other States on account OF something that was
done by Democrats in those States before the
Republican party born. and defending and
justifying the godly and righteous Democrats OF
Mississippi especially thote glorious defenders
of the faith who invented and operated the Misss-
sippi plan" when far away on the opposite side
of the Chamber rose the solitary representative
in Congress of the which in nearly thirty
Congress districts south Of the Potomac out
numbers all other combined
Mr.. Speaker may ask the gentleman from
Mississippi a question:" said Murray, who then
turned toward Kyle. and asked:
Does not the gentleman from Mississippi be-
lieve that under republican form OF government
like the suffrage should be based on manhood.
inasmuch as the ballot is the only protection the
poor man can have?'
There they stood-he of the proud Anglo-Saxon
race and he of the despsed African race-men of
nearly equal age, one of arisocratic lineage and
the other born OF slave parents in South Caro-
lima just forty years ago. The AngloS Saxon's face
must have 'd--d the tn.syient rsc>.f - ~ -
eyes Of every man in the House were upon him
and every mans ears were eager for the answer.
Did 1t come clearly and promptly? Oh. no. Only
words indistnctly uttered and sounding something
like another Daniel come to judgment'-and then
attempt to resume the harangue.
But this would not do Republicans were eager
TO hear the words that had been uttered. and Mr..
Boutelle of Maine. rose. and in his mdest tone
and suavest manner expressed the general desire
that the answer might be repeated so that every
body. especially the gentleman who had asked the
question, might hear the reply
We'll. what's your question:" clustered the
Missssppian. turning away from Murray and
toward Boutelle.
IT'S my question: it's the question asked by
the gentleman from South Carolina" replied
Boutelle. beaming a June morning.
well. | don't understand the question. You ask
the question and will answer it quick enough"
retorted Kyle sa,agely. still ignoring Murray and
addressing himself to the Maine
Boutelle did not mean that he should escape and
remarked: IF you do not understand the 9ue.-
Carolina will repeat It, am sure could not put
it more clearly or distinctly than he did" A.,
he repeat it. when whack came the savei Of the
presiding officer who said: The time of the gem
tleman from Mississippi has expired.
Immediately and simultaneously Kyle's colleague
Money. and Boutelle We're on their feet asking that
Kyle's time be extended a request which was
granted. much TO the latters inward disgust. He
clustered a little and declared that he not
afraid any question. but willing
to do So Again Murray for the fourth or NTH time
repeated the question:
Does not the gentleman from Mississippi believe
that under Republican form OF government like
the suffrage should be based manhood
inasmuch as the ballot is the only protection the
poor man have?'
NO" defantly replied Kyle, who realized that
there no way OF escape.
The proud and fiery representative OF the Anglo.
Saxon race. which born to rule. sah." had
been fairly vanquished and forced TO define his
position by the representative OF race which ac-
cording to Kyles philosophy was born to be ruled
The Democratic leaders evidently realized that It
time for them TO put forward man from tho
North. and Mr. Deforest. OF Connecticut.
chosen. He spoke with his usual force and vigor
but If his threshng OF the old straw yielded any.
thing new valuable it escaped observation.