The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-08
MUCWUNP'S OLIVE BRANCH
Everett Of Massachusetts, Speaks on
The Election Bill,

terest Of a Reunited Country-An
Attack on the Democrats by Mr..
Grosvenor Refuted by Mr.. Springer.
Oates Advocates Repeal-oannon
Claims the Laws Were Intended TO
Check Frauds in New York.
WASHINGTON. Oct Although some Of
the most brilliant speakers Of the House
participated in the election bill debate TO-
day. the attendance was so slim that but
little interest was aroused. Perhaps the
speech which created the deepest i'm
preston was that delivered by Mr.. Ev-
erett, the Massachusetts, mugwump. DIR.
Everett came here with a high reputa-
ton as a college professor and a political
reformer, and some curiosity was excited
as to the position he would take on this
question He admitted the corruption ex-
listing in the south and the great centers Of
population, but maintained that these
laws only created and kept open wounds
so deep seated that they were taxing the
best energies of all social and political re-
formers. The House was practically de-
serted when the speaker dropped the
gavel at IL o'clock this morning. The
galleries were empty and there were but
twenty-one members on the floor, ten
democrats and eleven republicans.
The annual report Of the board Of man
ayers of the national soldiers, home was
laid before the House.
EVERETT OPENS THE DEBATE.
DR. Everett of Massachusetts, opened
the debate on the election bill. In APP
pearance, he looks like the college profes-
scr that he is. He wears closely cropped
side whiskers and gold bordered glasses,
and talks with great earnestness. The
immortal sentiment in politics, he began,
could not be stamped out by these laws.
He granted that these laws were within
the scope of the constitution, but he con-
tended that the power should only be ex-
ercised under circumstances of extreme
pressure. Some of the states, like New
York, did not send presidential electors
when Washington was elected, and this
power was given to remove this neglect
of the states. These laws revived the
bitter feeling, which the union
only put down after four bloody years.
1t was admitted that these laws were in
effective. In spite of them the same cor
ruption still existed in the south and in
the great centers of population. This
was demonstrated by the fact that the
EtDuunGdub 6OuklAb W SlItllE buGAl blCHu ny
the infamous force bill. In conclusion, he
welcomed the confederates back to the
halls of congress because they were his
brothers and because Massachusetts was
a union state. He appealed to his col
leagues to blot out the memories of the
past and work for liberty and the union.
GRosvENoR ATTACKS THE DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio followed in OPP
position. He made vigorous assault ION
the Democratic party for its attempt to
strike down the national protection of
the ballot Remove it, and it would stew
in its own juice.
Refeferring to the Van Allen appoint
ment, he said that evidence of the most
degraded condition to which politics had
ever descended was at hand, when re-
spectacle gentlemen, referring to Horace
White of the New York Post, argued
that a man who put up for a corrup-
ton fund of party, should not
be recognized by appointment to office,
but should be entitled to have his money
refunded Talk about Tammanyl Has
there ever been such a degrading PROPOSE
ton as thisl When man buys an ap-
pointment and gets caught at it, he shall
have standing in court to recover his
money. He went on to reply TO someasper-
sions on Ohio, and to detail the demo-
cratic frauds in Hamilton county in 1884.
MS dfOuSeu MI springer, VINO was
chairman of a congressional committee
sent to investigate these frauds. He
pointed out that on that occasion, 5000
deputy United States marshals had been
appointed in Cincinnati 800 of whom were
ignorant negroes, armed with bulldog re-
volvers, from Kentucky.
OATES ADVOCATES THE BILL.
MIR. Oates, dem, Of Alabama, advo-
Gated the passage Of the bill His argu-
ment was confined largely to the consti-
tutional phase of the question. In speak
ing of the inexpediency of the laws he
said the disgust inspired by the unneces-
sary interference of federal marshals at
the polls drove away the wholesome in
iluence of the best men of the community.
He said that the present bill might go a
little further than it ought. Some of
the statutes it repealed were not
offensive. He wanted to repeal all
the laws pertaining to the appoint
ment of marshals and supervisors,
but was willing to leave those
containing declaratory rights conceded
the laws were concerned, let the United
States judges be debarred from having
jurisdiction in state elections and exer-
else il in federal elections. He did not
want to go TO extremes. He only wanted
the existing laws modified, so as to re.
move buelT SUNG ana remove bl6 1rflLa-
ting cause of contention and conflict.
''You gentlemen he said, had better
reorganize your ideas of labor and its re
spectability in this great economic prob.
lem of ours. We don't regard our labor.
ing men as savages or barbarians." [Ap
plause.
CANNON DEFENDS THE LAWS.
Mr.. Swanson of Virginia and Mr.. Wea
dock of Michigan followed in advocacy
and were succeeded by Mr.. Cannon OF
Illinois in opposition. He made one o.
his Enthusiastically vigorous speeches
The necessity and propriety of the legis
ton which this bill sought to repeal had
been represented. The laws were pri
marily enacted on account of frauds il
New York. These laws were not de
signed for the south This law
had been brought forward inoppor
tunely at this time to firt
the southern heart and affect the pending
Virginia election. In speaking of tn,
race problem, he said, addressing tn,
democratic side you have got to solve
it for veal or for woe. The black men
endowed with citizenship, will be elevated
by your efforts and theirs, or else the,
will pull you down to a common degrade
ton"
Mr.. Hunter of Illinois in support. ant
MIR. Hull of Iowa and Mr. Cousins o
Iowa in OOpOSitiOn conDlntad tho l;et =,