St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-08

ment and gets caught at it he shall have
a standing in court to recover his money.
He went on to reply to some aSpersiOns
on Ohio, and to detail the Democratic
frauds in Hamilton county in 1884. This
aroused Mr.. Springer, who was chair
man of a congressional committee sent
to investigate these frauds. He pointed
out that on that occasion 5000 deputy
United States marshals had been ap-
pointed in Cincinnati, 900 of them ig-
noront negroes. armed with bulldog re-
volvers, from Kentucky.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, advocated the
passage Of the bill. His argument was
confined largely to the consti tutional
phase of the question. In speaking of
the ineXrediency of the laws, he said
the disgust inspired by the unnecessary
interference of
FEDERAL MARSHALS
at the polls drove away the wholesome
influence of the best men of the com
munity. He said that the present bill
might go little further than it ought.
Some of the statutes it repealed were
not offensive. He wanted to repeal all
the laws pertaining to the appointment
of marshalS and supervisors, but was
willing to leave those containing declar-
atory rights conceded by all. AS far as
the judicial portion of the laws were
concerned, let the United States judges
be debarred from having Jurisdiction i'll
state elections and exercise 1t in federal
elections. He did not want to go to ex-
tremes. He only wanted existing laws
modified 80 as to remove their sting and
remove the irritating cause of cunten-
ton and conflict.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, ex-Solicitor of
the treasury, said it was an insolent as
sumption of the Democrats that the
Republican party was interfering with
their domestic affairs. We have the
same right to require honest elections
in the South as if the trespassing were
within the limits of our own state.
These decried statutes do not interfere
with state elections, but only require
that there shall be proper scrutiny and
peace at the polls so that every man
shall have the right to vote as he pleases
at federal elections. He referred to the
uttefance of Mr.. Money, OF Mississippi,
few days ago that
WHITE MEN SHALL RULE,
constitution or no constitution.
"Have you not learned anything in
the last thirty years?" asked Mr.. Hep
burn, addressing the Democratic side.
"Do you not know that the men you
used to call the 'mud-sills of the North
constitute majorities in this country;
that they are the men who love their
institutions, and who will not permit
the laborers of this country, in Missis-
sippt or anywhere else, to be robbed of
their rights because it suits your pur-
poses?" [Applause.]
He denied that these election laws
were designed to insure the domination
of the Republican party; with as many
Democratic as Republican judges there
dun, Ton n1fh ln,Err T In
declared that in the senate this was all
an economic question. The desire to
keep down the black man was because
OF the desire to produce cheap cotton.
"You gentlemen" he said, "had bet
ter reorganiZe your ideas of labor and
its responsibility in this great economic
problem of ours. We do not regard our
laboring men as venee red savages or
barbarians." Applause.
Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia, and Mr..
Weadock. of Michigan, followed in ad-
vocacy and were succeeded by Mr.. Can
non. of Illinois, in opposition.
He made one of his CHARACTERISTIC
vigorous speeches. The necessity and
bill sought to repeal had been repre-
sented. The laws were primarily en-
acted on account Of the frauds in New
York. They were not designed for the
South. This law had been brought for
ward inopportunely at this time to fire
the Southern heart and affect the pend
ing Virginia election. In speaking of
the race problem he said, addressing
the 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
| they will pull you down to a common
degradation"
Mr.. Hunter, Of Illinois, in support,
! and Mr.. Hull. of Iowa. and Mr.. Cousins,
of Iowa, in opposition, completed the
| list of speakers for the afternoon ses-
I sion.
AT the night sessionssthe galleries
were comfortably filled, but only eight
members were in their seats.
Kilgore, of Texas, occupied the chair.
| The speakers were Grady Dem., N. c.,
Dunn (Dem., N. J.), McCleary Rep.,
Minn.), and Anderson Dem., W. Va.)
The house at 1926 adjourned until
Monday at II o'clock.