Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-03
FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS.
Continuation of Debate I'm the House
Champ Clark.
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WASHINGTON. October 2.-The attend
aucc i'm the House of Representatives
this morning was small, and the Speaker
directed the Clerk 10 call the committees
for reports, but none were submitted.
The debate on the Fcdrral-cloction law
repeal bin was resumed, and the House
WAS addressed 10y Mr.. Dinsmore Demo
craU. Ark, in support Of the measure He
denounced the election laws as improper.
Unauthorized, unjust, unwiSe ana wrong.
They stood as an obstruction To the car
rying out of the wishes of the people.
lie expected 10 see the pledges of the
Democratic party on this question re-
deemed
Mr. benson OemocraU, Ala. followed in
speech OF "a similar tenor. in which he
denounced the Fedcral-clection laws Re
fcrring 10 the war he created a laugh by
the sentence, "You were successful; but
You did not whip us, We Wore ourselves
out trying to whip YOU"
Proceeding To a review of the recon-
struCtion measure. he asserted that when
the Anplo-SaNon race came into conflict
with any other race than the Teutonic,
the AuglO-SaNOn race must prevail When
the AuElo-SlNon and Teutonic races came
mo NoiIllNA NAl NNlill lif Nlf ltTillAs
He did not deny that there had been
violations of the Fcieral-clection laws
In the South. but the law had never been
enacted that had not been violated in
the North, as we'll as in the South.
Mr. Cooper NemocraO. Fla, opposed the
Fcderal-clection laws as productive Of
nothing hut evil, and worthy only Of being
wiped out with all the speed that could
hc given TO legislative proceedings.
Mr.. Clark DemocraD. Mo. said that one
of the reasons why the people had hurlci
the Republican party from power was
that that parry was the invCterate enemy
# free elections. Tho average citizen
liked fair dealing. The people did not
like the idea Of United States marshals
staggering around the polling places.
with bludccons i'm their hands and pistols
,,y thcir side. saying who should vote and
who should not vote on any pretence or
on no pr.tcucc az al. The people In
tended 10 remain free. and did not like
tho idea oi having tn army saying who
should vote.
SAMBO AND RADICALtSM.
Discussing the negro question, Mr. Clark
predicted tnat within short time the
people of the South. white and black,
would bc found working together or all
economic questions lie cOntrasted the at
ttudc OF the Republican party towards
the negro with that held by the Demo
cratic party. The Republicans gave him
taffy, the Democrats gave him the plain
comforts OF life; the Republicans stuffed
his head with asthetic philosophy, the
Democrats built schools and provided
teachers to educate his children; the Re
publcans gave him pamphlets, the Dem
ocrats administered to his wants when In
trouble; the Republicans asked him 10
break into the society Of the South, the
Democrats gave him honest employment;
the Republicans endeayored 10 stir his
heart to mutiny and outrage. the Demo
Gratis took him kindly by the hand and
said 10 him: MY brother. we are In the
same position, in the same locality. tray
cling To the same destiny; now let us
run together live in peace. make the best
OF "A bad situation
He then ridiculed the love which, he
said the Republican party pretended TO
fee! toward the negro. For S5i days or
the year the Republican party had no
use for the negro IL was on the Stath
day only that IL called out Sambo and
covered him with love and affection.
Q.aughter) The affection that had eX-
isted between David and Jonathan was
nothing 10 the love that the Republican
party had for the negro when the ballots
were going IN. Laughter) The Repubil-
can party had gone out OF power, ana !,
would stay out. while II lived II lived
in clover. and when Il died II died all
over" u.aughter)
The House at $50 adjourned.
THE SENATE.
The very evident absence OF 4 quorum
Of ssuators this morning was called 70