The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-01
URGED STRONGLY
By SOUIHDRNERS.
The Elections Law. Is Hurtful
and Oppressive.
PARTIAL SUFFRAGE TALK
Had Lincoln Lived There Would Hay,
Been Peace and Prosperity.
The Law Was Passed with the Idea Tha
the South Was Merely Conquered
Territory-ve Warm
Debate.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-In the House,
the Committee on Appropriations pre-
sented for immediate consideration, bill
to extend the time for the completion of
the eleventh census to June 80, 1894.
Passed.
The debate on the bill to repeal the ma
tional election laws was resumed.
Patterson, of Tennessee, spoke in favor
of the measure. He maintained that Pres
ident Lincoln went to his grave never
dreaming of a universal negro suffrage,
and not a soldier who followed the flag of
the Union and fought its battles dreamed
of it during the war or Immediately after.
He declared that had Lincoln been per-
mitted to live and carry out his policy,
there would have been peace and pros
perity in the south. Lincoln's as
sassination made it possible for
the ambitious Republican leaders to
place their heels on the neck of the south.
The reconstruction legislation was passed
on the theory that the sovereignty of the
states was gone, and that the southern
states were a conquered territory. Over
5000. 900, 900 were heaped into the debt of
the southern states in a few years. Ruin,
devastation, lawlessness, frauds, corrup-
ton reigned supreme.
Henderson, of Iowa, interrupted to
read letter from an unnamed individual
in Tennessee, declaring that in five
counties of that state wholesale fraud and
intimidation were practiced.
Patterson replied by recounting the
history of the attempt in 1885 to punish
election frauds; called attention to the
condition OF affairs in the south before
the war, when a man who would
corrupt or spend money on elections
was dishonest. If it has been other
wise in the south since the war, the
origin must be looked for in these
election measures. If the Republican
party had pushed the policy placed by
Lincoln in his letter to Governor Kent, OF
limited suffrage for the negro, it would
have been vastly better for the negroes
and for every section of the country
Prolonged Democratic applause1.
McCaul, (Republcan) of Massachusetts,
followed in opposition.
McNagney, of Indiana, followed in sup
port of the measure. He claimed the
whole question of federal supervision of
elections was hurtful and oppressive.
Dewitt Warner. of New York, next
took the floor in support of the measure.
81 do not care to defend the
state of New York, - said he,
'sagainst the ISLANDERS hurled at her from
every corner of this chamber by Repub-
licans. We welcome them. The facts
are that New York city was the first TO
adopt model system registration cleo
tion and count. The system is so perfect
that on the night OF an election from one
end of the country to the other, the re-
suit in New York is known and accepted
We in New York city compelled the
county districts to accept the same scrut-
| my at elections which we voluntary put
on ourselves years ago. He went on to
refer contemptiously to Justice Wood
who had, Warner said, reversed himself
in order to keep Dudley out of Jail and
prevent an official investigation OF the
rBlocks of Five letter.
81 RESENT shouted Jackson, of In
diana, springing to his feet.
s'Justice Woods decision was in ac-
cordance with the law in the case.''
sit is neither law, morals nor de-
eency,' retorted Warner, cit was an
illegal decision to which Judge Woods
was driven by political necessity"
Johnson sought to read the opinion OF
Justice Harlan bearing on the case.
Richards, of Ohio, then took the floor
and made carefully prepared and force
full argument against the CONSTITUTIONAL
| ity of the election laws.
At the conclusion of his speech, Dock
cry presented partial report of the COM
mission to investigate the expenditures
N the departments.
Then the House adjourned.