Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-10
OOLLlVER On ELECTIONS.
The Iowa Orator GIVE. HIS views to House
Members.

Members.
n the house the most notable speeches
were made by Deliver Of Iowa ana Fitch
Of New York. Deliver said that these
election laws were the last remaining evi-
deace Of the authority of the United States
in the election of its own officers, and their
repeal meant that hereafter an American
citizen had no claim upon the nation for
the security OF his citizenship. The repea.
movement began 10y open conspiracy to
nul!Ify the amendments Of the constitu-
ton ana TO leave hea.p!ess and despised.
but loyal race with no rights as CITIZENS.
and few, if We might believe the recent re-
ports from Roanoke. from Birmingham
and from New Orleans, as human beings
The conspiracy had n states ike MissIs.
sippl turned out seven congressman on a
total poll OF 44,9lO-given Us an able man
ager OF the order of business in this house
on a total poll OF = 55G OF which he man
aged 20 save al but ljC The Republicans
preferred it TO the South Carolina method.
which robbed ;he voter with eight ballot
boxes, TO the Arkansas method or the
Georgia method, which in the FIftieth con
gress gave ten represt natives on total
poll OF p, 100 and as if % add a humo,nu,
and Erotesque feature to the situation.
gave the committee Oh elections q chair
man on an aggregate poll OF l, 100 souls.
The city of New York was here asking
Tor the repeal Of the only law that stood
between the citizen and the undisturbed
activity of the political regime which lit
orally owns the metropolis Is was not MS
purpose TO enter upon any defense OF the
chief supervisor of elections for the dis
trict of southern New York. He had never
no L s.f..
way 10 the polls. Tamnany's Quarrel was
not with him, but with the law OF which
he was the servant.
Fitch made the last speech. He
made savage attack on Davenport
whom he described as a political adyen
turer, entirely destitute IF all the resources
winch are ordinarily necessary for success
in political life. When this gentleman
presented 20 the leaders Of the Republican,
party In congress Plan by which he pro
posed to reduce or perhaps wipe out alto
gether the Democratic majority in the
city the vote of which controlled the most
important doubtful state in the union. his
proposal was hailed with delight.
he scheme was framed into legislation
and he was promptly put in charge OF the
machinery which he had conceived His
plan was an excellent one for the only
OBJECT Tor which 1t was designed, namely.
for his own personal profit. What his plan
did for the Republican party may be seen
IN the result of the election last fall
while his system was in full force. of a
Democratic president, a Democratic sen
ate and Democratic house of representa-
tives, elected by immense majorities in the
city and in the states which he contracted
to control.
referring to fuckers argument that
the law was unconstitutional and to the
fact that the supreme court differed with
Tucker he said the constitutional oues-
ton was not before the house. He ex.
pected to vote to repeal many laws whose
constitutionality was not questioned. The
law was bad law made for a bad purpose
and should be repealed constitutional or
not. lie asks for its repeal on the grounds
of practical experience.
This closed the debate. Today the voting
begins.