St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-03
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QUORUM or HOUSE MEMBERS SAID
TO Be THERE.
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w ASHlNGION, OCS. N.-DSudLS VII
elections bill in the house vas very one
sided. The four speeches made by
DinSmore, of Arkansas; benson, of Ala
bama; Cooper. of Florida, and Clark, of
Missouri, were all from the Democratic
standpoint. The Republicans. how
ever, managed to get in a suggestion &C.
oasiOnally by propounding questions.
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, made the
speech of the day. He was interrupted
several times by George Washington
Murray, the only negro in the house.
The attendance in the house is rapidly
falling off. Many members have gone
to Chicago, and Col. Ike Hill. the dep
uty sergeant-at-arms, who keeps tab on
the absentees, says if the roll were
called on the Midway Plaisance at the
worlds fair tomorrow quorum would
De developed.
Mr.. Dinsmore, a new Democratic
member from Arkansas, opened the seS-
sion In advocacy of the election repeal
bill.
In arguing for the immediate repeal
of the laws, he referred to Gen. Gros-
venor's (Rsp., o. threat few days ago,
that if this bill was passed. the Repub-
licans might withdraw their aid from
the administration in Its battle for the
repeal of the Sherman law.
There are some of US on this Slde,"
said MIR. Dinsmore. flor whom that
threat
HAS NO TERRORS.
= Although the Sherman law is cow
ardly make-shift, poor, weak, lame
measure, it represents the only hope of
those who believe in the use Of both
gold and silver as money"
In defending Arkansas against the
aspersions cast upon it, he called atten-
ton to the character of the man who
had been selected to perform the sacred
work of purifying the ballot in that
state. The chief federal supervisor was
"Poker Jack" Mcclure. who, when he
was chief justice, chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, and editor of
the Republican newspaper at Little
Rock, at one and the same time, had
boosted that he could render a decision
on one side as we'll as the other. He was
in at the birth of rascality in elections :;
his name was the synonym of all that
was corrupt and immoral. Truly, a
glorious man to look after the purifica-
ton of the ballot. Mir. benson, of Ala
bama, followed in support of the
measure. He is one of the promising
new members of the South. He graph
ically described the conditions in his
section of the country following the
war, when, he said, with clanking
sabres and military traps, dragged
judges from the bench and delivered in
structions from them. This course was
followed to humiliate the South and
to force her to her knees. In speaking
of the war itself, he declared with en-
phasis that he had performed his duty
as confederate soldier and was proud
of it.
81 believed ] was right" said he,
land under similar circumstances 1
would do it again. Oh, you did not
whip U.s." he added humorously in re-
ply to a suggestion from Mr.. Lacey, of
Iowa, that they would be forced back
into line again. You did not whip US !;
we wore ourselves out trying to whip
you" Laughter.
In discussing the action of congress
on the t.J
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and the split in the Democratic party,
he holly declared that there were some
Democrats who ought to go over with
the Republicans. We ought to meet
and exchange prisoners, said he, ''divide
at the AlleghenIeS and proceed with the
fight" While arguing in favor of the
unconstitutionalityO of the election laws,
Mr.. Ray interrupted to inquire whether
Mr.. Denison did not believe the trainers
of the constitution intended to found a
nation in perpetuitY.
"How do you spell nation?" asked
Mr.. Denison in return.
with big N" replied Mr.. Ray.
''Well that is exactly where we differ"
retorted the Albanian. II sometimes
spell it with small n; always when it
applies 10 banks"
He continued that the constitution
undoubtedly conferred power on con-
gress to perpetuate the Union, but that
the clause invoked in support of these
laws was only to be used when the states
defaulted. At one point he said impet-
uously, addressing the Republican side j:
You have got high protection, you've
got enough Democrats with you to de-
stroy silver. You've got the earth; do
you want the fullneSs thereof"
Mr.. Cooper, OF Florida, was the next
speaker.
Champ Clark, of Missouri, followed
with vigorous speech in support OF
the bill.
The people die not like the idea of
United States marshalS staggering at
the polls with bludgeOns in their hands
and pistols at their sides saying who
should vote and who should not vote.
The mission of the Democratic party
from Its conception has been to give
local self-goyernment TO the states
JetfersOn'S victories declared that years
ago; Cleveland's victory declared the
same thing. "lf Cleveland favors local
Self-government," shouted Mr.. Wilson,
of Washington. why does he
IMPORT FOREIGNERS
as Indian agents i'll the Western states?
perhaps there are cases where the
president cannot find men of sufficient
intelligence and integrity to fill those
places i'll your state" suggested Mr..
Clark.
THE only scalawag," retorted Will
son hotly, Ito whom we object was sent
from your state"
Mr.. Clark began TRADE against the
pretended love of the Republicans of
The cOlored race.
They call him negro" said he, I'VE
call him 'niggers.'"
They gave him taffy, we gave him
food and clothing"
After several similar comparisons, he