New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-29
NR. TTCKERS ATROCITIES"


crcssional District of Virginia. sometimes called
.Tommv'--thouch we don't know why unless
from some fancied resemblance to tho Tommy
Tucker" Of the nursery rhymes who " sang Tor
his supper"-ITenry st. George come of we
observe that your eloquent speech On the re-
peal Of the Election laws docs not appear IN
"Thr Congressional Record" but has been
withheld for revision" Henry You were
wise. 1t needs revision. You will do wei TO
revise il with a blue pencil and coed deal OF
power in your elbow The press reports agree
in saving that when You struck the tiptoe and
high falSctto of yorT elOquencc you declared
with ce,ticulati0n that "thc atrocities Ct the
Duke of Alva in the Netherlands did not OK
coed in depravity the crimes committed by
John 7. Davenport against the liberties OF the
people of New-Ycrk" We suspect. Henry,
that iust mt that point your mouth got away,
and YOU began saving things You were not
sure about and had no knowledge Of. Doubt
less they sounded eloquent to you and Nou let
them 20. regardless. II was mistake. Henry.
You would do well when You get !our proof
slips for revision TO draw yorr blue pencil re-
morselos.ly through the atrocities of-hc Duke
Of Alva It will come hard, no doubt. For 1t
is probably true that the references TO the
Dukes atrocities will he read with delight by
Virgnans OF the Xth District but the troubl"
is that they are calculated to make you 4
laughing stock for the rest OF the country lcu
will appear especially ridiculous to the people
of New-Yolk. whose liberties You appeared
TO he 50 much exercised about.
Henry did you ever see John l. Davenport?
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time when he is in WaShington-and we
understand he spends considerable time there
to step into John Chambcrlin's and take
look at him. He is not at all dangerous to look
at. In personal appearance he does not re-
sSmble any existing portrait OF the Duke OF
Alva. You would do wen then To make some
inquiries about him, and the specific crimes
he has committed "againSt the liberties Of the
peorlc Of Ncw-Yorli' which are not exceeded
in depravity by the atrocities of the Duke OF
Alva in the Netherlands. Henry, darling we
suspect that YOU have been too crodulouS. lou
have taken fer true the cock bull stories
of certain New-Yorl Democratic newspapers
nhont the dreadfulncss of Davenport. If John
|. Davenport had committed any crimes against
the liberties Of the people Of New-York he
could not have escaped punishment. This
town is in the absolute control OF your party,
Henry in al its departments. including the
judiciary and tho police s. also is tho state.
Tut Davenport is at largo: indeed has never
he II arrested or tiled for crimes against the
liberties Of the people. lie is an officer Of tho
United States Circuit Court and il is by virtue
Of that official relation that he exercises the
functions of which Won complain. lie has hccn
five times Investigated" and all his official
ars havc been made public He is removable
by the Circuit Cont IF he Is guilty e crimes
and atrocities 50 is the Circuit Court which re-
talns him in Office. Isn't that So Henry?
D. Won know. Henry that The solo charge
against Davenport is that he has been so ener-
ectic in preventing false registration md Illegal
vctnc that he has intimidatci Democratic
voters and kept thcm away from the polls?
Do Won believe that he has in fact kept one
honrst Democratic voter from tho exercise of
his legal right? p you thinl, down at the
bolt IN Of your heart that in this town. with
Democratic majority Of from 10000 to So.ooo,
with n majority Of the election officers al every
registration booth and polling place and the
courts ard police absolutely their own. any
honest Democratic voter has been terrified and
inundated and kept from the polls by John
l. navcnpor? You know better, Henry. And
YOU know that the liberties 81 the people are
in no danger in Ncw-York. or anywhere else
from the appointment of two supervisors Of
registration and election. OF opposite parties
fer oach election precinct by the Judges Of the
Circuit Court Your grandfather. from whom
Won took yOpIr name was we believe. n Circuit
Court Judge II is said that when he was on
the bench he decided that a State Government
had the right to open the United States mails
10 prevent the circulation OF newspapers OPP
posed to slavery. We believe the Circuit
Court is quite rs safe reliance for the liberties
Of the people now rs il was in yOrr grand
fathers time. Don't You. Henry? And don't
You think too. that yOu would better blue
pencil out Of your revised speech your aSser-
ton that the Election laws are unconstitutional.
notwithstanding the contrary decision Of the
Supreme Court? You are rather Young. Henry.
TO differ 50 positively with the Supreme Court.
Again. Henry. did it occur 10 you while you
were rolling ont your references 10 the atrocities
of the Duke Of Alva that in score Of instances
during the last eight months in the Demo
cratic States between Maryland and Tcvas the
"bcSt citizens" have been hanging, shooting
branding burning and torming human beings
in n way that would make the Duke Of Alva
seem a messenger Of mercy and an angel Of
light? And that not single person has ever
been punished for il. or over will be? Again.
Henry, we say bluc-pcnci the Duke Of Alva