The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-03
MARSHALS AT THE POLLS.
Southern Members DelOunCe the EleC-
tiOl Laws.

Missouri Makes a Strong Speech on
the Negro Question.
Washington, Oct, 2-The attendance in
the House this morning was small, and
the speaker directed the clerk to call the
committees for reports, but none were
submitted.
The debate on the federal election repeal
bill was resumed, and the House was adj
dressed by Mr.. Dinsmore, dem, of Ar
kansas, in support of the measure. He
denounced the election laws as improper,
unauthorized unjust, unwise and wrong.
They stood as an obstruction
to the carrying out of the
wishes of the people He expected to
see the pledges of the Democratic party
on this question redeemed. Such a course
was vital to the interests of the govern
ment and the happiness of the people.
The people had thrust the
Democratic party into power in
order to enable it to repeal
those laws which had been put into force
by the republicans 1t was the duty of
the Democratic party TO repeal the laws
permitting federal interference at state
elections and that duty would be faith
fully performed.
Mr.. benson, dem, ofAlabama, followed
in speech Of similar tenor, in which he
denounced the federal election laws.
Referring to the war, he created laugh
by the sentence you were successful,
but you did not whip us; we wore our
selves out trying to whip you"
CONFLICT OF THE RACES
q Proceeding to review of the recon-
struction measures, he asserted that
when the Anglo-Saxon race came into
conflict with any other race, than the
Teutonic, the Anglo Saxon race must pre-
vail. When the Anglo-Saxon and Teuton-
ic races came into conflict, war would
be the result. He did not deny that there
had been violations Of the federal cleo
tiOn laws in the south, but no law had
ever been enacted that had not been vio-
lated in the north as well as
in the south. The men from
the north could not tell the men from the
south that, "You have the beam in your
eye and we have only the mote in oursn
Laughter. There were some men who
said there might be another war. He
was not one of those He had enough
of that. Laughter. He had fought his
distinguished friend Gen. Henderson
of Illinois, and he did not want
to see that fight any more.
Laughter He then proceeded
to argue against the federal
RIOuuUSs
and he and Mr.. Ray, rep, of New York,
grew controversial and argumentative on
this point, Mr.. Ray taking the contrary
position. He also got into colloquy
with Mr.. Blair, rep, of New Hampshire,
but the collOquy was uninteresting, and
he closed by declaring that free and in
dependent states were the reservoirs of
the rights and liberties of the people
Applause.
Mr.. Cooper, dem, of Florida, opposed
the federal election laws. They were
productive of nothing but evil, and ought
to be wiped out with all the speed that
could be given to the legislative proceed
ings.
A LOVE OF FAIR PLAY.
Mrn Clark, dem, of Missouri, said
that one of the reasons why the people
had hurled the Republican party from
power was that that party was the invet-
crate enemy of free elections. The
average citizen likes fair dealing The
people did not like the idea of United
States marshals staggering around the
polling places with bludgeons in their
hands and their pistols by their sides,
saying who should vote, or who should
not vote, on any pretense or no pretense
at all. The people intended to remain
free, and did not like the idea of having
the army saying who shall vote.
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
Discussing the negro question, Mr..
Clark predicted that within short time
the people of the south, white and black,
would be found working together on all
economic questions He contrasted the
attitude of the Republican aparty toward
the negro with that held by the Demo-
cratic party. The republicans gave him
taffy; the democrats gave him the plain
of life; the republicans stuffed
his head with aesthetics and philosophy,
the democrats built schools and provided
teachers to educate his children; the re-
publicans gave him pamphlets; the dem
ocrats administered TO his wants in
time of trouble; the Republican party
asked him to break into the society of the
south; the democrats gave him honest
the republicans endeavored
to stir his heart to mutiny and rage; the
democrats took him. kindly by the hand
and said TO him, MY brother, we are in
the same position, in the same locality,
to the same destiny. Now let
MS return together, live in peace and
make the best Of bad situation, and
with malice toward none and charity to-
ward all, solve, if we can, the most diff
cult question ever presented to the chill
dren Of Africa" [Applause.]
LOVES HIM ONE DAY IN THE YEAR.
He then ridiculed the love which, he
said, the Republican party pretended to
feel toward the negro For 364 days OF
the year the Republican party had no use
for the negro. 1t was on the 365th day
only that it called out Sambo and covered
him with love and affection Laughter
The affection that had existed between
David and Jonathan was nothing to the
love that the Republican party had for
the negro when the ballots we're going.
Laughter. The Republican party had
gone out of power, and it would
stay out. While IL lived, it
lived in clover; and when
Il died it died, all over" Laughter In
conclusion Mr.. Clark said that the dem
0crats were honest and earnest in this
business. Whatever the republicans
might think about it, the democrats had
no doubt about holding the executive
branch Of the government, and would
soon hold the judiciary branch, for the
next twenty-five years, with the full con-
sent Of a majority Of the American
people.
The House then, at 525 o'clock, ad.
lourned until tomorrow.
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