Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-01
FRAUD AT THE POLLS
Elections At ne South Were At
ten led With Violence.
xa. PATTERSON ADMITTED IT
Repeal of Federal Eiecsioas Ban De-
b.sed la ths Eos-s. HAT No
Aesion Ma Iakea

w.mrseros. sept 0-In the house
tosiaFs
Mr. saysrs asked unanimous consent
In ths nressnt considsratlon Of ioint
fs.oluflon extending unui the Dth q
Juns. lsEl4. the time for compicting the
work q ne elsseath eensus There
was % q ton and the Joint resoln-
t,oa uas passed.
There sas 40 result fFom the call of
eommlltess: and The house resumed the
ssasi.leratlon u the federal election re-
peal bill. The passage q whirh was adj
socafed ~ Mr.. Pafterson- tie oepre-
GATED sseflon4lism IN the discussion and
criticised the men y Who would endeasor
% sflr up lraiarnal strife BY bringing up
raasaorias q he var. Ho had nothing
T. az against the republican party. lt
was 4 party of great achievements; u
va party xhich had produced great
statesmen. bat that the country Vas
f<acefui add harmonious aos was the
glory q the national democracy.
The condition at ths Close ~ the war
ieff the south With tao races s-one the
sscs "a tha zrandest race the earth had
ever s-eu. TIE other the most helpless
aad nnsl forbeaFing and TIE most ignor-
anf The superior racs should take
charge of this helpless race tie AL
ulitts1 that there had teen fraud end
violence. No such revolution could be
acconl plished without fraud and sio-
hence.
Hr. Henderson, read letter from
friend ~ his mentioning hse counties
81 Uestern tennessee uhere wholesale
fraud an,i violence hal been committed
o. the democrats ln ls-a.
Str. Pattersop entered a general denial
oc thsa eharge. The republican party
assumed that every negro VAS a repnb-
lican aad that II hts vote was not
eoaafed for the republican party there
ra1st be fraud and violence That vas
a. catirs mistake. II there had been
fraul. IL had its origin in these federal
e.-csion laws Those laws were IN the
south practically a dead letter. The
aitsrnatlve forced upon the white peo-
re II the south had been simply awful
Even the republicans ot the south on
sconoasc qucstioas voted the democrat
ticket
Let there be kept away from the polls
the army. the supervisors. the rnarshals;
and let every citizen whether he be
black or white. 90 into a booth and de.
termine By himself for whom be would
vote. la concius,On he declared that
the fnieral election laws should 30
eternaily repealed
Mr.. Mccall opposed the bill.
SIR. Warner regretted the abscnce of
his coileaxue. Mr. Fitch. ca account q
domestic. afiiiction. lie would not. be
sad. reply o. the SANDERS that had been
aurled against the city Il New York. He
t-cepted them a. a declaration that
<ex York was the swivel of democracy
.nd Uith tas sympathy % friends and
he attacks q enemies the people of
~ Work hoped always 20 be fortunate.
he city ~ New York hat given a model
the Cnitrd States IN her registration
iad her election laws. New lcfk was
tee frst state whers II was knowa where
tie election laws stood
lie asked In behalf 20 New York state
thai fhese lass siaot.i4 - repealed
Mr Richards advocated the repeal of
the federal election laws
The bill was then postponed for the
day.
Hr Dockerv made a partial report
from TIE loin, committee appointed 10
inycstigafs the la~s governing the
various executive departments. IL was
ordefed printed. aud then. az ti0. the
house adjourned