The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-10
00rGH FACES IN POLITICS.
Boutplle Applies the Name to Everett
Of Massachusetts,.

as Applicable TO Iu6 GenI4sInan
vron Springer White With
Rage and Trouble Imminent, But it
Didn't Ocour-The FURRY One of the
Incidents of Debate on the Election
Bill.
Washington, Oct. 9.-Mr Aldrich of
Chicago opened the debate on the election
bilI in the House this morning with a
vigorous defense of the republican at
tempt to check the democratic frauds in
that great city and put down the Garter
Harrison ring"
Mr.. Deliver of Iowa, one of the repub-
Hcap orators of the northwest, followed
with brilliant speech. 81 was not one
of those F" he began, ''who believed this
session would pass an untimely display of
nartisan contention. Study of the origin
and history of the Democratic party con-
WINGED me that the only thing that could
mite the democrats was some project to
undermine the freedom and fairness of
elections"
Mr.. Coombs Of Brooklyn supported the
bill.
WAVING THE BLOODY SHIRT.
Then came Mr.. Boutelle of Maine
against the measure. Every democratic
speech" he said, has demonstrated that
this is to be blow at the fundamental
principles underlying this government. l
thought the new generation would join
hands with us in building up a common
country. For ten days the sheeted ghosts
of the confederacy have fitted about
these halls and jabbered of a defeated
conspiracy. The Vice-President of the
United States has been accused of undue
sympathy with our struggle to capture
the government, yet you don't complain.
Not a union soldier sits about the cabinet
table" Applause.l
THE SOUTH IN THE SADDLE.
n Mr.. Boutelle then went on to take up the
records of the democratic chairman Of the
Senate committees, beginning with the
pr sident protein, Mr.. Harris, showing
that almost without exception they had
served in the confederate army. He re-
viewed the committees in the House from
the speaker down to the committee on
pensions, showing how they stood, and
that they were dominated by ex-confed-
crates. MIR. Wilson, he said, had
elected Mr. Springer from the
loyal states as chairman
of the ways and means committee, and
Mr. Holman had been deposed by the tri-
umphant democracy with a confederate.
"Ideclare, here, now, on my own respon-
sbility as a representative, that no more
mischievOus doctrine, no more deadly
blow at our institutions, at the essence of
the nationality of our country, can be
dealt than by the denial of the right of
this imperial government to cross the
borders of sovereign state" [Repub-
hcan applause.
If such doctrines are to prevail, then
the cause for which and two millions of
my northern countrymen fought when
the rebellion was put down, was not vic
tOriOus" Renewed applause.
THE DOUGH- FACE IN POLITICS.
81 want you to understand" he con-
tinued, "that when you rely on the dough
faces of Massachusetts arc the ballot box
suffers of Tammany Hall, you are lean
ing ON a broken reed.n Applause.
Mr. Boutelle, after delivering glow
ing apostrophe to New England, in which
he made some sarcastic illusions to DR..
Everett of Massachusetts, was about to
read an abstract from James Russell
Lowell who he said, described the dough
faces of 1861 and enabled him to throw
upon the screen of the House photo of
the dough faces of 1893.
The House was listening eagerly. Sud
denly Mr.. Springer took exception against
applying the epithet dough face" to a
member of the House.
1T is an epithet," returned Mr..
Boutelle, defiantly (which can be APP
piled with equal force as well to the gen
tleman from Illinois as the gentleman
from Massachusetts"
SPRINGER WHITE WITH RAGE.
The House held its breath Mr.
Springer's face grew white with rage
DO ! understand you that you applied
that epithet to me?' he shouted.
You understand it as well as you are
capable of understanding anything" re-
torted Mr.. Boutelle.
Il want you to know, sir'' replied Mr.
Springer, striding toward his adversary
with fire in his eye, that you dare not
apply such an epithet to me-"
The gentleman from Illinois can't be
lmpertinent to me under the guise of
point of order,n returned Mr.. Boutelle.
But l withdraw the epithet," he con-
unued, moving his arms magnanimously
IN Mr. Springer direction, Gin order that
may 90 on with my speech. l deny,
however, that it was unparliamentary.
The attempt to make it so is as silly as
was the attempt in the last congress to
take exception to the word mugwump.'"
THE INCIDENT DROPPED.
Mr. Springer was evidently far from
being satisfied with the bout, but he seat
tract from Mr.. Lowell.
MIR. Marshall of Virginia secured five
minutes in which to reply to the fiery ut
lerances of MIR. Boutelle. He appealed to
Ihe republicans not to be constantly re-
mludmg the south that it had engaged in
an unholy rebellion
Mr Stallings of Alabama and Mr.. Lock
Mo2l OF New York followed in advocacy
OF the bill.
WHITE CAP YARN.
Mf. Payne, rep, of New York, who OPP
Posed the bill, referred to the reports in
Dne morning papers that white cap or
eFSuLLauons were preventing the ginning
IIcotI0n IN the southern states. 1t was,
ne ne sad, but result of the methods which
iIe south had adopted regarding the bal
~ lie detailed at great length the
SueIV OF the Senate of New York by the
TTeLI1ocrats in $780," and the part taken by
%SuuBe l. IT, Maynard. who was nominated
d ior supreme Judge by the New York
o ,r last Friday. "Why do you de-
Inauu honest elections}" he asked, ad-
rleSslhg the democratic side, "when you
IN ,ot Una for the highest judicial position
'He empire state criminal"
FITCH CLOSES THE DEBATE.
MT. Fitch of New York, chairman of
cue Ie c9mmlttee which reported the bill,
s1oseu the debate for the democrats. 1t
~ 5el+ed particularly fitting, he said, that
of ~ tn LaSJ argument in favor of the repeal