Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-30
DR. WING The FIRE
Senator Chandler Speaks 0austioally Of
Election Laws
The Debate I'm the Senate Yesterday
Gray and MT. Hi9gins' Remarks.

Senator Chandler yesterday went on with
his speech on the federal elections bill. He
did so Enthusiastically, prodding the de-
mocracy at all points. and seeking as far
as he could to draw out the other side.
For a long time he was unsuccessful, for
he talked to an almost empty chamber, SO
far the democrats were concerned.
During the first part Of the talk there
were not more than four or five friends Of
the bill on the floor. Mr.. Chambers talk,
however. was full of spice and interest.
He concluded his dissection of the Mylod
frauds in New York that resulted in the
election Of Mr.. Hill to the Senate, and
then paid his respects to those who had
been most deeply concerned in the matter.
There were two distinguished democrats
responsible for them. One was then the
governor Of the state Senator HID, who
might. in a moment, by a wave Of his hand.
have prevented the counting of the MylOd
returns. But the governor had predicted
the result, and was bound to have it ac-
complished. He the governor) was primar-
lily the author-the responsible author-of
that great election iniquity. The other, Mr..
Chandler said. was then a private citizen
Of New York. practicing law In the city
Of New York. He had been President of
the United States and had expected again
to be President. One open, public, manly
word from him Of indignation against what
was being attempted in the city of Albany
through the processes of the democratic
party would have at once arrested all those
proceedings and prevented the accumula-
ton of those iniquities by the small demo-
cratic rascals who were engaged In per-
petrating them. But that word had never
been uttered.
A Political silence.
There was silence in the law office. There
was silence from that candidate for the
presidency. And why. he asked, had there
been silence? There had been silence be-
cause that citizen. that ambitious citizen.
had wished the state of New York to have
a democratic legislature. He had wished
the state Of New York to be strongly demo-
cratic He had expected to be renominated
for the presidency and had wanted every
preparation made that could be made for
carrying the electoral vote of the state of
New York in behalf of his own election.
And SO he had kept quiet He had not
would not himself play false. yet would
wrongly win. He had occupied the posi-
ton of distinguished parsonage of an
cient times. When Stephen was n,artyred
the witnesses and actors who had stoned
him to death brought his Clothes and laid
them at the feet of Saul Of TarsuS. And
Saul was conserving unto his death. SO
with that modern parsonage when permit
ting the clothes of the witnesses and actors
to be laid at his feet. he consented to
the death" and destruction of free and
honest suffrage in the state of New York.
Information About Delaware.
In the latter part of his speech, however,
Mr.. Chandler was more successful in OBJ
tanning responses from the other side OF the
Senate He fulfilled his promise made TO
Senator Cray last week that he should
speak Of the election laws OF Delaware be-
for l,ah ,l otf IN lstt
of Delaware. enacted in 1892 which gave 10
constabies i'll that state, RS nc claimed, the
same powers as were objected to now o.
the part OF federal deputy marshals.
Mr.. Hill inquired % Mr.. Gay wActher 1t
was not probable that if the federal election
laws were repealed the Delaware statute
referred TO would also be repealed. to which
Mr.. Gray replied that that was his opinion
II was very hard. said Mr.. Chandler, to
get anything reliable about the state of
Delaware. The senior Senator (Mr. Gray
had Just said .nat tire statute referred to
would be repealed. while the junior Senator
| (Mr. Higgins Informed him that it had
been already repealed, because 1t had cost
| $4,000 to execute il, and had, therefore,
| become unpopular.
| Mr. Harris attempted to put an end to
| the discussion by motion to proceed to
/ executive business.
| ''Will not the Senator withhold that mo-
ton until this discussion is ended?" asked
Mr.. Chandler.
| I'm extreme reiuctaNcy, Will, repIe1
| Mr.. Harris, amid loud laughter.
After Mr.. Chandler had talked for ten
minutes longer, Mr. Harris again inter-
vened. and said that If the Senator from
| New Hampshire proposed to finish the de-
| bate on the bill then he would gladly re-
| frain but otherwise he should move to pro-
| coed to executive business.
Il must yield to the Vaccinations of the
Senator from Tennessee" said Mr. Chand
Ter, facetiously.
Mr.. Higgins Speech.
Mr.. Higgins followed Mr.. Chandler in op-
position to the bill. After n long argument
against it he denounced the mugwumps as
apostates from the republican faith, who
had abandoned their party, who had aban-
! doned the negro after first sharing in his
| enfranchisement, who had abandoned south.
ern republicans after having towed them oui
into the open. and who now left them
naked and defenseiess, to their enemies
Northern democrats" he continued. south
ern democrats, mugwumps, all have realized
| their dream. They are now in possession o,
| the three branches OF the government"
Al the close of Mr.. Higgins speech the
Dill went over without action. =
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