The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-06
IN THE SENATE.
Debate on the RuI TO Repeal tho Federal
Election Lave.

Election Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5-The House bill to re-
peal the Federal Election laws was the subj ct
OF discussion in the Senate to-day. and Mr..
Chandler rep. y. H. spoke in opposition to
It. In the course OF his remarks Mr.. Chandler
engaged in a colloauy with Mr.. Palmer Dem.
ILL.,. who said that he favored the repeal OF the
Federal Election laws because they had proved
TO lie utterly useless for tho accomplish emit
OF the purpose for which they had been de-
signed.
The Senator from Illinois," said Mr.. Chand-
Ter. in his new political associations abau-
dons the Fifteenth Amendment OF the Consti-
tuition. and leaves the coored people in the
Southern States without the ballot with which
to protect themselves"
Mr.. Palmer-So far from abandoning the
Fifteenth Amendment. regard IL as one OF the
browning trum phs Of modern civilization and
republican government. But. regarding these
Federal Election laws as n mere menace. as
useless. as offensive and as injurious to both
races l propose to abandon them.
Mr.. Chandler-I ask tho Senator from Ini-
nois whether he is in favor OF blottinG the
Fifteenth Amendment from the Constitution.
and abandoning the attenlpt to secure suffrage
to the 100000 colored voters in the United
States?
Mr.. Palmer-I would no more abandon the
the Declaration OF Independence. regard
them as being essential parts of each other.
Mr.. Chandler resuminG his speech, said that
the national election laws were part OF the
great scheme OF the Republican rarity and Of
the American Re ople for the ~ otcctioa OF race
of seven millions of human beings. constitut-
ing One-tenth OF the population. lie looked
with apprehension on the course which tho
Democrat Senators proposed to pursue. lie
A. ~ -
they were now inauGurating.
Mr.. Palmer Dem. III supported the bill
because he believed that the Federal Election
laws were useless misleading. and menace
to every community where they were nut in
force. IL WAS contended on the other side OF
the chamber. he said, that the colored people
in the south had not their proper representa-
ton in governmental AFFAIRS We haye6 cen
OF the hawaiian question The total popula-
ton OF those islands is about 10000 The
and yet those 1000 whites own more than
- per cent. Of the entire property Of
t toS s"Hu' OF one per cent 81 Ut It.
And the whites have oyenhIown the Govern
prociaim. a Constitution With property guaiiG-
cations. And | heard one oil me leaders
Of the pAE at 10 those th Ss
who have oyeTthrown the native Government
were e. be eompared with t96 Mashingtons,
dom. This is the view ~ the PARTY that now
claims to be the champion and pTeserYer OF
the rights OF the colOTed race
AR Frys Hep, Me- said that IL the States
could be- depended upon 20 do what is Iust aud
fair. they ought TO he allowed 10 administer
the Election laws; but that n the States could
not be depended upon; the Federal Election
laws should be- retained; lie went on to relate,
as a twice told tale" the 1ammany natural
ization frauds in New oTk ia lsS. which. he
said. aroused the people Of the nlted States.
and, as result OF tongTossiOnal Investigation.
the national Election law was enacted Did
the senator from Illinois not believe. Mr.,
FRYE asked, that II was the DUTY 81 the United
States To take cognzRnce Of that awful. that
monumental crime against the ballot in the
great Empire stats2 He raused Tor a reply"
answer said Mr. IalmeI, that the in
stance given by no means IusIilleG tho law.
The fact that there was crime in New YORK
Furnished no r9hsGH iG1 1uoes1Gg sys5s
SUSPICION q fraud and TO putting supervisors
over them"
senator is not 50 good as thought he was, 1
think he Is no better than the average Demo
cTaG ianGhtrrl think he Il tTednehtiy
senator would sdy pTOmutly that the nited
States would have been derelict IN It's duty II
this grand republic. for which the Senator has
himself fought and hled But n" he says that
any attention 10 these horrible wronRs AGAINST
Mr. Frye aiterward referred to the provision
in the Constitution OF Mississippi that voters
must be able % read the Constitution OF the
State or 20 interpret its meaning lie was told
by Mr.. GRAY Dom. Del that that was no
worse than the provision 10 the Constitution Of
Mr. FRYE The State Of Massachusetts has no
Ms. Gray-It has a more stringent law.
The Constitution Of Misslssippt" Mr.. Pal
mpT put 10 TO ils special benefit OF Mr. FRYE.
has yeIy muyh Tesemb lanes 10 the Constitu-
ton u Hawaii lLAughteEl
Mr frys-Ths Senator rom Illinois - dis
Ssit short tims the syidsnsS taken. ~ the