Birmingham state herald., 1896-08-01
TEN DAYS IN CONGRESS.
In That Time Goodwyn Voted Five Times tt Seat Godbug Republicans in Place
 of Free Silver Men.
Marion County News.

Marion County News.
 A. T. Goodwin, populist candidate for governor of Alabama. claims to be democrat and peculiarly the friend of silver. Let us look into the gentleman's record and see how well it maintains his contention.
 On April 22, 1896, A. T. Goodwin took the oath as a member of congress.
 On May 29 he voted to seat an ex- treme gold standard republican in place of Stokes, a silver democrat, who had been elected to a seat in congress from one of the districts in South Carolina. See Congressional Record, pages 6434- 6435. He voted the same way on the same case on June l. See Congressional Record, page 6519.
 On June MT. Goodwin voted to unseat Colonel Elliott of the Charleston district South Carolina, a most accomplished southern gentleman, a son ot Bishop El- lott and an ex-Confederate soldier, who had been clearly elected by the voters of his district, as evidenced by the returns of the sworn officers of the election, made up from both political parties. Upon the trial of the contest it was proven by sev- era leading men of his own color that Murray, the negro contestant. was not a citizen of the district, but had carpet bagged into the district and obtained his nomination by fraud, and in consequence of these facts large number of the col ored voters of Charleston refused to vote at all in said election, and the majority of those who did vote voted for Colonel Elliott. In spite of this evidence Mr. Goodwin voted to seat the negro Mur- ray, no other populist or democrat vot- ing with him. MT. Bell of Colorado, the leader of the populists in congress, voted against Murray, giving as a reason that Colonel Elliott, according to the evidence hnfn elected. still Goodwin persisted in vot- ing to seat the negro Murray. See Con- gressional Record. pages 6662-6663.
 On June Goodwin voted to unseat Lockhart, a silver democrat, and seat Martin, a gold standard republican. See Congressional Record, pages 6742 and 6743.
 On June GQodwyn voted to unseat Underwood of Alabama, a polished gen. tleman, who had been elected and held his seat by virtue of the votes of ma jority of his constituency, as conceded by every unprejudced citizen of the dis trict, irrespective of his political prefer ence and voted to seat Aldrich, repub- lcan and gold standard advocate See Congressional Record, pages 69OS, 691O and 6911.
 Thus this man. who pretends to be the great friend of silver voted in about ten days five times to seat gold standard re- publcans in place of free silver demo- crats as members of congress, the po- sftion of all others where they could damage the cause of silver, and it must not be forgotten that one of these votes was to seat a negro over a white man, an ex-Confederate soldier, when at the same time Murray was not citizen If the district from which he claimed his seat and was nominated by fraud, as proven by leading men of his own color.
 How do the free silver populists like this record? If any one disputes the facts as set forth in this article the Con- gressional Record can be found at the News office to prove every fact cited.