The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-04-11
ALMOST i RUCUSS.
TWO Kentucky Representatives.
Face Each Other in the House.
a SPlcED WoRDY DUEL
Second Thought
Probably Prevented Serious
Trouble. The Blue Grass
Election Law.

election Law.
There vas an exciting scene In the
| house Wednesday as the climax Of 8
discussion Of the Kentucky situation
| when Mr.. Wheeler, s Kentucky Demo-
| crat, snd Nh. Pugh, a Kentucky Re-
| publican, faced esch other from oppo-
site sides Of the main aisle and indul-
| ged in vordy duel. Nr. Pugh charged
! Mr.. Wheeler with misrepresenting GER
| tain facts. He was laboring under
great excitement. Mr.. Wheeler showed
admirable temper and though quick to
resent the fancied insult awaited the
| disclaimer Of Mr.. Pugh. There was an
air Of suppressed excitement through
out the debste. It was the first time
| the subject had been broached in the
| house end intense interest was mani
tested. The fencing was sharp aud
/ brilliant. The following is the Incl
dent in detail:
Mr. Boreing Of Kentucky, who fol-
lowed With a general political speech,
aroused general interest By discussing
the Kentucky sisuation. Holding the
ligh. of civilization before the world as
the United States we're doing, were we.
he asked, willing to see the torch Of
liberty extinsuished at the birthplace
| OF Abraham Lincoln and the home of
| Henry Clay. So far as the Goebe!
election lsv Of that State was concerned,
! he said, the people Of Kentucky would
| be glad to change places with Puerto
! Rico or Hawaii They were not asking
for federal interference. they were ask
ing simply for fair election Law. He
gave notice that il necessary to get rid
| Of the Goebel law he would ask for the
passage Of the federal election law.
Il will not appeal on behalf Of the
colored race or of the Republican par
,y," said he, buff a general election
law which will enable the federal courts
to reach out aud determine the validity
and constitutionality Of the election
laws Of the several States. y
MIR. Wheeler Of Kentucky replied In
fiery speech. He admitted that the
situation was humilis,ing to every
Kentuckisn but had hoped that i,
would not be ventilated here. He eu
losised the Geebel election iaw. He
would rot contend that the dominant
party bad not taken advantage Of its
power in districting the State. Il had
done 80, following the tactics OF the
dominant party in most Of the States
rhe threat Of federal election Law,
he said, was used to terrorize the Dem
ocrats.
MIR. Boreing disclaimed any intention
Of threatening the Democrats, but said
the Law must be repealed.
lit will never be repealed" retorsed
Mr.. Wheeler.
Continuing, Mr. Wheeler said that
''all the fuss was being kicked up in
Kentucky by fellows who were trying
to hold ofice in defiance Of the courts
whose mandates they refused to obey"
MIR. Wheeler thea became involved
in the controversy with Mr.. Pugh.
"The election commission did not
declare Taylor governor Of Kentucky"
| said Mr.. Wheeler. They said that on
| the face Of the returns he had the ma
jority. but that it bore such unmistak-
| able evidence Of fraud that if they had
the right they would go behind it and
kick him out, as the legislature did"
Il do know that some Of them tried
to pave the way for the contest re-
piled Mr.. Pugh, hotly, that was after
wards, waged On partisan lines in the
legislature to the disgrace of our COM
| monveslth and to the disgrace Of you
as citizen thereof. (Applause on the
Republican side.
That is the gentlemsn's opinion, :"
retorted Mr.. Wheeler sarcasticslly. i
would rather te disgraced, MIR. Chair
man, at any time by taking my lot with
the Democrats of Kentucky tan to be
| identified with the men who took the
life of Gov. Goebel of that State,
(Applause on the Democratic side)
Are you quite certain that the men
Who took the life Of Goebel could not
De carried to your own ranks rather
than to the Republican party in Ken
tucky?' asked Mr.. Pugb, livid with
! excitement, amid 6erlsive laughter on
the Democratic side.
| Nobody believes that" shouted
some one ca the Democratic side.
DO you say nobody believes thss?"
asked Mr.. Pugh, facing the Democratic
side. ''Was not more bitter contest
vaged against Mr. Goebel in that State
by his own psr,y than was wsged in the
| Republican ranks? Was he not de-
nounced more from every stump in the
State of Kentucky BY Democrats than
By Republicans2'
MIR. Wheeler-That is true, Mr.
Chairman. (Applsuse or the Repub-
licsn side Il has been the fate Of
every great man who vas true to the
interest Of the people, to incur the i'm
placable hostility of hireliugs aud cor
ruptionists, 1t matters not where he
has been. {Applsuse on the Democrat
ic side } And the worst element Of
the Democratic party did ssssil him,
but thank God be received 1872 600
vo,es, ~, ,O00 more votes than were ever
gwen to Democratic candidate for
governor in Kentucky before. That
shows whether or not he was close to
the pt ople Of the State Of Kentucky.
Mr. Pugh-How many votes did Gov.
Ia, lor receive?
| Mr. Wheeler-Thst is question
,hst nobody but the Republican lesder-
aud God Almighty vii! ever kncs, Ia
my opinion. l decline to be interrupt
cd further.
Mr. pugh-H you will only Dsses the
truth.
Mr.. Wheeler-Thc gentleman Ger