The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-06

during the exciting scenes incident 10 the
| Hayes TfldeT. contest OF 1876. His party
renOminated him for Congress a second
time In this contest he was defeated.
but 10 1878. havinE been nominated for the
third time be was elected. increasing his
majority In the Bloomington district 10
.. 600
At the expiration OF his second term N
Congress he resumed the practice OF Law st
Bloomington. He was a delegate 10 TIE
Democratic National Convention of 1SSt.
and after the election OF Grover Cleveland
as President he was appointed First As
sistant Postmaster General Il IS said OF
him that during his incumbsncy o. the Of
fee he had charge OF al sppoin meats. and
ably seconded the President in his civil
service reform ideas. never dismissing an
emplOye for political reasons. Mr.. Ste
vensOn married a daughter OF the late Rev.
DR.. Lewis W. Green, President OF Centre
College, in Danville, Ky- in December,
1866.
After retiring from the Office Of Fl st
. Assistant Postmaster General Mr. Steven
son returned 70 his home. He was chosen
as a Gelegate-at-large 10 the Democratic
Maj c. al Cony. ntion in 1892, and vas
serving in tha, capacity when pomiusted
for the Vice Presidency on the ticket with
Mr. Cleveland.
Mr. Stevenson In 1877. was appointed by
President Hayes a member OF the board 20
inspect the Military Academy az West
Point, although as q member OF the Forty
fourth Congress. he was strenuous in his
opposition 10 the plan OF settlement Of the
Tilden-Hayes electoral dispute. he made
several speeches on the question. In his
last speech on this subject he arraigned
the Electoral Commission as corrupt. say
ing in part; The worst effect OF this de-
cision viii be its lesson TO the young men
Of our country. Hereafter Old-fashioned
honesty is al discount and villainy and
fraud, the legaliZed instruments Of sue
cess. The fact may be conceded. the proof
is overwhelming that the honest voice Of
states has been overthrow by outrage and
fraud and yet the chosen tribunal OF the
people has entered the solemn record that
there is no -emedy. Oh. judgment, thou
art fed 10 british beastsi
Mr.. Speaker. my criticism OF the decision
Of this tribunal rests upon Its finding IN
the cases Of louisiana and Florida. Upon
the Oregon c. sc / have no criticism TO
offer. II is true Mr. Speaker. We have
now reached the final act in this great
drama and the record here made viii
pass into history Time, the great healer
viii bring a balm to those who feel sick
AT heart because Of this wrong. But who
can estimate the evils that may result
TO us and our children from this judg-
ment. Fortunate. indeed, viii it be for
this country if our people lose not faith
in popular institutions; fortunate IL they
abate not their confidence in the integrity
Of that high tribunal For a century the
bulwsrk OF our liberty in all kinds of pop
ular eommotion and peril. the Supreme
Court of the United States has been looked
upon as the final arbitration. its decree
needed as the voice Of God. How disas-
trous may be the result OF decisions SO
manifestly partisan. l will not now at
tempt to forecast Let this vote be now
taken and let the curtain tall. that no
hindrance or delay be interposed to the
execution Of the law, but that of faithful
adherence TO Its mandates BY honest ef-
forts to revive the PROSTATE industries of
the country and restore public confidence
by obedience TO the constituted authori-
ties. We will show ourselves patriots
rather than pRrtisans in this hour OF our
country's misfortune