New-York tribune., 1902-04-12

a peoale of New-York were dominated ps
II orpora,ions and trusts Mr.. Depew oeclai eu
hat under the law the people OF Ne" 0"
could deal with trusts according 10 lhel Wv"
desires The legislature composed OF rep
resentatiyes of the people, and they dla INC
people's viii as TO .~usts and as to other shlieS
Ar the close of Mr.. Depew's remarks MI
Money corrected what he termed some OF the
n,isste,euents' of tie New-York Senator re-
sarcine the election laws OF MISSISSIPPI MI
McIlaurin. Of Mississippi read at length para
graphs from the constitution Of MISSISSIPPI anu
pointed out that it contained no grandfather
clause.
Mr. simmons of North Carolina, not having
heard Mr. Depew's remarks about his state
said he desired simply to say thal IL fetoi 80.
accurately Mr.. Depew was MISTAKEN az =. ~ 1 Ia
facts, and his statements were liihOo ' ~
unwarranted.
MIR BLACKBURN TO THE RESCUE
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky. rkened the New
York Senator to a bull in a china shop ne
characterized the action of Mr.. Depew In pre-
cipitating a discussion of the pending question
.an ,,nnracedented performance" Perhaps,
said he sit was because the junior senator run ,
New-York wanted TO be the hrst TO WaNe ny. .Ii
bloody shirt in this discussion ana 10 thiedOeh
certain cornmonwea1ths with loss OF repre-
sentation in Congress. he read from , t,ie
stenographic report Of Mr.. Depew reIii'i i h
abort kentucky elections. and declared ne
would offer a premium TO anybody VINO Mou'u
find a solitary statement with reference 10 heiI
tucky in the Senator's speech Whlch was - u us S,
1T is ALL he asserted. the produSl "t @ "
exuberant fancy with which the Senator from
Nerr-York has long been accredited
Mr Blackburn discussed the elections anu
elactian laws of Kentucky and maintained that
The Goebel law had been sustained by Ine gu
preme Court Of Kentucky. He was WILING 70
stand on that judgment He sald ne Wotaiu Hot
undertake TO learn his law at the hands OF
worthy. distinguished and conspicuous CORP Pta
ton and railroad attorney -.ebodN' ne Salu
had maintained that the GoeDel ele'OlOH Il"
was unjust unfair.
'J have been Informed" interrupted MI De
new that one-third of the vote of the state OF
Eentuckv was thrown cut in a recent electloh
.It &c no more true" replied Mr.. Blackburn
tdn iilaIls 2 "a t.o,,+ Kaptucl,y AFFAIRS" He
said that no returning board in henIuchs 80
had held that Taylor had been eecteo 90 f NJ
oyer CIoebel and that the statements oI MI
Depew were based on an entire nisappieliei4
sion Of the facts. o-
In conclusion NJ. blackburn said, sarSasS
+icalIv that he would suggest q manner IN Ni'Ct n
the New-York Senator might be aLpeaseui,
the amendment was adopted New loi ana. -
he excepted and then the railroads of thaI
state and especially the New-fork teH,fai
Railroad need not be deprived of representation
in the Senate
DEPEW HAS THE LAST WORD
In q brief general reply TO his critics. MI
Depew said he thought there ought 10 pe
federal election law, uniform in its apphca'ion
20 au States so that the people could have as
suranc. that all Senators were elected by
fair and impartial vote. He was proud OF ms itiS
connection with the railroad interests ot .lIs
country a connection which with one nlilIloil ~
of associates, he always had consloerea nom. :.
eb,a He was ready to sumbit his claims TO
a seat in the Senate to the electorate OF NV, Nv
York State but when his present term sIlou.a s us
expire he would have reached perlod ih ~ Il !.
when IL was exceedingly doubtful whether ne
would care to return TO the Senate