The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-04

trying to preciritate him. That Is what
| want 10 do; / am not assaiI3ng him !
am not a~rraigning him I am not diota-
ting 10 him. know the proud nature 81!
the Senator from New York. know r
that Senator was elected TO this body :
{ Republican. although he nigh, have
been a Readjustcr at the time, ami II he
should come TO this BODY ana the Demo
Gratis should begin TO intimate in this
hall. and the Demo ratio papers shoull
intimate over the country. that n waS
ecing 10 vote With the Democrats on the
organization. he would feel insult,d Just
az my friend from Tennessee M Har-
ris) justly felt By the illusions to him in
the newspapers. SO with any other man
On that side.
Once more let me say. the senator
from Virginia ought to know that by all
the memories of the past there is not =
nan in this body whose whole soul goes
out more in earnest TO protect his honor
than my own. ! would rather lose the
organization OF the Senate by the Demo
cratic party and never again have 4
Democratic committee in this body than
nave Virginia soiled with dishonor. I do
not say that the Senator is going TO 10
II. but | see the precipice yawhing before
him. | see whittier potential influences
are leading him. | know the danger Just
ahead. l would rescue him if / could. He
may say It IS enmity, he may say 1t IL
an unfriendly spirit he Will live to know
the force OF the words | am tutoring.
Men in this country have a right TO be
Democrats; men in this country have a
right 70 be Republicans; men in this
country have a right to divide on ma
fiano1 i-~,,,r n-l Ioa,1 ..-. -.
man has a right to be false TO a trust.
| repeat it; and whether the Senator from
Virginia shall be guilty or not is not for
me to judge and l will not judge. | say
If he votes as you want him TO vote God
save him or he IS gone. If he comes here
to illustrate his Democracy by going over
to that side of the House and VOTING
with that side of the House, he Will be
beyond my rescue. No. gentlemen, /
honor you. l like a proud Republican rs
we'll as | do a proud Democrat. | an
conscious Of the fact that some Of the
best personal friends | have in this body
sit on that side of the Chamber. men
whose high character / would trust any
where and everywhere. Gentlemen, YOU
know your hearts respond to every word
l am uttering when l say you despisc
treachery, and you honor me today FOR
making an effort to rescue a gentleman,
not from treachery, but from the charge
of It. If the Senator shall vote as you
desire him to vote, he cannot escape the
charge.
Mr.. Mahone.-Mr. President, | want 20
interrupt the Senator from Georgia.
The Vice President.-Doe the Senator
from Georgia yield?
Mr.. Hill.-Certainly.
Mr.. Mahone.-I cannot allow you 70
make any such insinuation.
MI. HILL make no inSinuatiOn.
Mr.. Mahone.-You did emphatically
and it was unmanly. Now it must stop.
Let us understand that.
Mr. Hill repeat, l do not know how
the Senator is going to vote. l believe
he is not going to vote as you expect. !
believe he is not going to be guilty OF
being false to his commission. | will not
charge that he will; l will not insinuatc
that he will. | have not inSinuated 1t.
The gentleman must be his own keeper
the gentleman must solve his own queS-
tons; but | repeat, | repeat as d friend
| repeat as a friend whose friendship vii
| be appreciated some day, that the SEM
tor is in danger of bringing upon himself
a charge which he will never have the
power to explain.