Evening star., 1902-03-18
THE SIMPLE FACTS
No Occasion for Democratic
Hysteria.
NOT A FORCE BILL
THE CRUMPACKER RESOLUTION
THAT WILL BE PASSED.
A Committee Of Investigation as to
Southern Disfranchisement Laws
Provided For.

A condition of hysteria, unwarranted by
the facts in the case. seems to exist among
the democrats Of the House over the pro-
posed action of the majority with reference
to the investigation of southern representa-
tion in Congress. bogey man Of most
monstrous and prodigious proportions has
been discovered hidden behind the Crum-
packer resolution, and preparations for
violent assault upon him are urged.
A force bill' is at hand; the bloody shirt
is to be exhumed; sectional bitterness is to
succeed the EZRA of good feeling" which,
by the way, was inaugurated by republi-
can President. The democrats north, east
south and west are to be rallied to oppose
the force bill.
All this would be very interesting If 1t
were true No action is contemplated by
the republican leaders Of the House of any
such drastic nature.
The action which will be taken will be to
pass a resolution providing for the ap-
pontment Of a special committee to report
the details Of situation known TO exist.
The Facts of the Case.
The facts were reported in The Star last
Saturday. The republicans of the commit
tee on rules, obeying the recommendation
Of formal republican caucus, decided to
House. That resolution provides as fol-
lows:
THAT the Speaker shall appoint Sc
lect committee, consisting of thirteen men,
bers of the House. whose duty ii shall be,
and who shall have full and ample power,
to investigate and inquire into the validity
of the election laws Of the several states
and the manner Of their enforcement. and
whether the right to vote al any election
for the choice of electors for President and
pf ted
resentatives in Congress. tn. executive and
judicial officers of any of the states or the
members of the legiSla ture thereof is de-
MED to any of the male inhabitants of any
of the states. being twenty-one years of
age and citizens Of the United States, or in
any way abridged. except for crime. Said
committee shall have power to subpoena
and examine witnesses, under oath. and to
send for records and other evidence that
may be necessary for full and complete
investigation of the several subjects herein
mentioned. and it shall be authorized to sit
during the sessions of the House and to
shall deem necessary. Said committee
shall make full report to the House of
the result of its investigation at as early
date as is practicable.
The program of the House leaders Is to
adopt the resolution, appoint the committee
and have the report made to the House.
The report will come in about the end Of
the session and will put on official record
of disfranchisement laws of southern states.
What Mr.. Crumpacker Says.
Subsequent action will depend upon the
judgment of the majority Of republicans Of
the House.
The outcry of democrats against this
resolution said Representative Crumpacker
today to a Star reporter, is a bit of cheap
bluff If Mr.. Hill Mr.. German and the
others thought that our contemplated ac-
tion would have the political effect they
ascribe to it. instead of warning us against
it they would keep still until we were
thoroughly committed.
THE outcry is only to frighten some of
our timid republicans. The democratic
leaders know that they dare not go before
the country on the exposition of the facts
of southern disfranchisement and represen-
tatiOn.
''rhey know that on a question of repre-
sentation according to the mandate of the
Constitution the country, north, east, south
and west will be of one mind.