The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-12
A MARK
FOR THE SHAFTS
aarbed Witticisms Make the New
York Senator Writhe.
HAS ENOUGH OF THE SENATE
SAYS he PROBABLY WILL NOT
COME BACK.

VI marks which Mr.. DepeW Of New
York made yesterday concerning
the proposed amendment to the consti-
t1tion providing for the election # SEN
ators by popular vote, in the course OF
which he adverted to southern election
methods, precipitated a lively three
hours debate in the senate today. Mr..
Money of Mississippi, 10 whose state
reference had been made by the New
York senator, replied tartly to some Of
the statements of Mr.. Depew and de-
Tended the suffrage clauses in the Mis-
sissippi constitution.
Dir. Depew made a warm reply, and
attacked the election methods not only
IN Mississippi. but Of several other
southern states His remarks drew
sharp fire from several senators. Mr..
Money and his colleague. Mr.. McLau-
ria. explained Mississippi election
methods. and Rlr. simmons of North
Carolina pointed out that Mr.. Depew
had been entirely mistaken about the
operation of the constitution of that
state. and that his statements were err
roueous.
AR. Blackburn Of Kentucky warmly
arraigned the New York senator for
his comments on Kentucky elections
election law and asserted that the
New York senator was not informed as
10 the facts of Kentucky politics.
When the Chinese exclusion bill was
taken up, an agreement was reached
that a vote should be taken on it. next
Wednesday at I o'clock. Mr.. Teller Of
Col5redO supported the measure in a
nrief speech. maintaining that it was
necessary and that it was not in COLI
travention Of our treaty obligations
with China.
Money and Depew.
Replying to one of Nj. Depew's ar
guments. Mr.. Money said he could not
understand how the sovereignty Of a
state would be invaded by the adoption
OF al amendment TO the constitution
providing FOR the election OF senators
by the people, but he could see that
the efforts Of corporations and trusts
g crowd the senate chamber with their
agents would be invaded.
Mr. DepeR- took occasion Immediately
10 reply 80 Mr. Moneys remarks. He
said he had proposed his amendment
because he desired to get the important
question before the senate and before
the country. He insisted that if SEN
atOrs were to be elected by popular
vote the whole question of their cleo
ton would be called up whenever their
credentials were presented.
Nh Depew said he had no disposition
To Interfere Htth the local affairs of any
southern state and ne would not favor
q sO-Called force BILL but when the
men II New York had cast votes in
accordance with manhood suffrage
they had a right to demand TO know
what similar votes had been cast in
Mississippi He declared that the reg
isuatiOn boards in Mississippi were Sc
lected practically from one party and
For one particular purPOse-tO prevent
the negro from voting.
Says it Would Change Results.
He declared that if there was man
hood suffrage IN Virginia, Kentucky
and North Carolina there would be Re
publican senators in this chamber from
those states. He said there had been
no fear Of negro domination in North
Carolina, yet for the purpose of keep
ing Senator Pritchard, Republican. cut
Of the senate and to secure a Demo-
cratic senator in the place Of Mr.. But
Ter. P0pulist and for no other reasons.
the grandfather clause was inserted in
the new constitution Of that state. He
sharply criticised the Goebel election
lasv in Kentucky, by which, he said.
NJ I a y lDL ~ G- deprived OF the govern
0'ship Personally, he did not believe.
ard other Republican senator's did not
believe that $4,000 votes i'm Mississippi
should count for as much as 1900 900
votes I'm New York.
Referring. in conclusion. 10 an init
nation that the people of New York
were dominated by corporations and
trusts, Mr.. Depew declared that under
the law the people of New York could
deal with trusts according to their own
desire. The legislature was composed
Of representatives 81 the people. and
hey did the peoples viii as to trusts
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Depew's re-
marks, Mr.. Money corrected what he
termed some of the misstatements"
OF the New York senator regarding the
election laws.
Mr. 0IcLauTin OF Mississippi read
paragraphs from the constitutions of
Mississippi and pointed out that 1t con-
tanned "no grandfather clause
Says it Would Change Results.
Mr.. simmons of North Carolina. not
having heard AR. Depew's remarks
about his state. said he desired simply
To say that If reported accurately. Mr.
Depew was mistaken as to his facts.
and his statements were inaccurate
and unWarrauted
AR. Blackburn characterized the re-
mark of Mr.. Depew in precipitating a
discussion Of the pending question an
unprecedented performance.
Perhaps, said ne, ''it was because
that the junior senator from New
York wanted TO be the first to wave
the bloody shirt i'm this discussion and
TO threaten certain commemorative
with loss Of representation in con-
gross"
he read from the stenogro phic report
Of Mr. Depew's remarks about ken
lucky elections and declared he would
offer a premium 10 anybody who would
find a solitary statement with refer
epee to Kentucky in the senator's
speech. which was true.
Mr.. Blackburn entered on an elabOr-
ate discussion of the elections and cleo
tion laws Of Kentucky and maintained
that the GoeheI election law had been
sustained by the supreme court Of Ken
lucky. He tAIr. Blackburn was willing
10 stand OF that judgment He said he
would not undertake to learn his law
sat the hands OF a worthy. disttn-
Euhshed and conspicuous corporation
and railroad attorney" Nobody. he
said. had maintained that the GOebel
election law was unjust or unfair.
Kentueky's Election Discussed.
Il have been infOrmCi" Interrupted
Air. Depew, that one-third Of the vote
Of The state Of Kentucky was thrown
out in 4 recent election. Is that true -
ut IS no more true replied Mr..
Blackburn, than many Of the other
statements the senator had made about
Kentucky affairs
He said that 10 returning board in
Kentucky ever had held that Taylor
had been elected governor over Goebel,
and that the statements of Mr. Depew
were based on an entire misapprehen-
sion ~ The facts