New-York tribune., 1908-05-10
HONEST ELECTIONS
Discussed from Opposite Party
Points Of TiczC IN the House.

Washington MAY 9--Sections1 and partisan lines
sharply drawn in the House Of Representatives
to-day. and for time charges and counter charges
Of dishonesty elections by both political parties
were heard. Interest in the proceeding was keen
hecause The floor leaders. Representatives Payne
of New York. and Williams. OF Mississippi were
the principals the discussion.
Mr.. PAYNE got the floor. and criticised Mr Will
Jams for having the hardihood say he was in
favor Of honest elections"
Sine when the Democratic party In favor
honest elections" he inquired in sentorian tones
Was n." he asked when Il deprfving Ger
tain class OF citizen OF suffrage iy every means by
perjury. fraud intimidation. murder and every
thing else under the ." tie wanted II
the Democrats favored honesty in elections in the
State of New York where time after time they car
red the elections. by the honest ballot but by
fraudulent deposited in the ballot boxes and
fraudulent counts lie said ii well known that
IN Troy. Albany and the city OF New York the
Democrats sent around repeaters from poll poll
I'm gangs Of five who inpersonated well known citi-
z"ns and they the citizens registered:
who Were allowed by the Democratic officials
vote and who when the honest voter around
deprived him his ballot The Democrats. said
Mr.. Payne in favor OF honest elections only
when they got q majority that way. rs it neces-
sary for the Democratic party in Maryland TO dis
franchise the black man." he asked Maryland. he
said had got the habit Of going Republican now
and then" The people getting educated he
said and by Republican ideas. He declared that
the Republican party had an honest majority in
Maryland. and in order overcome It, the Demo
Gratis were bending every effort to deprive every
citizen OF the right Of franchise fand thereby make
q Democratic state Of Maryland
Nj Williams replied that he had listened to the
lecture upon honesty in elections from the leader
0 Republican party the party OF fresh new.
crisp 81 bills; party of blocks of five: the
of the city OF Philadelphia; the party OF return
In, rds baCk carried
the election In 1896 by wholesale bribery party
that even As late 1870. denied that II had been
receiving money from 1duciary corporations for
political purposes and whose officials convict
ed of falsehood in the denial: the party Herods"
II there was anything that a stencil in the
nostrs OF all humanity, he said. 1t was the city
of Philadelphia 1T has such bad SMELL he
declared that the Republicans themselves
could not stand all the time Mr.. Williams d
mitted there a time when there in
timidaton and fraud in his part of the country
but there extenuation for II when a
great engaged in saving its civilization"
There however he exclaimed. amy
extenuation for the Republican party in
its programme of wholesale bribery in 1896. 1900 and
1904 when that party took the money belonging
widows and orphans and never had the manhood
nor the justice return it,"
time, he said. President Roosevelt had the
manhood TO say that the Republican campaign
committee ought to return the money that had
been fched from the widows and orphans and
benef1ciarieS and po!lcyhOlderS OF the New York
Life and New York Mutual Insurance companies"
Crossing the aisle and pointing his finger at Mr..
Payne. Mr.. Williams fairly shrieked Yes. there
was a time in the history of the South when revoIu-
ton stood In the saddle" but he added. 'snce ther
those states have adopted constitutions" The
anchisement laws. he declared. were passed
for the purpose OF preventing fraud, and the Su-
preme Court of the United States has upheld them"
Still facing Mr.. Payne. Mr. Williams remarked that
'the gentleman's soul revolts at the idea Of the
Democrats being interested in honest elections"
Mr. Payne he said. from the party of the |
vhisl<ey fraud the Credit MObilier of the Star |
Routes fraud"
.Ah" he exclaimed II handy history with |
him all day but don't want to handy history"
He believed letting the dead past bury itself |
On both sides What do you say now?" he again |
shrieked What do you say? Here stand 1 /
stand to challenge you that every dollar that
into a campaign fund shall be published to the Z
world the day after received. that the world
nav know the motive of the giver and the world /
may fudge the OF corruption in the hands of /
he recipient.
Mr. williams backed slowly 10 his seat and
ne sat down he exclaimed at the top Of his voice,
What do you say for the future? Let the dead |
past go