or his protection
with the right to cast one honest vote, and no more, and have that
vote counted, and you, as well as I, are bound to protect every
man in the enjoyment of that right.

"There is the ground I stood on in Ohio, and the ground I stand on
now."

I closed my address as follows:

"And now a word to the best citizens of Richmond. If the criminal
classes can deprive a colored man or a white Republican of his
right to vote, as soon as they have accomplished it, then these
rascals--because every man who resorts to this policy is a rascal
--then these rascals will soon undermine their own party. They
will begin to cheat each other after they have cheated the Republicans
out of their political power. My countrymen, there is no duty so
sacred resting upon any man among you, I don't care what his politics
are. It is honesty that I like to appeal to. I say there is no
man who can be deprived of his right to vote without injuring you,
from the wealthiest in the city of Richmond down to the humblest
man among you, white or black.

"There is no crime that is meaner, there is no crime that is so
destructive to society, there is no crime so prejudicial to the
man who commits it as the crime of preventing a citizen from
participating in the government. Here I intend to leave the
question. I appeal to you, of whatever party, or color, or race,
or country, to give us in Virginia at this election an honest vote
and an honest count, and if Lee is elected, well and good; if Wise
is elected, better yet."

The Democrats carried the state and Wise was defeated.

CHAPTER L.
ELECTED PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE.
Death of Vice President Hendricks--I Am Chosen to Preside Over the
United States Senate--Letter of Congratulation from S. S. Cox--
Cleveland's First Annual Message to Congress--His Views on the
Tariff and Condition of Our Currency--Secretary Manning's Report--
Garfield's Statue Presented to the Nation by the State of Ohio--I
Am Elected a Senator from Ohio for the Fifth Time--I Go to Columbus
to Return Thanks to the Legislature for the Honor--Business of this
Session of Congress--Attempt to Inquire Into the Methods of Electing
Mr. Payne to the Senate from Ohio--My Address on "Grant and the
New South"--Address Before the Ohio Society of New York.

Congress convened on the 7th of December, 1885. The death of Vice
President Thomas A. Hendricks, on the 25th of November, was announced
by Senator Voorhe