The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-20
CONGRESSIONAL,
EXPLANATIONS BY SENATORS HOWE AND
SUMNER.

EXPLANATIONS BY SENATOR'S HOWE AMI
SUMNER.
Dir. Howe stated that in replyingto the
recent speech eff the Senator from Mass
achusetts (Summer) on San Domingo, he
had not only combat:ed the Senator's
position, but had INDUCED in some refec-
tions which were wrung out OF him by the
conviction, which he could not then resist,
that that Senator had been speaking IN
the interest of the Democratic oppos.lon.
The very explicit declaration with winch
that Senator had closed his remarks
Yesterday on the pending bill had con
WINGED him that the Senator's purpose
was not what he (Howe) had supposed
it to be- He sought an opportunity toI
make this declaration. No one would
doubt that he made it with a great deaI
more satisfaction than he did the remarks
which he had previously submitted. de
thought he might be allowed to add, IN
his own vindication, that no one would
suspect him ut having Wllitully madeI
that mistake, especially when 1t was con-
sidered that it was the Inference drawn
by large portion of the Republican
press, and he might say by the entire
Democratic press.
Mr.. Sumner replied: Senator Howe
did me an injustice the other day, and be
should have known it. l. on thatoccaslsin,
tried to save the Republican party from
responsibility for an act of wrong. 1t
was on that account, among others, that
I spoke am member of the Republi
can party, faithful to it always,and | can
not see it made responsible fora violation
of international law and the Constitution
Of the United States without interposlng
my feeble effort to save it. In that spirit
spoke. The Senator arraigned me when
was trying to save the Constitution, to
save my country, and to save the party to
which belonged, as much as the Senator
from Wisconsin,
Senator Howe should have known
better than to arrive at the conviction
that Senator Sumner had been speaking
in the interest of the Democratic opposi-
ton. He would have saved himself
from making the remarks he did, and
from making the acknowledgement that
he had become convinced that the Sen.
posed it to be. Becoming convinced Of
his error, it wos manly in Senator Howe
to make the acknowledgements which he
did. And 1t would have been becoming
in Senator Sumner to have gracefully
received the acknowledgement, and to
have been silent as to Senator Howe ar
raigning him when he was trying to save
the Constitution, the country and the
party to which he belonged.
1t is time however that Senators, Re.
representatives., and the press should learn
to allow others to oppose measure
recommended by the President and sup
ported by themselves without hold
ing forth that they are acting in the
interest of the Democratic opposition
There is no Pope in the Republican
party, and no one has right to assume
infallibility for himself or any one else
The Republican party being party OF
progress some of necessity must be in ad
vance of others. And if some are in ad
vance, there must be difference of opin
ion, and it is wise to tolerate difference
of opinion. We may think ourselves
right to-day, and to morrow find out thai
what we thought to be right was wrong
Those who are always right never make
any progress. 1t is we'll that all should
know that they have sometimes beer
wrong, for then there 5 ). chance fol
progress and improvement And thu
knowledge of having sometimes beer
wrong ourselves should teach us the wis
dom of sometimes toleIting wrong il
others.
CONGRESS STILL IN SESSION The
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