The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-24

these questions the majority had avowed.
ly acted not with reference 10 the right and
wrong involved, but wholly with refer.
ence ID the esupposed interests Of theparty
Tho Senator from Indiana (MoRToN) In
apeakmg'o tile position Of MI. SUMNER,
Ind boldly said:lhAt The question was NOT
us to the propri6ty Of The act. but was
whether the majority intended 10 stand
by the organization anil usages Of the
party. That il was a standard Of duty
for Senators acting under oath. When II
was proposed toiinVestigate the abuses Of
the New York Custom, House, the Scna.
tor from Indiana, did all he could To de.
iHat 1t, but now he boasts that il has win.
diCalcd itself from suspicion that il was n
whilGwashing committee. That com.
miItCe had not yet made its report, and
he CTRUMnuI.) would not assail it, but
its conduct in making tho investigation was
Epnhllchndwil somewhat remarkable. The
witnesses who testified that tho Custom
House officers had interiered with tho
Legislature Of New York were asked
whether they were not taken there them.
selves for the same purpose, as II the peo.
ale had not the right to take part in poll.
tics, and as ilthe committee could call the
people to account for their political action.
He had seen II stated, too, that notice had
been given that the witnesses brought be.
lore tile committee Tor the purpose Of eX.
posing thescorruptiOn and mil taance in
office were themselves to be prosecuted. A
good way 10 encourage witnesses to testl-
ty. Again, on tho pending resolution the
same Old.Cry Of party had been raised,
and tile Senators who d had gmoved
4 The resolution were threatened with
fine and imprisonment. He would not
comment on the motives OF the Senators,
but the people were thoroughly aroused
against fraud and corruption everywhere,
and they would understand the motives
Of these Senators very well. But the
Senator from Indiana had denounced
the plstformof the liberal Republicans as
anti. Republican, and essentially Demo.
4 cratic, and he would now undertake to
show that the man who held that view
did mot know the meaning Of Republican,
ism. He then went oyer the resolutions
in the platform one by one. and insisted
that they were all in complete accord
with the principles of the Republican
party, They were principles he had con-
tended for through all his public lifeIan
God helping him, he would contend for
them to the end.
Mr.. MORTON said that Mr.. TRUMBULL
had come into the Senate with prepared
speech containing two things-an assault
on him (MORToN) and a defence of the
Missouri Liberal Republican moment and
its platform. 1t was unnecessary for him
to show further than he had shown al.
ready, that that was movement designed
to divide and defeat the Republican party.
He was sorry that Mr.. TRUMBULL had
identified himself with'it; but as he had
done so, others could not do less. than re.
c6gnize the fact. Mr.. TRUMBULL had
pretended there was no evidence that the
Cincinnati Convention was 10 make q
gnomination Tor the Presidency. He NOR.
TOM thought there was no doubt about
that, but he would have the Secre
tary read from speech Of. or.Governor
Gratz Brown, Of Missouri the leader
fof the ~ movement, TO show that
nomination was 10 be made
by that Convention. Governor Brown,
in that speech, delicately intimated that
he expected the nomination ~ himself,
but at the same time eXpresseda o willing
ness to stand aside lor stronger man, and
he (MoRToN) believed 1t was generally
understood that the Senator had stepped
ont of the Republican party, stepping,
however, within easy returning distance,
and is standing with his back all chalked
over, "Barkis is willin'" Laughter /.
Mr.. MORTON reiterated the statement
that the Liberal Republican platform was
essentially Democratic, and that he based
his criticism on tho resolution which de-
Clarcd the Ku.KluX law unconstitutional.
He said there was still rebellion in the
South, and he believed moro men had
been killed and wounded by the KuKluX
during the last four years than were
killed in the war Of 1912. Mr.. MoRToN
then criticized Mr.. TRuMBULL's vote on
amnesty, and insisted that if he and
Mr.. TlPToN had voted for the bill as
amended, instead of against it, II would
have passed by two.thirds vote. Sena-
tor TRUAtBUIL talked much OF civil SER
vice reform, but he had been informed to-
day that thatVery Senator had made 103
recommendations to Office since the ad.
ministration came into office. sF
Mr.. TRUMBULL said he had no means
Of knowing exactly how many lleshad
made, but he was satisfied that in the last
five ycarshe had not made dozen rec
concentrations and that there were no
men in office who had been placed there
by his request.
MIR. MORTON said he was authorized to
say that Mr.. TRUMBULL had made 1903
recommendations.
NJ. TKUMBUM. said he would like TO
see the evidence. T Ii,rE T..
Mr.. MORTON said that Mr.. TRUMBuLT.
had charged that he (MoRToN) had at
tempted to defeat the investigation by
raising cry in the party, and that the
charge was not true, but he acknowledged
that he was party man, and that the
party was IN indispensable instrument for
the enforcement OF the principles which
he believed necessary for the salvation Of
the country. Mr.. MORTON claimed that
Mr. TRUMDuL had always been party
man, and had received ut the hands OF
the Republican party the highest honor
that could be conferred, excepting the
Presidency, md now if he would wish to
desert them he wished TO know it. II he
intends to come forward and support the
nominee on the fifth Of June, now is n
good time to say it. As said the other
day, don't wantto be cheated, and don't
want my party TO be cheated Nessrs.
Breckenridge and Slidell having decided
to go toItle rebellion, stayed behind in
this Chamber 10 betray the government
and country hope their example will
not be followed by others. II they mean
10 leave lis l can bid them a kind good
bye but l am not willing that they shall
remain and fight lis from our own camp.
Mr.. NYE obtained the floor, but yield
cd it to q motion TO go into executive