New-York tribune., 1873-01-20
topics OF THE TIME.
SENATOR HARLANs TROUBLES.

/ ,>,re can be no violation, it must be sup
n - 4, the impersonaIty OF journalism in assuming
Ins editorial defense OF Senator Harlsn's peouniary
tp-..,,cns with Dr. I. c. Durant Is Mr. Harlans own
..snon and defense. He is the editor Of The Wash
~ chronicle in which We find It, The Chronicle Tor
/ ~ E.rsnl when the fact that DIR. Durant had paid
toward Harlans election expenses came out, said
s..,s vas not until some time after the alleged ex-
,sure that Mr.. Harlan hoard of it, On the day this
lament appeared Dr. Durant testified that he sent the
J. ,s TO Mr. Harlan in two NewYork checks OF 5000
a payahle to Mr. Harlans order. so the money was
'.aD NJ. Harlan direct Why did he'not know Of the
go expenditure "until some time after" The ques-
as painful one, and is thus met by The Chronicle Of
| suriay 9th:
rse testimony which drawn out before Committee
@ on YESTERDAY. diSciOScS no new fact except that
~ cbeck checks for the funds made payable as
n Einoss supposed, TO the order OF Mr. Harlan AT te
srr OF the donors bank in NewYork City. The maln
90 remain before. Dr. Durant states that the FUNDS
- By han were his money and not the money y,, Gt
~ Union Pacific Railroad Company, or OF the Crcdt
s,ser that the contribution was voluntary on ms
~; that his motive personal friendship to"hr9
az, Harlan =; that he had an interest IN iowa anu
.,ted good man in" Tnis settles the custom Dr.
psrsnrs testimony can be relied on; FIRST tsae .so
| ~vaBis- personal friendship and his Iowa IN,
.vss; second, that he voluntarily contributed
~ IN that result; third that he used his own private
s. and moi the funds OF the company. The only
s question 10 be settled IN this connection Is, were
- inds used for any purpose Of eorruptoni This will
sSe money was applied That it was not intended
~ hs,ni member oi Congress is clear as Mr. Harlan
teSr,tf al me time a member of either house. But
,her it may not have been intended to be used To
aap the people OF Iowa or mem9efs OF the Iowa
sspOsed to solve, and We await additional testimony
Istnis point.
NJ Chroncle then argues that none but an imbecie
,n suppose that Senatorial contest could be (even
sstmateD conducted without expense, the use of Dr.
rursnts friendly $1,000 not need not be, cor
s,aon fund. He adds:
T charge OF the corrupt use Of money by the UIfen
p.gdc Railroad Company to influence his election was
saiOrii contest one year since under tho apparent
rpees OF the friends OF ex-senator Grimes, Senator
fer bling his chief competitors FOR the shining prize
vas published in their partisan Journals. lt was
bsted about by their friends and sad 10 be capaole
n proof by a distinguished ex-senator" whom every
loay knew to mean Senator Grimes. Mr. Harlan had
ts evidence at the time proving the falsity OF the
eare far as IL could be supposed 10 smack OF cor
rupon and that all three Of these parties were them
syes largely interested pecuniarily IN the Credit
Nob.ier and the Union Pacific Railroad or branches.
Tis does not seem TO meet the Does it follow
,As, Mr. Harlan is innocent of any improper use Of
y in the Senatorial canvass because the charge that
n has ia an old onei Has he dsproved 1t beforei VIII
he dlsproye it now 1t will strike most people that
thOO Is large sum TO in the ordinary and legiti-
mate expenses Of election pending in State Legisa-
ure and IL is by no means certain that Dr. Durants
cash is all that Nj Harlan used in his canvass Nor do
see how Air hafans bldtelueht tuat tho HVn0y lh
uished by Dr. Durant was from that gentle
man as ga personal friend" not as an officer
or agent of corporation, helps the case.
Dr. Durant expressly said OF Mr. Harlan
ths, be lived TO be sure rival line Of road, but
thought understood wants Of the State and that
he had been Washington long enough TO know how to
look after the interests Of the State" it mere
matter personal friendship between Dr. Durant, who
Is 5 New-YOFk Democrat, and Mr.. Harlan, who was
Republican candidate in Iowa, why this matter Of
rival line Of road brought into the case at alY Did
Dr. Durant give Mr. Harlan $4,000 to help him into the
United states Senate frendH Or did he give it as
any man interested in railroad matters In Congress
would give iti Did Mr. Harlan ask for this money be-
cause Dr. Durant his friend, or because he was
representative of certain railroad interestsi Really
Gsse questions have not been answered.