Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-23

The RcJ,sfb1tcGa this morning, commenting
upon the fact that amid the wreck Of reputa-
lion by the Pacific Mail hurricane, the
staunch and sound STAR and Republican
have ridden out the gale untouched, remarks
as follows:
'Of the leading journals of the District our
evening COtemPOrary, THE STAR, and the
NGfiOslGi ReJaIb}IrGn are the only ones that
have escaped being Smuttel by The Pacific
Mail corruption investigation. This il sad.
Perhaps If these exceptions To the rule hal
not been made THE STAR and the NF'iOHql
RefUotcdn might have been induced tn play
the part of independent journals or OfdemO-
cratic journals, or 20 print a daily edition of
last years almanac. As 10 is. we are tempted
10 oondOle i'm public manner with our hon
est and fearless little ncighbOT over the fact
that our joint influence was not sought. We
believe, however. the lobbyists knew too well
that efforts 10 obtain the publication OF 'edi-
torlals and statistical paragraphs a. adver-
fisementS in our columns would have been
unavailiBg We are satisfied to rely upon
the legitimate income Of our publishing bust
ness for a competent support, and we know
that THE STAR is of the same mind. As the
hoy said when he Overcame the temptation
10 steal melons. honesty is the best police
man. \ due observance of the experience
of this Juvenile would have Obviated the ap-
pearance IN the offices of the smaller journals
OF the staiwaTt form Of Colonel Or1way or
some of his deputies. We will not attempt
10 mOraliZe, nor are we inclided To phariSai-
cat self-exaltatiOn in connection with this
matter but sadly, tearfully and reluctantly,
full report OF Mr.. Irwin's testimony, which
appears on our first page"
Though The STAR and Republican, may
well afford 10 indulge in some mutual felici-
tations over this conspicuous illustration of
the good policy, rs well as the right policy of
conducting newspapers on principles of
moral rectitude, yet il Is due 10 our cotempO-
raries to promptly give them the benefit of
any reputation they are able To- make of
charges or inslnuatiOns to their detrimant.
The CHRONICLE to-day says OF the testimony OF
Irwin:
The Committee of Ways and Means of the
House continued the examination of Mr. Ir-
win yesterday, eliciting the statement that
he paid, in addition To the amounts men
toned I'm his former testimony as published
by Us yesterday. II 800 to John NJ. Norris
one of the editors of the C1tTDylirLe before its
purchase by its present prOprietOrS i'm nav
ment for advertising, printing statistics. &c;
l,Jco tO the prOprietOrs of the Fd'riot and
HeTuid for similar work, and $4,000 to the
late Hon. a. W. Randall, Postmaster Cen
eral under President Johnson, in addition To
the $1,000 ramed by him the day before. The
witness testified that this 80 OOO was Dai1 Tn
Mr.. Randall To silence the opposition of a
Methodist party in New York city, who
Were, as he says, opposing the passage OF the
subsidy bill
'wehaye taken pains TO procure an official
re1odt'n report of this part of the testimony,
which Will be found In another column. IL
will be seen that he logged in the name of ex-
Senator Harlan in this hecrs1y narrative. He
inadvertently revealed the maIcvOlence
which prompted this folly by stating to the
cOmmi tee that he would not have done so
had not the Chronicle criticised his conduct in
refusing To reveal the names of the parties To
whom he protested To have paid this corrup-
lion fund.
cit il only necessary TO state here as we
do by authority, that Mr.. Harlan never said
10 anybody that he would control six votes
or any other number of votes except his own
vote IN the Senate, on this or any other dueS-
ton, that lac never sent or received any trle-
gram or kilograms tn or from Daniel Drew or
anybody else. in or out of New York on the
subject of the passage Of this bill; that he had
no knowledge Of any combination of any
sort TO either defeat or 10 secure the passage
of the bill, and that he steadily opposed its
passage, by speeches and by his votes, all the
way through. from the commencement of the
discussion Ia its close. as will be fully shown
by reference To the official report in the CJl-
gfeSStOf1 Globe, second session, Forty Second
Congress, pGrts and ;, pages 3G51, sG2S 1888
312o, 3129, $50, 1851, j1+7, 3I1S, 3I79, &c"
These denialS seem To b. very thorough
and conclusive. If $4,000 or any other sum
was entrusted To Mr.. Randall TO be dis
fributed amongst Senators IL is evident that
Mr.. r. went back upon Brother Harlan
Probably he felt assured that the offer would
ne Indignantly repelled, and 50 pOcl1eted the
money himself; as some other lobbyists en-
trusted with nloCey for disbursement in Con-
Sress seem TO have done.