New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-04
Jay Gould and His Organ Again.

"NEW ORLEANS, January 9.-The Joint
resolution to investigate Senator Vests
election passed third reading to-day
Amendments including the names of Pinch
back and Eustis in the investigation were
offered and rejected, after lengthy debate.
Mr.. Wiltz, in the House to-day, denied hav
ing any knowledge of any document going
to show that Senator West procured his
election by means of bribery and cOrIupting
members of the Legislature by which he
was chosen, and declared he had not heard
of it until this morning, notwithstanding
the statement published in New York"
1t will be recOllected that a most i'll
shapen lie, in the form of a Washington
dispatch, was published in the New York
Tribune Of the twenty eighth instant, said
lie embracing within its folds statement
that Mr.. Wilt had in his possession docu-
ment which covers the names OF members
Of the Louisiana Legislature who are
charged as having received brides from
Senator West in 1871. With disregard of
truth. new and astonishing even in that
central sun of falsehooO, the Tribune
itself, knowing at the time it did so that
it was the work of its Washington and
New Orleans colaborers in lying and
defamation. and without, absolutely with
ont the first sign of authority from Mr..
Wilt himself. Not satisfied with the
prominent publication of the lie as a
piece of newe, the ITibane proceeds, in
it's editorial columns, to indorse it and
to couple with the indorseAent foul as
persion upon the integrity of the United
States Senate as body. Last Saturday we
promptly exposed the character of the dis
patch, and disclosed its animus. And now
Mr.. Wilt comes directly to the front, and
like an honorable man, denies all knowl-
edge of any such indictment, and declares
that he never even heard OF it until last
Saturday morning. We offer the Tribune
piece of very humble pie to eat, and the
more meekly it masticates the precious NOR.
sci the better it will be for it. Murder
will out" as will the reasons for Jay
Gould's hostility to the interests Of Senator
West. The attack is not a personal one on
his part-the figure of the .'curled darling
known to fame as the editor of
the Tribune, must here be sunk out
of sight, however zealously he may
help in sustaining the totteriEg fortunes u
his chief, or however cunningly he may be
at work for the destruction OF the Repub-
.ican party. That dispatch, with its ac-
companying editorial filings, removes the
scales from the eyes of ali true Repub-
licans, and very clearly opens up their path
of duty. Two things the enemies of Sena-
tor West hope to accomplish by the assassi
nation of his character-frst, the triumph
of the White League OF Louisiana; and,
second, the removal of his influence as
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Railroads against monOpolies. The pro-
lection of Jay Gould is much dearer to
the Tribune than the retention of the
State Of Louisiana within Republican
ranks, hence it's cOnsCrt with the White
League of Louisiana for the purpose of
breaking down Senator West. That this
blow will recoil with terrific force there Can
be no reasonable doubt. Senator West just
to bring about better state of things with
the Republican party in Louisiana, and to
place it and keep it in it's rightful position
in the ensuing presidential contest. 1t is
the purpose of the Democratic party to
carry the South at all hazards, and by that
party Senator West is Justly recognized as
one of its most dangerous foes, and
should he be deprived of his position and
strength, the victory of the Democracy
in his State would by no means he SO prob
lematical. Republican Senators of the
United States are not wanting either in
courage or patriotism, and it is hardly
probably that they would view reduction
of their majority with easy satisfaction;
however the loss of two Senators from
Louisiana, one from Mississippi, one from
Arkansas and one from Texas would re-
duce their number five, state of things
which would be very pleasing to Jay
Gould, but hardly profitable to the Repn6.
lcan party. Probably we have said enough
to admonish Jay Gould of what is likely to
follow; at any rate, the door is opened for
the Tribune to enter the public confessional
and to write itself down both ass and liar.
= Washington National Republican.