Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-21
THE "HERALD, ON THE vINBI.
CATION OF SPEAKER X ERR.

CATION OF SPEAKER KERR.
The dispatches some days ago briefly
announced the vindication of Speaker
Kerr. His acquittal of every breath Of
suspicion seems to have been most
thorough and complete. The more
thoroughly to attest their high esti-
mate of the man and the groundless-
ness of the accusations brought against
HIM, every member Of the House, ir-
respective of party, arose in his place
and remained standing while his vote
was being recorded. This was a
graceful tribute, more particularly on
the part of his political opponents, and
there may be cases wherein ii is worthy
of emulsion by the Democratic side
of the House. Too much of mud
throwing is no mora likely to rebound
to the advantage Of a political party
than to an individual, and. besides,
the inevitable tendency is to bring u
of all foreigners. The truth is, that
the great majority of public men are
neither so great as partisan friends
paint them, nor half so bad as polit-
ical enemies would have US believe.
The New York Herald in alluding to
the magnanimous ~exoneration of
Speaker Kerr Las the following we'll
timed remarks:
1--WE rejoice, both for Speaker Kerr's
sake and in behalf of political candor.
that hts exoneration from charges o.
that perjured wretch, Harvey, has been
conveyed to the public in so noble and
pleasing a manner, and that justice has
been done with the added grace OF
courtesy. The conduct of the Republi
can members of the committee and the
House on this occasion was high-toned
and magnanimous. They not only at
stood up and bore cordial testimony to
the uprightness of his stainless charac-
ter as attested by his Whole public ca
reer. The vote was unanimous that
the accusations against Mr.. Kerr were
groundless and that his high reputa-
ton for purity is unsullied. For our
part We have throughout considered
the charges against him incredible, as
much so as similar charges would have
been against Charles Summer or Silas
Wright. We expected his vindication,
but we did not anticipate this display
of chivalry or the part Of his political
opponents. We trust this great mark
OF esteem and confidence may solace
him in his illness and contribute to his
recovery.
We would tain hope that this hand
some conduct of the Republicans is the
harbinger of a better spirit in our po-
litical contests. The license of per-
sonal abuse and calumny which de-
forms our party struggles is a disgrace
to American civilization. It's reckless
venom and INSCRIPTIONS distortion of
flcts disgust the better part of the pub.
lc, and arouse, in many cases, such a
sense of outrage that people incline to
diScredit accusations when they are
we'll founded. When every party con-
test is a campaign Of atrocious calum-
ny from which the best and pure>t
characters do not escape, knaves find
shelter and security behind so great a
mass of ~untounded libels and The loath
ing incredulity which they engender.
We wish the good example set by the
Republican congressman, in the case of
Mr.. Kerr, might be initiated by both
political parties in the strenuous Presi-
dental campaign that is now opening"
P~ERPEExED PIUTEs.-A Piute, says