Nebraska advertiser., 1877-02-22
THE BRIBERY OF HOWE.
Opinions of the Country Press.

Nearly everyone in the State is sat
isfied that the Bee charges are sub
stantIslly true, but at any rate they
are hard TO substantiate, as was shown
last spring when the Kearney Press
endeavored TO prove them. But alter
all Ii doesn't matter. for Rosewater Is
a miserable warty excresence and
Howe is a vulgar political shyster,
and IF others keep out of their dirt no
harm will be done.-Fdir6ury Gazette.
The Howe Rosewater investigation
has proven that Mr.. Rosewater was
right in calling Church Howe knave
and trickster, and goes far enough to-
ward proving the charge of bribery to
excuse any journalist for calling pup
lie attention TO 1t. The evidence
shows IL was the common report at
the time that Howe had sold himself
to Patrick, and the fact that Mr. bar
ker of Omaha, Patrick's brother-in-
law. refused to answer every question
I'm regard to money being paid to
Howe TO secure bis vote for Patrick,
"for the reason that It would tend to
criminate himself" is almost equiva-
lent to saying that Howe was bought.
The evidence affects more than Howe
and Rosewater, and not very fayora-
bly, either. Howe confessed himself
a trickster, under oath, before the
o committee. II. c. Lett of Brownville
told the committee that ]. n. H, Pat
, rick said Church Howe was a cuss;
that he had put money into his hands
TO aid him In the Senatorial contest,
and that he never helped him any nor
returned the money. Howe VIII
probably subside.-Sutton Globe.
The notorious schemer who sue
ceeded In bulldozing Rice Eaton Of
the Kearney Press last summer, hes
been brought up with a round turn,
nv Edward Rosewater of the Omaha
Bee. The evidence against him is VI
olently objected to by partisan COM
committee, appointed by thatsprince
of partisans, Lieut.. Governor Abbott.
The committee adjourned last week
until Tuesday evening. But whatev-
er The decision of such a farcial
white-washing committee, enough
has already been adduced to warrant
in the minds Of the people, the belief
tbat'Church Howe is notorious ras-
cal. This opinion has even been ex-
pressed most forcibly by the very al
torney John NJ. Thurston) who to-
day Is acting in his defence before the
committee. In the evidence of Cice-
ro L. Bristol, he testified that in 1875,
in n conversation with Thurston, he
told him concerning the rumored cor
ruption of Howe. that he believed
him (Howe) guilty, and one of the
most Infamous scoundrels in Nebras-
ka, declaring that he kRe,O Of one an
stance sOhere HoUe had sold his cote,
in support of bill for one hundred
dollars. In the testimony of Joseph
Barker, he declined TO anewer fifteen
direct questions, because they would
criminate him. And yet the nature
.ofthese questions could not have Grim
mated any honest man. Church
Howe has long enjoyed an uDenvisbl'
reputation In this State, and it is higf
D, time that his honest brethren Of th'
Grange repudiate him. In Howe'i
own testimony. he fully corroborateC
the charge made by Blackburn th'
correspondent of the Bee, that he wa
playing a double dealing game. 10y
saving in effect that he had made al
agreement at 10 o'clock on the day o
Saunders election 10 support Saun
ders after the noon ballot. On cross
examination he confessed lie was US
ing his influence with the IDdepent
ents to induce them to vote for Hitch
cock in the House, aud that up t
within a few minutes before the fina
ballot was taken. In view of sue
damaging evidence against him, Il
view of the partisan manner of pro
cedure In his investigation, in view {
the many stories In circulation again'
him, In view of the sudden and inez
plicable termination of the Kearne
Press fiasco, and In view of the faC
that he would play draw poker in th
room of a hotel, and then deny it {
his Nemahs constituency, we firml
and sincerely believe that he aold n
vote to J. n. II. Patrick for S30oO.-
Central City Courier.
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