The daily gazette., 1878-02-02
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A Queer Question Of fdeS1lyy..'
III william =. Chandler seems 10 have
band his match, and rather nsoreithan
bis match, ip tbe AZ in which be most
fxcels -thstsof ctfttih4 PERSONAL vitHI1sE-
alton. Major A, +, Burke, of NV Or
leans, whom Chandler ifterfDga ated = by
telegraph 'fespec fhg' a certain iiisniors1-s
dAin Of eohferenee last AFclMuazy 80
|'Wormley's hotel, la Washington, sent
back reply which a curious specimen
ot parrysng by rapid succession of
home ,thrusts, Burke made ludicrous
afectation of ignorance as 10 what par>.
ticular Chandler it was that had h0nored
him with communication by telegraph,
and returned a series OF mock inquiries
to ascertain the Identity OF his cores
pondent. II Is very much - II Schuyler
Colfax had manifested his yirtuous III
dignation respecting the doings OF the
Texas Pacific Railroad lobby, and had
received In reply to an application for
documentary proof string OF questions
like these :--yPray, what C0lfax are
| you piaAre you the same Schuyler Col
fax that was once speaker of the House
and beeame the mysterious owner of
Credit MobiIler stock Y hile holdtug that
office? Are you the same Schuyler Col
who was afterward Vice President and
disgraced himself by swearing before .
committee Of Investigation that he had
never owned such stock? Are you the
same Christian statesman that was driv~
en- out of public life and politically ruin
ed BY the exposure sfthose transac-
ti0ns ?"u We imagine that In such q case
Mr.. Collar would not be particularly
anxious to establish his identity, and
that the Idea might fash upon him thai
he was not the fittest person@iin tht
country to pioneer an Investigation lo
Colonel SCOTS alleged railroad lobby. :
This is precisely such & mess as the
unfortunate Chandler has tot himsei
into. Had he been wise be would have
subsidsd after the humiliation put upor
him by the Republican State Convention
Of New Hampshire, which was like al
extinguisher put upon q flaring tailov
candle. Since William Lloyd Garrison
took compassion on him and lifted thl
extipglisher the smoke and smell will
4 which Chandler has filled the countr,
has been the reverse OF agreeable, an,
+ nobody will be sorry that Burke has use,
aladle of sewer wateruupon the offen
sive wick. Chandler telegraphed re
quest for certain writing supposed b
be in Burke's possession JssFirst satisf
. me asto your identity" replies the,wick
| ed Burke. 'sAre you the Chandler ths
I Andrew jackson kicked out Of the 0ffic
.of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasuf
, for corrupt completely With the carpe,
I baggers? Are you the Chandler ths
! corruptly conspired to establlsh q bogp
I Legislature In Louisiana In 1872? ( Ar
& you the Chandler that took fee of thre
o thousand dollars from Kellogg ?a Are 20
II the Chandler that conspired with th
: Returning Board, In 1876, to throw OF
D twelve thousand democratic votes
!. These are specimens Of a long series .
I llquesti0ns OF the like tenor, and which 6
j, 10 show that Chandler is the last peIso
' In the country who should busy himse
y with the exposure OF election frauds pc
! petrated IN Louisiana. without fiidof
i ling Burke impartial persons will be al
. TO conclude that poor Chandler has bee
, pretty well sRufied out by sharper On
0 checker man than himselfs-N. j
I'll Herald. aHi a svi .et ash