Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-29
=. SENATOR HOWE.

4, SENAT TOR HOWE.
Below we reprint from the Con-
oreisional Record : short speech de-
livsred by Senator T. 0. Howe, - .
sort OF response to the comments
made by the press upon his famous
speech of last winter, in which he
assaulted the Administration 20 saw
Agsly, and so unnecessarily, II not
unwisely.
Mr.. Howe says, "Mr. President. several
weeks ego submitted some remarks In this
place upon resolution asking the President
the conduct Of Judge Whitaker OF Louisiana.
When my remarks were concluded, but be-
lore the Senate had acted upon the rcsolu-
lion, Nm executive session was ordered. hopc
new the Senate will DO pleased to adopt that
resolution, and to allow me . word or two
The remarks then made have been the theme
Of very considerable comment do not say
criticism, but Of comment The sum Of those
comments, II have not misunderstood them.
10 about this: that what said was true that
other Senators hsd agreed to follow me In the
" me or klmuoT VEN 81 CTItCIsU tnNt was
vituperative und abusive OF the President that
there was no use of my saying anything and
that would havo said nothing but for the
TACT that was suffering from personal dssap-
pointment.
Sir, 1 admit that what said was true. Up.
on that allegation no Witnesses need be called
But had no accompices. spoke for myself
alone. No one knew what was to say. Nof
one had agreed with me to soy anything.
That allegation may as well be dismissed. I
hope the speech did not abuse the Preside mt.
II vas little more than recitation Of history.
1 did extenuate many things Of which l spoke.
i set down not thing In malice. Only one
remark was pointed out 40 abusive. That was
a remark l did not make. On that allegation
70 to the country. Perhaps It was useless to
say snythnx Certainly l did not expect 10
rcseat Governor Packard, and ( did not wish
TO unseat President Hayes: but no fact in our
politics was better understood or more widely
published than that some members OF Con.
yrcss were not in full accord with the Presi.
dent. In certain quarters particular attention
WAS called to the fact that ] was o non.con-
ior,nist. 1t seemed Us lawful for me to admit
tho delinquency as for my advcrsaries to assert
II wac II not
The common suggestion was that We were
offended with the President because he would
not permit Us to control the patronage In the
several States which We happen to represent.
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libel rs TO publish il. Was II not Besides.
II was we'll known that at the last session OF
Congress no appropriation was made for tho
pay Of the Army. Democrats would consent
10 no such appropriation unless conditioned
that the Army should not be used to uphold
government In Louisiana. Republicans would
consent TO no such condition. So for nearly
Xix months the Army served without pay.
Congress was convened IN special session to
provide for Its pay. Maniiestly IT Democrats
insisted on on unjust condition they were re-
sponsible for the great wrong done. If. on the |
contrary, Republicans resisted just condition,
We were responsible for tina. wrong. When,
therefore, the President asserted in his annual |
message that what Democrats insisted upon |
was only " constitutional duty, 1t seemed quite
Us lawful, for me to show that II was Not n con-
stitutioual duty. Was 1t not And AZ Y gen.
cral rule think It Is Us lawful 10 speak the
truth In this high place rs to conceal the
truth q to utter what IL not tue. Is IL not! |
Only one comment has hurt me. IL has been |
widely proclaimed that for years l have been
struggling for u seat on tho bench OF the Su |
prene Court that I have followed President
liayes with personal solicitations, and am
merely rescntfu because he would not Yield to
such solicitations. Sir, nothing In my life can
justsfy \ suspicion 80 vulgar. or can justify an
aspersion SO groundlcss. And IN spite OF the
passion which seems to rule the hour, ! hope
1t will lift some opprobium from me, and some
scat, II the Associated Press will inform tho
people to morrow of what | now say to the
Senate--that l never sskcd the President to
appoint me to uny Office whateser; that
never mentioned the judgeship in his presence.
There are III this body some members whom / |
think might claim for friends. There - not |
one, hope, whom could rank as Nh enemy
hut there is not one here who will say l ever
appealed to him for aid IN promoting any per-
sonal aspiration of my own.
The President had abundant evidence long
hctorc be selected judge thVt | did not ap.
.rove his course In Louisiana, and he has had
abundant evidence since he made that selcc-
ton that did not feel the least personal slight |
At the selection he made. And so far AS l
know, the President has made but two ap-
pointmcnts Ia tho State OF Wisconsin which |
would not have made myself He has not |
made but one against which | would have |
advised. SO upon that last count l am conf.
dent that the President will direct n NoLLE
PROS TO be issued.
Whatever the Senator's object in
taking the position Of spokesman of
the anti-administration Republicans
Of Congress. it has not the ssmblance
of demagogism; as indeed may be
said Of Mr.. Howe's course generally.
Judging by the comments Of the
press of the State and the increased
hopefulnes Of aspirants forMr. Howe's
seat in the Senate, the effect of his
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