The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-12

OINILaIl LuOHr, huu CALle TakASE pl Tue
C@sarisn operation, and he owed TO both
sides. not only TO his own side to which
he made those pledges, but :1
that other and greater party in the
country which had, with forbesrance
and self.control unparalleled in modern
times, kept their faith with him. Had
lie kept his faith with the people? Men
hsd puzzled their brains to explain why
he had done it. 1t was not because he
wanted to reward his own party, for be
hsd trsmpled his own party under loot.
II was not because he wanted to come
into the arms OF the Democratic party,
because he knew that while that party
/ sternly did its duty to humanity,
it wanted no recruits from that
| direction He had said he would not give
appointments for political reasons; that
was, 10 the party WHO had nominated
! and which tried 10 elect him, and within
very narrow limits he kept the pledge as
to that; but there had been more than
one campaign carried on in 1876. There
I had been a campaign of election and
campaign OF electoral action, and when
his appointments were turned to it would
be found that he had rewarded those
who had secured his counting into the
high office of the Presidency of the
United States. To begin with his Cabi-
let, there could be found there two
Secretaries who had been mis- counsel on
the Electoral Commission.
Mr. Frys-As the gentleman is max.
ing an attack on the civil service reform
OF the President, l hope be will gee to it
TO give Us friends OF the policy sufficient
time to reply. Loud laughter
Mr.. Hewitt ssIt thst he was not msk-
ing az attack on the civil service reform
Of the President, because he thought tina:
he had 10 civil service policy, Among
hIs other appointments were those OF
Wells, Anderson. Cssssnsye and Ken
ner, in Louisians, and OF Sterns in
Florida. The President had also
broken his pledge by appointing
three personal friends, NOyes, who had
put Hayes in nomination as Minister to
France; Comfy, who had discovered
Hayes as Minister to the Sandwich Is
lands, and Lee, as Consul 10 Frankfort.
Mr.. Hewitt then sent to the Clerks
desk and had read, letter from Comfy
to u private friend. in which he pictured
himself, rs Minister, as principally "going
to take smother drink" which
was read amid much laughter.
Mr.. Hewitt resumed his speech and
proceeded to criLicIse the diplomatic sp-
pointments.
Having mentioned the name of Lee,
consul general at Frankfort, Mr. Jones,
of Ohio defended that appointment, and
said Mr.. Lee was man Of culture, cs-
psClty and integrity, and no better se!ec-
tion could have'been made.
Mr. Hewitt said he was gIsd to hear II,
but dscalmed any intention OF lmpugn-
ing Lees character or abilities. His ob-
lection to i. Uas that the appointment
had been made on personal grounds. He
asked Mr. Jones II Lee was n German
scho.a7.
Mr. Jores replied that Lee could both
trans,st, and speak German and that in
Point Of culture ne came fully up 10 the
JetieTsonisn standard.
Mr.. McMahon asked Mr.. Jones il the
appo ntmeut bad not been made On ac-
count of Lee connection with the Amer
lean Alliance.
Mr.. Jones said he had no knowledge
on that subject.
Mr. Hewitt replied that whatever
Lees personal merits may be, his sp-
polntment was excluded by the tsc. OF
his personal relations with the President.
That wss the only point he chose to
make in reference to the appointments
of Mason 10 Austria, Lowell to Spain,
Welch 10 London, and Taylor 10 Ger
many. There were more or less objec-
tious to all OF them. lie admitted the
experience, ability and eminent fitness
of ks:s0n, but the objection 10 him was
that he had been one Of the
visiting statesmen that had gone
10 Florida, and had rendered
valuable services IN the electoral struggle
Mr. Welch was highly respected as
merchant, bu. his selection was not
good one for such an important post.
Mr.. Lowell was poet, man OF letters
and q scholar who had done honor b. Gls
age, nsme aad country. But in view Of
the delicate and intricate nature Of
this counLry's dealings with Spain, he
questioned the fitness Of his appointment.
Although he recognized Bayard
Taylor's experience and abilities, he
believed II view Of the important
questions sprla Ging up in Europe, the
selection o: Mr. Taylor was not the best
that might have been made. disappeared
Ms if the Presidents will hSd been
parslyze5 by threats made on either side
Of the House and by the Newspaper d.
cussioas as t. his title 70 the office. lie
Hewitt wished 70 say distinctly that
Hayes held his title beyond the reach Of
any proceeding, political or otherwise,
eICep. IN his own conscience. II there
had been wrong done il had
not been done by the President,
but by the Electoral Commission. Mr..
Hayes held he flee by al IrretrlngIble
ard sacred title, and therefore he could
afford 70 march tvmly forward II the
execution OF the p.e4ges which be Lad
given; bat # the Presitert went on 70
the end o! his term faIsifyIng these
pledges aid neglec!irg the performance
Of lie obligations, then the American
people would hold that the fraud had
been, no. in tie title, Jg, in !ae perform
snce.
At this point the committee rose.
There WAS D ig5: session Of the House,
Tor debate only, at which not more than
dozen members were present. After
several speeches The House adjourned.
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