The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21
RANDALL L. GIBSON.
THHE NEXT REPRESENTATIVE FROM
TEEE FIRST DISTRICT.

Present gOngPesBes-Way He Emter-
tained Relations with John sherman
Hills standing Among Ezis Colleagues.
Especial Correspondence Of the Democrat
WASHINGTON. October 1e, 1878.
Some time ago we'll known and honored
Democratic gentleman from New Orleans called
upon me to say among other things that
GEN. RANDALL GIBSON
had prepared and was about to circulate among
his constituents an address, setting forth the
reasons why he should be re- elected to Congress-
Also to suggest to me the proprtety of review
ing to some extent Gen. Gibson's Congressional
services. 10 this latter suggestion, of course,
responded favorably at once, saying that II by
writing letter Or series of letters In behalf OF
Cen. Gibson could do anything to insure his
election on aae1 ssak the
act would aafofd me great pleasure.
Indeed" said the gentleman; well, then,
must tell you that some things you have writ
ton for the DEMOCRAT in the past concerning
the General are now being used against him
and my suggestion was made with view to
having you try to dispel any impressions you
may heretofore have created"
said that had never had the remotest idea
of injuring Gen. Gibson; that / could not re-
member criticising him or his actions in any
manner but once. and that was touching his
personal relations with John Sherman. On
that score / had simply said that while. aB
rule. political differences should not be- per-
mitted to affect personal relations, still, mas
much as John Sherman was regarded by vast
majority Of the Democrats of Louisiana as lit
tie, II any. better than q common felon, it was
hardly in keeping for
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE Or LOUISIANA
to sustain anything beyond the most unavoid-
able official relations with him in the Cabinet
position he had received from the fraudulent
President as a reward for his crimes against
the representatives constituents! That was
all
The relations between Gen Gibson and John
Sherman were perhaps the product Of accident.
When the General came here for his first term
he took what is known as the Old Stanton house,
In Franklin Square, and that house happened
to adjoin the residence Of John Sherman Now,
John Is shifty, provident fellow, and Is always
f, watching his chance to get bis hook IN whore it
will do the mogt go9d mpmedatey or
Gibson was q rising man, and likely to attain
marked II huonce in the House Of Representa-
tves. John, who was then a Senator. assidu-
ously cultivated the acquaintance Of his neigh-
Dor. and sought to make himself master Of his
confidence den, Gibson little ,suspecting that
making friends will q man who was subse-
figure In infamy rs
THE THIEF OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE
of his own State. naturally enough treated Sher-
lank. ,reptilian intriguant to insinuate himself
into his confidence. This went on until one
day the telegramg from New Orleans brought
the intelligence that two fOrgers and perjurers
whom Sherman was believed to have suborned
had been indicted, and that Sherman himself
was on the rack ofinuuistion in the grand jury
room Then it was stated about town here by
Sherman's strikers, without reserve that Gen.
Gibson's influence in Louisiana would be ex-
to aid tfsoir faassers aeeouapliees In escaping
the tolls Of tho law.
OF course. no sane person believed such. a
preposterOus statement concerning Gen. Glib
son, who, whatever may be his foibles Of air
and manner. Is wlthal gentlemen, and man
public and private. All l did in the premises
was to point out-and that more particularly in
The Post Of this city, than in the DEMocEAT-
could afford to maintain any relations whatso-
ever with person Of the odor Of John sher-
9a on aso an
which presented itself to set himself right in
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
on the floor Of the House. 1t turned out, as
everybody who know him knew 1t would turn
out that Con. Gibson had been maligned by the
dastardiy bummers who, go, about, Washington
doing John Shermans blowing and striking for
hip. and there the matter dropped.
1t must not be forgotten. however, in any due
Of these matters, that in the ear ly
days Of the Fraudulent Administration, the
pied Il position Of vast difficulty and extreme
delicacy. Owing to the cowardly collapse Of the
Gramercy Park Coterie in the moment Of ap-
torms with the persons who had stolen
o terms FaeE We 2 had 6seh to as as
as SO much saved from the wreck
Of the fight after our New York leaders had
the dseharge Of these delicate and djfffcult du-
ties, Gen. Gibson bore q fair and honorabIe
share along with his colleagues, Col. Levy and
John Ellis. Neih he nor tn were resDOn-
sible for the dismal fasco which had thrown
them into such grotesque rotations, with a
had no option but to accept the fail accon,p1i OF
fraud as it stood, and make the best terms they
could for the very existence Of the Common
ther, Gen. Gibson has sustained public rela-
tions with the Administration whose tenure is
larceny and whose power Is based upon subor-
nation Of perjury and forgery.
[ now come to the pleasanter task OF describ-
ing
GEN. GIBsoN's STATUS IN THE HOUSE
as a legislator and before the nation as a repre-
sentative Democrat. Like nearly all men who
deal habituaIy with large affairs, and much Of
whose time is spent in close study and deep re-
upon casual acquaintance as some
mon are who devote theLnselyes to society and
Teeiusye n BIS Ways and is perbaps trie
too restve under the operation Of being bored
to be altogether popular. At all events have
secure place under the DOOrkeeper or In the
folding-room Of the House for any and every
seedy rapscalon who might claIm to Pc able to
in he difers-I am sorry to say-from great
many Of his colleagues.
But whenever the collective interests Of his
constituency or Of his State have been at stake,
either in Congress Or out OF 1t,
I HAVE NEVER FAILED TO FIND GEN. GIBSON ON
HAND,
early and late laboring with ability and with 9
fair proportion Of success. It has been urged
against him that he. voted for Sam Randall for
Speaker, thereby bringing about. or contribut-
legislation most cherished by his conlstitueents
dali deceived and betrayed Gen Gibson, as he
did every other Mississippi valley man who
trusted him or voted for him; and I think can
safely guarantee that Randall will never fool
him-or anybody else for that matter-agaHin
distingq1ished company; e., for example Wad ra
dell of North Carolina. Casey Young OF Ten
nessee, Throckmorton OF Texas, and the gal
liant Chalmers OF Mississippi, So nuch for the
personal aspects Of Gen. Gibson's candidacy
for reelection. Now for the political considera-
10 begin with, Should suppose that If there
was a State in this Union into the breasts Of