Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-28
THE FLORIDA EXPOSE.
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what does it all amount to? is the question
asked to-day in commenting upon the confess
sion that has come up from Florida. To as
certain fully the meaning of this confession
1T was necessary to take into consideration
the whole Montgomery Blair campaign. It
is part of stupendous plan of mischief
making that has been brewing so actively
during the last two or three months. The
Florida confession is no accident. It is a
mere incident in this movement. David
son, of Florida, was asked this evening what
he knew about the confession and he said:
81 do not know that Dennis has confessed
He also said Dennis was a shrewd. sharo-
INSCRIPTIONS man and undoubtedly received
quad pro quo for the confession. It NAV
please the Tilden people to use their money
in persuading the returning boards to confess
their rascalities, but to what end is all this
pushing? The Democrats in Congress, even
the most solid of extremists saw that Tilden
could have been president had he only had
the nerve to come to Washington and assert
his rights at the proper time, but that the
day for ousting Hayes is long gone by. The
President himself, in speaking of these con-
fessions, said that he did not see how that
could effect the decision of the electoral com
mission. The end that has already been &C.
coznplished must be the one that is the OBJ
ject of this elaborate Florida research It is
now reasonably certain that the whole bust
ness of the electoral count is to be investi-
gated, not with view to disturbing HAYES.
unless he should see fit to resign, but to
make perfect the record of history. Amen
Der of the House Judiciary committee said to
the Times correspondent this evening that
he believed the judiciary committee would
agree to open up the entire subject for in
vesti alton only.
SENATOR CHRIsTIANCY POOH-pOOH
Senator Christiancy, who perhaps stands
next only to Stanley Matthews in his rela-
tions to the administration, was questioned
by representative of the Times to-day in
regard to the Florida confession, and ex-
pressed himself as wholly Indifferent to the
utterances of McLin and Dennis, or anybody
else concerning the electoral count. He
said that it was ridiculous to talk of reopen
ing the custom of Hayes title to the Presi-
dency. He did not believe there was single
man of either party in the Senate who would
vote for even resolution of inquiry. He
said he did not believe that the confessions
Of McLin or Dennis would amount to
anything. The question of the Presi-
dency was a settled one, and this govern
ment could afford to rest its permanency
upon basis 80 uncertain as to allow any one
mans er post facto statement or confession
to change what had been solemnly settled.
He said it would make no difference how
many people confessed now. Even Wells
and Anderson might come forward with
statements charging fraud, if they pleased,
but they could have no effect. 1t was absurd
to talk about reopening the question, and it
was nonsense to talk seriously about the eff
feet of McLin's and Dennis statements, ex-
cept as political dodge to mold public senti
| ment for the next campaign.