Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-26
HAYES SPITTED!
By Senator Howe, Wis
Continued from First Page.

pented Of. 1t battled for freedom in the territories
against slavery, for. union against disunion, for
against disfranchisemen for equal rights of citizens
against the privilege of caste, for reign of law
against the domination Of the Ku
against stagnant or reactionary conservatism The
conflict has been fearful but triumph has been 9en-
ed. This generation may have forgotten this work,
fail to applaud it. it's authority totters totters
perhaps to its fall with unrufded temper. await
the final judgment of the people; foreseeing what
numbers would d seek admission to the Romish
church, After the accession Of James the Second, a
distinguished lady Of the court early joined that COM
munion. When asked why she did 80,
travel in crowd and as she saw SO many
were going to Rome she thought she would precede
them. I shall not initiate her wisdom. Prudent Re-
pubicans who think defeat is the last calamity which
can befal them, may do well to avoid it by taking
refuge in the camp of the enemy, but as for myself
propose to stay at home and do not much fear 3
not consent to our historic temples turned into
old junk shops where pnchback virtue Is sold by the
mock auctioneer.
But must political strife be perpetual? Shall we
never have peace? No, never, while human opinion
is free and accordant. Never, until justice is
erywhere the supreme law. Never, until the lowest
happiness free from legal obstruction as the high
est and the whitest finds it; never until the sweat of
man, however humble, as much concerns the State,
the sweat of dollar, matter how precious the
metal of which the dollar Is coined. thousand
years of history prove that peace, upon other terms
than these, Is delusion and a snare.
In regard to that portion Of Senator Howe's
speech, where he referred to the indictment
against Whitaker having been oaoIe prosecuted,
Senator Hoar said he desired to inquire Of Sen
ator Howe, whether he had any information
that Whitaker was indicted for defalcation
charged eight years ago, tried and acquitted on
the merits of the case and the Indictment 'lOlle
prosecuted a year ago was for the same offense.
Senator Howe said it was due to the truth to
say that he had such information but he had
also been told that defalcation actually exist
ed. He (Howe). hoped that the answer to his
resolution would show how Whitaker was ac-
quilted on that trial.
Senator Hoar said, when the present admin
istration came into power the attorney general
received from the district attorney in New
Orleans a list of the old cases pending, and the
one against Whitaker was wiped off the docket
with number of others of no Importance.
The action was taken by the attorney general
in the ordinary course of business, without
any understanding with the President. The
remarks Of Senator Howe would imply that the
'ao1le pJOseQui of Whitaker's case had some
thing to do with political events in Louisiana
Senator Howe said he would not be surprised
if that should turn out to be q fact that would
not overwhelm him with astonishment.
At the conclusion of Senator Howe's speech
the Senate went into executive session and ad
journed.