The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-04-20
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W w31aa ssfoS,, oApril 10, 1880.


tions COMMITTEES 0ver the Was,ioariie-
Douneliy case, and the charge against
Mis- Springer the Chaiy,nair 0i that
ll,,m,niitee,, preferred by a, Dcmo-
cratic ASSOCIATE, is one of those uli-
fortunate episodes tliehke 'ofawirich
win lieyer cease b occur'in the afiatfs
lotmen.s ,rhis contested seat isasq,ns-
,ion of unusual importance, not only
on acculiiliu i,ille.s Eraye Charges OF
bribery and. improper influences on
Eihe part Of Mr.. Wasnburhe,S 6ut" also
because seating Tic contestant would
ISiye elDem0craIsa a majority ofthe
State xlelegaliop, and oil,s, vote OF tho
State IN care ,ilie, Presidential electi9n
had 10 be deterinislea by tho House.
But as The 'ahostibns, under d. Demo.
cratic Congress, arc decided upon
llheii' merits .aininut npon party Com
siderntions,a IS when the dicpullicails
brun, the House, there were dltlerehees
Tot, opinion, AMONG .he Democratic
i members or the c0miIittee,f Uh-
4 doaUtedlyihMrl Manning, owhoisan
iloresi, zealoas partisan, through, Mr..
Springer had been influenced by i'm
proper maiiyes,in. .rellsii,sto votelo
seat Dqrilelly. The GircuIpsiaices OF
lfke aiiohyinous icftcr sent 10 MIR.
lSprihgef sbitUuse,D Dandatlie prevhrs
misunderstanding cots his lsposilipn
might. ot;ppna;prslly, produce suth
| an impression upon The mind OF
I man of Mf. Manting's teinperainent.
lButlsafterlahI leompwte andcircilm-
stahtial statement eiDadesaby,a Mr..
Springer0nthe .Aoor.oktha House, |
l,lo not think a. single person., IL Con-
gress or out, shared The opinion or be-
Iiieved iliat any improper 9niotives
Whatever hafl1 Influenced iihis coursr.
inlfave knownaAIr. Springer for many
years, extending back long spreyiops
10 his, election to Congress, and
could never believe any Sstcif charge
against him. lie is earnest and IN
delaiigabie n the service OF his parry,
orr aiiyl cause he has espoused. but
lawyef,apdsa4nail capable, ,ofs consid-
ering. any case wherein he sits as u
q Judge, with judicial fairiiess.. The
,nbst1 Gould think, IN expianaiiono OF
Mrsl lMarning's tcharge,is itlatoMr.
ESplinger,i showing his associate's
strong convictions, may, not have
been very frank IN stating his'own
views. The virtue of fraNkness IN
all qhitigsnis one'that politicians are
/. not much given to- cultivaling.asyg
Il There WAS very insiynillllbcalit llb ,, vote
in tho House ON Monday on flie mo-
I IN. I, = ~ -trn ia tfhe Iyttl and DasS
Mr.. Townsend's sbill1placlhg ontho
. tree list printing iypc, printing paper,
and all materials nsed ~ me M manu-
iacture ofpaper. The vote iir favor
of fsuspend;ng the rules was ll3 yeas
TO so nays. rhough the fnaJori'y ieii
: short OF Gle reqaircd' twosthFds,nt
was large enough 10 9show0tilqt the
!, bill is.csrtainso Of passage could, 20
I presented in tbeIrcgular order " M
!, dicales' moreover, That the Oiii .plac-
| Ting wo0uspu9p on the. freeK list, as
layeiEas that taxing ithc duty son SUIT
I. would, II presentedras lpaepei9eht
|. propositiolls,. passed. umuer sus'
!, pension lof the rules. ihere were
, lonly l6 Republicans ~ the maJori'y
!, IN favor of Mr.. ToSnsiiend's oiIiqand
7 but ol3taDemocratsi idni lielima]prlty
] against ito 2OHe ot The smoslE ahlnue1li
:. liinl lieppblic9n jonrnals ~ cqmmen'. pnl
Ling on the subject says: The course OF
D the Kepublicaif lenders ~, Vongress
! findentityingl thelraparty niwlih auie
!, maintenance OF biarni dpneslhoo,W'
7 ever unprodoctive ana oa,ous, n " ue' "
| fana n n n l.