Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-21
Malone Once More.


adoption of the Republican resolutions for
the selection Of Senate officers. during which
he paid his respects TO Senator Brown OF
Georgfa. personally. explained the aims and
purposes of the Readjusters OF Virginia,
charged that the Democratic States had been
good grace charge the Readjusters with re-
pud alton. Several of the Senator's from
States thus characterized made reply on the
following day 10 sub lance as follows:
Mr. Hampton denied the statement made by
Malone that the DemOcratfc patty mad repudl-
sted the debt of South Carolina, asserting that
If there had been repudiat on it had been when
the state was under the control or the party
with which the gentleman was now acting.
because t would break the established prece-
dent and establish o bad one; because the Sem
ness and. above all, because grave susp cons
had taken hold of the public mind. hi ac-
ton was the result OF unnatural coalition and
corrupt bar gains. The Senator from irYInla
disciaimed Inat he had been moved by any I'M
pure consideration. He congratulated that
gentleman, and would say to him, in all frank
ness, that he would strengthen his position be-
fore the country il he would show what con-
sideration moved him. The suspicion might
be III oundle-s, but it was due o the reputation
OF this body that it should be proved beyond
all doubt to be unfounded The Senate had
recently rganizea IN an9
of much less Importance team this. Let Re-
to the truth ee s Of
challenged throughout the. country. Let
had been controlled by, the promise of
place or patronage. If the canning charge
were proves stamp amp 9%e
gave prompt and ample redress 1t would not
do to let this foul suspicion. this base iMputa-
ton, go to the world uncontr0dicted. 1t was
known what such charge could effect, for 1t
was known what it had effected when John
Randolph h had what ne
Adams. 1t had defeated Adams for the Presi-
dency, and had blighted Clay's aspirations. 1t
had risked his life to vindicatc his honor, and
Randolph had subsequently made the dmendc
htuaora5le. For the sake Of this tody ne did
rest on its fair fame. For that reason he did
not wish to see any immediate action taken
chusetts (Dawes). He referred to the magnan-
imous acton of the Democratic majority at
from Louisiana (Kellogg) TO retain, his seat in
this body. 1t now appears that that Senator
and the Senator from Virginia (Mahone,-not
Iican pariy-had 'clasped hands across the
bloody chasm," and were clamoring :" for the
Hi Win the good oa state of vsg FOR
speaking in this chamber with doubtful
voice, but he could not, would not, he dare not
doubt that its true Voice would soon be heard
in unmistakable tones declaring for the MAIN
tenance Of its public plighted faith and politi-
Mr.. Brown, regretting that Senator Mahones
speech had not been printed in the Record.
proceeded to reply to some portions OF it. One
of the points dwelt on by the gentleman with
greatest satisfaction was that d ssecting his
(Mr. Drown's) record. The gentleman had
seen proper 10 bring that record before the
country, and had grossly msrepresented it.
The gentleman hal charged him with neon
sistency. He admitted that the position he
the position he had occupied at the beginning
of the war known as the war of the rebellion.
He had gone into that contest to maint lin
slavery and State sovereignty. He had sim
cerely believed he was right in that. The war,
however, had settled both questions Slavery
had been abolished and he was content it was
abolished. 10 this extent he might be said to
be inconsistent. The gentleman had advised
him to readjust his record. He would be I'M
able to readjust himself so as to take the posi-
before the Senate and country. That Senator
had said ne tMr. Brown had hal ambition FOR
There his statement was very wide of the
fact. He had positively refused to per-
init his name to be used for any Confederate
position whatever. The gentleman had
charged him with withheld ng the militia of
Georgia from the Confederate cause. There
again the gentleman I'd been misinformej.
He had never Withdrawn with his militia from
the Confederate service. That charge of the
The Senator had denied that there had been
any bargain. He tMr. Brown had not asserted
that. He said the air was full OF rumors OF
that character. No gentleman who walked
the streets of Washington or read the news
papers of the Union thus morning would doubt
that the statement was correct Not only was
the air full of rumors, but it was on every
tOngue that there was contract or That SORT.
He did not state that the charge that there
was a bargain was true, bur proceeded to
make q resume of the facts which led to that
conclusion. 1t was peculiar coinc dence
late period had always been Democrat,
should vote with the Repu olcans on the or
ganization OF every committee, and that In
very short lime afterwArd Republicans should
meet in caucus and nominate mis- intimate
friend. Gorham. who had boil ed his party and
been read out of it, and Riddleberger, who
a D9mOCI {
been no bargain. and it might not even have
been an understanding, but he would call it a
the Democrats would not be parties to 1t.
If it had been carried out one side they
tom hi him of the ens story Of the coon
and the skunk. The coon had left home one
day an,l on his return found some other ami
NAL in the hollow OF his tree. He thought it
was car. and challenged it as such: No.
said the polecat. = am COON" You don't
don't don h talk : ike coon. But i am COON"
- You don't smell like coon. and you amt
COON" Lau2hter.1 This transaction did not
did NOT smell like a proper transa ton;
lLaughter.l Tho Republican side reminded
then had to call to "a friend to help him let It
go. or rather it reminded him of the man who
Know 20 S Mh HIM The
had won an elephant and were not in very
good condition to get rid of him. If they did
rend every cha rman, of theirs. ILaughter.1
He also likened the Republicans TO the as
tronomer who fell into a state of excitement
at the discovery of an elephant in the moon
only to find there was a mouse between the
lenses Of his instrument. Possibly his Re-
publican friends had not caught the elephant
they thought they had, for possibly 1t might
turn out to be q diminutive form of little
mouse. In conclusion he asserted 1t to be his
duty to stay here and prevent contamination
of what he public thought to be q bargain.
Mr. Heck, calling attention to the grave
alarm that existed everywhere at the spread
Of the Reputation doctrine in the Republican
party, said he would therefore move to refer
the resolution to the committee on epidemic
diseases. lLaughter.l Mr.. Beck continued
to ridcule the Republicans for picking up
Riddleberger. the Readjuster. The resolution
also proposed q man for Chief Clerk whom he
could not support Charles johnson, of Mime
sofa. That gentleman had on the 18th of Sep
TENDER, 1878, issued a circular asking for con-
trlbutiOns to the Republican campaign fund,
declaring that II the Democrats obtained con-
troll OF the Senate and House they would at
tempt to expel the President and pay rebel
claims. Every charge made by that gentle
man had been proved false. He quoted from
testimony taken by the Wsshburn-Donnelly
Committee in the House to show that johnson
was wirepuller-a man, as he thought, not
worthy to be made Chief Clerk of the Senate.
If the gentleman was elected, and he did not
think he would be before December, and these
charges against him were not true. he Mr..
would nrf in incy rho