The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-14

lto-hRy enfeebled in numbers until the
Senate should displace four ohiCialsl
Poskmasters by the score were waiting
confirmation. Collectors Of Customs,
and especially the Collector for the great
poft Of New York, position second only
lin influence and importance to the Sec
retaryship of the Treasury, were await
ing action on their nominations in or
der that four subordinates Of the Senate
might be turned out and four others put
in. When the business facts were looked
at they would be found all on one side
of the question, all in one scale of bal
ance. 1t was as Mount Olympus to wait
to talk of passing by these great objects
OF public interest and to look down to
displaCe lour acceptable officials.
Now, as to the nominations for Off
GERS, as he had stated before, there were
thirty nine Senators who had voted for
Hancock, one of them had in this Cham.
Der voted with the Republicans. Then
had come the test of committees and the
Senator from Virginia (Mahone) had
figured as the Chairman of and member
of three other committees while four Re-
publican Senators were left without
chairmanships. Then had come list
of appointments and Riddleberger had
been brought forward as candidate for
the Sergeantat-Arms at the instance of
the Senator from Virginia. These were
the facts Of the case and from these facts
the ordinary deduction of mankind
must be formed. He (Bayard) now put
into the scale OF balance, which induced
him to vote for the transaction of bust
ness, the addition that in view Of such
facts as those, his views and education
of political morality and duty made him
lend his opposition to the Consummation
Of reward to Riddleberger or to the Sen
ator who had nominated him.
The Senator from Pennsylvania Cam.
eron) had stated this question had in
view the coming fall election in Vir-
ginia. That he (Bayard) asserted to be a
dangerous step in GENERALIZATION. 1t
would be an attempt on the part of the
Senate, sitting as part of the executive
branch of the Government, TO interfere
with and control the election in Vir
ginia. 1t was usurpation; it was invasion.
1t was in the strongest sense of the word
revolutionary attempt by unlawful and
illegitimate methods to control the free
election of State in regard to matters
solely entrusted to its own Cognizance.
And how controlled? Indirectly and
without law. To usurpation was added
the terrible danger of corruption. Be
cause, if this man Riddleberger was to
be chosen an officer of the Senate in or.
der to influence the election, how could
he do it in the line of his public duty
Put that also in the scale,
There was another feature to this
transaction. What was the contest in
Virginia which the Republicans expect.
ed to decide by appointing Riddleberger.
The issue was "repudiation," and it was
on the repudiating side of that issue that
the Republican party in the Senate pro-
posed to identify itself by choosing Rid.
dleberger as one of it's officers. 1t was to
him, to his doctrines, the Republicans
stood committed. 1t seemed to him
(Bayard) if the Republican party assist.
ed in sowing the seeds of reputation of
admitted and honorable obligations, il
was sowing crop worse than that of
Cadmus and one which would bear
dangerous fruit to posterity. What was
CreditP 1t was the honest poor mans
capital. 1t was because he was trusted
that the poor man could outlive his pc.
riod of poverty and distress and await
the time of fruition of bis labors. Vir-
ginia was poor and she needed credit to.
day more than in her time of opulence
and plenty. Leave to her people the
right to be believed and trusted; leave
them the sense OF self respect and man.
hood There stood his case before his
conscience, aud there it stood before the
cou try.
Mr.. Sherman said the Senator from
Delaware (Bayard) and he agreed upon
the pri9 ciple that the majority must
rule. What weighty reasons had the
Senator from Delaware given to Justify
the action which he himself denounced
as dangerous and revolutionary Lol
it was because the Senate desired to
change some officers. Another reason
assigned had been because Malone had
been Democrat and had voted with the
Republicans. That would not be suffi-
Cient. Senator Malone came here with
platform which, if the young men of
the South rallied around it, would in
sure peaceful and prosperous country.
He read al extract from the speech of
Senator Butler, condemning the position
of independence in politics, and at con.
siderable length defended the position
of Malone and the alliance of the Re-
publicans with that Senator, on the
g ound that it would strengtl en- the Re-
publican party and advance public inter-
ests in the South. Reverting to the
question of the Virginia State debt he
said his own advice to the people Of that
State and to the State of West Virginia
would be to pay the whole of it between
them. He asserted it to be fact all
movements looking to reputation had
come from the Democrats. In conClu.
sion he held that the majority must
rule.
Mr.. Burnside inquired what would be
the action of the Democrats in case the
Vice President should notify the Senate
he was going to New York for forty.eight
hours. What would they doP
Several Democrats-Let him go.
Mr., Burnside-Suppose we bring in a |
resolution for the election Of a presiding
officer?
Mr.. Cockrell-We will meet that ques.
ton when it comes. ar ltr
Mr.. Hoar, in answering a question, |
challenged any Senator on the other
side TO say he would refuse to support
for political office or to have political
alliance with anybody in the South for
the reasons that he entertained the
opinions attributed to Malone and Rid.
dleberger.
Mr.. Bayard rose and Mr., Hoar repeat
ed his challenge.
Mr.. Bayard-The Senator wants an
answer and I will try to give it to him.
If a man Il do not care whether he is
Democrat or Republican, advocates the
side of reputation, and reputation is
made the issue, l would never support
him.
Mr.. Hoar-"If reputation is made the
ISSUE" But suppose it is not the issue,2
Mr.. Bayard-But reputation, by the