Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-13
The Senate.


ton assumed by himself and his
associates on the democratic side Of
the Senate, He reviewed the stu
alton thoroughly, and set forth in
tine strongest colors the enormity of
the corrupt bargain made by the
republicans with Mr.. Malone, and
the ignoring and disregard OF all the
principles and traditions of the re-
publican party by the alliance with
an avowed violator of the public
faith. Mr.. Bayard also showed
how little there was in the idea 50
persistently thrown out that the
main object of the alliance was TO
assist Gen Malone in his so called
efforts to destroy the BOURBON de-
mocracy in the campaign to be
fought in Virginia the coming fall
AS the election will be a State cleo
ton entirely. there would be no
possible legal method by which the
United States government or any
branch Of it could interfere or take
part in the most remote degree in
that election. The republicans have
been circulating rumors for week
past to effect that Mr. Bayard was
dissatisfied with the attitude of his
associates, and would be certain in
a brief period to separate himse t
from them. All such rumors were
effeclually disposed Of, for Mr.
Bayard planted himself in the most
determined and unequivocal manner
by the side Of his party friends,and
in concluding he announced his un-
allerable purpose 10 stand on that
line to the end. Mr.. Sherman, who
is among the very ablest and most
ad oft OF the Senators on the re-
publican side, whose arguments are
always forcible, and who is more
successful than most men IN making
the worse appear the better reason
replied to Mr.. Bayard, but, although
he spoke long and well, he did not
shake by one whit the impregnab'e
foundations upon which Mr. Bayard
rested his conclusions. Mr.. Sher-
man undertook to justify the ac-
ton of Gen. Mahoue by citing
numerous other instances where
men for lie sake OF political honors
and patronage had deserted their
own party and gone over to the Op-
position. He might as well have
undertaken to justify or excuse a
man who has committed muld der OF
arson because others have done it
before him. The republicans have
found it absolutely necessary to
press some OF their stroug men into
tie fight. Heretofore the contest
on the republican side has been
carried on mainly by the two
Massachusetts Senators, Messrs.
IIoar and Dawes, who are immense
in the line of cant and drivel, small
sarcasm and mean and ungenerOus
insinuation, but entirely deficient
in all the qualities that go to make
up broad. fair minded and just
opponent, or that give the weight of
logic and argument to a position.
Yesterday Gen. Hawley and Mr.
Sherman took part IN the discussion
and Mr.. Sherman again felt impell-
ed to attempt to weaken the force
of the arguments presented from
1.-THE democratic side. Mr.. Sherman
warned the democrats that public
opinion was forming which would
put the seal of severe condemnation
Hpan their proceedin IS. It was
strange that he should have made
sach an assertion in the face OF the
tact that quite number of the
leading and most influential journals
OF his own party are expressing
strong disapPrObatiOn OF the posi-
lion OF the republicans of the Senate
and are calling on them TO proceed
with the public business. AS day
succeeds day public opinion is bound
to be more emphatic in the ex-
preston of disapproval OF the Ma
hone business, because every day
The electric light which the demo
Gratis are turning upon it diScloses
more and more of its true character.
To observers not particularly keen
it is already apparent that Gen.
Malone himself begins to feel that
he has not placed himself in an
enyiable position. Unrest and uu-
casiness is stamped in every look
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