The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08
THE ADMINISTRATION.
BEN. surreRwoR1A DEFENDS IT
And Replies TO Bs,ns'. Attael- Several Statesmen
Stirred Up. Notably Cox, Of New York -Gar.
nsld and Arthur Compared d-Drmprratle
Party lmpaI.d- na!us's Rtpiy.

| Ahis DahNNi "oAkAit w 'ktt'. liltht u siNttlf
in reply 10 Bayne's criticism of the present
administration. The Executive, he said,
needs 10 champion. TWAS its own cham.
pion and its own defence. His friend from
Pennsylvania (Baync) in the cxuLennce
OF his soul in criticising thcadministration,
had commenced by laulins land very
property the late President of the United
States, standing by the tomb OF one,
''The deep damnation OF whose TAX.
ing off," oppressed every one.
Criticisedand pursued Oh the one hand By
men praying he might be unsuccessful, on
the other by men who hoped he would at
tempt to achieve success by dubious
means the present Executive had walked
forward to the performance OF his high
office in II manner which ought 10 com.
mand and did command the admiration OF
right thinking men everywhere; (Applause
on the Republican side,) neither swayed
from that direct line by ;lose
who would have him incline
to their personal opinions, nor would be
influenced BY the uniriendly criticism Of
those who seemed to regard him us the un.
lincal hand which suatched the scep,rc
from their grasp, he had conducted him.
self patriotically in the honest and sincere
discharge OF the duties devolyinc upon
him. People would judge of the
course OF the administration rs it
let It's impress upon tho countrv's
history rather than by the degree in which
it happened 10 interfere with the public
or private ambition OF any man orany set
OF men. The gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA
(Bayne) had said truly that President Gar
field was law.abiding, and that the present
occupant OF the Presidential chair was an
, exact antipode OF what Gen. Garfield
would have been. ri that were true the
President should be impeaciled for NAL
ieasance in his office.
Mr.. Butterworth passed on to the uues.
ton Of Presidential removals and appoint.
ments, and incidentally eulogized the nd.
ministratIon OF President Hayes. It was
the freedom OF that administration from
corruption that has given the House OF
Representatives to the Republican party.
1t was its freedom from corruption that
had swept the Republican nominee tri.
umphantly into the Presidential chair.
The gentleman IRON pennsylvania (Mr.
Bayne) had complained OF the exercise Of
the appointing power OF the President in
Pennsylvania. There were in that state Isl;
presidential appointments. How many
had the present Executive made? One
hundred? no; seyenty.iive? no; tii;y? no;
twenty? no; ten? no. He had made live
out OF the one.hundred and eishty.six.
two OF them for catIse.
Three PostIIasters were removed, two of
them for dishonesty. [Applause on the
Republican side. New York had been
presented before the country as containing
i nuss Of official heads. OF o1G Presiden-
tlal appointments in that State the Prcsi.
dent made five changes, and two OF these
removals had been for cause. Never in the
history OF any administration from that of
George Washington TO this hour had there
been more considerate regard for the pub.
lie service, so far as disclosed by pnbl;c
record. And yet the President has been
arraigned rs if he only live,! for the pur.
pose OF perpe:rating designs and schemes
on soliie malcontents.
Mr.. Bayne inquired whether n single
President before Jackson had made II
single removal from Office without cause.
Mr.. Butterworth-Oh, the question is as
to what was sufficient cause.
MIR. Fisher, OF Pennsylvania, calle,l a;irp.
ton to the remark in Bavne's speech of
Yesterday, criticising the "pentleton" bill.
because II fixed no tenure OF office, and
eontrasied that sentiment With his action
in opposing the bill limiting the tenure OF
Internal Revenue collectors.
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, asserted that
in over one third OF the States in the Union
not single removal from office had been
made. @
Mr. Butterwortll then passed on TO the
consideration oi the circumstances attend.
ing his election TO the For,y-six,I Congress.
and created considerable amusement by
his description OF the methods which, he
asserted, had been practicet! bv the Dem.
ocratic party and oi tie part plavcd by
Eph Holland in that campaign, :.
Mr. Cox IN. " iuterrnpte,! to inauire
what Butterworth thought OF the removal
OF Mr. Smith, Internal Revenue Collector
OF Cincinnati. =
MIR. Butterworth did not give n direct
answer, but in the course OF his reply he
said to Alr. Cox, "You have iistrric, so
thoroughly rotten that 1t votes the Demo.
cratic ticket By instinct"
This angered Mr.. Cox somewhat ond
he replied, that such remark came with
BAD grace from gentleman who had Sc
dGced Ephraim Holland. Who, accord
ing to the gentleman, was Democratic
prostitute.
In reply Mr.. Euttcrwortl made IN allus.
ion which is not ol 4 nattrc ii: for publ;ca-
ton, and which was characterized by Mr..
Cox Us the remark OF b'arkyuard. Sub
selIently an effort was mad.. 10 have the |
colioIuy omittn. from the record, and il |
was accomplished, though not until n de-
bate had gone OH for some tim. OF such n
character as 10 lead Mr. Money toi Aiississ.
ippi) 10 suggest TO the Chair to reuuest the
ladies to retire from the galleries.
MIR. Butterworth concluded his speech |
with an attack upon the Democratic Marty
and It's professions Of civil service reform.
In the Forly.fourth Congress that partv
had ridden into power in the lIouse, let
lock deep in human blood. To get that
power it had murdered more men for at.
tempting to vote the Republican ticket than
bad ia!len in defence OF the flag at Ge;tys.
burg. a beautiful party to talk about
civil service reform. There was not
I spot upon the cscu,chcon OF The coun.
'ry that Ind not been placed
there by Democratic fingers There was
not hole in the country'g flag that ,hey
had not shot iliere. There (pointins to the
.ile Of The c!amberl was map OF the
country. II he asked any lnnn TO put
Penci! upon the Slate where political riot
went unchecked, where politiral outrage
and wrong went unrebuked and unpun.
lshet, there was not II man who would
have the brazen eiiron,cry to hut his PENCIL
within the boundaries OF Il clear, clean.
Republican State. [Applause on the Re.
publican side gs ID
Mr.. Eayne said he lla,, enleayored ia
show yesterday tha, the REMOVALS uaie hy
the President were In violation OF the Con.
lhayne) bad drawn the line OF de,narca,ion
between the late President and tkn rrosar,t