Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-13
Again the Question: Who for United
States Senator?

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Mr.. EpIToR:-In last weeks issue
YOUR correspondent ''Demos'' set forth
in strong terms the claims of Hon. Geo.
III. Pendleton for reelection to the u. S.
Senate, There il no gainsaying the
truth of the remarks of "Demos,n nor
that Nr. PendIeton is not worthy of all
that he has said of him, but it is a fact
patent to every Democrat that Mr.. PEN
dleton has made himself quite obnox-
ious to a large portion of his party.
What has brought about this feeling I
will not occupy your space going into
detail, but suffice it to say that it exists
and was brought about by his advocacy
of the present civil service sham which
has been fostered upon the country, his
scheme to seat members of the Cabinet
upon the floor of the Senate, and his
position in the recent Hamilton county
rumpus, which, had it not been for the
magnificent majorities rolled up here in
the northwest, would have cost the
Democrats the State. This opposition
has been searching for an vailable sue
cessor to Mr.: Pendleton, and 1T has CEN
tered upon Hon. Henry Il. Payne, of
Cleveland.
MIR. Payne is not candidate from his
own choice, but he is in the field, and
has been placed there by. friends who
are determined to make him Senator.
HE is weil known throughout the state
ana nati0n, an uncompromlslng DEM
ocrat, Democrat from principai, and
the iaFher OF tne platform Whlch has
become SO popular, ana Whlch won The
party such glorious victory this Iall.
AS nave saiu, MT: fayhe mas always
oeeh democrat. ne started with the
same general IDEAS OF Democracy and
government as tnose entertained by
SS.epnen "a; Dousias, Cile hIIle giant.
Doaglas " anu fayne ~ were warm friends
IN .ae uays vi .heli youth, III the morn
ing vi tneiI careers, aIe tne friendship
continued curing sne lie OF the former.
IL was at Sanahdaigua, n. y, about
1881, that the TWO met, poGh as students
OF the law. In the spring Of 1888 Dou-
gias DESIRED 10 go 10 llllhois, and was
enabled 10 40 SO only oy loan of 500
from ms young friend Payne. 1t was
n TINS sum tnat had worn away until only
5l5 cents remained When the future
statesman arrived at Jacksonville, ILL.,,
ana earned his hrst money by clerking
1or an auctloneer at - per day. When
Dougias ana Fayne met again both
were successlul lawyers and prominent
members OF their party.
Mr. Payne was Presidential elector
on the Lewis Oass ticket in lS4S, and
the next year was elected to the Ohio
Senate. Here ne at once took such a
prominent position that, in 1851, he
was the Democratic caucus nominee for
United States Senator. This was the
famous and protracted Senatorial con-
test in which Benjamin f. Wade finally
carried on the prize by majority OF
one.
In 1857 Mr.. Payne was the Democratic
candidate for Governor against Salmon
fPs Chase. The campaign was exciting
and brilliant. Payne took up the pre-
Valllng Kansas question ana opposed
the Lecempton constitution, on the
ground tnat IL was not the act OF the
people OF Kansas ana did not embody
their will. Payne was defeated for
Governor, but the plurality against him
was only l,503, in strong contrast to
Chase's s majority OF $4,000 over his op-
p0nent TWO years before. The next
year, at Douglas request, Payne visited
Illinois to join in the campaign there.
1t is interesting to note how Douglas
and Payne, the intimate law students
stood together in the Democratic party
Payne wasa Douglas man at the Cincin.
natl convention in 1856, and again at
Charleston in 1860, when the ever.
memorable split in the Democratic
party made it possible for Abraham
Lincoln to be President In that con
vention MIR. Payne occupied the respon.
s1Dle position OF Chairman of the Com
mlttee on Platform, and was also the
managing representative of Mr.. Doug
las. AS the leaoer ana champion o.
Ghe Northern wing OF the party MI
Tayhe was put FORWARD as spokesman
Inc position was a most dllficult one
requiring tacC, seh-possesslon, ana cour
age. Inc ooutn was not modest IN lts
demands, ana her men scarcely reallzec
that the Democratlc party OF the Nortn
over Wnlcn they had so long been doml
lane' could Wlthstahd thelr ef1orts tt
commune IN controi Ill penalf or slavery
Mahy OF Ihe NorCnern delegates were
lnueeu, Ia 1avor Oh submission to the
coutn, ouc lew, actinS upon the mos
ilrm convictions, could not submit, ant
bravery neld tnelr own. Wnen the re
port Oh MS coinmlCtee tine minority re
port), adverse 10 slavery extension ant
prolecIloh ny Che government, was reat
w tne colivel,!loh! Mf. fayhe mace
speech oe!ehoihg IL anna great excite
Ilient III Cle nan. Ills eiloTt was re
lilarhaole MAJ ior lCs persplculty, pailliancy
n