Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-23
SENATOR PaVREs SEAT


N4N4444 90 6348lG u NA|H1Ik OK ne
vleaR snomi1tad il ths EepsRt On the
Payne bribery caas aigled hy kgaxlss
Kogan and hlmaslf. Teller naid he
Muald no1 trust Aimselk b express in fha
S8naee bic epininD q fhe aitempt b
compel b. pnhiio eonxsntlon of poliki-
oni editugs ths de1sFminntian of q indi-
eial question. Il shere uas evldencs of
bribery and corruption, 4 had been
withheld from the Senate Commiltee.
Conslderatioa q the Payns oasa was
resumed, and IsliaE oonclldea his ~.
marks oommanoed yesterday. He
quoted from tha Hear and Frye report
lhe follouinR paragraph: s'Tha Senass
has also feeently referred 10 uommik
teo certain resolutions adopted b. q
convention uf iha Rspublloan editors d
Ohio, held 5uly 5, 1885. prayina that TIE
SGna1a tnVestiaala thesa charges. News
papeE reports of ne oonVsnti0n Shove
that TIE G1EeEnor of tie State uas at
The oongeafion and declared his oon-
oafrsneo il said prayer. There also
hago bsen coumunioated 20 IS oxtraefa
from Democrats ueWapapeFe of Ohio,
showing thai majority Of these papers
have declared their opinion that tna
election waa procured by corruption.
Copies Of theae extracts are appended. =
II viii nof ventnre," ha continued q
comment on thal glalament; u viii
not trust mysala 20 express Ia this BODY
my opinion of a. attenapt % oompof 81
z pablo convention of political editorl
th8 dissemination of q judicial ano1-
ton. will lsays thai Tor the minnrity.
] think only need 10 stats Il % have
every honest man IN the land aRronted.
am satisfied from the testimony that
there is no proof of oorrnption Of mem-
ber8 Of the Legislature and no prook Of
Il can be obtained by thia Senate. I do
not peetend 70 say ell the mslhoda Of
TIE Ohio politicians are eorreet. I did
not inquire as 70 What may have been
done during the campaign % at some
other tina. counnod myaolf 10 the
question submitted % the committee by
lne Senate. Only thai have acted on
that, l am prepared - record my vote
and 30 record IL nndor the aolemntlies
Of ny 0aAh, without regard to the wishes
OF any man o. meas unmoved BY preia-
dice OF passion, 6g interest or favsr, 1n-
aWed By threats. unterroKixsd by what
the9 say 10 ~paolis opinion.S
Sherman proceeded 10 address the
Senate. Hr. eeuali Occupying The chair.
he rose. Be sald. 70 psFfogm the most
disaQFeeable duty Of bis life. DuFinR
ali tue time be had been In this body be
had never had occasion % bring before
she senate the politics Of Ohio. as die
linQnished from National politics. In
performing what be regarded a. puh-
10 duty 20 TIE people Of Ohio and par
liculaEiy 10 the Republican people Of
Ohio, he w6uld do Il IN no spirit of uu-
kindness 70 hia colleague. He did not
think that any es the Newspaper ex-
tracts read bg Mr.. Logan showed any
FedeStion On their motives. AZ q matteF
Of course the neNapapeEa we're rude and
rough in their Language about public
men, bat II anybody sxpootsd better
treatment fem newspapers, be W0oid
have % live IN 81 age far remote. IL ia
the history Of politics thai every man
Ia public life must be srraiRned by the
have myself been
charged BY the newspapers with
improper In q senator and
have demanded an investigation,
e vas Supposed as matter Of
coarse, when this humble petition vas
there would be no legal quib
sles and stEataRema 10 avoid an inVesti-
cation, bat that % the assertion By
thess people Of their belief IN fraud, "a
Investigation wouid be granted. The
question is not, however, sis the case
made By this printed testimony suffie-
lent 20 congfat7n The question is
whether Il is sufficient 10 excite suspie-
ions, heoauas OF which q eenatoF'a
right 10 bis seat may BE- investigated,
and, therefore, with dua daferonoa 10
The distinguished aud eminent gentle
men Who had given 30 this case (no
doubt) the vieWs Of q lawyer and the
stFiotnoss sf q lauyos, il seems 10 me
that they have oonfounded the status
Of this inquiry. Il Is nov an inquiry
onlv IN the hands Of q committee Of
thia body 10 adgiaa Us WhalheE or not In
theee pagers or ia anything that can BE-
corruption il, OF can be,
shoWn. Then the Inquiry goes on. A
6nal judgment fs. however, arrived At
when We shall have considered The
testimony end when With grave and do
iibeFats justice and With the kindnoss
which We always shoU 20 our eel
leagues, Wo shall proceed 70 render our
Judgment. can say 20 you Ia ooneia-
sion that ue halissa, aud manly on
Giatemenfs made b Democratic editors
and DemOoratie oiflE sns, that there has
oeen fraud aud corruption In the cleo
sion Of my eoileazae. That IL she b.
lief generally hsld Ii the State Of Ohio,
and We aak you % make auoh inquiry
ns viii aatisfy yoaK oonsoioHoe WHISTLER
that ohaFae Il tguo o. falso. Lfif tfae,
you alone are ths iudRoa. II u is false,
you cannot punish the men Wbo started
theoo charges. but you can vindieate
men Who have been uBjugtly charged.
Thia vas The dfs1 time when q vas
ever urged ID the Senate Of the United
States thae Il should not examine into
aha eharaoteR and into The qualihoa-
tionn Of its members, when q are@B
State Of three miliionsof people Genes
here through its organ and asserts ifa
belief that he eioatton of Q united
states Senator has bss1 tainted with
frand and eoFFsptioa. ft viii n0t do
for The Senate oE meBbag of the Con
mittos on PrixlEezes and Elections 20
say, ~Wo de- not believe you haseahogn
evidences enough. HDn have not oon
VBotod TIE FasoAla Who participated IN
thia o1enea." Yoa cannoA move half
she popalakI0n Of q RFeat State llks
Ohio nniass thers IL somethiua feaRfui
bahind it. Is d not The axRumanta and
attacks of na9spapers that are behind
this moEsmsn1. lt Il the fear, might
say the oonvietion, thai thsir most So
efsd riQht of Fepfeaentation hae been
tampeFed With bV oorruplioe.
Referring % TeiisE'a FsmsFk as 70 The
resolution, 6befman ssids The senate
Of the Uuitsa stafea can nsVaF qua if
aelf 60 hiah bat thak even tie POSITION
of ehe hnmbiesa aifizsn. hlaok % whites
must Be reoeiged ~ it WITH regpeul, and
when 9 FespeelAbla bodg Of men liks
these editors eand To1 q pstltion IN
plain and not offensive Wsrds, Il eannot
s. treatsd e. an aafout. even u g does
not baFmonizs axactlF With the 0pinto1
Of . SsnsloF on this dooK."
Enatls auoks ID favor q the majority
rspoTa. Held nat Ind that tas cir
cumstnnces e tie Oato inEsltigstion,
ubose rasuiis kad bsen repurts1 - ths
Ssnata, were aueh - % snow lhat The
inxestiQation had besn guided b. those
fair pFfneicina of evidences thas prevailed
RaneKaiiY ID thts soautfy.
Ths ChAfR f8F. sewaiil announsed
tha qusstioz % ha 0a The adepsisn 81
the rs0ort Of he mafoxity q tha corr
miftsa.
Hsar usVsd e - ana1dmenf thal
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