Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30

A "knowledgeous" gentleman William
5. Capeller. chairman of the republican eX-
ecutive committee of Ohio, and editor of
the Mansfield Daily Nc,Cs makes this high
ly interesting and probably important ut
terance:
The Payne election bribery case has been
cOpiouSly commented upon by the press III
Ohio, and in fact throughout the United
States, and it must not be forgotten by the
historian of this time that the first charge
of corruption and bribery came from dem
OcratiC newspapers. 1t must also be re-
corded by the truthful commentator on
vents, that during all of the months that
the republican press of the country was
making the most eNtTavagant charges, OF
the bold and open purchase of seat in the
United States senate the recipient and
beneficiary of this bribery and corruption
sat Stolid and silent in his seat, never once,
by word or pen, denying the charges.
or demanding an investigation into
the truthfulneSS or falsity thereof.
Now in the calm and quiet review of all
this history, amid the denunciatiOns of Sen
ators Logan, EvartS, Teller and others, We
| rise to make the pertinent inquiry. why did
not the republican members of the senate
committee on elections. of which Senator
HOar was chairman, bring the Payne case
before the republican caucus of the senate?
Who is TO blame for this oversight and neg
lect on an important party issue? We are
assured that there are senators who ad-
yissd this course. and we are equally as
Sured that had this open and StupendOus
crime against our election system been so
F-f f,4rrsAI IN fha SEanafa that only
every republican in the senate would
have stood by the caucus, which
would have ordered the investigation,
but that at least fourteen honest democrats.
for the sake of purifying their own party.
would hay0 voted with the Republican ma
jOrity. Why was not the case brought be-
fore the caucus. before members committed
themselves, and who is responsible for the
bUngling miSmanagement? These are the
new features in the case that never until to-
day appeared in the Payne bribery case.
and 20 which il would be well for the met
rOp0litan press 10 address itself, instead of
attempting TO Smirch the reputation Of re-
publicans that heretofore have stood high in
iAe councils of the party. Was there mis-
management, and if so. who is responsible?
The following. from the Nenia Gdzette,
of Saturday, is about a former Springfield
pastor. and will be read with interest here:
Rev NJ Dustin, d. d., who was pastor
Of Trinity NJ. Z. church, this city, fifteen
years ago, was handshaking among his old
friends in this city this morning. He was
OIL his way from his home in Mainville. o..
10 Urbana. whore he goes To attend
the semi-centennal anniversary of
the Methodist church there All
former pastors Of that congregation that
are living and within reach are expected TO
be present and take part. The Rev. Dr.
Herr. of Dayton, will preach tonight. Dr.
Young tomorrow morning and DIR. Dustin
tomorrow evening. From Urbana DIR. Dus-
tin goes to Marion, Ind, where he will visit
his daughter. Last year he preached the
semi-centennial sermon at PiGua, and in il
related quite an incident connected with his
life. just forty-eight years ago he. in COM
pany with another gentleman, went from
about sixteen miles above Marietta. O., to
Urbana TO attend conference, and rode the
whole distance on horseback.
A Springfield prOhibitionist, who is
''wsy up" and from way back" calls the
New York organ of the party the Vice. He
seems TO be possessed of a bit of inSpira-
ton. 1t was not he. but republican
journalist here, who called the local prohi-
bitiOn organ here, the Nctr Error. Some
people seem TO have genius for newspa-
per nomenclature.
The Gar of Russia still looms up in the