National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-25

A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, states
that two members of the legislature Of that
state are willing to confess that they were
brlbed to vote for Senator Payne, provided
the Republicans will bribe them again in
the sum Of 100000 each and guarantee their
safe departure from the country. This re-
markable proposition is made on the eve of
vote to be taken by the committee on
privileges and elections Of the United States
Senate as to whether they will investigate
the charges Of bribery concerning the cleo
ton Of Senator Payne.
II II was intended TO influence the action
Of such Republican senators as Messrs.
Hoar, Frye, Evarts, Logan, aud Teller, we
predict 1t will come as far short of the mark
as the feeble and Intellectual report OF the
committee of the Ohio legislature that at.
tempted, but failed, to furnish basis for
action on the part OF the United States SEN
ate In this same case.
The truth is the Democrats played
sharp game ON tho Republicans OF Ohio In
the canvass that elected Gov. Hoadly. It
was a sort OF possum policy; they appar-
emily abandoned the canvass and sent
Of malaria. The Republican press fairly
yelled with delight that Foraker was to
have walk.oyer, as the Democrats had
practically abandoned the canvass. Instead
however, Of doing this they went
on n still hunt, perfected their organization
as never before, and literally poured their
money into the canvass. The next day after
election the whole country was surprised by
Democratic victory IN Ohio, by which
they gained a governor, the legislature, and
a United States Senator. Then came the
caucus Payne was nominated over Pendle-
ton, whose friends claimed he was defeated
by money, and secretly asked the Repub-
licans of the Ohio legislature to aid In un-
seating Payne, because Payne's friends, as
they allege, bribed members OF the Demo
| cratic caucus TO nominate him.
The Ohio Republicans undertook the job,
but were unable TO find facts that In any
manner smirch orreach the person of Henry
b. Payne. Failing in this they invite the
Republican senators of the United States
to run another drag-net, in order to gain q
Republican senator.
| The NATIONAL REPUBLICANS advice to
the Republicans Of Ohio is to abandon this
farce as poor politics, and not be caught
mapping again by the malaria dodge, and
thereby lose the control for two years OF
the great Republican state OF Ohio.
In the recent great contest between
Logan and Morrison, of Illinois, for the
United States Senate, there was vacancy
caused in the Democratic senatorial dis.
trict by the death OF a senator. While
waiting for the vacancy to be filed by
election, Morrison thought It safe to GO to
Washington for aid and look after the
Chicago postoilice, government pap, and
sicb,n feeling certain that Demo.
cratic district, with a majority of 5000
would not elect a Republican. But
he found, to his great chagrln, that hi:
competitor played the possum so skillfully
and organized his forces 80 secretly, that
he obtained victory in a Democratic
stronghold, and thereby secured his election
to the United States Senate.
No one has heard Morrison squeal because
Gen. Logan out-generaled and outwittet
him. Moral; Be wide awake and do you
work on election day, and, unless you car
bribery, accept the result like men. Picl
your tints and fire again, as you did whci
you elected John Sherman as his own sue
cessor. Hurd, Of Ohio, lost caste and rep
utatlon by contesting the seat OF Romeis
and Democratic chairman OF the Hous,
committee won fame by Laving the man
hood to refuse to take part in the conspirac,
to deprive Romels of a seat in Congress tC
which be was fairly elected.