Telegram-herald., 1886-07-23
JOHN SHERMAN DAY
he Replies to Logan 10 the
Senator Payne Case.
f. CALLS FOR An INVESTIGATION.
4 g n. Sharp Passages sst~een logan
aoG Saern1ao Senator rssrts 10
SPEAK Ioday-A Vote 10
o. Takeo al 2 " Clock.

st-ld aat attacked everybody b-t is
tle petition ol Slllat Hal-ie4d. Bee asked,
-tlat t4r Senate IS asset % act on. 30,
sli. &c is tur petition oi si1y-eisht of tAe
LEADING newspaper editors ot Oaio. nearly
every one of whom .- WARM friend Do Use
senator from Illinois.
Mr. Loean-i hase no complaint i7 make
about these editors and have DOS made amy
complain. a1o4l tlcu. oat Do ls mere fe-
quest 1s these men. They 60 not furnish
auy ev llencr They do NOT give tAe name
oi any uaa Who Knows anything ou tAe
subject lAey do not present any Facts bat
merely request that tAe senate s1ali d0
something
Mr. sherman have merely presentei lt
% Show that th.s Is not a narrow feeling cas-
ily sm0thered and that tAe refusal 10 in-
vestisate NII NOT exungllsh DO. IL must
have been very sronE feeling
that induced General Kennedy, one ~ the
bravest ana tTuest soldiers ~ the war io
write that letter to tAe senator irom Illinois,
tbe letter read yesterday has comrade ana
freud. 10 must nave been slronS leeAuS
thAJ would induce General Kennedy, ine
Lieateuaul-G Governor OF ONO, "A man of
character and conscience and honor ahd
c0urtze to stale these taiuEs 10 nis leltoE
soldier and friend. That Is an evidence Oi
the strong feeling that prevails, ana
the very editorials which uy friend read
Yesterday a.e also an evidence of that strong
feeling You cannot move great masses Ui
men. YOU cannot move half the population
OF great state ike ONO unless there Is
something fearful behind it. IL Is lot the
arguments aud attacks OF the news spapers
that are behind this movement. lt IS The
.ear-l mlgut say the couviclon-that their
most sacred right of representation mas been
iampered VITA by corruption 10 Is not a
newspaper charge. not an idle charge but
10 is made firmly ami openly. with honesty
ami sincerity You may heed IL or you
may relect 10 as yOu will
Referring io Mr. rellers remark as % the
resolutions of the Ohio editors being an IN
suIt. Mr. sherman said. The Senate of
tue nited States can never pat Itself So
high THAT even the petition OF the humoleet
citizen, black or white. must not De received
Dy it wifh respect, and when respectable
body oI men IKE these editors seAd ynu
petition Iu plain and not offensive words DO
cannot be treated as am atlront, even IT il
does uot harmonic exactly with lie opln-
ION Of Senator on this floor
Mr. sherman then proceeded % give
rev lew Of Democratic politics ln ONO within
the ust Two or taree years and during the
course Of his remarks said his iueud. lfue
Senator from Illinois had feared he was
going 70 read newspaper extracts.
Senator 10 keep within proper bounds
Why does he say that fear ne VIII read
newspaper extracts, WHAT rlyhf has lie ID
say tnaU tie can read the bible If ne wants
t0. II he las ever read The bible he may
read it again.
Mr. oherman-"T That is very stale Wit.
Mr Logan-"l know IL is bat IT Is tine
only kind of vii that suits the occasion.
Mr.. sherman 81 was Justified 'u masking
the remark { dad, buJ / suppose tnat my
friend prooaoly Thought ! was going 10 read
all the newspaper extracts
Mr. Logan you can read them if y0u
want to. have no objection.
Mr. Sherman-"I know / can without
asking the Senator's consent. bui | 10 n0t
propose % read them. lney are here m
This public dOcumeut-are ar not 0ne-haf
of The utterances made by the Democratic
newspapers after tne election hat did
they saNf lhes uniformly, with one voice,
pronounced the election an act of corruption
Forty Democratic papers ln the state @;
Ohio did so. II is sand they were Pendleton
papers ] 90 not know whether they were
or not. but have here a letter from man
who viii command the respect of the sen
a.e and of the people-Allen Thurman. lie
Rts asked his opinion by the editor Oi the
THc. and he stepped 90 the table called ior
the paper and wrote a note. ~ which he
uses these words. / have nothing against
either of the candidates. Ny personal rela
u1us witb each 0f them have Desn always
friendly and pleasant But there IS some
thiuE that shocks me in the IDEA oi
men like Pendietou and NaTd Dei ug
defeated hv The combination against
them OF personal hatred anl over gown
wealth.. I ask you is ems party coatest
= hen J produce % you the opinion 20 toe
Republican editors. aud. added tl that the
testimony Of Judge Thurman. and. added
t0 that. The editorials 0i forty Democratic
papers with their storm of charges some
times too strong and which do not desire
t0 read This matter never can oe 81 sueicaed-
There are six or seven men. whom cin
name vbo if summoned before this Conn
mitfee ou Privileges esd Elections. would
settle fhis matter forever one way or she
other. and won q express mF earnest hope
fhat at these charges may be dls-iuated
into Thin ar 40 man wogii reI eIoice 50 that
more thau :. This IS poo party attack We
have uu ae-. -e io SEQ our Democratic friends
tainted eifh anything wrong hecause ]
know thar most nf fhe Democrats nf Ha a.
are AZ honest and trge sn1 fufhfli to thc
1l CATIONS ~ honnr ana iutF as any other
{ portion of the people ot tHe United 1ta. es
T All that can He reasonably asked bv mv co'-
F league fs an oIpostln.Ir nr v Hich these
men whose names are here, can be- ar0uEhl
F here fo testify.
/ In conclusion Mr Sherman saii 81 have
nav performed DUTY to ms state an1 es-
uersIlv % fhe rsrfr fhsr represent he~e
F AI fhsf & car -sf to F1g IS tnst $50 believe
/ and manly en statements n.tie ar Den-
4 err1.r Oh fnrs ans ilenaflfra citizens
f therr bts aaee frtai ans rtrrauaan .1 .as
election 1 mr esElP Iaa r0e .-I af
- @rar he'I n fne Stale aI Obs. and 49,
F sss SOFA Cd make n irel- F ssfis
F.r -ansf Fneer fat charge i-