Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-09
HON. j. RANDOLPH TUCKER.

thank God could not he again turned
out of the deck though the shuttle and
deal were continued to eternity. Very
harmoniously, we must say, has this
worthy couple worked together up to the
adjournment OF Congress, for when the
editor needed a lying or highly colored
dispatch upon which to base dirty,
contemplate editorial article, calling in
question the good name OF n Democratic
Congressman, because he was Demo
crat the dispatch was forthcoming every |
time. Take the case OF Hon. j. Ran
dolph Tucker Of Virginia, for instance,
concerning whom the Tribune has ut
tered more ISLANDERS in three days than
Hemenway OF Ogden could utter in whole
life time. First, the tool at Washington
telegraphs the Republican paper here as
follows:
WASHINGTON, August 2.-Representatiye
Reeds bitter arraignment of the Democratic
party to-day, for false pretense and neglect
of the Utah bill, received hearty applause in
the House and is the topic of conversation
tonight. Springer, of Illinois, prompted
by him, attempted to oatechise Reed for his
schemes, but Reed got back on him in his
usual manner, receiving another encore.
Tucker was present and blushed to the gills,
and took his medicine with wry face.
This dirty fling at Mr. Tucker and the
Democratic party is eagerly seized upon
by the fellow at this end Of the line as
basis ior editorial utterances which stamp
him as wanton character assassin. Mr..
Tucker, he says, "has been whipped by
the party lash into an arrangement
against his own sense of justice and
right Mr.. Tucker, he says, has not
"the courage of his convictions" :"
but is like the Mormon who
sits silent under a charge OF per-
jury and double dealing" etc. Mr..
Tucker, he says, "sits silent and suf'used
with bushes as he is arraigned for his
betrayal OF public trust, his brother
sis Mormon attorney" and 'he him
self has received an intimation from
those in control that no such legislation
must be passed."
OF course, with such n prejudice-soaked ed
Republican rs the editor OF the Tribune
is known TO be, the fact that Mr.. Tucker
and his associates OF the committee were
powerless to force action by the House
upon the bill they had reported, does not
count; the failure must be charged upon
some Democrat; some member of that
political faith must be roundly abused
for it in order that capital may be made
for the "grand old party" and who
among all those Democratic Congressman
offered such shining mark for the
reviling darts OF u dastardly, character
assassinating Republican newspaper as
the honorable, high-minded gentleman
from Virginia So, Mr.. fuckers goot
name is called in question, and because
he did not perform impossiblities, he is
represented as sitting "silent and sui
fused with bushes rs he is arraigned fo
his betrayal OF public trust"
What are the facts about that discus
sion in the House during which Mr.
Tucker is represented rs having retained
his seat, "sulf'used with bushes" etc.
The Congressional Record, which came Il
hand last night, reports all that was sait
and done on that occasion, and perusal o
the report proves that the Tribune'
scavenger at Washington is an unmiti
gated liar. The discussion was on TIN
matter OF returning to Mr.. Baker, OF Ney
York, disrespectful resolution which h,
had introduced. In the course of his re
marks thereon Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, said
There is an omission with relation to tn
Territories which was unfortunately mad
by the gentleman from New York, and tina
naturally ought to arouse the indignation o
the gentleman from Pennsylvania and o
the Democratic party. He never made men
ton of the fact that this House has deliber
ately suppressed legislation with regard t
the Territory of Utah. The Senate passe
strong legislation on that subject. Tn
House Committee on the Judiciary, in thei
desire to appear to do something, adde
amendments still more stringent. And thi
Democratic House, with forty majority
have suppressed that legislation, and Nor
mondom continues in possession of the Tel
ritory of Utah.
To this demagogical outburst OF tn
gentleman from Maine, Mr.. Reagan G
Texas responded as follows:
PtHticihhi uilucIbtduub very well lud
in u body of three hundred and twenty-fiv
Members and eight Territorial Delegates
each struggling to advance the measures il
which his own constituents are most directl
interested it is very difficult to bring fol
ward and mature in IA single session bill
affecting great public interests, and on thf
account, as he very well understands
number of bills, such as that in relation [
Utah, have not yet been acted upon. Bl
the gentleman will find in due time thf
this Democratic House means to have propt
and efficient legislation with reference /
the suppression of Mormondom AS 1
calls it.
Throughout all the discussion theI
was no allusion whatever made by Rec
10 the acts OF Mr.. Tucker, and the stor
OF the "arraignmen" under which tn
latter gentleman is represented to haN
sat, "silent and suffused with bushes,
is lie made ont Of whole cloth, and wa
doubtless known TO he such by the ma
who, at this end OF the line, used the dii
patch rs a ground upon which TO mai
his dirty editorial attacks upon the vi
ginia Congressman. Thus upon the word
an irresponsible wretch, another equal
irresponsible seeks TO drag in the mi
me go1n- nHn1e ur- r-+-