Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-23
pAyNES TRADUCERS
,,rpv,N ENpEAVORS TO UPHOLD THE
; HL"''' OHIO CONSPIRAT0RS.
,,..,,5 Having the GreSteSt Respect F0r Senator
~ p,y,s-Es Thiaks Logan Should Not Have
ApngOaized HalStsad and the Cor
uo, Element Of the G. O. P.

Mr. Teller C"h'luu0N N'S 'N''i''' NJ N''''
...J Yesterday. lie quoted from the
u.,,r and Frye report the following para
graph:
On. committee certain resolutions
,,,rj by a convention of the Republican
E,.r. nf Ohio. held at Columbus, July
,..f prayiug the Senate to investigate
~. charges. The newspaper reports OF
.,....,,,ention show that the Governor Of
~. sr,,r was present at the convention
..lJr,lrrd his concurrence in said prayer.
rb... hive also been communicated to
,-.,,r,ri, from the Democratic newspapers
,-;pb;o showing that majority Of these
...r.r. bl,r declared their opinion that the
r...,;,n WIS procured by corruption.
Inn, OF these articles are appended"
II ,,iU venture" ne continued, Ito
.,..,,..nr on that statement | will not
.-r., m,-rlf u express in this body my
n.oi,r nfau attempt to compel, by pub
n. ~,r,,nt,on OF public editors, the deter
,.,ntrInn OF a judicial question. l will
I..,, that for the minority. | think l need
.nr, ru state IL Ia have
r,epy HONEST MAN IN THE LAND Az
FRoSTED.
I.,m .,tl>hrd. from an examination OF
,,,rImou,. that there Is no proof OF cor
rrn,rnn ut members of the Legislature, and
,r'., n., plnai OF il can be'obtained by this
,.n.,. do not pretend to say that all
rb. methods OF Ohio politics are correct.
A., mot know il. did not enquire rs to
,,rIr gr, have been done beyond during
,F.. .-muIigu. ur at some other time. |
r.,nfnrd myself 10 the question submitted
+, rR,. Committee bv the Senate. On that
h,, acted. On that am prepared to
r,.,.l lr., Vote. and to record it under the
-,l..ugtI,., of my oath without regard TO
rh..vi>h,.- ut any man, or men unmoyed
b, pr, iudirr. OF passion, by interest OF
f,ar unshakrn hy threats, untcTrUrized
h.whlt they ~ly II public opinion.
lIE. SHERMAN
p-rr,lrl tn address the Senate, Mr..
>.nrU occupying the chair. lie rose, he
>nd tu perform thcmuSt disagreeable duty
othI> ulr During all the time he had
hrrn .u Jhi, body he had never had Occa-
,.uat, bring before the Senate the politics
nrUhIp. 20, distinguished from national
r,lt.r, u performing what he regarded
4, public duty to the people ot Ohio and
ulrrlruHrly To the Republican people Oi
Ullu hr would do il in no spirit of un-
kinda ~, 10 his colleague He had known
HIM .ur had known Ot himl since he had
arrived al the aye of manhood. lie had
sluIy- known him ~ u respected and hon
urrl citizen of Cleveland, regarded
we'll hy his neighbors and h. was
-IL tn sly that in this Investigation
aud ia performing this duty ne should not
have occasion to arraign his colleague in
Do. slightest degree. lie believed that
HMtr,rr corruption had occurred in the
rrprr>, ct the election, no knowledge OF
Such corruption was brought to his col
leagues. He believed also sincerely be,
Uu,rdl that it the investigation were grant
r,. his colleagues honor would not be
touched by testimony that would be pro
durrd. lie wished to say also to the Sen
arur~ from Illinois. New York and Colo
r,du Mrssrs. Logan, Evarts and Teller
tlEtt De- hld no sympathy whatever with
th,. criticism made upon those hOnOred
S-uu.oeS. lie did not think any OF the
newspaper extracts read by MIR. Logan,
yy>trnlly. showed any reflection on their
motives.
~ \ MATTER OF COURSE,
nrw<plpcrS were rude and rough in their
hugngr about public men. But if any
htd, expected better treatment from the
urw>ruprrs he would have to live IN an
100. Vet tar remote. That WAS the history
OF politics that every man in public life
must De- urraigncd by the newspapers. II
h, huuurrd friend from Illinois were not
49, ,5mi,rr>,lIy rombatative, he would have
found that IL would be- better not To com
hl, the newspapers. because he has not the
opportunity Of replying back to
them Hr did not enter into this
t.>ru,>nu with any desire to reflect
uu the motives of those Senators who dli-
irrrd with him i'm opinion about this mat
Ter Eut he believed. from his own knOwl'
rIgr AMI from the papers sent to him, that
There Wis a profound conviction IN the
minds ul the great body OF the people IN
ua.o OF all political partiesl that IN the
election ot his colleague there had been
mot with his knowledge grOSS frauds and
% Ltu2.. U.s.. oimoney to corrupt the mem
hrrS ui the General Assembly. That was
"a Gut WhrthrrOr not sufficient evidence
hld hrrn hid before the committee OF the
senate it was Tor the Senate TO say,
hut certainly sufficient evidence had been
sent hrr. O. put the question ON its m
pUiN The report or the committee OF the
Ohio Legislature. which had been sent to
iur senate did not show certainly any
great hostility To his colleagues.
Il THIS \ FACT?
The senator should see that there had
been no passion, no heat, no undue perSe-
uUriun la the c;lSe by what was called thC
l"wull Committee That committee de
r,drl that aS the four members Of the
Legislature charged before it, there WAS no
evidence o. imrlclte them, but they eN-
pressed belief that there were grCSs
iraud> connected with the Senatorial elec-
uon In ohio in l~Si. and for that reason
and because that committee had no Juris-
'''N''N 't tltt question, NuC tstNC was AN
ported 20 the Senate Of the United States,
ior tarNruatc to do what il thought best
and right The Senate had, in this, the
statement of a committee which had look
ct INTO the matter to some extent
mp-rtrctly-and that committee had
tome % the conclusion that the matter
ought to be >rnt 10 the ScRate Of the Uni
lei states. which alone had jurisdiction OF
'Ae question. That was not all; the
members of the House of Representa-
a'rN. elected after the storms Of
contests OF the last two years had passed
q resolution (which he had asked the
clerk % read declaring the belief that the
s'tru"n ot Henry b. Payne To the Senate
ID" hrrn purchased by the corrupt use OF
money, and asking that the matter be
L.S'dIy Investigated by the Senate. The
senate OF Ohio had adopted similar reSO-
Lu'lnnS which he also sent to the clerk 5
Ne>S and had readl. The Republican
State Committee Of Ohio had by q unani-
NOUS vote adopted resolutions to the same
TIert - had also the Convention OF
republican editors Of OhiO--siXty-eight
IA number. He had hoped and believed
'hai his collegue
MulLE HAVE SEEN HIS WAY CLEAR