The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-01-28

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The Charges OF Corruption Against sena-
Sor Payae4-.iayara and the Curtin tSns.
4 bro&Ilo,
Correspondence efthe Baltimore Sun }
A clique of Ohio Republicans, with
tho assistance of a few personal enc.
mics OF Senator Payne in tho Demo.
cratic party of that State, are engaged
In desperate effort TO produce the
impression that his election to the
senate. was accomplished through
bribery and corruption. The imme-
diate purpose seems to be TO force Mr..
Payne to rise In his seat in the Senate.
deny tho charges and ask for o. com
nittee Of investigation. This Mr..
Payne has declared he will not do, as
he considers the charges, and the
Source from which they cmanate. be-
meath his notice. The lower house Of
tho OHIO Legislature. which is con.
rolled by the Republicans, has al
ready authorized committee of in
Vostigation, and it is understood that
all tho members of the Legislature
winch elected Mr.. Payne, who have
oeen mentioned as receiving q consid-
tion for voting, have positively denied
the allegation. The scheme is, how
ever, IT Senator Payne cannot be
driven into asking for an investigation,
TO torture the result of the Legislative
lnquisition into suitable shape, and
make 1t the basis of formal request to
the Senate for an examination into the
charges by that body. 1t is alleged
that there is precedent for inyestiga-
tion In the absence of demand from
| the Senator affected. In the case of
SIMON Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, in
| 1857, numerous members of the State
| Legislature petitioncd the Senate to
investigate the charges Of corruption
and bribery in connection with his
election, but the Senate Judiciary
Committee almost unanimously re-
ported against granting the PRAYER, on
the ground that it was competent for
the Legislature itself to make the in
vestigation. In the Cameron case
there was no pretense of denial that
three Democratic members of the
Legislature had been paid so many
thousand dollars piece to bolt the
| democratic caucus nominee, Colonel
Forney, and vote for Simon Cameron.
and not of the three ever held I'D his
head atterward. But General Cameron
! held on 10 the seat which he had
| oouShl, ana thought any one extreme
~ verdant who expected him to asl,
for an investigation.
| 1t would appear as if the severe
| criticism and denunciation visitcdupon
Secretary Bayard by Governor Curtin
ana others In connection with the an
pointment of chairman of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs is devoid
or the least cause. 1t has already been
SAID that it is not usual for a Speaker
to consult cabinet officer concerning
committees having familiar relations
| with his department., but i'm this case
1t IS now known that Mr.. Bayard had
nothing to do with the matter. While
at the State Department morning Mr..
! Bayard's attention was called to the
| statements which hav, been made
about this affair, when he replied that
they. were absurd. He said: sT did
not interfere in any manner with the
House committees, and had nothing
whatever to do with Mr. Carlisle's
appointments. | do not believe that
Expressed preference as to the chair.
man Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and certainly did not attompt
to defeat Mr.. Curtin's reappoiutment."