The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-23

however, others had by the corrupt use 0
money controlled the election, Will
his colleague would not be dishonored, o
disgrsced thereby, the public could b.
satisfied as TO the extent and nature OF thl
oHepse, and the public sentiment in th(
Senate and among the people woulC
have been Just, generous and lorbeartng
That had been his opinion, but he sup
posed that his colleague had felt tina
while he was himself free from blame hI
ought not to compel an investigation By
which others who were bound 10 him ii
various ways might be affected, This Il
the first time II was ever urged In thI
Senate oi the United States that II shoulC
not examine into the character and con
duct OF an election and into the QualitiCa
tions oiits members,
WHAT THE SENATE OUGHT TO DO,
When q great State OF 100000 people
comes here through Its organs and asserts
its belief that the election Of a United
States Senator has been tainted with frauC
and corruption it will not do for the Sen
ate or for y member Of the Committee or
Privileges and Elections to say, 1--WE dc
not believe that you have shown evidence
enough; you have not convicted the ras
Gals who participated in this ollense."
My friend from Illinois complained o.
injustice. Well, l think that injustice
was done him. | aympathi2e with him
heartily, l think that Injustice was done
him by Murat Halstead, but he has at
tackled every leader he has attacked
Grant and the Senator from Illinois and
myself. But is 1t the petition OF Mursi
Halstead that tho Senate Is asked to act
upon2 No, sir. It is the petition Of sky,
eight oil the leading newspaper editors ol
Ohio, nearly every one oi whom Is a warm
friend to the Senator from Illinois.
Mr.. LpgRn-I have no complaint to
make about these editors, and have not
made any complaint about them. But II
Is mere request by these men, They do
not furnish any evidence, They do not
give the name OF any man who knowA
anything on the subject, They do not
present any facts, but merely request
that the Senate will do something.
Mr.. Shermau-I have merely presented
1t to show that this Ia not narrow feel
ing, easily smothered, and that the re-
fuBal to investigate will not extinguish 1t.
It must lIaVe been very strong feeling
that induced General Kennedy, one Of
the brayest aud trueat soldiers Of the war,
TO write that letter to the Senator from
Illinois, which was read yesterday, his
ComrRds and friend. 1tmust have been q
strong feeling that would induce General
Kennedy, the Lieutenant Governor oi
Ohio, man Of character and conscience
and honor and courage, to state these
things to his fellow soldier and friend.
That is an evidence Of the strong feeling
that prevails, and the very editorials
which my friend read yesterday are also
an evidence OF that strong feeling.
WHERE FRAUD IN OHIO POLITICS WAS BORN.
Mr.. Sherman proceeded to give re-
view OF Democratic politics within the last
two or three yesrs, stating up to that
time politics had been practically pure.
He gave an account OF the Highland
House Convention, held in Cincinnati, in
August, 1888, when, he said, organized
fraud had been introduced for the first
time in Ohio politics. That movement,
he said, which was organized In fraud aud
born In fraud, had stirred up the people
OF Ohio ps they neyer-had been stirred up
before. Then 1t was, he said; that not by
the actual purchase OF members OF the
Legislature, but by the bribery and
corruption OF members Of the Demo.
cratic party in the caucus a suiEi.
Cient number Of votes had been
controlled to defeat Mr.. pendleIon
and Durbin Ward, aud to elect his col.
league TO the Senate. These were events,
he said, which had aroused the people Of
Ohio. They would not submit to them,
They could not be ridden over by fraud
or violence. These events had stirred up
the people Of Ohio to demand an investi.
cation Of this beginning, the progress, and
the end Of that internal conspiracy. News.
paper extracts are here In this public doCu'
ment, and arc not one.half OF the utter.
anCes by the Democratic newspapers after
the election. What did they say. They
uniformly with one voice, pro-
nounced the election an act OF corruption.
Forty Democratic papers in Ohio did 30.
1t is said that they were pendleton papers.
l do not know whether they are, or not.
DkMuChATlC TkbTlMONI.
But have here letter from man who
will command the respect Of the Senate
and OF the people, Allen G. Thurman.
He was asked his opinion by the editor
OF the Times, and he stepped TO the table,
called for paper and wrote a note in which
he uses these words. " have nothing
against either Of the candidates. My per.
sonal relations with each OF them has been
always friendly and pleasant. But there
is something that shocks me in the idea oi
men like Pendleton and Ward being de.
ieated by the combination against them oi
personal hatred and overgrown wealth"
ask you Is this party question
When ! produce to you the opinion Of
the Republican editors, and added TO that
the testimony Of Judge Thurman, added
to that the editorials Of forty Democratic
papers with their storm Of charges, some.
times too strong, and which l do not de.
sire TO read. This matter can be quieted,
There are six or seven men whom can
name, who, II summoned before this Com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections, would
settle this question forever one way or the
other, and ! would express my earnest
hope that all those charges may be dissi.
pated into the air. No man would rejoice
more thanI.
Mr.. Eustls spoke In support Of the ma.
jority report. lie did not And that the
circumstances OF the Ohio investigation,
whose result had been reported to the Sen.
ate, was such Rs to show that the lnvestl.
CATION had been guided by those Just and