Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-07-01
The Baseless Charges Against sena
p tor Payne Will not be Considered.

oC~ONA " sAAO OhiO 0ossSs
The BaseIess Charges Against sena-
p tor Payne Will not be Considered.
By q Vote Of to 2 the Investigation
z1' Demanded. By Murat and His
-aiisA aMongrelsis Dropped. 5..' o.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 25.-Murat
Halstead has suffered disastrous defeat.
His attempt to dictate to the Ameri-
can Senate presents the similitude of a
gnat endeavoring to sting an elephant
into blind obedience to lunatic whim.
To-day the Senate committee on priv
ileges and elections decided by vote
off to 2 against needing the demand
of the daft old man for an investiga-
ton of the election Of Senator Payne.
Senators Salisbury and Frye were alb
sent, but their votes were recorded.
The seven Senators voting against in
vestigation were Logan, ,Evarts, Teller,
Salisbury, Fugh, Vance and Enstis-
four Democrats and three Republicans.
The only affirmative votes were Hoar
Frye. p, ... s..l,' ..,s. .np g..
THIS ENDS THE BUBBLE.
There are threats among discounted
Republicans to carry the fight on to
the Senate floor when the report is
made, but it is more than likely that o
unanimous report will be the ultimate
result. .......... ..ols.,.
Senator Payne has been overwhelmed
with congratulations from all parts of
the country. He was never anxious as
to the outcome, knowing his own in
tegrity, yet the consumnated vindica-
tiOn is gratifying. He has no resent
ment for any Democrat in Ohio, but
desires that harmony which. has seized
the party be undisturbed by any mem.
ories and to have ne
ITS ASSURED FRUITIoN IN VICTORY
and the. bringing of better control to
the affairs of Ohio. 1t is needless to
review the Payne senatorial election.
1t has never been written consecu-
lively for the series of calm and cor.
rect history, but. the details in all theil
minuteness are deemed superfluous
Some striking points in the record OF
popular rmisinformation may be alluded
to. y .p q e,,zs
Ex-senator Pendleton and his nearest
and best friends never charged MOI
whispered ought derogatory to Mr.
Payne After his defeat no, morta
man ever heard Mr.. Pendieton in
sinuate blemish upon the title held tc
the senatorial succession by Mr.. Payne
The great tls. aB ri aless
PARADE OF STANDARD OIL L1TERA
,,..r,r q, TURE, ,..-
which was obtruded into, the canvas!
upon the futile theory of disparaginl
the Democratic principles ofMr. Hen
ry B. Payne, was neither inspired no
approved by Mr.. Pendleton. It's in
| stigator, and he who hoped to prof
from its broadcast publication, need no
: be named. a u @ ,H rsI
There has been another persisten
, and popular error as to the time whel
Mr.. Payne entered upon his candidacy
and that Mr.. Pendleton did not knoy
of the opposition that legitimatel,
sought to retire him for his course OF
certain matters. Mr.. Pendleton kney
: and was fairly informed and acknowl
edged with courtesy the notification
I when HlAs' r..
MIR. PAYNE YIELDED TO THE ENTREA1
s t,5g ...H les ,..r '
to become a candidate. By shewd Oh
ganization, by the unpopularity of
, misunderstood law, by the loss of pres
tige in state control Mr.. Pendleton wa
defeated. In the amazement and an
ger of the hour arose recriminations
but they were silenced when coole
thought was enabled to suggest reason
for results that impetuously had bee
: wrongly explained. The Democrat
party in either of its then division
ceased to doubt the fairness and legitl
macy of that election. Ward and Pend
Teton were in the legislature and aC
cepted the effective causes which tn
blindness of defeat had obscured. Tn
Democratic party could have e
PRESCRIBED HEROIC REMEDIES ~
to preserve its purity and the good re
Ipute of Ohio. Then came the crusad
led by Halstead, not to detect bribery
not to purify the whole ofany noxiou
element, but, as it was boldly expresse
in raving editorial, "for the benefit {
the Republican party in Ohio.r \.
Colonel Donavin deserves compli
ment for the exquisite manner il
which he has led Halstead, Noyes
Foraker, ct al. into a dismal swamp q
some will o. the wisp would lure a su
, perstitious negro.
Here in Washington the ,crestfalleI
crowd that the trembling Little led di
vided their cursing between Donavil
and the senators who would not benz
, to the, whip of Lincoln's maligner. l
is g,.., ....,j' .,,..., 80, a..
,s "a, a FEARFUL SPECTACLE nf
to watch the group of Grosyenol
, Thompson, Little and Butterworth