Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-10
SATURDAY........."JULY 10, 1886.
The Fayne Case.

Our columns contained yesterday a
telegram stating that the Republican
editors in Ohio had in State conyen-
ton assembled passed resolution ask
ing The United States Senate to investi-
gate the charge that the Hon. Henry
b. PAYNE had been elected to that
body as result Of bribery and cor
ruption.
OF all the malignant, smsll-souled
politicians Of this country, the Republic
can leaders in Ohio would seem to be
the smallest and the most malignant.
MuRAT HALsTEAD has bitten the
whole pack, and there is no PAsTEURto
peutralize the virus. Let usrecite few
facts.
Mr.. PAYNE was elected to the
United States Senate more than two
years ago. lie took his seat in that
body more than sixteen months ago.
The charge which the Ohio Republican
editors repeat at this late day was
brought against him long ago, and has
been investigated already by United
States Senate committee, Of which
Msssrs. EvARTs, LOGAN, and TEL
LER, three leading Republicans, are
members, and found to be Of such
sbadowy and unsubstsntial nature that
the committee have agreed to report
that it is not sustained by proof. 1t is
to forestall or prevent the report Of the
Senate committee that Mr.. HALsTEAD
has assembled his Lilliputian forces,
and ordered them to charge upon the
Brobdignsgs Of the Senate. The Repub-
licsn Legislature of Ohio last winter
undid the work Of redistrictiDg that
State for the election Of members Of the
National House of Representatives, and
thus provided for having a largely-in'
creased Republican majority in the
House delegation from Ohio. The
same Legislature wanted to undo other
work and unsest PAYNE, thus giving
to SHERMAN a Republican colleague
in the United States Senate. There
fore, q committee was appointed last
winter by one or both branches Of the
Ohio Legislature which investigated the
identical charge that the Republican edi-
tors Of Ohio have now asked the United
States Senate TO reinvestigate. We
say, the identical charge; for the Ohio
committee, AFTER sitting for months, and
hauling a drsg-net all over the State to
catch witnesses, and collecting all the
testimony they could buy or beg, had
TO make the unwelcome admission that
they could not find evidence to sustain
the charge against Senator PAYNE
Then the malignant Republicans o.
the Ohio Legislature, confessing thei'
inability to prove this outrageous
charge, asked the United States
Senate TO investigate it, claiming
that its power TO send for persons AM
papers would enable the national bod,
to procure testimony outside OF Ohm
and thus establish the charge. As w
have stated, the Senate committee dit
investigate the charge, and have agree'
10 report that it was not proved TO b
true. The Ohio Republican editor
were then assembled in convention t
bulldoze EvARTs and LOGAN, tw
aspirsnts to the office Of PreNden
of the United States, and fore
them TO reconsider the matter
and bring in repOr. condemn'n
PAYNE and Of course espelling hir
from the Senate and making place 70
Governor FORAKER or some Othe
Ohio malignant. HALsTEAD has da
after day, and in numerous paragraph
appeals, assured LOGAN tha: he was
great fsyorite in Ohio before he agree
TO exculpate PAYNE, but couldn't g
vote there hereafter unless, Indeed, b
would reconsider the question and agrs
to report condemuing PAYNE
EyARTs has not been treated with {
much consideration, whilst TELLER
no, being known sspirsnt tothe pres
densy. has been allowed to hide behiI
his iasien,hcance.
Bear In mind the facts hereinbeso
r,cited. The Senate may reverse
committee.
Can such desperate game as this
played to successful end in toe Unit
States SENATE? We shall see.