New-York tribune., 1886-08-02
JOHN GOODIES LAMENT.
A VICTIM IN A GREAT STATE OF MIND.
BEAUTIFUL RHETORICAL GYRATroNs THAT WILL
NOT SAVE HIS SCALP.

BEAUTIFUL RHETORICAL G1KAllONS lHhi "Ai@A'
NOT SAVE HIS SCALP.
rBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSg1
WASHINGTON, Aug. John Goode is out
with a long manifesto about his rejection by the
United States Senate He declines IN advance nomina-
ton for Congress the Norfolk District and then goes
to relate his grievances lie declares that he mas
been made tho victim OF star chamber proceedings,
which, say the least not at all creditabe to the
American Senate" In his opinion, his case furnishes
strong argument favor Of open Executive sessions,
"for certain Senators have dono things which they
would not have dared do II she light could have been
turned fully upon them" lie continues
PROCESSING to act In judicial capacity thcy
havo refused to inform me OF the charges
preferred against and which they have been pro-
tending to investigate for several months past They
have refused to give opportunity to confront my
and the who were summoned to tes-
tify against me- They have condemned me without ac-
cusation or proof, indictment or trial"
Mr.. Cioodo seems to forget that tho accusations
against him on account OF the election frauds in the
Norfolk District in 1874 and 1876 have long
been before the public and have been dsproyed.
He expressed wish that he might have had one hour
in the meet his accusers "eye to eye, toe to
toe front to 'front.' and declares that his rejection was
brought about by ga combination OF forces AMI tho
pooling OF issues between the American Bell Iole
phone Company aud william Mahone." lie
says that in the discharge Of his duty Acting Attorney
test the validity OF the Boil telephone patent, patent
which, according to ali lavts OF many respectable cti-
Iens WAS obtained fraudulently, surrcpttionsy and
upon faso suggestions. For this fence Mr.. Goodo
continue- "the Bell Telephone Company. represented
by Mr. IIoar the and Mr.. Ranncy in the House,
determined to crush me II possible"
II ia unfortunate for Mr. Gooic that he shoull
refer to tie Pau-Elecirc suit which ho ordered Win.
out any examination OF tho papers before him. is In
Inmates that acted upon the all ayit' OF many 10
spectacle cit zens" An examination OF the record VII"
show that the "msny respectable ciiM'n' comprise
exactly four persons-WatsOn. Van Bcnthuysen AMI J
Il Bcckwth and Charles T.. Huntington. OF the National
Improvement Telephone Company. and George Gantt'
OF the PAN Electric Tclephons Company. These two
companies acted In accordance with "A secret agree
ment to invoKe tho power or the United states
to break down rival telephone patent. Mr.. Gooie
does not aulo TO visits OF Ishan G. Harris. Casey
Young and Bradley Johnston on the day when the app-
cation for this suit came into his hands
Speaking OF the charge reported 10 have been made by
Mr. Edmunds that Goolc had sought to secure his con-
nrmation by making promises To retain certain Hepub-
can officials in the Department OF Justice Mr. "oodo
SAYS: "n Mr. Eimunds made the statement attributed
to him 1t was infamou.y false challenge the produc-
the Senator. who claims 10 bc a Christian gentleman.
with deliberate violation oi the ninth COMMANDMENT,
keep which he prays the Lori sunday after sunday
In tho sanctuary to incline his heart II inc 'cl' oi
secrecy could have been removed. what spectacle
would have been presented To the gaze OF the
American people They would have seen " houe squat
tlus Ike toad "A the ear OF Eimunis 'cs-ayluS bY
his drynh reach the organs "i MS fancy lbey
would have heard him demanding my mead IA chAr@er
a. the picr OF his apos,cy to h. state. and as part
OF the when hc betrayc his Ius; aud cod hs
people IN March. l--O.'
Having achieved thIs rhetorical hsht. Mr.. GO0le - :
tprcss tho opinion that Mf. Hoar does not " H.
tend bai man." aud That upon the subject or
the baoi the south hs hopeless fanatic - 10"
that matter 10 concerned lie i utterly hc'pape OF
Justice tho whit- people ofthe southern -ste-
NJ Goode think. u probable th,t "othrr Krpnbhcan
Senators IN whose bonnrt' the ffe.drntlA ore ,nz
Ilne" may havo hc~n persuaded by " that unhaHoWri
amhl lion TO do the bidding Of n man VINO nNy- 90
m1uds A quIi pro quo for his srrviccs' Mr
Goole continues II Il proper to add also thht
senator Eindiebercer has behaved IN THIS business
Ike man lie refused - bow the knee 10 hia nc re-
fused to become party To the deep Gamma ION o ~
fklur Of" After ths taxing On" Nr. booie u .tl ]
able to AK to De pernitiei 10 say thAt "hl'c ,hn
American people may feel but ttr interest In my Tor
tunes individual they cannot close th"lT eyes 10
the rshts OF Tho ck~n hhve been -fh' \
down la ms person.. ami That "i they wouli preserve
tho consltuiou balance. - our sNs'rm mi n0t pass
under yoke of an upper House "f L'rls -urn a
wrong should bc vigorously asstiiei AMI d1uouucel'
From All OF when tmay 30 nforrei that Mr.. 600 !c