National Republican., 1888-01-23
QUALIFICATIONS.
Opinions OF the Press on the Contest
for the Speakers Seat.

CARLISLE-TIIOBE
Opinions OF the Press on the Contest
for the Speakers Seat.
FAIR PLAY AND JUSTICE.
New York Press,
John Griffin Carlisle Is Speaker OF the
House Of Representatives. He has great
influence and power, aud hence is sur
rounded by many sycophants and toades.
Thobe, who is contesting his seat, is poor
mechanic, with no influence except that
which life Of integrity, industry, and a
fair degree OF ability entitle him to 10 this
republic.
AS Thobe himself has said, at has been
an uphill business contesting this seat, with
a slim chance Of getting hearing.h Every
obstacle has been put in the way. The re.
fusal to grant reopening OF the case on n
petition of 1000 voters from the district
shows that Mr.. Carlisle and his friends are
afraid of thorough investigation. 1t
shows that they fear their corrupt methods
will be exposed.
And yet Mr. Carlisle puts himself for.
ward as man OF honor and mau above
suspicion. IL this is the case why should
his party refuse, on almost party vote,
to give the mechanic and honest wage
worker Thobe that justice and fair play
which he pathetically demanded last Friday
OF Congress?
In view Of this refusal on the part of the
Democratic. majority to make II full aud
fair investigation into the case, is 1t sur,
prising that Mr.. Thobe should exclaim:
~ am sorry to say that many workingmen
are beginning to lose confidence IN the
ballot, which is the only means OF redress
within their reach?
The ballot in the south Is farce. Nc.
Carlisle will take his seat conscious that
nearly half the representation Of the people
over whom he presides have doubts OF his
title to it.. II John Griffin Carlisle had the
spirit and high sense OF honor he is credited
by some to possess, he would scorn to ac.
cept seat under such circumstances, IL
he really was fearless OF the consequence
he would Say to Congress: Mr.. Thobe
asks for fair play and justice. Let him
have 1t.
ADVICE TO SPEAKER CARLISLE.
New York Herald.
Mr.. Carlisle is badly advised b. his
friends, we fear. His duty to himself aud
to his party is at once. at the earliest M.
ment. to demand aud iosist that the dis
puted election case in which lie Is party
be reopened,
Wehope he is not too III to see this himself.
Whatever he may have thought before. the
the course Of the House Of Representatives
on Friday and yesterday should convince
him and move him to immediate action.
No Speaker has ever been so popular with
both sides Of the House as Mr.. Carlisle.
| The Republicans praise him as the fairest
and least partisan Speaker they have known.
| Their good will to him is open and uncon-
cealed. Yet on Friday the motion to re.
open the case, made by the minority OF the
committee was defeated by only seven
Whan al a
that Mr.. Carlisle be declared elected"
| this also failed for lack OF quorum vot
| ing; that is to say, 1863 being quorum in
the present House. there were, 1t appeared,
not 1853 men in the House who were willing
to seat Mr.. Carlisle withont reopenlnS the
| case.
Yesterday again ~. lou ,dlourned
was not quo, ,u of Den ycrats esent,
the Republicans refusing to vU... Bat
surely It does not vomport VII Mr.. Car
| isles dignity and sell resi- It. ~ get him
self seated in the House b he votes Of his
| party alone? lie is too large a man for
that. lie cannot afford IT,. If any consld-
cradle number Of Republicans want the
case rcopened. Mr.. Carlisle ought to be the
first to require that they shall be graft
fed. But, in fact, 1t appears that all the
| republicans except four unite In this dc.
mand. They may be unreasonable but
| their demand cannot be refused by Me-.
| Carlisle or by his friends without placing
him In situation which he, m ost Of all,
| would hereafter regret.
NEW YORK "mERALDr DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1855 1t is re-
| ported to night that great pressure is being
| brought to bear upon Speaker Carlisle to
ask the House to consent to reopen the con-
| tested election case.
Mr.. Carlisle is reported as saying that he
| will walk out of the House rather than con-
| sent to any such procedure. lie has an.
nounced that his party friends must stand by
him, and the order has gone forth that every
| Democrat must be In his seat on Monday, or
| the session will be continued until quorum
| Is obtained.
Speaker Carlisle tonight figured up the
| Democratic strength In the House and finds
| the Democrats eau rely upon only l6S men.
| This number includes the Speaker. a
| quorum will take 1G3 members.
Mr.. BouTke Cochran wanted to 90 to
| New York and trie to arrange for q pair
| The sergeant alarms Informed him that II
would be impossible for him to get pair;
that the order was not TO arrange Il pair
| with anybody, except In case OF sickness,
ard II he went away he would 10 all proba
bility be sent for, as a call OF the House
| would fellow the lack OF a quorum, and the
sergeant alarms would be commanded to
| iSiuiS tuS piSSShSS VI SNSly hSmuel VI
the House.
Speaker Carlisle, 1t is said, holds that IL is
the duty Of his friends in the House to
stand by the majority report of the elec.
tions committee, and will not encourage
any concession outside of It..
A quorum is all that Is necessary for the
transaction Of business, and when by order
OF the House every absentee is compelled
TO be in his seat, then, Mr.. Carlisle's friends
say, the Republicans can be prevented from
further obstructing the business of the
House, for at least lG3 OF the 16S Demo-
Gratis will then respond to their names
1t is said to night that II may be week
before the sergeant alarms Gao get q
quorum Of Democratic members IN their
seats In that event the session Of MDnday
will be continued indefinitely until the
quorum is obtained.
"lf,n said personal friend of Speaker
Carlisle to'night--"yes, II 1t takes a
month";,
FAIR PLAY WANTED.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
We are glad Mr.. Thobe had the opportu-
nifty to present himself before the House OF
Representatives. The impression that, be,
cause he is plain, actual workingman, who
spent $40 in running for Congress, he is a
clown and vulgarian, did not last long when
he was saying his say. lie Is man OF keen
Intelligence and interesting and instructive
history.
We have said and repeat that we believe
he did beat Mr. Carlisle, and that he could
do II again. We are pretty sure he would
come out ahead Of the Speaker II fair play
were shown and a parcel of sycophantic
Republicans could be restrained from falling