National Republican., 1888-01-18
"a Change Came O'er the spirit OF His
Dream"

- Change Came Ger the Spirit OF His
Dream"
When memorial signed by twenty-five
citizens OF Cincinnati alleged that "Bsn"
Butterworth and "Iomn Young had been
Improperly returned TO Congress MIR. John
Griffin Carlisle, in advocating au examine
tion by committee of Congress into the
el' ction of these gentlemen, said:
mean to say jIst this that under the con.
stitution OF the United states this House has
the absolute right aud inrontrovertible poSer
at AIRY time and under any circumstances 90 in
puirc into and to determine the electors re.
turns. and qualifications of its own member;
and That the act of Congress to which the
gentlemen from ohio Glluies is mere p,ae.
tice act, If may use the expression, which
prescrhcs the mctho IS proceeding in certain
casCs--that Is, In cases where there are regular
contests IN respect to n seat on thi, floor, blt
that legislation does not, and In tho nature of
things could not, Affect the constitutional
power which belongs to this House, ald which
belongs inherently to every legislative body, to
Judge of the elections, returns. and gualiiJd.
tions of its own members.
Mr.. Carlisle urged, and very properly,
the appointment ofa committee 10 a speech
from which the above is quoted, and u
Democratic Congress appointed a commit.
tee, Of which Mr.. Carlisle was chairman,
to make the investigation. But "a change
has come over the spirit OF his dream"
aud also that OF Congress since that time.
Mr.. Butterworth and Mr.. Young both rose
in their places in Congress, and, like
honest men as they are, insisted that the
investigation should be made. Mr.. Carlisle
was chairman OF that committee.
Now, when poor laboring man--one
who tolls daily to support his wife aud
children, using "base mechanic tools'--at-
tcmpts to challenge the rights OF the great
Democratic leader and Speaker of the
House and asks au investigation, Mr.. Car
Isle opposes the motion by his own per.
sonal affidavit and those of his friends.
| Was this language OF Mr.. Carlisle 10 the
Cincinnati cases demagogry or does he
fear that MIR. Thobe will prove his allega
tions and establish his right as the duly
elected representative from the sixth con-
Rressional district OF Kentucky? Either
the one or the other OF them must be trIl.
| But the Thobe- Carlisle contest takes on Il
new form as will he seen by the columns Of
| OF the NATIoSAL REPUGLIGAN to-day
| Three thousand voters Of the district ask
Congress to investigate the election in thei,
behalf.
Mr., John Griffin Carlisle thought tsauty-
two names sufficient to justify Congress 10
ordering an investigation the election OF
| two Republicans f;o n the OllJ iistrlr ;
bordering on his own ari Il DemJ;rAIG
House OF Representatives agreed With him,
Now :hree thousand voters come before
i u mOcratic House and ask 1t to investi-
gate the election through hch one Of their
leaders holds his position. They declare
over their signatures that Mr.. Carlisle was
not elected; that he holds his seat by gross
frauds, and that he holds his seat in pref /.
dice Of the tights Of the people of the dis,
tiict.
viii this Democratic House d,rc to re.
| fuse to the three thousand voters OF Ken
tucky what they granted to the twenty tgo
voters Of Cincinnati 1t is true that the
twenty-five voters OF OHIO We're pettloning
against. Republicans and in favor of Demo.
crat, aud the three thousand voters are
| petitioniDg againsta Democrat and n favor
OF alaboring man. VIII the House durc IL
| this Injustice?