The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-26

of all the sections of this great land AS
he closed, the House rang with applause.
each side vieing with the other in its
hearty and whole souled demonstrations.
The Democratic press, in its effort to
| lift its party out of the awkward position
| in which it has been placed by the Thobe
Carlisle contest has endeavored to create
the impression that the Republicans fill
bustered to prevent action and for the
purpose of consuming time. Such was
not the case. The Republicans were at
all times ready to vote Oh question upon
which they could vote, and to man they
opposed adjournment and the shutting out
of all other business. Two reports came
from the Committee on Elections, The
majority declared that Thoebe was not
elected, and that carlisle was. The mi
of the case, so that exact justice could be
done. 1t will be remembered that when
Thoebe first submitted his affidavits, Car
Isle asked weeks time in which to Sc
cure counter atfidavits. This was granted,
but afterwards, when Thoebe asked that
he might be allowed time to refute the
counter affidavits. the request was denied.
When the case came before the House,
Thoebe was allowed to appear in his own
behalf. He is a plain, practical working
mechanic, and made his statement in
plain, aightforward common sense way.
He declared that he had been elected, and
that if allowed the opportunity he could
prove it. He had been betrayed by the
reason his case had not been prepared
within the prescribed time. He presented
a memorial signed by 5000 legal voters of
his district, reciting that he had been
honestly elected, that his election had
been conceded by the friends of Carlisle,
and that after wards frauds had been CON.
mitted by which he had been deprived of
his seat, land his opponent installed therein.
In Thoebe's original affidavit, he stated
that the day after election, one Cambron,
! Of the Cincinnati Evening Telegram, had
had an interview with Carlisle, in which
the latter practically admitted his defeat
and said his retirement from public life
would be relief. Said interview was
published in the Telegram of Nov. Sd, bat
no copy of the paper could be found, either
| in the Office files or the public libraries.
although copies of the paper for every
other day in November were easily obtain
able. In the counter affidavit, Carlisle
denied having had such an interview, and
Camhron certified that no such interview
had ever been published to his knowledge,
''but the files of the paper, prior to a
change Of ownership, had not been pre-
served" In his statement before the
House, Thoebe produced copy of the
paper. which he said, had been obtained
with great difficulty, and for which party
had offered 500. The interview was there
and it represented Mr.. Carlisle as saying
''If my information is correct, and l have
no reason for doubling it, Mr.. Thoebe will
be the next Congressman, and | will fee
a sense of personal relief | have not felt
| before for ten years" Thoebe contended
he could successfully refute every counter
affidavit. and clearly establish his right to
the seat if the opportunity were given
him. All he asked was to have the wit
nesses summoned and made to testify.
| The resolution of the minority of the
| Election Committee, provided for a re-
| opening of the case, and thorough and
! searching Investigation into the alleged
| frauds. The motion to adopt it was de-
feated by party vote. the Republicans,
with one or two exceptions, voting for it.
and the Democrats against 1.-THE vote
being 1872 to 125.
Then vote on the resolution offered by
the majority, declaring 1st, That Thoebe
was not elected; and 2Ed, That Carlisle
! was elected, was attempted to be had, but
| the Republicans declined to vote and the
Democrats could not muster a quorum.
The Republicans would have stultifed
themselves if they had not declined to
vote. They had just declared in their
vote on the minority's resolution. that
doubt existed as 10 which of the claimants
to the seat was entitled to it, and that
searching and impartial investigation
should be made to determine the matter.
They could not, therefore, say that Car
isle was elected, or that he was not
elected. Their only course was to decline
to vote at all, and this they did not for the
purpose of fillibustering, but because it
was the only thing they could consistently
and conscientiously do. The fact is, Mr..
Carlisle's friends made a big mistake in
opposing the investigation. 1t looked as
if they were afaid of the truth. If
Thoebe had no just claim to the seat, why
was it that every effort was exhausted to
prevent an inquiry into the facts? The
attempt is now being made to divert at
tention from the awkward position in
which the majority finds itself, by charg
ing the minority with resort to filibus-
tering tactics. But it won't do. Repub-
licans can well afford to take the position
they have, because they know it is right.
| Mr.. Carlisle was seated on Monday, SIX
| Repu blicans voting with the Democrats
to make up the quorum. The rest of the
Republicans refused to vote except seven
who voted against the Speaker.
The operation performed for the relief
of Hon. Jno. F. Lewis, proved entirely
satisfactory. The eye was extracted and
| the patient experienceda measure of relief
at once. and has continued to improve
During the past week. among the Vir-
ginia visitors to the Capital were Messrs.
]. Fred Eflinger. J. G. Marquis, Geo b.
Greaver. J. e. Senger Thos. Shafer, and
w. G.. Kinney. Judge J. w. G.. Smith, B.
| B. Tams, Geo. r. Evans and others of
Staunton; Messrs. J. B. Collins and Jno.
| Frenger, of Greenville: VIM M. McAllis-
ter, Esq, of h; Hon. Jno Paul. of
Harrisonturg; and Messrs. w. T. Tally
and G. G. Cummings, of Collierstown.
Resolutions of Eitizens of Tazewel, pro
testing against the removal of the duty on
coal, have been presented during the week
| by Mr.. Yost +; also memorial from