Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-19
SENATE AND HOUSE.
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provided with lucrative offices, except one
colored member (Casney), who had not
been SO provided and who had come to
| Washing ton and appealed to President
! Hayes and Mr.. Sherman, then secretary
of the treasury, for pecuniary aid,
which had been given or offered TO him,
to the amount of over 81 900. He (Mr
| Vest made no charges he said, of any cor
ruptiOn in the matter, but what claim he
! asked, had that member of the returning
board ON Mr.. Hayes if Casney had simply
carried out his legal and constitutional
duty? Why had it been that every
man connected with the recurring
board from the highest to the lowest
had been rewarded with an officer There
was no page of administration history
that demanded more explanation than
that which now stared him in the face
The senator from Ohio had attacked the
people of louisiana, charging them with
crimes that would stain them with in
fanny but he (Mr. Vest stood there to
avouch that whatever had been done in
the state of Louisiana on that occasion
had been done, not to bring about an IN
fair election, not to trample on the ballot
of any human being, but to befriend
themselves against the ruthless outrage
Gus and criminal conspiracy against their
property, at the hands of men who had
gone there for the single and sole purpose
of plumber.
He criticised sarcastically the opposite
sentiments expressed by Mr. Sherman in
his two recent speeches at Nashville,
Tenn, and at Spring field, Ill, and said in
conclusion: At the risk even of the sena-
tors contempt | undertake TO say that the
American people never will be satisfied
with the explanation made today, but that
like James 6. Blaine, they have already
come to the conclusion that it is
impossible even for the ingenuity of the
senator from Ohio to explain why it was
that the vote of Louisiana as returned by
a returning board. was good for the pur-
pose of giving the electoral vote of Louisi-
ana to Mr.. Hayes for the presidency, but
was not good for the purpose of giving it
to Mr. Packard for the governorship of
he state.
Mr.. Sherman thanked the senator from
Missouri for reading extracts from his
(Mr. Shermans speeches Every word ut
tered in those speeches he would utter
again if opportunity offered Who, he
Mr sherman) would ask, removed Pack
ard, who deprived him of his
office? Had President Hayes any
power TO elect Packard to Of
flee or TO recognize him before the leQis-
lature of the state had duly elected him?
What did Mr.. Hayes do to Packard Gen
eral Grant had refused to recognize him.
President Hayes had no more power over
the TeUufn seat by the RETURNING DOdTu 10
the legislature than he had over the Koran
of Mcdonnell and so he knew, and so
Governor Packard knew Packard had
never blamed President Hayes for his
course. After the Democrats had driven
him out, deprived him of his office and
sought to disgrace him, after they had in
augurated reign of tyranny there to
drive him out it was not in the power of
the president of the United States to rec
ognize him without usurpation. Pack
ard was properly appointed to
an office and deserved bet
ter one. He was one of the
best and purest men he (Sherman) had
ever met. Mr.. Casney was an honest and
good man but poor, and he (Sherman) was
willing to give him $780, Glow many
broken down ducks in the Democratic
party" he asked, "have each of you paid
to get back to their homesg" daughter
Mr. Anderson of the returning board was
also brave and true man, he sherman
wished he could have appointed him to
better office Mr.. Sherman closed with
the declaration that the colored people of
the south must be protected in their rights.
Mr.. Hawley followed Mr.. Sherman and
explained at length the functions of the
visiting committee"
The bill went over without action and
the senate adjourned.