The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-01
Dir. HAlSFEADS REJECTION,
The Opinion of lila Political OppOnsuts-A
Manly Nnmmhnt.

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The Opinion Of Hls Political OppOnoutI-A
Manly Comment
HtRy WahNsOR IN L0uLIMf Courier Journal
The rejection OF Mr., Halstead carries
with IT. primarily, a warning from the
Senate Of the United States to the press
Of the country to look TO its u~tterances
when dealing with that body or any OF
Its members,
Mr., Halstead's ofFense to the Republi.
cans who voted against his confirmation,
or who did not vote at all, lay in the
criticism Of certain Republican Senators
who hsd refused 10 enter upon an In.
vestigation, asked by the Republican
Legislature OF Ohio, into the election OF
Senator Payne. The election ex-senator
Payne was VIGOROUSLY open 10 question.
With the light now before US, no intelli-
gent Democrat doubts that 1t was, from
first 10 last, a most corrupt affair. That
party spirit and sympathy with an old
man whose knowledge Of, and completely
with, the means TO which he owed his
seat in the Senate, was believed by no
one at all familiar with his character,
should lead Democratic Senators 10
stand between him and an impending
scandal was natural, but why the inves-
tigation demanded by the Republicans
OF Ohio should be denied by any Repub.
lican Senator cannot be explained, even
at this late hour.
In Ohio the controversy was one OF
equal Importance and acrimony, and
Mr.. Halstead threw all the combatiye.
elements OF his essentially combative
character into the fight, and especially
against the obdurate Republican Sena-
tors. From his party standpoint he was
entirely In the right, He did what any
other brave and honest journalist would
have done and should have done under
the circumstances. That he may have
been too rough in his methods OF attack
Is beside the question. lie had the
truth Of 1t In his premises; was sincere
and upright In his purposes, and a little
excess OF temper, more or less, does not
materially affect the case. He Is pun
ished, therefore, by those OF his own
party whom he dared to call to account
Tor doing his duty as a partisan Journal
The Democrats oil the Senate have as
sisted these Republicans Of the Senate TO
punish him, and thus a dual notice Is
served by both parties In the Senate
upon the Journalists OF America, TO the
effect that whenever a Senator Is pub.
licly criticised he will bide his time to
get his revenge by stabbing his critic in
the back and in the dark.
Without doubt the Democrats OF the
Senate, and particularly tho Democratic
Senators from the Southern States, think
that they are getting even with Mr.. Hal.
stead for his abuse Of the South. But,
even II this were 80, their position would
be at once inconsistent and injudlcious.
With the fight over the confirmation OF
Lamar, and ready confirmation OF many
C%onfederates to foreign posts Of honor,
in our mind, 1t lies not in the mouths 10
talk about sectional revenges, Such talk
cannot fail to do more execution at the
breach than at the muzzle, and, 10 the
long run, must reCoil upon ourselves.
II puts.a stop TO our protests agrinst pro.
scriptlon, and places q powerful weapon
In the hands Of our enemies.
We do not question any Southern Sem
ator's sincerity or right 10 vote against
Mr.. Halstead: nor do VIC set up any
claim OF Mr.. Halstead upon our iorbear-
anCe. We are not aware that he or any
Of his friends have made the slightest
appeal to us In this regard. But we
thought, and we think, that II would
have been far better public policy, and
at the same time a far nobler revenge, II
MI. Halstead had owed his rescue in the
house OF his friends 10 those whom he
has 80 necessarily and 80 unlustly, but
so openly assailed as the incarnation OF
all that Is intolerant and irfeconcillable.
Every forgiving action done, and
every kind and generous word spoken,
on occasions OF trouble and trial by Sec
tional and political antagonists, one to
another, tends to heal up breaches be-
tween the people and to bind up the
wounds Of war, and 10 make the Union
once more a union Of countrymen and
brothers. When Horace Greeley went
TO Richmond 10 sign the bail bond OF
Jefferson Davis; when Lamar laid q
wreath OF flowers upon the coffin OF
Charles Sumner, when the South &C.
cepted Greeley for its Moses; when
Johnston and Lee aud Buckner followed
the bier Of Grant to the tomb,
steps were taken out q the
morass Of mistrust and strife and
toward the high and solid
ground OF national publication and the
end OF sectionalism. We had hoped that,
In the cnse OF Mr.. Halstead, which al
forded q striking opportunity for the
display OF q large and liberal party spirit,
there would have been found In the
Senate enough Senators from the South
big enough In brain and heart 10 sec
this and bravo enough to act ,lpon IT.
and we can only regret that In this hope
We have been disappointed. We are
the more so because Mr.. Halstead ID
singularly fitted for the position FOL
which hc was named, and 10, personally
as honorable and clean O man as he 10,
politically, q stubborn and implaCablt
lighter, making his rejection turn, as fai
as We are concerned, upon partisan OBJ
jectious, which should have had nc
weight,
We have IL from very nigh authority
that, Il the name OF Governor Foraker Il
not sent 10 the Senate before its adjourn.
ment, tho Governor will be dispatched
"a Minister TO Germany very soon there
after. II this be 90, the Democrats o
the Senate will have helped the magna.
cent Republicans Of that body 70 wreal
their private revenge on hi, HalSteat
only 70 saddle a man like Governor For
aker, who, In hatred Of the South doubt
lesSly double discounts any other Re
publican In tho country Ia our dlplo
matte service. Ifthat ID 90, We haYe 81
Impression that gentlemen will find II a
little easy 10 satisfy thelroWn caneclenceI
as 10 explain themselves 70 public opin
ion, which, In the end, 10 tolefable jus
In thpOe matters, and will not give "
approval 10 the conversion Of the Sen
ato into d don Of aBsassinA
FOR TliokstS, NiAfaSmuS, and wasting Dis
FNrdsrs Of children,
scotgs Emulsion Of Pure God liver 1l
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