Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
EDITOR HALsrEAD.
Bis Defeat Charged to Senator Payne BY ;
Writer, Who Asserts That the Senator
and Some Of His Colleagues Hold
Their Seats by Fraud.
rBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l

fBy telegraph 70 tbs Dispatch.l
CINCINNATI, March 30.-The Commercial
Gazette VIII publish the following editorial
tomorrow:
IL is proper 10 say right here thai Mr..
Halstesd is not on deck and has not been
consulted in regard to this matter. He is
therefore IN no way responsible for these re-
marks His appointment as Minister to
Germany was rejected not because OF his
unitness for the place, for that question
never was and never could be raised. He
was rejected because, as an editor,
he honestly criticised the methods
by which men were elected 10 the
United States Senate. The origin
OF this matter was the election OF Henry Il.
Payne. That was mott Republican contest,
but Democratic fight. George II. Pendle-
ton was known Democratic candidate
IN the Ohio Legislature aud was chosen win
reference TO bis election. When the Legls-
lature had been chosen PAYNE with bis
monev-bscking appeared In the field. lie
bought Pendleton men and was elected.
Every body knew that then end every
body knows 1t now. There il not
an honest man In Ohio who does not be-.
lieye and does not know that Payne was
elected by fraud. subsequently the Legs
lature was Republican, through the defeat
OF the most gigantic frauds ever undertaken
in any state on the elective franchise. An
indictment was framed, and the United
States Senate was asked TO inquire into the
methods OF PAyne's election. This became
party measure. IL was sustained by the
Republican press. II bad the sympathy OF
the beet part OF the Democrats OF Ohio.
Il went 10 the United States Senate. There
it encountered the opposition OF Republicans
who were in the same boat with Payne, OF
men who disgraced their seats then as they
do now, and an investigation was defeated.
Had Payne been conscious OF innocence,
had he felt thst he was honestly elected, he
would have quickly demanded an iuvestiGa-
ton. This be took care not 70 do. lie
knew perfectly well ne could not afford that
He appealed instead 10 that sO-cllled sena-
toria courtesy, and be found Republicans
who had been elected as he was-by fraud.
These Joined with him. They could not
help &c. They were plainly threatened that
IL PAYNE should be investigated the mat
ter would not stop there. Rlscas are
natural towards. The senators who are
there bv fraud are towards. They joined
hands with Payne. aud there was no inyes.
tlgation. The very thing that an honest
man would have demanded was defeated by
the votes Of men who owe their sest3 in the
senate TO the use OF money. What the Com
merciai.G szette said in the whole cODtrO-
yersy was the truth. II was the truth when
II was written. II is the truth now. Per-
haps il was roughly expressed, but IL was the
truth all the same. For this Mr.. Hastead was
defested. and for no other reason. There
was NJ pretence Of objection 10 him on the
ground of fitness. lie was rejected by
senatorial frauds because he mad the courage
Of his convictions and was not afraid TO tell
the truth. The result, therefore, cannot
hurt him, but II is bound to hurt the guilty
senators. Perhaps, too, IT may lead to line
Of thought or increase the force Of line OF
thought that will abolish the United states
Senate, with its Star.chamber proceedings,
or compel a change IN the methods OF cleo.
ton that will bring that body closer to the
people and force its members outside Of
money influence. The people would be
startled TO know how many seats In the
United states Seuate were bought with
money, and how many seats are therefore
dsgraccd. This is a business that can't last.
The peopIe will not Tolerate II. This kind
Of corruption must be wiped out.
Payne thinks the defeat VI Halstead has
vipdicated him. This IS bOsh. To do that
vould REQUIRE the defeat Of nearly all the
editors IN Ohio aud OF such Democrats as
Allen &. Thurman. But he is not satisfied
with This, and he proposes. In order to q
further vndicatior, TO be q candidate
for reelection to the United States Seuste.
he nos the light TO do that. We decided
ly favor it. We dare HIM 10 make that
appeal 10 the people OF OHIO and iuVestlgs-
lions will not he sj,fled. The truth will be
brought 10 the front and the people who
can't be bought will settle the corruption
ISIS. The issue for next fall has been made
IN ohio by Payne. II can't be avoided. The
defeat Of lIastcad was the result OF revenge.
Now let the people OF Ohio demonstrate the
folly OF revenge.
lSignedl Il. ;.
MR.. wATTERsON ONNS. BALsTEAD's REJECTION.
LOUISVILLE. KY, March 30.-Of Mr..
Haslesd's rejection Mr.. WatteEson in to-
morrows CouIieT-Journal will write as
follows;
The rejection Of Mr.. Halstead carries with
n primarily warning from the Senate OF Tie
United States TO the press OF the country 10
look TO its uttersnces when desling with
that body or any OF ITS members. Mr..
Hastead's offence to the Republicans who
voted against his confirmation, or who did
not vote at all, lay IN his criticism OF GER
tain Republican senStors who bad re-
fUSNu 10 tuktI uDOu Au lbNNctH Atioh
asked bY the Republican Legislature
of Ohio a. 10 the election OF senator
Payne With the lights now before US no
intelligent Democrat doubts that II was
from first to last most corrup, affair. THAI
parfy spirit aud sympathy with an old man
whose personal knowledge OF aud compli-
cicy with the Geans 10 which he owed his
seal IN the Senate was believed by no one NJ
all. In Ohio the controversy was one OF
equal importance ana scrimony. MI. Hal
stead threw all the combatlyc elements OF
his essentially c0mba,iye character into the
fight. and especially against tue obdurate
Republican senator's From his party stand-
poiut he was entirely In the right. lie did
what any other brave and honest Journalist
would hays done aud should baye done un-
der the circumstances.
That hs may have been too rough In bus
Of attack is beside the question.
lie had the truth OF 1t in bis premises, was
sincere and uprlght IN his purpose, and a
little excess OF temper, more or less. does
not materially affect the case. lie is pun
lsbed. therefore. by those OF his own party
whom be dared 10 call to account for dolnf
his duty as q pactisan JOURNALIST. Tue
Democrats OF the Senate nave assisted these
OF the Senate to punish him,
and thus dual notice Is served by BOTH
marble. i'm the Senate upon tue journalists
:. America 10 the effect that whenever
senstor is publicly criticised he Will bide
.Is time 10 Get his revenge by stlbbing hi.
.rit,c in the back and in the dark. With.
,nt doubt the Democrats o. the Senate. and
osriicuIarly the DEMOCRATIC senators from
he southern States, think that they are get
roc even with AIR. Halstesd for bis abuse oil
he south. but even II this was SO their
,ositlon would be nj once inconsistent
'nd ipiedicious. With the Eght over
he conformation OF Lamar aud Ready.
ma CONFIRMATION OF any Confederate TO