Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-31
Mr.. HALsTEAD's PAPER.
Editorial to Appear In This Morning
Com. Gaz

Com. Gaz.
CINCINNATI, March 3O.-Tie CONNER
cial Gazette will publish the following ed
toTial tomorrow:
'It is proper to say right here that Mr..
Halstead is no. on deck, aad has not been
consulted in regard to this matter. He is,
therefore, in no way responsible for these
remarks.
"His appointment as Minister to Ger
many was rejected, not because Of his un-
fitness for the place, for that question
never was, and never could be raised He
was rejected because, as an editor, he hon
estly criticiz the methods by which men
were elected to the United States Senate.
The origin OF this matte: was the cleo
ton of Henry B. Payne. That was not a
Republican contest, but q DauCcratic fight
George H. PendletOn was the known Dem
ocratic candidate in Ohio. The Leglsla-
ture was chosen with reference 20 his cleo
ton. When the Legislature had b-en
chosen, Payne, with his money beekirg,
appeared il the field. He bought Pendle-
toms men, and was electe5S@ls- y0ods
koeg that then, and everybody knows 1t
now. Taers is not sn intelligent man IN
Ohio who does not believe, and does not
know that Payne was elected by fraud.
The subsequent Legislature was Repub-
iican through the defeat ofthe most gigan-
tic frauds ever undertaken in any State
upon the elective franchise. An lndict-
ment was framed and the United States
Senate was asked to inquire into the meth
eds of Payne's election. This became
party measure. 1t was sustained by the
Republican press. Il bad the sympathy
Of the best part of the Democrats Of Ohio.
L. went to the United States Senate. There
it encountered the opposition OF Republ-
cans who were in the sane boat with
Pavne-of men who disg7sced their seats
then, as they do now, and the inve5tiga-
tiou was defeated. Had Payne been
conscious of innOcencs-hsd he felt
that be Was honestly elected d-he
would have quickly demanded sn inves
cation. This he took care not TO do. de
knew perfectly well he could not sftofd
to do that. He appealed instead to that
thing called Senatorial courtesy, snd he
found Republicans who had bsen elected
as he had by fraud. They joined Win
him. They could not help If. They
were plainly threatened that If Payne
should be investigated, the matter would
not stop there. Rascals are ra'uTai
coCards. TIE Senator'S who sIe there Dy
fraud are towards. Trey Jolneo hands
with Payne and there was no lnYesuga
ton. The very thing that sn honest man
would have demanded, and defeated by
men who owe their ssat3 in the Senate TO
the use of money.
"What the Commercial Gazete said in
the whole controversy wes .he truth. 1t
wss the t-utbsWhen it WAS written. i is
the truth now. Perhaps Il was roughly
expressed, hut it was TIE truth all the
same.
Fer this Mr.. H4ls'ead was defeated
AND FOR NO OTHER REASON. There
,yss no pretenze Of objection TO MN on the
orsuud of fitness. He was rej cted by
senatorial frauds becsu,e he bad the cour-
are of his convictions and was not afraid TO
tell the ruth The result, therefore, can
not hurt him, but il is bound to hurt
entity Senators. Perhaps, tCo, it may
lead TO line of thought, or increase the
force of a line of thought that will abolish
the United States Senate altogether with
its Star Chamber proceeding, or compel a
change in the methods of election that will
bring that body closer to the people and
force its members outside OF
the money influence.
People would be started to know how
many seats in the U. S. Senate were
bought with money, and how many seats
are therefore disgrsCed. This is a business
that cannot last. The people will not toll
crate il. This kind of corruption must be
wiped out.
PAYNE thinks the defeat Of Halstead has
vindicated him This Is bosh. To do
thst would REQUIRE the defeat Of nearly all /
the editors in Ohio, and OF such Demo- /
Gratis as Allen G. Thurman. But he Is not /
satisfied with this, and he proposes, in or /
der to further vindicatiOn, to be candi- |
date for reelection to the United States |
Senate He has right to do that.
We decidedly favor it. We dare him
10 make thst test-appeal to the
people of Ohio and Investigations will not .
he stifsd. The truth will he brought 10 .
.he front and the people who cannot be
bought will settle the corruptonists.
The Issue for next fall has been made in
Ohio by Mr Payne. Itcanuoi bsaYoided.
The defeat of Halstead was the result OF
revenge. Now let the people Of Ohio
demonstrate the folly OF revenge.
A GOOD appetite is essential to good
health. and loss of appetite indicates
.ometbing wrong Hoods Sarsaparills
creates and sharpens the appetite, sseists