River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-04
GOT EVEN WITH HALsTEAD.

with the Democrats AgainstHim.W While
Two Democrats Vote for Confirms ton
Richard smiths CaustIc Comment on
Its Action
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Nfurat Halstead't
nomination for Minister to Germany was
decisiyely rejected by the Senate Saturday.
The motion under discussion was that made
by Senator Sherman TO reconsider the re-
lection Senator Teller moved to table
this motion, and it was done by
vote of p TO 10 The only Dem
ocrats who voted TO sustain Mr.. Hal
st sad were Blackburn and Call The
Republicans who voted against him were
Plumb, ingalls,, Evarts, Stewart Dawes
Teller and Quay. The Xotes which caused
the most surprise were given by Dawes anc
Quay, as they had given no hint of their in
tentions. Senators Cullom, Sawyer ane
Jones New We're paired against confirma
tion. Senator Farwell voted with Halsteadh
friends Before the Y, te was takeI
an hour and half was spent in discussing
the merits of the case. Senators Sherman
and Hawley did most of the talking in be-
half Of Mr.. Halstead, but they Went
over no new ground The President
is said to take the rejection Of
the nomination philosophically. He
looks upon it as matter between Mr.
Halst ad and the Senate which does moi
reflect upon the Executive IL was the de.
sire of Mr. Halsteads friends that the fight
be fought TO the finish, and in Difference
to their wishes the President dis
regarded the advice of the Sen
ators who urged him to withdraw the
nomination. Tie Ohio people think tina
their State still has some claims on Tie Ger
man mission and viii suggest some Other
Buckeye to the President There is no rea
son TO suppose however that General Har
lison takes this view. William Walter
Phelps, OF New Jersey, is now looked upor
as possibility
CINcINNATI, April IA representative
of the United Press called at the residence
of Mr.. Hals.ead Saturday afternoon an(
was told that Mr.. Halstead was too i'll TO be
seen. A message was sent him saying
that news had been received from Wash
ington that he might be interested to learn
The bearer of the message returned
saying that Mr.. Halstead was not inter.
ested in any news from Washington. Their
a note was sent to the sick room stating
that the Senate had rejected Mr. llalstead
nomination. This answer was returned
Mr. Halstead has nothing whatever to say
about any thing the Senate has done
CINCINNATI, April l.-EditOr Halstead, o.
the Commercial Gazette, being too i'll to bt
at his post, the following, over the sigma
ture of Richard Smith, appeared in the
newspaper Sunday:
at is proper to say right here that Mr.. Hal
stead is not on deck, and has not been con
suited in regard to IN matter. He is. there
fore, in no way responsible for these remarks
His appointment as Minister to Germany
was rejected, not because Of his unfitness fo
the place, for that question never was ant
never could be raised. He was rejected be
cause, as an editor, he honestly criticised tht
methods by which men were elected to tn
United States Senate.
1.-THE origin of this matter wa the election
OF Henry b. Payne This was not g Repub
lican contest, but a Democratic fl Mt. tieorg
Ii Pendleton was the known Democrat
ie candidate in Ono. The Legislature
was chosen with reference to ais Sc
lection. When the Legislature h5I beef
chosen Payne, with his money back
ing. appear ed in the field. He bought Pende
toms men and was elected. Every tody kney
that then, and every body knows it now. Their
is not an intelligent man in Ohio who does no
bel eve and does not know that Payne wa
elected by fraud.
''The subsequent LEGISLATURE was Republic
an, through the defeat OF the mos: gigantt
frauds ever undertaken in any State UPON III
elective franchise. An indictment was framed
inquire into the methods Of Paynes election
This became a party measure. It was sus
tanned by the Republican press. II had III
sympathy of the test part OF the Democrat
of Ohio. II went 20 the United State
Senate. There 10 encountered tn
opposition OF Republicans who were in Thu
same boat with Payne-of men who disgrace'
their seats then as they do now-and the in
vestigation was defeated Had Payne beef
conscious OF innocence-had he felt that ht
was honestly eected-he would have quicll!
demanded an investigation. That he tool
care not to do. He knew perfectly well h
could not afford that. Gle appealed instead 4
that thing called Senatorial courtesy. and b.
found Republicans who had been electet
as he was-by fraud. These joined with him
They could not help it. They were plainl
threatened that il Payne should be investigates
the matter would not stop there. The rascal
are natural towards. The Senators who arr
there by frauds are towards. They JOinet
hands with Payne, and there was no lnvestiga
ton. The thing that an honest man woult
have demanded was defeated by the votes o
men who owe their seats in the Senate to th'
use OF money.
What the Commandments said on tn,
whole controversy was the truth. II was tht
truth when it was written. II is the irutl
now. Perhaps it was roughly expressed, bu
it was the truth all the same.
'For tn Mr.. Halstead was defeated, an'
for no other reason. There was no pretenst
OF objection TO him on the ground 0
fitness He was rejected by Sen
atorial frauds because he had the courag,
OF his convictions, and was not afraid 4
tell the truth The result, therefore, can no
hurt him, but is bound to hurt guilty Senators
Perhaps, too, il may lead h line OF thought
or increase the force of a line OF thought thai
Will abolish the United States Senate alto
gether, with its star chamber proceedings, O
compel change in the methods OF election tina
will bring that body closer 10 the people anC
force its members outside of the money in
fuence. People would be startled to know
how many seats in the United States Senate
were bought with money, and how many seat
ire therefore dsgraced This is business
that can not last. The people will not tol
Frate it. This kind OF corruption must b.
wiped out
INDICATED him. This is bosh. To 90 that woulC
require the defeat of nearly all the editors il
Ohio and of such Democrats as Allen G
Thurman. But he is not sat SIZED with this
and he proposes in order to further winds
the United States Senate. He has righ
dare him to make that test Appeal 10 tht
stifled. The truth will be brought to the front
and the people who can not be bought vii
settle the corruptionists.
"The issue for next fail has been made il
Ohio by Mr. Payne. 1t can not be avoided
The defeat OF Halstead was the result OF re-
venge Now let the rcyple of Ohio demon