Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-03-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom onr Regular Correspondent }

- 49, - NiNNeiCi@
investigation resolution offered by
Senator Hoar, which the Republicans
have determined in caucus to pass,
told the Republicans some truths
which they will do we'll to heed. He
reminded them that State rights,
which they want to violate, had elect
ed Benjamin Harrison president and
recalled she Republican party h
power, while a majority Of 94,60l
voters had cast their sutirages in favor
of Grover Cleveland. Fhc RepublI-
can party owed debt to State rights
for its incoming President, and the
country owed debt to State rights
for the domestic tranquility which
hailed his coming.
The Virginia Senator then alluded
to the charges of bribery in New
York during the recent election; to
the purchase of voters in Indiana in
blocks of five" and to the colonial
ton of aliens in West Va, as we'll as
to the counter charges made by the
Republicans. He asked what a pande-
monium, what a terrible suspense,
what paralysis of business would
have followed had not State rights
exercised their conservative and heal
ing sway. Gen. Harrisen's title of
President. which had been sealed and
given to hin, was not given to him
by nation, or by majority of its
people, but by sovereign States, which
had commissioned him as their Chief
Magistrate, State rights held the
ladder for Benjamin Harrison to as
cend the Presidential chair, had
given the Senators their prerogatives,
and had lifted the Republican party
out of the Slough of Despond and
brought it within sight Of the goal of
it's desires.
The Senator referred to- the old
axiom about praising the bridge that
carriedrone safely across the stream.
And now that the States rights bridge
had carried the Republican party
safely over the turbulent stream of
conflict, it was meet that party con-
fess that after all it was pretty good
bridge That Republican would be
an migrate who would turn back and
destroy what had done him and his
party 80 much good. 1t would be
indeed astounding if New England
Senators should unite to break it
down.
In conclusion Mr.. Daniels said: II
was amazed when | read Mr.. Hoar's
resolution, gravely requiring the Sen
ate to enter into an inquiry of the
election of members of the House of
Representatives Ii anything more
or more in conflict with
the spirit Of the American constitu-
ton could nave been suggested, am
at a loss to conjecture what that
thing is
Senator Black burn, or Joe Black
burn as his friends here call him, has
given Billy Chandler scare from
which he may not recover for quite
while, and but for the interference of
Senator Faulkner he might have
gotten q severe thrashing. The
trouble took place in a committee
room of the Senate and was caused
by report which Chandler had
made rejecting on Secretary Villas
and ex-Indian Commissioner Atkins.
The Kentucky Senator questioned tho
facts stated in the report and asked
where Chandler got his information.
Chandler became indignant and said
ne did not propose to be bulldozed by
IN e1-slave-driver. This enraged
Blackburn who reached across the
iesk catching Chandler by the ear
md raising him up in the air as
though he intended to give him a
parking with the other hand. At
his stage Mr.. Faulkder got his arm
around Blackburn and Chandler was
released from hrs perilous position.
Very appropriately on Washing
son's birthday, the President signed
he bill admitting the States of North
and South Dakota, Montana and of
Washington into the Union. Rep
resentatives Cox and Springer have
received many letters and kilograms
thanking them for their persistant ef-
Eorts in behalf of the bill.
Genial ''old Rosy" General Rose
'rans, is now on the retired list of the
army with the rank of brigadier-gen-