Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WAsIIINGTON. April lst I89


most bitter internal struggle of the
Republican party in the Senate that
has occurred in years. On Thursday
the opposition was fondly hoped tC
have ended with Messrs. Teller, Far.
, well, Plumb, Cullom and ingalls,, but
on Saturday it was ascertained that
half the Republicans had been whip
ped into line on the question, and that
several were inclined to kick over the
traces. Senator EYarts made an es-
pecially strong speech. stating that a
man hasty enough to attack the lead
ers of his party in sudden heat of tenn
per was too hasty for diplomat.
Senator Blackburn, probably more or
less influenced by Henry Watterson,
strongly urged upon the Senate the
folly of attempting a censorship of the
press, and spoke of Mr. Halstead as
chivalrous enemy. So far from moving
the opposition, his eloquence received
the same polite attention that is ac
corded the tender-foot who is appoint
ed to speak in defense of red-handed
horse thief as preliminary to lynch
ing in Arizona. 1t might even be said
that Senator Blackburn's speech inten-
silied the opposition.
1t was attempted of course to secure
enough Democratic votes to overcome
the opposing Republicans. This plan
miscarried, owing to Senator Payne's
vigorous kicking, and was a dangerous
plan at best, owing to the fact that any
interference in such matters by men of |
another party than that in power
always results in consolidating the OPP
position.
Among the things alluded to by Mr.. |
Teller in his speech of Friday against
Mr.. Halstead was the letter written by
the doughty editor in 1868 to Secretary
Chase, criticising President Lincoln
and General Grant This incident was
fortunate for the anti-HalStead people.
as it gave another excuse to add to the
action of Mr.. IIalstead in attacking
the Republican members Of the Elec-
ton Committee in dropping the Payne
investigation several years ago.
TOW the President is affected by the
rejection is rather in doubt Whether
or not he feels anything more than an
noyance in having been unfortunate
enough to nominate candidate who
could not be confirmed is not known.
Certain it is that he must recognize the
right of the Senators to vote for reiec- ,
ton on personal grounds, and that
every year it grows more and more diff
hcult to persuade legislators of the adj
party that the President
is infallible. 1t is known that on =
Thursday the friends of Mr.. IIalstead
were urged by the President to allow
him to withdraw the name. This they
declined to do, saying that he had not n
sought the Office, but being in the fight :,
would battle to the end.
How the rejection strikes Mr.. Hal v
stead personallyit is difficult to discov- $
II from his friends. They are certain
talking on stills When they say it il
yill be greatly to his glory. 1t win not.
Cor few months Ohio journals and :
hose Of adjacent states will make fire.
uent reference to the matter Henry G
NatterSon will rage in the Courier p
oumal and Louisville Democratic
Import will make the gallant Marshal u
ersonally unsayory to the bitter Re.
Of the northern part of this =
tate. Ohio is poor place to be prais-
d by your enemies; your friends don't d
Ike it.
Mr.. Halstead comes out of the fight H.
18th flying colors in the regard that the
lost biting and vindictive debate II
)uld discover III him no violation of
ersonal honor or privateintegrity and HI
D charge of mental unftness could be
Imported. Mr.. Halstead merely finds
mself in the position of an editor who To
rs spoken so plainly at times that the
emory ranked in his victims years
ter, and the gall and NORWOOD was -
ensured up and finally vented on him.
fter all is said. it is magnificent adj 1I
'rtisement of the CINCINNATI CONNER
al for 1899.
At the White House as elsewhere BR
'sterday and to-day the great topic of
nversation has been the Samoan dis CHI
ter All day long Saturday the Navy II,
apartment was beseiged for news not the
erely by the reporters, but by anxi- SSe e
s, suffering friends and relatives of KE
ose who were on the doomed vessels.
he sight was pitiful, and as the visi- ?,
rs scanned the list of the unfortu- wa,
ties nearly every name called forth eI'bSiiii
pressions Of regret from some perso- mo-
| friend. The mother of mere lad ono
10 was on the Nipsic, is expected to m rreI
2 from the shock. 1t is like war BAT
nes. No such disaster has been ~.
own in modern naval affairs. It is
ly hoped that out of the great sorrow AU'
Nv coma e0na uood inogV,uol, a.. -