Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-01

Editorial 70 appear IN This Morning
Com Gaz

f-nitOriht TO appear IN Ihls morning \
Com. Gaz.
CINCINNATI, March 3O.-Toe CONNER
ciai GaseHe will publish the following ed .
torisl tomorrow:
at is proper to say right here that mr..
Halsiead is mo- on deck, and has not been
consulted in regard to this matter lie 10,
therefore, in no way responsible for these
remarks.
His appointment as Minister TO Ger
many was rejected, not because Of his IN
fitness for the place, for that question
never was and never could be raised. He
was rejected because, as sn editor, he hon
estly cgiticiz d tie methods by which men
were elected to the United States Senate.
The origin of this matter was the cleo
ton OF Henry Is. Payne. That wss not a
Republican contest, but Democratic fight
Gsorge II. Pendlet0n was the known Dem
ocrstic can6idate in Ohio. The Legsla-
ture vas chosen with reference to he cleo
ton. When the Legislature had bsen
chosen, Payne, with his money backing
appeared 10 the field. He bough; Psudlo-
TOMS men, anG was elected. Every ho6y
kueR that thea. and everybody knows il
low. There IS no. AZ intelligent man ia
Ohio who doea not believe, and does not
know that Payne was elected by fraud.
The subs quent Legislature was Repub-
lican through tie defeat Of the most gigau-
tic frauds ever undertaken in any State
upon thu elective franchise. An iudict-
meat yas framed and the United States
Senate wac asked toirquire into the meth
eds of Payne's election. This became a
party messure 1t wss sustained by the
Republican press. II had the sympathy
Of the hest part of the Democrats OF OHIO.
10 vent 10 the United State Senate. There
b. encountered the opposition of Repubii-
cans who weye Tia the same boat With
Payne-of men who disgrecsd their seats
hen. as they 90 nov, aud the inyestiga-
ton wac defeated. Had Payne been
conscious OF inpocence-h3d he felt
.hat he was honestly elected he
aoald have quickly demanded an inv's l.
ysuoq. This he took care not 10 do. He
knew perfectly well be could not aiiord
to co shat He appealed instead to that
thine called Senatorial courtesy, auo he
f51uG Republicans wEa had been elected
80 he had by fraud. They joined with
aim. They could not help H. They
were plainly threatened that if Payne
should he investigated, the matter would
10, stop there Rascals are natural
co0ards. The Senators who are there ny
fraud are towards. They joined hands
with PAYNE rud there was no Inyestiga
zion. The very thing that an honest man
would have demanded, and defeated by
ul,u who owe their seats in the Senate TO
The use 81 money.
"What the Commercial Gazette said in
the whole controversy was the truth. IL
was the tu;hsghs it Vas written. j, is
the truth now. Perhaps il wss roughly
expressed, but il was the truth al the
same.
For this Nj Hals,ead was defeated.
AND FOR NO OTHER REASON. There
was no pre,snse of objection 10 him on the
ground of fitness. lie was rejected by
senatorial frauds because be had the couI-
aye OF his convictions and was not afraid TO
ten the ruJh The result, therefore, can
not hurt him, but IL Is bound to hurt
guilty Senators. Perhaps, too. 1t may
lead fo o. line of Thought, or increase the
torc3 of line Of thought mat will abolish
the United STATES Senate altogether with
.ts Star Chamber proceeding' OF compel a
change in the ethods OF election that will
bring that body closer to the people and
force It's members outside Of
the money influence.
People would be started to know how
many seats in the L. S. Senate were
bought with money, and how many seats
are therefore disgrsced. This is business
that cannot last. The people will not tol.
crate it. This kind of corruption must be
wiped out
PAYNE thinks the defeat Of Halstead has
vindieated him. This is hosh. To do
that would require the def-at of nearly all
tue editors in OHIO, ADD Of such Demo
Gratis rs Allen Thurman. But he is not
satisfied with his, and he proposes, in or
der 20 a further NiudicatiOn, to be a cesdi-
date for reelection to the United States
Senate. He has a right Go co that.
We decidedly favor it, We dare hun
TO make that test-appeal 10 ihe
Dsople OF Ohio AID investigations Will not
be stned. The truth will be brought 20
She front and the people who cluHo. be
bought will settle the corrupt;oaists.
TIE issue fo- next fall has been made IN
Ohio by Mr.. Payne. Itcaono. b3ayoide1.
The defeat Of Halstead was tho Trtult OF
revenge. Now let the people Of Oaio
dencnefrate the folly OF revenge.