, 1889-04-04
1T is SETTLED.
Murat Halstead Rejected BY a
Vote of 25 to 10.
His Criticism of Senatorial Acts
Is the Cause.
The Cnmme rcisl Gazette and Courier
journal Indulge In sOmo
Straight Talk.

w WARRINGTON, marCn oU.-lhe ehecu'
tive session of the senate lasted two hours
this afternoon, being devoted almost ex'
cluslvely for the third time to the case OF
Murat Hdstead. nominated to be minister
TO Germany, Sherman, Hawley and Blair
spoke in favor of his confirmation, The
two last named we're listened to with es'
pecislly close attention. At the close OF
their remarks a vote was taken on motion
to reconsider the vote by which
the nomination was rejected on
Thursday. The milton was lost by
vote 25 to ~. Evarts, Ingalls,, Plumb and
Teller voting with the democrats in the
negative, aud Call and Blackburn with
the republicans In tue affirmative. The
republicans named explained their votes
on roll call by saying they had no personal
feeling in the matter and no antipathy
against Halstead, but thought 1t right to
defend the senate against such attacks as
had been made upon its character by him
in his paper. A number of senators paired,
among them Cullom against and Farwell
in favor OF the reconsideration.
THE COMMERCIAL GAZETTE TALKS.
CINC,NATTI, March 30.-rhe CONNER
cial Gazette tomorrow in an editorial on
the Halstead rejection, signed by Richard
Smith, will say: "Mr. Halstead's ap'
DO ment as minister to Germany was re-
jected. not because of his unftness for the
place, for that question never was and
never could be raised. He was rejected
because. as an editor, he honestly criti.
cised the methods by which men were
elected to the United States senate. The
origin Of this matter was the election OF
Henry b. Payne" The editorial then 70.
~okal nd tuatiHpa
the course taken by the Commercial Ga.
zette at the time. II says plainly that
tbs defeat of the Payne investigation was
due to the fact that certain republican
senators "who had been elected by the
same methods as Payne" by fraud, were
threatened that ii the latter should be in
vestigated the matter would not stop
there. The editorial concludes: NV hat
the Commercial Gazette said on the whole
controversy was the truth when i, was
written and it is the truth now. Perhaps
IL was roughly expressed but 1t WAS truth
all the same For this Mr.. Hastead
was defeated and for no other reason.
There was no pretense of objection to
him on the ground of fitness. he was
rejected by senatorial frauds because he
had the courage of his conviction and vas
not afraid to tell the truth, The result
therefore connot hurt him, but it is bound
to hurt the guilty senators. Perhaps, too,
it may lead TO line OF Thought
or increase the torce OF !ine Of thought
that will abolish the United States senate
altogether with its star chamber proceed.
ings, or compel a change in the method OF
election that will bring that body closer to
the people and force its members outside
of money influence. People would be
startled to know how many seats in the
United States senate were bought for
money and how many seats are therefore
disgraced. This Is kind of business that
cannot last. People will not tolerate it.
This kind of business must br wiped out.
WHAT wATTERsoN THINKS.
LOUISVILLE, March 30.-On Mr.. Hal
stead \ rejection Mr.. Watterson, in to.
morrow's Courier ournel will say in part:
The rejection of Mr.. Halstead carried
with 1t a primary warning from the sen.
ate of the United States to the press of
the country to look to itslutterances when
dealing with that BODY. or anv of
its members. The Halstead offence
to republicans who voted against
his nomination or did not vote
publican senators " no had refused to enter
upon the investi CATION asked by the re.
publican Legislature of Ohio, into the
election of Senator PaJne. The election
of Senator Payne was notoriousiy open to
question With the light now before us
no intelligent democrat doubts that Ii was
from first TO last, the most corrupt affair.
Why the investigation demanded by the
republicans of Ohio should be denied by
any republican senator cannot be explain
ed even at this late hour. Mr.. Hal
of mis- combative character into the fight
and especially against the obdurate re.
publican senators. From his party stand
point he was entirely right. He did what
any other brave and honest journalist
woul Id have done under the circumstances.
He is punished by those of his own party
whom he dared call to account The dem.
ocrats of the senate have assisted these
republicans of the senate to punish him
ana thus due notice IL served by both par
ties upon he journalists OF America to the
effect that whenever senator is publicly
criticised he will bide his time
to revenge by stabbing his !
critic IL the back and ia the dark. With |
out doubt the democrats in the senate, and |
partc u larly the democratic senators from |
the Southern states, think they are getting |
even with Mr. Halstead for his abuse Of |
the South. But even If this we're so, their !
position would at once be injudicious and /
inconsistent with fight over the conirma- |
tion of Lamar and the ready confirmation |
Of nany confederates to foreign posts of |
honor. In our mind. it lies not in our
guests to talk abou. sectional revenge.
Such talk cannot fail to do more execu-
tion at the breech than at the muaze, aud
Ia the long run it must react upon
ourselves IL pnts stop 20
our protest against prescription and places
d powerful weapon in the hands of ouren.
amies We think 1t would have b. en a
far better policy, and at the same time
far nobl-r revenge. If MIR Hastead had
owed his rescue in the house Of his friends
10 those whom he has 80 inCessantly
and so unjustly, but so openly assaied. As
the incarnation of all that is intollerant
md irreconcihhle, every foi egoing action