Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-03
Senatorial Courtesy"
A scorching Article on Hal.
stead's Rejection, from the Gin
cinnati Commercial-Gazette.
Some Particulars Regarding the
Disaster at atSamoa-Admiral
Porter's Official Opinion.
A Plain Statement.

- EAst'hNhNs
The Cincinnati Commercial. Gazett,
of Sunday speaks Of Mr.. Hslstead's
rejection and the causes leading TO it
es follows:
II il proper to say right here that
Mr.. Halstead is not on deck, and has
not bgen consulted In renard to this
matter. He il, therefore, in no way
responsible for these remarks. Hisap.
pointment as minister to Germany
was rejected, not because of his unfit.
ness for the place, for that question
never was and never could be raised.
He YVES rejected because, as an editor,
he honestly criticised the methods by
which men were elected TO the United
States senate. The origin Of this mst
ter was the election of Henry b.
Payne. That was not q Republican
contest, but q Democratic fight. Geo.
H. Pendleton was the known Demo
cratic candidate in Ohio. The legis-
lature was chosen with reference to
his election. When the legislature
had been chosen, Payne with his
money backing, sDpes- d In the field.
He bought Pendleton's men, AMI was
elected. Everybody knew bat then,
and everybody knows 1t now. There
is not an intelligent man in Ohio whe
does not believe and does not know
that Payne was elected by fraud. The
subsequent legislature wss Republican,
through the defeat OF the most gigan-
tic frauds ever undertaken in any
state upon the elective franchise. An
indictment was framed, and the
United States senate was ask. % in
auire into the methods Of Payne't
election. This became party mea'
sure. 1t was sustained by the Repub.
licsn press. 1t had the sympathy oI
the best part of the Democrats OF Ohio
II went to the United Sta % senate.
There 1t encountered the opposition
of Republicans who were In the same
boat with Psyne-of men who dis
grsced their seats then. ss they do now
and the Investigation was defa ted
Had Payne been conscious Of inno-
cencc-had he felt that he was honest.
ly elected-he would have quickly de.
mauded an investigation. This he
took care not 10 do. He Knew per-
fectly well be could not afford that.
He appealed instead TO that thing
called senatorial courtesy, and he
found Republicans who had been
elected as he was-by fraud. These
Joined with him. They could not helT
it. They were plainly threatened that
II Payne should be investigated the
matter would not stop there. Rascal'
are natural towards. The senators
who are there by fraud are cowards'
They Joined hands with Payne, and
there wss no investigation. The very
thing that an honest man would hav,
demanded, was defeated by the vote
OF men who owe their seals In thu
senate TO the use Of money. What thu
Commercial Gazette said In the who'll
controversy wac the truth when II wa
written. Its the truth now. Per
haps IL was roughly expressed. but !
was the truth all the same. For thi
Mr.. Halstead was defeated, and 10
no other reason. There was no pre-
tense Of objection to him on the groun,
OF fitness. He was rejected by sena
torial frauds because he had the couI
age of his convictions ane was nc
afraid to tell the truth. The result
therefore, cannot hurt him, but II
bound to hurt guilty senators. Pei
haps, too, 1t may lead TO q line {
thought, or increase the force OF a lin
OF thought, that will abolish th
United States senate altogether, wit
lite star chamber proceedings, or com
pei change In the methods Of electio
that will bring that body closer 10 tb
people and force its members outsid
Of the money influence. People woul
be startled to know how mauy seal
In the United States senate wei
bought with money, and how man
seats are therefore dlsgrsced. This
business that cannot last. The pee
pie will not tolerated. L. This kind
corruption must be wiped out Psyn
thinks the defeat Of HAlstead has vir
dicated him. Thss 10 bosh. To q
that would require the defeat
nearly oil the editors In Ohio and
such Democrats ~ Allen @. Thurman
But be is not satisfied with this, an
he proposes, In order TO . turtle
!. vindication, to be candidate for .
election 10 the United States senAt
Y He hes . right to do that We decis