Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-04

at the nomination, but together with THU
| Secretary Of State tried TO talk senators Of
the opposition into changing their attitude,
| added to the irritation.
| Senator Quay's vote against Mr.. Halstead
creates more surprise and comment than
any other on the Republican side,and there
Is only one opinion about It's Significance,
| and that Ia that 1t Is warning to the adj
ministration not to disregard senators In
making nominations. One nomination has
been rejected, and II would have been
rejected by considerably larger ma
jorfty had that been necessary, for several
Republicans who did not vote would have
voted against Mr.. Halstead II their votes
had been needed.
One nomination has been withdrawn be-
cause II would have been rejected had 1t
not been withdrawn and one nomination
was confirmed after hard fight, In which
a motion to reeommit came within two
votes of being carried. The senators wish
to be consulted about appointments. OF
the i've editors who engineered tho indie
pendent Republican movement In 1872,
Greeley and Borles are dead. Whiteaw
Reid is minister to France; Joseph Medlll
was offered the position oil minister to
France, but declined, and Halstead was
nominated minister to Germany, but was
rejected.
QUAY PREPARING FOR FIGHT.
ppAhtOr quay . VOtb HkAlubt iut CuulEIlh-
ton OF Halssead was quite as much dis
cussed to-day as the rejection OF Hals.ead
itself. Quay himself will say nothing about
1t, The general opinion OF others was that II
was Intended 10 be taken as q declaration
OF Independence of the administration,
and intended to have Its effect in the phlla-
delphia post office controversy. It was also
surmised that Quay had concluded more
or less formal agreement with the other
Republican senators who voted against
Halstead, under which they would support
him In similar act of opposition TO the ad-
ministration II need were. Quay expects
the nomination OF Field for postmaster, and
Is undoubtedly preparing TO fight it.
WHAT HALsrEAD's PAPER SAYS.
Mr.. Halstead, who is confined to his home
Ia Cincinnati by Illness, refused to say any
thing when asked about the rejection OF his
nomination. His paper, the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, contained the follow
ing editorial yesterday.
~ ls but proper to say tight here that
hlr. Hnlstoad Is not on deck, and has not
been consulted In regard to this matter.
lie is, therefore. In no way responsible for
these remarks.
"ais appointment as minister 10 Ger.
many was reiected, not because OF his I'M
fitness for the office, for that question never
could be raised. He was rejected because,
as m editor, he honestly criticised the
methods by which men were elected to the
United States Senate.
The origin of this mattec was the cleo.
ton Of Henry b. Payne. That Was not
Republican contest, but a Democratic fight
George II. Pendleton was the known Dem-
ocrutic candidate in Ohio. The legislature
was chosen with reference to his election.
When the legislature had been chosen
Payne, with his money backing, appeared
In the Held, He bought Pendleton's men
aud was elected. Everybody knew that
then and everybody knows Il now. There
Is not an Intelligent man In Ohio who does
not believe that Payne was elected by
fraud. The subsequent legislature WAS Re-
publican through the defeat of the most
gigantic frauds ever undertaken In any
state upon the elective franchise An In
dictment was framed and the United States
Senate was asked TO inquire into the
methods OF Payne's election. This became
q party measure. 1t was sustained by the
Republican press. 1t had the sympathy
OF tho best part of tho Democrats
81 Ohio. IL went to the Unitsd
States Senate. There 1t encountered the
opposition Of II 'publicans who were In the
same boat with PAYNE, of men who dis
Grac9d their seats then, as they do now,
and the Investigation was defeated. Had
Payne been conscience of innocence. had
he felt that he was honestly elected-he
would quickly bave demanded an invests
| cation. Fhis he took care not TO DO Ea
RteW n9rlnatl, sell lie aOnid not afroId
tLat. ~ hppe4 - its' TIM tnlAg
IlAi sEnGtortut "a f1DI I
republicans who bad been elected as he
whs--by fraud. These joined with him.
They could not help it. They were plainly
threatened that II Payne should be invest
gated the matter would not stop there,
liascalF are natural towards. The senators
who are there by fraud are cowatds. They
loineu hands WITH Payne and there was no
investigation. The very thing that an
honest man would have demanded was de-
feated by ths votes of men who owe their
seats In the Senate Of the United States 10
money.
'tWhat the Commercial. Gazette said ia the
Whole controversy was the truth. 1t was
the truth when It was written. It is the
truth now. Perhaps 1t was roughly OK
pressed, but II was the truth all the same.
For this Mr.. Halstead was defeated, and
Tor no other reason. There was no pre-
tenGe Of objection TO him on the ground OF
illness. lie was rejected by senatorial
frauds, because he had the courage OF his
conviction and was not afraid to tell the
Truth The result, therefore, can not hurt
MN put IL is bound to hurt guilty senators.
Ierhap5. TOO, 1t may lead to limo of
Thought, or Increase the force of line OF
thought that will abolish the United States
Senate altogether With Its star chamber pro-
I ceedlngs, or compel change IN the
methods OF elections that will bring that
body closer to the peopla and force its
members outside of the money influence
People would be startled 10 know how
many seats IN the United States Senate are
bought with money, and how many sents
are therefore, disRraced. This ia d busI-
ness that cannot last. Tne people will not
tolerate 1t. This Kind OF corruption must
| be wiped out"
Annexed to the editorial are the initials
u. y, evidently those of Richard Smith
DIT. Hlaistead's associate ia the publication
OF the paper
r. MAY MAKE HIM SENATOR.
CoLuMnus, o., March 3l.---The rejection
4 ~ the Senate OF Murat Halstead to be min.
/ isler to Germany, it is thought here, will
| make HIN prominent figure In the con
! test Tor anything In the gift OF the Ohio
/ people. II Ia well known that Foraker aud
/ Foster nre the standing Republican candi.
! dates Tor senator to succeed Payne and
Payne and Pendleton will be tho Demo.
! cratic candidates. Many believe that the
action OF tue Senate will push Halstead 10
| Tie front as prominent figure, and that
| the contest will be between Halstead and
Payne. This members of the Legislature TO
beseleeted this fall will elect Upited States
senator. The Democratic leaders believe
that Payne has very much lessened his
chances FOR recollection by the uart he
played In the rejection OF Halstead and
some expressed the opinion that IL will ia
only few days when Payne will announce
his Withdrawal.
4 a.
Beecham'a pills act Ike magic on weak
stomach.
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