Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-28
MURAr HALsrEAD's CHANCES.
An Interesting Bit Of Political History
Revivad.

MURAT HALsTEAD's CHANCES.
An Interesting Bit Of Political History
Revived.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Murst
Halstead's name will be before The
Senate in connection with q diplomatic ap-
pointment, the correspondent of the New
York Times has gone to the trouble to
resurrect some facts and statements that
are not too old to mskeinteresting reading.
Mr.. Halstead VI u have lively time prov
ing to the Senators whom he called cor
ruptionists that he is fit man to represent
the United States in high official posi-
ton. Tie Times says:
If President Harrison should tomorrow
send in the name of Mr.. Murat Halstead
10 be Minister 70 Germany or Russia, or
Consul to Zanzibar, or should nominate
him for any other Office requiring the ap-
proVel OF the Senate, there are seven Sena-
tors on the Republican side and several
times seven on the Democratic side who
will read the news with a Jingle OF aston
ishment. While Senators are sometimes
assumed to be lacking in feeling they are
not absolutely devoid Of it, and they are
not as forgiving as the saints or As MIR.
Halstead. II they were it Is not likely
that they wOuld 20 to the trouble OF look
ing over the files OF the Commercial Gazette
for July, 1856, to find out what Mr.. Hal
stead thought of the Senators generally,
and Repu blican Senators in particular, at
that time.
The recommendation of the Ohio Legis'
latOrs for an investigation Of the election
of Mr.. Payne had been bsiore the Senate
for some days when Mr. Halstead wrote,
| July -: THE country has its eyes on
Mr.. Teller in very inquisitive way. he
Is not supectsd Of being foolish or candi-
dste for the Presidency. What Is the mat
ter with him2 He is not for Payne for any
good reasOn-that is the one certainty, for
Payne has become the representative head
of corruption in the Senate"
Senator Eyarts took the liberty Otspeak-
ing for Payne, and Mr.. Halstesd took this
liberty in speaking about Mr.. Eyarts:
''SenatOr Evafts can be about
as solemn and dresry for a couple hOur5
and say Ms little that any one cares about
a. sny body in the world And he has a
bright streak of humor in him, OF had be-
/ fore be drank of the water that flowed like
| champagne al the White House during the
HAYES Administration As a lawyer he
would charge Payne $40 600 for his report
ard speech, and it must seem 10 him very
sad that this ia formally a Senatorial per
/ formancen
The would-be Minister to Germany or
Russia who is willing TO submit his name
to the Senate was not afraid to keep 1t mp
hot and strong In an editorial he said:
1--WE have our opinion of the Republican
who goes out Of the way to sustain coal
oil millionaire politician, and the country
understands the symptoms" And he went
still further, plainly indicating his disbe-
| lief in or indifference to a political here
after. "Mr. Hals,ead accepts 1t az the
highest honor of his life that he has &C
Quired certain enemies He has earned
them by many years hard work and close
attention to business and enjoys them.
They are variously useful 10 him.
| tt is prOblematical whether the Repuh-
| licans who were in the Senate July %,
1885, aud who are there now, will be ''va-
riouely useful" to Mr.. Halstead as a can
didate Tor honor at their hands. His
paper July "a, the day after the vote on
the Payne case was taken, had the follow
ing: The black list entire ia Chase, Cul.
Ion, Evsr.s, Ingalls,, Jones, Logan, Miller,
Plumb, RiddlebergeT, Sawyer, Sewell,
Teller, YanWyck. To classify in 3 single
| sentence, il ia made up OF milliOnaiFes,
servants of corporations, Logan men ami
c0uuptionists. There was not vote cast
that was actuated by the slightest regard
for the honor Of the Senate or the purity of
politics"
Cullom, Evarts, IDgslis, Jones, Plumb,
SAWYER snd Teller are in the Senate yet,
and Mr. Halstead will need their votes to
confirm him. Can he ask them 20 vote for
him? Will be attempt TO buy their votes?
This is what he said editOrially OF the
vote: There Is not any doubt abOut it
that the vote Of yesterday was a blow at
the Senate" "The people Of the United
States are not likely to forget that the
Senate rolled in the dirt yesterday"
The bread and greasy hand of Doodle has
been applied to the Senate Of the United
States The Senate will stink with
the dirty vote of yesterday for many
day. ''There are few Republicans on
the Doodle side, 10 he sure, but that is the
custom of the country; a few Republicans
always 20 20 the devil to keep the Demo
Gratis company" THE Cleveland Admin
istration wears the Standard Oil brand,
and, too, also, am sorry to say, does the
Republican Senate"
And then, in his own fearless way, MI
Halstead gave this description of the body
before which he is willing to appear as an
applicant for favorable consideration:
"rhe Senate Of the United States Ia a sort
Of club. The members are pleased to cul-
tiyate each others Importance. Each gets
o share of the common stock of lattery.
The corruption that has been eating into
the vitals of the country has attacked the
Senate in a stronger degree than any other
department of the Government. This dis
ease is corrupt and corrupting rich men in
the Senate has progressed, without public
attention being particularly directed TO it,
until the Payne case has exposed the ex-
tent of the gsngreBe. The Senators did
not want the club damaged b7 inquiries
as to the entrance fees of members.n
The Senate is not body OF great spirit.
1t could be very mean and small in lie re-
venges upon Mr. Cleveland, and the Re-
publican side could be solidi6ed in an in
slant when the demand was made TO put
the Democratic President ''in the hole
by refusing 10 approve his appointments
Tue fear of executive displessure. the
menace OF punishment from a President
who is IN position to put Senators in
holes, will perhaps lesd the seven Repub-
licsns who are called yellow dogs, -
"bcodlers" members Of "the Millionaire,
and Boodlers' Club " "smeared with the
greasy hand of Doodle" to regard all these
chsrscterizations So having been uttered il
a Pickwickian sense, and as not constitute
ing sufficient reason for refusing to con
firm him as q Minister Of the United States
AOtites.