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doting as he showed himself. He was con
tinually uneasy in his sons absence Was
the child abroad' the father would be watch
ing the clouds in case il rained Was it
night, he would rio out OF his bed To observe
rs slumberS His conversation grew even
wearyful to strangers, since he talked Of lit
tie but his son. In matters relating to the
estate, all was designed with particular eve
to Alexander; and 10 would be; "Let us put
it in hand at once, that the wool may be
grown against AeIanders majority or
this will fall in again handsomel, for Al.
exander's marriage
Every day this absorption Of the mans na.
ture became more observable, with many
touching and some very blameworthy par
ticulars. Soon the child couil walk abroad
with him, at first on the terrace hand in
hand. and afterward at large about the poll
cies' and this grew to be my lords chief oc-
cupa.ion. The sound Of their two voices
audiblea great way of, for they spoke loudl
became familiar in the neighborhood. and for
my part found it more agreeable than the
sound Of birds 1t was pretty to see the pair
returning, full Of briers aud the father as
flushed and sometimes rs bemuddied as the
child, for they were equal sharers in all
sorts Of boyish entertainment, digging in the
beach. dammins Of streams, aud what not
and ! have seen them gaze through fence
at cattle with the same childish contemula
ton.
The mention Of these rambles brings me 10
strange scene Of which | was a witness
There Was one walk / never followed myself
without emotion, so often had gone there
upon miserable crrands, 50 much had there
befallef against tina house Of Durriseieer. But
the path lay handy from all points beyond
the Muckle Ross, and was driven, although
much against NY will. to take my use of il
perhaps once III the two months Ii befell
when Mr. Alexander was Of the ace Of : or :
had some business ON the far side in the
morning, and entered the shrubbcry on my
homeward way. about . of bright forenoon
II was that time OF year WHEN the woods are
ali IN their spring colors, the thorns all in
Hover aud the birds in the high season Of
their singing. In contrast 20 this merriment
the shrpbbery was only the more sad ana
the more oppressed 10y its associations In
this situation OF spirit 1t struck me disagree
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NORFOLK AND wEsTFpv No.
~ ROAD MI

NORFOLK MD WESTERN pU.-
TWO DAILY 1kAfNfTo Nlpff,..
Two DAILY TRAINS TO iYIi M
sCiitDtLklN tfilrl ufc SIS -..lD.
LEAVE RICHMOND: gYRL-sirgsr.
0f0A. NJ. Daily. ria peier.in,. n..
ami norfolk through oAnf... -
i've N.uok l2.aD D. b. Nr
..Y i ittfitInrl. Nt...l.
Windsor ami Suffolk iT
$40 A. VI. bnilt, rln lelrr.lurr tr....
Petersburg 1918 a. Sd
lctves Petersburg iUs5 4 IL
tatmfiIic, ifncihlrf ..f H
poini- South and Wo.f tN
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lcicfshul. 3.32 b.. M..IaI.
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Meeting with Train 500. I.
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IfINH.
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without change 1fIus HUIIr.I... ..
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Memphis without change
80. 3-tulimnr s'O. fff i.rHr. H.r. t. Ma.
orleans, anl hoanose i9 HemH. ......
change
lIrkcis. hagg1ec-cnrcIlf. nni .I .....
fiou can he obtained af itIeHu.r
hurg Railroad trruf, A.. So. N.. ..
1iail street, 1n "a. OBJ. COMPANY aa
cqtl Main sf cct
D. WcuNH
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EAtfsvOacs.
} FREDERICKSBURG

DICHMOND. FRfDEkiCkSbciS'
III AND POTOMAC KAiLltuAp.-sc,n., en-"
dule commencing NONtMbris' iouh' io''
Eastern STANDARD time:
1872 n. m. leaves Byfd-street station daily ;
stops only at Ashland, boih"ri''
Milford, Fredericksburg, hrrpkr'
ant Va idcwater. sleeper Nashln<-
ION aud New York; does not stop
900 d m. leaves Ryr,l-strcet station daily,
except sunday. PariOr car kich-
mond t. Washington.
$50 p IA. leaves Byrd-strcet station daily
T;I3p caves Byfd-strcct stailon dliN
rtops only NJ Boutwell, Milford
and Fredericksburg. sleeper Rich
mond 10 Ncw YORK.
SO a. m. arrives at Byfd-sireet station daNN
sleeper ffOm New York.
2:3s p m, arrives At Byrd stree! station daily
Bofhwcll. and Ashland. sleeper
from Washington ard New YORK;
does not stop ut tlb1.
Sos q. m. arrives hyrl.strcct stltion daily ;
stops only at frodericknDIfe, MI.
i0sa Boutwell,. AID Ashland.
9;45 p. m. arrives at byfd-stfcei station daily
except sunday. Parior ear wash
ingi0n To Richmond.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
G:ts a. m. leaves M ba. Arrives 40 Ashland at
100 %. M. decentralization. leaves Byrd-silcct
stau0u;arriveS at Ashland at . pm.
0.0f D. m. leaves Iiul. arrives at Ashland nt
So, p. m.
s.I5l. M. arrives ilbl. Leaves Ashland at
NOD D pm.
s.g5 %. DID,. accommodation: arrives no 3 ri-
street station: leaves Ashland 90
7.37 n. 3d..
$3.50 p. M. arrives af Eiln: leaves Ashland nt
J;l2 =. m.
a.. TAYLOR Traffic Manager.
a.. 20 %. NYEHs Gencml superintendent.
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JOHN |. WILLIAMS 4 SON
b a N K r II s,
ASD DEALERS IN
INVESTMENT BONDS,
111lMAla STREET,

No make o specially of .fst-class invest
mcnt Securities, which we keep constantly Oh
hand for sale to IIDUCIAklEs, TRUST
FUNDS, tNDINVESTORa GEAERALLY.
STATE CITY, AND RAILROAD BONDS
fer same Hf market rates.
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CHAPTER XIV.

THE UNDUE INDULGENCE By LORD DURRTs-
DEER OF HIS son ALEXANDER
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OILY Az WAIER HorIf

ONLY ALL " \ l.i lt|i iI
JAMES RIVER hl lhlll.III.
GREAT TOURIST lIAI
JAMEsIONN. DlICn Gar. ANh hAN
-lININl.
CHIApE-T ROUTE
RATE, L.rc THAN HALF tllAiN. N Ni
hAIt. IlNl.-.
fll-i-|llhr n MfAi".
The elegant and ii.t steamer
ARIEL
carrying United state. niN.
tAf1AI DRY N.
leaves Nchmo. u every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AAUI l'IiA1 40
A. N. l-rklIi-rAN- eco DlilliiIl pm
~1EAMfhf- NiAAfl fr Hn.f.-s
places. arfyina 40 Norfolk about .NN I -
Returning. f.e steamer lfaFcs NofN h '.
Newport News ON alternate days. .i.f''
nf klfluionc ato.f 5.}I A.. N.
Through tickets 90 above nfn. rl IN.'f
sale ou steamer eud Hf sHf tl'- A-'N'f ~
1000 Man street Btsl cchfehD '.' '-
sTAIE-ROOM, INCAGID FOR uAl 'N
NOM.
FhfIsiII.
ffeil no received daily iDr NDu..h
mcufl. SmltlIcii. hampton. Cd. lNN.f
NuNefiy and nleksinfi tH.. N.f
ID. g.: NoWUcrIt. "a aIllllI.N sI.
y. G., All stations CO.. Atlantic uNd l.I'
hallfoad, ~eanuarl snd iDauDh" hN.'
NoriOlh southern iaii.U.l. uIi
Norm carolina -enc-u.IA' uI.... Do
shore 1 NifSiuia aud aa fss DR.
the Isues uLu Lupp. InnhNth i.f.'
LOME~1 IAIL~. anU thru ti N.ii' f-''
LJgitN h. D Al 49,, Alcr lsiii n't
SO. IN. Main street ala inrh'.t.
IEviN NtlsiotE, ffeisni N'o l.>
AGENT. hlf a
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ADVENTURE OF CurVALiFR BURKE ~ INDIA
-EXIRACrED IRON HIS MEMOIRS
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TRAINS NoRruWARD

Leave Arrive
so. Petersburg Richmond
A.. fG.3l ~ -.f2 a VI Fast MaU.
3D.. fs.9l a 81 G.Il ~ Accommodation.
81 filna 4 N 1880 A Acc' iuinn i'tIl DO.
IS fl.2ul A. G..j pA lmou-u Train.
c. fb.NG ID NJ t.i7 J. ID iiIuutn nam
aU-. H4:ll j ID. 800 il ADNoA rltclui
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

\ -'''' ~
RICHMOND AND IhTfR-Bl re RAIL
Road TIME TABLE.
Commencing So NlAN. December 18Th.
1850. af 5000 B.. ST.. trains ou this foad VIII
nun as follows.
DRAINS SOUTHWARK.
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joins p. BEAN"u, FRED. T.. SCOTT.
rIlIHE ". bRANCH, FHID. w. SCOTT.
JOINS kgEn BRANCH.
THOMAS BRANCH < CO..
HANkEn- AND BROKERS.
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+ r T. was J.
lthoreforc.onthe
/ streets OF that
city the name
Of which can
notcalltoniml
wli.o even then
was SO 90 oc
Quaintei With
its situalian
that / knew moi
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PRINTING
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-11

&xkeggss,3 zBsa8&sam
yxltz Rgsy Eg&F go !
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Dyspepsia Cured.

j would be impossible for me 10 de-
scribe what I suffered from Indigestion
and Headache up to the time / began
taxtll8 Ayers Sarsaparilln. I was under
the care Of various physiclans and tried
great many kinds Of medicines, but
never obtained more than temporary Re.
lief: After taking Ayers SarsapariIs for
. short time, my headache disappeared,
and my stomach performed it, duties more
perfectly. To-day my health is com
pietely restored. Mary Harley, Spring
Held, Mass.
l have 6ecn greatly benefited BY the
rromlA va q Ayers SassapariIls. L
tones and invigorates the system, regulates
the seton Of the digestive and ~assiunilatiye
organs, aud vitahzeS the blood. i =.
without doubt, the most reliable blood
pnri5er yet discovered. -H. D. Johnsea.
|As.nfse ave-, 1eoptiyt, +. 7. J
Ayers S~arsapatina,
Fsasaesd " Dr.. Z. 1Jss 1ce.. level, Nsa
HSP1te6Eoss N Uittjsa. 90 80
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Nv it6rtsil1e SosM wsants. to amend
the ,chastekA l4enarally
aud to change tho naneaqf tie foYaI
particularlSyl ES~esd1iass=sA01
tsl1Aquespine! WykssatA doss ne name
comfi emorate Nothing. %Notwith-
standing this, we hase In louisiana
the town Of PlaQuemioss the sparish Vt
PlSqnemines,f the Pfaedefhine- Brusle.
Last week, We arc told, a slsEyer Of
this town received accounts from mer-
chants in New Orleans to collect
against citizens Of tie parrish Of
Plaquenines. This, We are. acid by
business men, is Of daily occurrence"
This confusion Of names must be
really embarrassing to the good peo-
pie of the pretty little town of sweet
Iberyille and We ~sympathise. With
sur esteemed contemporary in its
efforts to better matters. If ne be
allowed to make suggestionAt the
most feasible plan would be to aasli-
<ise the .nanc, AZ willing politicians
could always be found ready to reach
for-PersimM0ns. a.
Some nine years ago L. Vidtine was
killed in st. Landry parish, aud -
few days ago Oscar Tate: who, was ac-
cu>ed of the crime and had He'd the
country, surrendered aud is now in
jail awaiting trial. .
Another illustration of the fact that
''n,arder VIII out.n A guilty conscience
ia 4 sore tormenter and inficts dire
punishment. ~F g q Is
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lwss troubled WITH . distress{nx CsusA.
Night Sweats, Weakness, and Nerves
ness: I tried various remedies prescribed
BY different physicians, bat 6seane -
weak that I could not 70 up stairs with
out stopping to rest. Ny friends recon-
inended me to try Ayers SarsaparNlA,
which l did, and I am now a. healthy and
etreag - eyer. Mr.. e. 4. Williams,
A~lexandtia, MINI.
I have used Ayers Sarsaparilia, In my
family, for Scro1nla, aud know, II It e
taken faithfully, that II will Thoroughly
eradicate this terrible disease. I have also
preecribed It ~ . tonic, a. well a. IN alter.
atiye, aud must say that l honestly beneve
II to be the beat blood medicine ever
compounded. W. r. Fowler, D. D. S.,
II. D., Greenville, Tenn.
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- = a eeg sssts-ss fase 49, a seq s.
So
sssss@ @sssssss . - ~s% IS sSa4*a
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The condition of Rapidians, in finan-
9 and other ways, is away ahead of
what it was a few. years back. And
what is still better, the same il gradu-
ally growing better and better. Let
her roll !-Alexandria Democrat.
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TABLEAU

III Probable Expenses Of the Parish Of La
fourehs tor the Year 1883. .sz1
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The First Sign

OF failing health, whether In the form 81
Night sweats and Nervousness, or in .
senss Of 0eneral WEAKNESS and Lsee Of
Appetite. shouId suggest the nee Of Ayers
sarsaparills. This preparation i ness
elective for giving tone and strengtA
to the enfesolsd system. promoting the
digestion and assimilation Of food, restor-
Ing the nervous forces to their normal
condition. and for purifying enrsching,
aud vis6ltsisg tie bleed.
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1Hibhs ~ tcs 81 eas 4aaaka-H ~
1850 ysssH .s&Aat q = rAE N14~
~ ssci - s@kse s@~s @f
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THE POLICE JUDY.
Hecond Days Scssiop.

Thibodaux. La, April "a, 1889.
TIE Police Jury Of tho parish Of Lxfourche
met this day pursuant to adj,urnmemt.
Present-Pfesidept Grisam"re and Measrs.
eesly. 0aade. Parrs. Ago, Bourgeois. Bar.
WfSux snd L.6rille.
Absent-Messrs. Le,,ine and Christian.
The minutes Of yesterdays session were
rsed and approved - rec"rded.
2r. Parrs, Chairman pro tenn Of the Com
nitteo on FINANCE presented tbs following re-
port. including the budget Of the probable
sKpenses Of the parish during the current
year, and the report was duly. received and
the budget ~ reaL was adopted:
Thihodaux. La, April q, 1889.
70 TIE President aud Members Of the Police
Jury:
0ene3emen-Tonr Committee on Finance
beg leave to report that they have examined
the reports Of the Treasurer. ~ well a. his
beoAs, sapd 1Osnd everything correct; They
herewith return the TreAsurer's repofts, daily
Approval. and make them part Of this re-
pert. Your committee also respectfully sub
nit = yOar confederation . budget or tsb~
leau Of vrobabb expenditures for the year
:; PARaA.
Committee on Finance.
.t&Eta4 TABLEAU 4pfE0FFe
III Probable Expenses Of the Parish Of La
~->n g. - n0n
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The matter Of Col. Louis BoGah letter, rea2
at Yestnrd~Xsa- seaai0a -xas~ ~lhxA~&Aksa~Ap~
Ar. Sesfy, sesanded BY Mr.. Gaade. offered for
by the
Ahtrict sttorsey 1t tho re4sest q the jury.
and the same MAS adopted By the following
Reaa-Pressdent Grieamere aaA Meaafa-
Setsly, Gauda Psrra. boargesis. Ago. Rerlr
'aeaqx and Irsl:e., - -
Nsys-Noee. t' - = y.
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n. 0esly, CAsirnaa Of the Conmi.tss on
Claims, presented The following report /:
State of Losisiana, Parish Of Lafourche.
t. The poll6s lufy & IS
0entIemes-Ieaf Co0nittee on Claims to
vAsD svasieN ClAims we're referred beg
Leave TO cay that they have examined then
ssre1elly and rspoet iayorsbly ON tho foAev-
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sese or Tas tssa hid ara d,su lwsksss
~ ~~fesasgs@f - fes.s*sss LA ss~ ere
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THE RESULT

The election of MIR. j. N. Griffith as
mayor Of this city 10y "a majority of
nearly two to one over both Mr.. Mccain
and DIR. Armor must have been great
surprise To all of the candidates con-
cerned, as the friends of each were
claiming the election of their respective
candidates up TO Monday night. 1t is
fairly conceded that the result is an in
dication of desire on the part of a ma
jority of the voters for a business like
and progressive administering of the
affairs of the city. There is no denying
the fact that there is dissatisfaction in
regard to the manner of policing the
city, and that there IS demand for more
active enforcement of the laws and or
dinances by the marshal and his sub
ordinate5. Notwithstanding the fact
of the four years experience of Mr..
Mccain rs councilman there was a set
tied conviction among the voters that
Mr.. Griffith is man of superior tact
and business qualifications, and it was
upon this question principal
ly that the result of the
election was hinged. The issue
attempted to be sprung by some of the
friends of MIR. McCain upon the sew
erage question, during the last few
days previous to the election, seemed
to have a contrary effect from what
was intended, and possibly added to
the majority against him. To say the
least. it was unfortunate for candi-
date to be represented as riding two
horses in opposite directions. The Sc
lection of the councilmeu, as well as
the mayor, establishes the fact that
the great majority of the people of this
city are not opposed to much needed
improvements, especially when they
can be made with view of deriving
benefits to all and paid for according
to the privileges received. The new
councilmen are without exception
good business men. and viii DO credit
to our city.
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ZEE slAIsE OFIr.

The following minority report was
made by the senate committee on
privileges and elections in the United
States Senate when the bribery case of
Senator Payne of Ohio was pending.
Senators Evarts, Teller, and Logan of
the COMMITTEES Joined in with the dem
ocrats in a majority report opposing an
investiPatioTof the case. The minor
ity report, 4 portion of which is copied
below, was made 10y Senators Hoar
and Frye. Ii says.
1t will hardly lie doubt ed that cases
of purchase of seats in the senate will
multiply rapidly under the decision
proposed by the majority IF the com
mittee. The first great precedent to
constitute the rule under this branch of
law is to be this.
Held by the senate of the United
States, that a charge made by the leg
islature of state, and by the commit
tee of the political party to which the
| larger number of its citizens belong,
and by ten of its representatives in
congress, that an election of senator was
| procured by bribery, accompanied by
| The offer to.proye the fact, doesn't de-
serve the attention Of the senate, and
lnlSs dtllONGD IL alSo appears Illd6
there Is a general and widespread pub
! lie belief in the truths of the charge;
| that there was sudden and uneX-
! Pected and unaccounted for change to
| the sitting member from another can
didate to whom a majority of the elect
ing body had been previously pledged;
that large sums of money were brought
To the place of election just before the
choice 10y the managers of the canvass
for the person elected; that there is ev-
idence tending TO show the bribery of
several members and the acquisition by
others. who SO changed their support,
| Of considerable sums of money imme-
diately after such change, to affect at
least ten members of the legislature;
that change by corrupt means of the
votes of six persons would have changed
the result in legislative caucus; there
by bound and committed The vote in the
Legislature Of eighty-two persons, who
were large majority of such legisla-
tors.
For refusing to investigate case of
bribery as tlagrant as that, after it had
been asked for by the legislature of the
state as well as by the press and repub-
lican state delegation in congress, MIR.
Halstead had perfect right to criti-
else senators severely. They have had
their innings, now, but in the long run
it may be all the worse for them.
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A communication from c. n. Sterry
accepting for A. S. Kjmbali the offer
OF the council to purchase the
land on which the reservoirs
are located at $50 per acre was read
and on motion referred to the mayor
and city attorney with power to act.
Mr.. Sexton offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the committee on
streets and alleys be authorized to let
contracts for building sidewalks to
some contractor that would build the
same and wait for bis money until it be
collected on the tax ron.
On motion the matter was referred
to the city attorney.
The following offered by Mr.. Tyther-
leigh was on motion adopted:
Resolved, That the street commits
sioner be and he is hereby instructed
to proceed forthwith to construct a
crossing including q culvert across the
north side of South avenue on CONNER
cial street.
MI. Mccain moved that the commit
tee on water works be instructed to con
tract with the A. T. s. S. F. Il. R. Co.
for water for five years at eighteen
hundred dollars per aunum. The
motion was lost by the following vote:
Yeas Nc Cain, Clarke and Hoffer; nays
McCown, Sexton, Tytherleigh, Wells
and Phillips. Adjourned.
II. s. ALEXANDER,
CitV Clerk,
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npINrnNa nIERRR-

Opinions are considerably divided as
to the wisdom of the senate's action in
refusing TO confirm Editor Halstead's
appointment as minister TO Berlin.
Those agreeing with the senate regard
HaIstead as an unsafe man at the Ber-
lin court because of his arrogance, his
hasty temper and acerbity of tongue.
These are traits sufficient to spoil an
otherwise capable diplomatic. Cool
ness. extreme caution, tact and judg-
ment, united to a plentiful supply of
the suaviter in modo, are the essen
tials in a successful diplomatic. These
qualities are not conspicuous in Mr..
Halstead, il. they are not almost entire
ly wanting. AS a partisan he is vio-
lent, bitter and uncompromising which
means that he is one-sided man, and
incapable of judicial fairness. That is
sufficient to account for the opposition
of democratic senators, but not Of
those of his own party. Whitelaw
Reid is as strong and uncompromising
partisan as Ialstead, but republican
senators stuck to him and his nomina-
tion was confirmed. Something more
than mere radicalism in politics was
necessary to ipcur the opposition of
Senators Plumb and ingalls,, especially
the latter, who is himself something of
a partisan as all the world knows.
If the senators had based their oppo-
sition to Halstead on grounds of con-
stitutional unfitness, those who agree
with them in their rejection of him
would be justified in unfolding their ac
tion. At any rate, criticism of it would
take an entirely different turn. as well
as be more favorable to the senate
The mistake that body made was il
putting its opposition to the editor OF
another and quite different ground
that OF revenge and spite. lie has
abused us in his paper. Therefore ht
IS not fit man TO represent this coun
try at Berlin" When boiled down
that is the essence of it. To say tina
such an excuse is wholly unworthy
and inadequate is to put it very mildly
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04

THE fight made over Mr.. nalstead
by senators does not seem to be in
good taste, and unless there is some
thing about which the public does not
know anything, and that something
which would and ought to discredit
him, the opposing republican senators
viii not win laurels in defeating his
confirmation. II sometimes happens
that man is untitled for public pref
erence by reason of acts with which
the people generally are not acquaint-
ed, and men of both parties properly
unite in opposing him. This is true of
a certain man in Augusta, Maine, who
maliciously wrote defamatory things
of James q. Blaine in 1884, and
that man did not secure an Office under
the administration which followed the
defeat of Blaine 1t is doubtful
whether anything so bad as that is
chargeable against Mr.. Halstead. for
if there We're, John Sherman would not
support him. The mere fact of Hal
stead S paper criticising senators, if he
did not go beyond reason or truth. is
not sufficient Justification for opposing