Evening journal., 1890-04-08
WILL THEY BE sEATeD9

The speech of Senator Gray, in support
OF the minority report against seating
the two Republicans from Montana, was
a revelation. He showed that there was
cabal to cheat the voters and foist the
two members upon the Senate who were
not elected. The situation stated con
cisely was as follows: The Tunnel pre-
cinct had been "fxed" by Republican
managers to return majority
Of voters for the Republican
candidates, but it returned a
majority for the Democratic candidates
OF ia. That majority could not be con-
tested because the voting had been done
by the Australian secret system. II car
ried the Legislature and the state offices
to the Democrats. There was nothing to
do but throw out the whole precinct.
That the Republicans proceeded to do in
a bold but awkward manner, by defying
the local courts and gathering a rump
legislative body that never pretended to
do legislative act except the single one
Of electing two Senators. The man
damus of the local courts was defed and
finally evaded by the proclamation Of tho
President, of which Senator Gray says;
will not pause to criticise the prepa-
ration Of that proclamation, and the evi-
dences Of haste upon its face IL also bears
when compared with the other proclama-
tions in regard to the other of this sister
hood of Northwestern states, but we find
this remarkable thing about 1t. am not
here to accuse the President of the
United States Of being participation in
this crime-far from IL but he has been
persuaded by this active cabal of con-
| spirators In distant state to make him
self an instrument in consummating their
| designs. We find this proclamation
was dated on the Sth day of Novem-
ber, and that board made its deliv'
eranoe ON the 4th day of November; and
we find also that 1t was not late in the
day on the Sth day of November, but IN
note II is stated; "Ten o'clock and AZ
minutes a. m, Friday, November y
Presidents signature attached" This Is
an official copy from the State Depart.
ment obtained yesterday. No such note
as to the hour Of the proclamation or thu
attachment Of the Presidents signature
appears upon any proclamation for th'
admission Of the new States but this
and have them all in my hand, Wash
ington, North Dakota and South Dakota
Senator Gray is right in not accusing
the President Of being party to tn
frauds. II is humilating to every patri
otic citizen TO feel that the President
anything but scrupulously honorabl
and Just man, but It IL equally humilil
ting to look upon him as a man who ca
be imposed upon by a political cabal. tn
fact stands that the President issued
hasty proclamation which took tn
territory from courts Of comp'
tent jurisdiction in defiance
mandamus proceedings and made it
state under the jurisdiction Of a cou
appointed at that time and with equ
haste. Such state Of affairs puts q
President under suspicion. Here was
proclamation prepared hastily for a 81
: cihc purpose. The President knew I
! purpose or he did not know it. In eth
case why was haste necessary Why Z
q he not allow the proclamation TO issue
q the usual manner2 Why could he be
. duced to do such an important I
q hastily early in the morni
- without asking the reason wi
This is only one feature of
A case Of which Senator Gray has mas
m such startling presentation to
Senate. The other features are wor
at But this is enough to show that the SeI
,ed tors asking seats from the Republic
,r- majority are frauds. VIII they
ont sested2