New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
AND CHIVALRY.
!sr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1

Washington Aug. 31.The House Of Representatives
may be treated to a genuine sensation tomorrow
1t is expected that the Brectnridge election case
will be brought up and probably it will provoke ono
OF the lively and bitter debates Of this lively
session. The conduct Of the Democratic members
OF the Elections Committee In the management OF this
would be inexplcablc except for the fact. wncn
appears to be sclfcvidcnt. that from the beginning
their course has been Influenced, and 10 great
extent controlled. by Mr. Irecinr:dgc lIe Of 'our'e
want, to cling to hi, Oihce-ind the salary W!ich IL
brings-as long possible: aid procraS,ination has
been the watchword from the ni1ht on which Clayton
fell under the bucshot and slusS OF political as
sassin, nineteen months ago, down 10 the present
time. No plea for delay which could BE- invented
c0ncOccd on any prcteAt. however hiniSy, mas
been ncge,ed and successful have been the efforts
OF BIechinridsc and hi, friend, To postpone tho
decision Of the House that lie still holds blood
stained seat. and draws salary which. according 10
: the unanimou, Judgment Of the majority OF tho
Elections Committee, never belonged To him, but
which did belong to the murdered Clayton
J But Brcckinrid-c and his political pals in tle
House have done something else. They have deL0
eritcly mutlatcd and corrupted public document
of the House. which was in the possession Of that
body. The preliminary facts are these: on august
). after many drlayS-cau>ed by the ingenious, but
not ingenious, conduct Of the minority, acting at Mr.
BIcckEiidccs in>tgition the committee made lis re-
port To- the House. declaring that ir,chnridgc was
not elected TO and was not entitled 10 "a acii III tat
b.y. un August l., thirteen days aftcrward. the
views OF tn, minority" were Submitted 10 ihc lipno
b, colonel Mai>h, and thcrculon became public
! rrnpertv some Of the most offensive part, # that
doruincnt were immediately published broadcast
throughout the country, charging IN, nchlrr' oil tHe
majority If the Elections Commute" with forgery
Misrepresentation ard other grave crime, and mis-
dcmeinOr,, and no member Of tie Democratic minority
,.id Iay or d,avow-i th5 publicat."l.
AEu,tgh ti;, ScaIidalOuo document was presented
I, m. House by Colonel Maish, q. Pcnn>H Hanli,
pcmoc,a.ir member of the committee ii /, n9l. as
serted that H. knew the outrageous nadFc "t lis con-
-.n,, Tho document SEEM, 10 have been propT:'a
l Trc chii g...r himself. under h> liiin"'!a'c 81"
rci.,r ali have hocn accepted atd offered 10 mo
lions, ly roicl Mai,i v,thuG t!it carctul t,a;li|
,r,n winch he should have bestowed G"'i ioc'i'chS
! cnau.iing from mai Who wa, not hei'''r OF '''
committee but who the Only l.vH- person 10 10
! affected by il. and. moreover. withoit saSp'on
that the document contained the fal,r mtlc!'lo ana
iusi.!:ins statements which were embodied III H. i"S
p,ciols document >i-Eci by all the other Demo-
cratic members Of the committee Nc''s. Crisp H
Georgia: Wilson, OF Montana: OFerrall. Oh Virginia.
Cultivate, Of Ohio and Moore. Of Texas. iiiere Is
no reason to believe that any one of these KEEP
rsentatves would have signed the paper II he mao
been apprised Of the real nature Of IL contents. L"
that extent all OF them must be aUsolvcd from COM
plcty In the outrage.
What next wa, shown Well enough proofs OF
copies Of th, precious document were obtained 81 thas
each member of the minority ard also the real antlor
nf the View" could br provided with one mo
proof lip, mast have bccn in their ha"d> b! Aus"St
20 one dsv after the false and malicious charles
AGAINST the Republican members of the committee h'h
been published in all he leading newspapers %: the
country on tn authority and with the consent II hot
the counivancc of M">-rs. Mai-h. Crisp. Wilson,
.Tcr?-,,l cultivate and Moore tie Democratic mem
L.. ,f th, ,an. committee None Of them, be u
asain stated, di>ownrd diSavowcd the false and
nlalcio,.> c't".,> What 'hry dd 90 was u rsih |"
hold secret consultation, with lrcchinrd-c. ard possibly
with otiirr southern Democrats. These coh>Giau"ilS
ucir >cri"> and pr",rsctcd that the proof of tho
dnriurr,t w., rot rorrc, ted aud revised. and me
document Itself pail shed. anti, Au-i-, 80. eleven days
after il had D"n submitted !" the House and sent u
the Pulr Printer
~ published. il differs in most important particulars
rrr T r'' =. "" t "''e, Views Of IN" minoy That dpcu
ni"nl las been grossly f,-.l'd. mo-; Only ~ ,is
"I ad " 81 "Hr" ur ". prnt.d pages a: Of eXiares
matter w" ncS "i "h!'h r!ite 10 an !cident ",''Im ~
hand. These ci-ht page. A. we'll a The cA,i>i'u, S.
III" minority md been -nmit,,si 10 the Iou>c sad the
attempt 10 inJc't trm into An Official rr'' I'd OF ihat
-: the original r''oFi 10y cutting oui Whole ,cenr@s
a;"l paragaph - a, material, I" rhanr IT, 'prt rH
and meaning a. we'll A. i,; tnr mna.tIio'1an a,'.
unliw ii aa!ilin> IT,, n" tl, Penn " r| a icli; .on;S
be hr ron,hI" by the i. t MI ,ss "t tnr. M aiy sIs
wonIa ,,'h 10 amend hi, peadins> in case at bar
without motto" to :h' cou:f . IT,,
original virw>" wa> a cowa,iN performance Other.
VIZ q" men w did be-, know ana i p"st zee, inI n" 10
tant. however thar the Ilo~. well the country.
;"n, Sa h" rc"r, ,' " r @nSh % be be- it recnhercd was
Written dictated by the Defendant a> the finding
OF iic% n'T"F Is mid H' en- rAaSrs IN he orrinsi House
sa@ % I"1 :" %Es hG% TS ncnn aSS SS
the majority: in the revised and muat,d record the
r Gm In me- M'G "rSinai rd appear the o"wnS false
and malicious statements esp"csins the SsI majority
L,ci carefully c>punccd from the printed record;
Dl>courtcy. uaairncs>. neglect OF duty unu,tifable
nlvancr At have marked their course. AS will be
BY 1T nJ rsSnsc TN, ns nc n. been 1y %P1S pSc by
d ma r. TO- a,Go%p, Ys1, 3. fSd or in rso
men from whom the House and the country hah felt
10 expect better things some unworthy purpose seem.
:" "ems % to ' have al" iorSised @ their action
Ingenious mind seems 10 have GUIDED them: and II Is
been miserable f.rrc. and that the majority report i!
unfo,ndcd truth. not justified hy the evidence. ana
drfarcd hy the repetition Of p,rtsan SANDERS: not su:.
.,eury OF relevant evidence TO un>eat Mr. llrcckn'
maor,v rcpor, range, IN every imaginable direction
for raltrr Ia ,tort. In the vain hope "f borrowin8
The anotcd wor,i~ ARE the words Of Defendant Brecl-
nrdcr iatcrrd by Colonel Mas and the other Demo.
cratic cmers Of the Elections Committee. who sicned
the document which contained In. words. VII ineS
now d>ovn and rcpudlate the !al-" charge 20 "ncn
! they lem the weight of thci" names! or VIII they
Mead ignorance, II they uttered the charges Drhev-
iny them to hr true. WHY did they cNplnge them NO
matter What may he the answers to thr>e othrr per
tinrnt U.cstions Defendant Prrc,nrdce hinSeiI ~
the author of these charges cannot escape IRON, ., ~
which he has dug for himself: hr appears IN inc nene
of cowarlly ca!nmniaor who seeks N hde ms per.
| ,onalitv and resp VISIBILITY. and for whon even tnS
democratic mem crs of tho Elections Conmtr" shrink
frow hing rc, ,nonsib II Is utterly out OF the q'es
ton that Colonel Maish; VINO Is Seht'emsn ,sh
nnrac"ors ard untrtht 'en,enres but he h" Is cnipa &
oie ,,,, ". ;nnrr wa, published to the country.
Further the anthHr Of the original T ta
comr,,tte, i'm these words: 1T Is difficult to con:
r"ivn that mem controlled by sectional ana
Marty nrr,udIre by bad party purposes. could ho
, so utterly lacking as 70 conco"t An abs,rditv
|, ! like this This is no crime against the oaot
10 IN unknovn men. who veil their faces from this
vicw Of public that they know would condemn and
pmnish them It Is not the crime OF an unknown assss;
4l.od d..nl al mi