Telegram-herald., 1891-03-17
HYPOCRISY EXPOSED
The Lansing Correspondent On
masks Democratic Duplicity.
SESILITY OF POLITICAL EyIEyUATIOS
Laid B~ls 10 wtths<ing seora and the
Asndactty OF F4rtixaa Apologies
for Robbery Held Up TO Hoa-
eat Contempt

column OF Correspondence from Lam
sing, purpoTting 10 give "full explain
alton OF the battle" IN the two con-
tested election cases. In the editorial
columns of the same issue is found the
following endorsement Of the lex plana-
ton: ''In another column, this morn
iEg will be found q communication
from gentleman n Lansing, contain
ing resume of the late exciting events
IN the capital city. II IS q careful,
servanye picture of the scenes which
have been enated in the State House"
That resume IS exceedingly careful
20 say as little about the merits OF the
entire case as possible. Now let an-
other gentleman in Lansing say q
few words-one, by the way, who has
been ''in Lansing" often enough TO
understand and appreciate the whole
transaction in Us every variation from
law and Justice. The Democrat pre-
sunes 'tn4t many readers or the
Republican press have been misled by
the cOntOTted reports of the senate
proceedings relative 10 the unseatlng Of
Messrs. Horton and Morse and the
stormy sessions of the past week"
And lt Is just rs fair for the Republican
press To presume that many readers OF
tue Democratic press have been mlsled
by such half-truths and misstatements
a. appeared in the Democrat.
The Democrats correspondent says
that I'm the Morrow Horton case the
report OF the investigating committee
deals only with Horizons violation OF
the State constitution by retaining the
office of postmaster after being elected
Senator. In addition TO tins. evidence
OF fraudulent counts 1T Hudson, illegal
voting at ADRIAN and other irregularl-
ties were amply sufficient to convince
the committee that Horton occupied
his seat in the Senate unlawfully."
And then he asserts that "as TO the
Frdlender-Morse case, 1t IS no secret
that money was the power which cor
rupted the free expression of the peo-
pies vote IN the Alpena district. Sena-
tor Fridlender's Democratic predeces-
sor, Ex-senator Harshaw. preceded him
By serving two sessions successiveIy,
and had II not been for the illegal reg
istration and voting of lumbermen in
the counties OF oscoda, Alpena and
Alcona, FrIdlender would have come
TO Lansing without "A possibility OF a
question being raised"
So far rs the assertion that Senator
Horton retained the office of post
master after being elected Senator" IS
concerned, the merest grain OF truth
has been stated and made To pass for
the whole. Senator Horton resigned
the postmastership before election, but
his successor was not appointed until
the 18th. lie never acted as postmas-
ter after the resignation, and some au-
thOrtIes hold that an officers Official
character virtually ceases, rs soon as
he resigns, although he is not at once
released from his Obligations. So far
as other irregularities are concerned in
that case they were not shown 10 the
Senate by any report. In the Fridlen-
der-Morse case, the testimony was not
all IN and the entire committee under
stood that It's work of investigation had
not been completed, and hence no one
can say that anything had been estab-
lshed "a facts. And IN this case, too,
there was no report of the committee
submitted. presenting any findings or
conclusions to the Senate as a basis for
its action.
1t Is true that there were alleged re-
ports and right here Is where the base
ness of the whole Democratic scheme
becomes apparent. ON the 24th day OF
February, IN the absence OF all but
three Republican Senators, and all
parties interested III the two cases, the
infamous plot was conceived. A recess
of twenty minutes. extended to forty
i've or fifty by connivance of the Lieu
tsnapt-Governor. was taken TO prepare
the sO-called reports. Senator Park
"as chairman of the select committee"
so the journal shows--submltted a
report" in the Morrow Horton case.
Senator Crocker as chairman and SEN
ator Gilbert submitted n report in
the FriGlender-Morse case. These were
the two so-called reports" adopted by
the Senate.
When the"report''in the Morrow Hor-
ton case was submitted by senator Park,
Senator Wilcox, who was member OF
the committee, tried 20 get IN an obiec-
ton 20 it. "a no such report bad ever
been agreed to by the committee and
no meeting of the committee had ever
been held tO formulate any report.
But senator Wilcox was not allowed to
speak. When the report IN the Frid-
lender-Morse case was submitted. Sem
atOrs TAYLOR and B.stone. members of
the committee. made the same Objcc-
tons. but We're ignored. The Demo-
Gratis correspondent has the impudence
20 say: 'The parliamentary usage and
the results of the votes IN unseating
Horton seems not to have been ques-
toned" Ia proof Of such assertion he
cites the Democratic journal, which, OF
course, contains no objections raised by
Republicans and Patrons. But the
journal Of the next day contains a pro-
test signed by numerous senator's.
Among The nsniesaTe those Of Senators
Bastone. Taylor and Fleshiem. of one
comm ittee, and Senator's Wilcox. Mines
and Gravsiick OF the other. They sub
stsntiate N Their protest the objections
raised by senstofs Wilcox. Taylor and
Bsstone. that each report was not the
seton or hy the authority OF the COM
r,itfee In fact e - not claimed By
anv Democrat that these reports"
we're sanctioned by the committee
senator Park. n "a interview, an
pourced the startling proposition that
snv member of a committee had a
right to make = report Wien be wished.
Snch - the only Justification OF his
scs,ou ever hesrd. Bot Cushing N h.s
aTaw and Practice of legislative As
serhlies.'' does not agree with senator
Park. Cushing distinctly lsys down
TIE principle tbas nothing = report
h,,t What has been agreed - ia com
,.ittea actually assembled. ard not BY
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