The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-03
Correspondent Denounced on the Senate Flosr
forIntimsting the Hoosier Statesman Was
Dickering with Other Senstcrs
Two Widely Diverging Democratic
Views on the Free Coinage of Silver.
Lottery Curse to Be Wiped Out Now That tie
Law Has Been Upheld BY the Supreme Court
Mr.. Oates Determined to Gag the Press
DENIED by VOORHEES,.
Says He Did Not Ask Quay, Cameron and
Higgins TO Vote Against Judge Woods.

Says He Did Not Ask Quay, Cameron and
Higgins 10 Vote Against Judge Woods
Special 60 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-Senator VOORHEES,
went too far in the Senate to-day when he
personally denounced the gentleman who
wrote q special in last Saturdays Pills
delphia Press which stated that the Indi-
ana Senator had attempted to form CON-
bination with certain Republican Senators
for the purpose of defeating the nonina-
tion of Judge Woods. and that in return
the Democrats were TO vote for the rejec-
tion of the nomination OF Judge Dallas.
Pennsylvania Democrat. 1t may he true
that Senator Voorhees, never entertained
such thought. as he stated on the floor of
the Senate. IL 10 possible that no one
speaking for him ever made such n propo-
sition to Senators Quay, Cameron or Hig-
gins. The Journal correspondent would
not attempt TO controyert the statement OF
fact by Senator Voorhees, 1t is trne.
however, that at least two Senators
and two or three well-known and repnta-
BILE members of the House of Representa-
tives have said TO the Journal CORES pond
ent that they knew of their personal
knowledge such O proposition had been
made from the Democratic side of the
Senate chamber. and il was in the interest
of Senator Voorhees,. This may all have
been without authority and without his
knowledge. Since he has said so. il is un-
doubtedly true. And yet the Philadelphia
Press correspondent had ample ground. it
will be seen, for making the statement he
did. The Press special was written. how
ever, by one who knew nothing of these
statements made to the Journal corre-
spondent and these facts are here rcoited
simply to show how unnecessarily unjust
Senator Voorhees, was in his bitter per-
sonal denunciatlOns OF the Press corre-
spondent 1t was the general opinion
around the Senate that the Indiana Sena-
tor oyerstepped the bounds of decency.
There was neither provocatlon nor Justif-
cation for the personal epithets employed.
It may be added that there Is no member
of the Senate who has been shown more
personal consideration by representatives
of the press generally than has Daniel
Woolsey Voorhees,. of Terre Haute, Ind.
This is the way the Senator made his
denial. Rising to a personal question he
sent to the clerks desk and had read the
dispatch with the heading. "lbe Senate
wasting time in obedience to senatorial
courtesy-Mr. Voorhees, fails TO sustain his
charges-bis scheme to defeat Judge
Woods's nomination not supported by the
Republicans he had counted upon" The
dispatch went on TO state that the Senate
judiciary committee had wasted another
session out of senatorial courtesy TO
Senator Voorhees,; that the attempt of Sem
ator voorhees, TO form q coalition with the
Republicans was nat failure. and that
some of the Republicans like Quay. Caus-
eron and Higgins. were opposed to the
nomination of George NJ. Dallas OF Penn
sylvania, and that Mr.. Voorhees, had pro-
posed that IF these disgruntled Republic
ans would induce enough of their party
to aid the Democrats In defeating Judge
Woods's nomination the Democrats will
reciprocate and aid in defeating Dallas"
The dispatch ends with the statement that
that plan would not work and that IL was
now reasonably certain that oil the nomt-
nations wouId be confirmed next Monday
without dissenting vote among the Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Voorhees, said his principal object in
having the article read related 10 the last
paragraph where the statement was made,
explicitly and unqualitedly. that he bad
made O proposition TO certain Senators
that for their assistance In the defeat of
Judge Woods's confirmation he would
favor movement on the Democratic side
of the chamber to defeat Judge Dallas. of
Philadelphia. A grosser lie than that 1t " ould
be hardly possible for bis satanic majesty
to conceive. Such wish, or thought, or
suggestion had never entered his mind or
emanated from his lips. On the contrary,
bad as he thought the appointment of Judge
Woods was, improper and unit as he con-
ceived and knew that Judge TO be for q
judicial position, he would feel himself dis
honored and disRraced beyond redemption
if he received. let alone made. q suggestion
to defeat an honest and competent man
like Judge Dallas for the sake of getting
clear of the appointment Of q man like
Woods. If any Senator could say that q
single suggestion or thought of such a cor
rupt combination had come from HIM, he
wanted him to say so. III be Mr.. Voorheesl
were capable of making such a suggestion
he would be n proper subject for expulsion.
He branded the story as the miserable con-
coction of o dishonest heart and brain.
Senators Cameron. Quay and Higgins
said there was no truth in the dispatch.
and the matter ended.