New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-03
,vo STAND OFF IN RASCALS.

:, :. d,,htful if the American People Will
readily accept the answer lou re aho'net'
40, ,vh;ch tho Democratic newspapers ana inc
leaders Of the party at Washington and else
lac soam dismissed to rest their case when
ohoroaJ with deliberately committing the OIL
ton.os ,oainst pclticll morality and good gov
eminent for which they have so loudly de-
uamncod t,eir onponents. When Democratic
CongIess came into power a''er campaign
which turned in great measure upon inc o'y
that the Republicans had been waS'ei"i a"u
eytrayagant in appropriations, ana procceueu
Immediately t. vote more money Ior Uo'ei"
mont expenditures than their opponents ever
did. they had the assurance 10 excuse 'ne"
selves nv saving that the Republicans had SET
tho examnle and they had only followed It,
rbera was something almost sublime IN the
;mnudcnce of such defence Having sue
cocded in turning out the Republicans upon the
mctext that they had been wasteful ana tnat
the county demanded greater economy III eX-
ncnditures instead Of in>tiutlng reform, tney
o. hcadlong from bad t. worse. and then pre-
lend to hold their opponents responsible 1or
tho nI,nge rs they had set the example.
pretty sort of reform that is.
n,opo,ing the same thing in a way that when
il comes t. be examined Is rather s'a'tli"s'
There sits in that body to-day man whom
every member knows to have been guilty. OF
crimes which not only disqualify him fcr Inc
,eat h, holds but alb Olutaly disfranchise HIM.
This man prior to 1879 held a position IN
WASHINGTON bank which he lost, as was re-
portcd at the time, on account OF dlshohe>'
transa tons lie subsequently became CASHIER
of another bank, and after stealing some
S64 900 disappeared from public sight. Ills
bondsmen made good t. the bank S2o,ooo lor
which they were liable and out ct some heavily
mortcagcd property which he left behind some
thing like ST., 900 more was secured after
,umbor of wears The balance has never been
made M. These facts are notorious IN WASH
inpton. No Senator is ignorant CT them' lie
;s ono of the Democrats who constitute inc
small majority of that party IN the senate
Nv them he has been assigned the chairihah-
shin of enc committee and appointed Oh otherS.
Tho crimes arc not deni d, but the statute OF
Limitations is pIcadcd Think of it nlted
states Senator. sitting in what it' presiding
officer call, "thc most august, dclibcratlvc as
sembly known 10 men," calmly intcrposng the
statute of limitations to questions raised as
/, his title \ disgraccd lawbreaker making
laws for the government OF the Nation
Smc members of the Senate, having In re-
card the dignity and honor Of that body and
unwilling T. sec S charac g. b. smirch,d. and
feeling themselves degraded by such an as'o-
citation have asked for an investigation OF
This mans an cccdcnt, and career. One would
# al MID IN
ordered at once and without question. But
what is the answer of the senator's who con-
,titutc tho majority, and who Consequently
have the honor of that body in its Keeping
WHY. only this. the same old rctort to the
RcpubIiclns: "Su ouoquc," You're an
other, There are Republican Senator's on the
N,or who have been charged with dishonesty.
This man is no worse than they. II is a stand
off in ra,clls between the two paIt.cs' But
il isn't a stand of. Even if there he Re
publicln -cnat r who has been guilty OF theit
il is not a case for setting OIL one against the
other If there be such a case lei that. TOO, be
inye ). iga,cd. The pcop'e OF this country Will
have something to say in the matter. The
honor or their highest legislative body is their
care and their pride and they will net sit
ouictly bv while lis members excuse themselves
for permitting its contamination upon the
frivolous plea that there are just rs many rls-
Gals and lust as bad from one party rs from
the other The People want no rascals OF any
sort or any politics in the United States Senate,
and will have none. The duty OF the senate
is contained in the cry which Democratic con-
temporary some years ago began and kept
up: "Turn the rascal, out -