New-York tribune., 1894-03-12
SuuE KEDR1GGLED ERNINE.

rho JIon T. ID WhIte-Justce or Senator. rs
Won choose TO call him-has done great de;il
during the past two weeks or so to discredi'
,ho President who appointed him and the Court
Of which he is "A part He has given the couh
fry the shock Of bcholding man VINO Is VIII
inc TO violate propriety in pursuit OF purely
sordl1 and selfish end He has clunS to his
seat in the Senate although duly appointed
and confirmed Justice Of the supreme 'ou''
and this for no visible purpose save that OF
nromoting his own private interest as grower
of sugar in Louisiana. If proceedings such
as these are not calculated 10 discr'uit WI
Cleveland and impair public confidence Ill any
body Of which his protege may hereafter oo '
member then we are radically mistaken "S "
the moral sense Of the American people
There was lust one consideration which
might have served 10 give Il sort OF u'ghI'' ~
Mr. Whites course 1t was conceNapie 'n"t
he might be animated by romantic iuea oi
fidelity 10 the cause of the people lie repre-
sented. and that he had resolved 10 sacriii'c
oppearnnccs -cvcrythng-to that sentiment
such II motive. however strained ana lah'aS'c'
would M least have been respectable IL "ou'u
have brought Mr.. Whites acton Wi'hih lhe
hounds of probability. and left the people WIN
some excuse for thinking well or MIN. bu'
Mr. White has himself taken that explanation
ont If the question If he had been animated
by n spirit Of unsclfish devotion To the cause OF
smear hc would have withheld his resignation.
He would have remained in the Senate so lohs
rs thc fate Of sugar was III dOup'-uh'li he
could vote for Il bill which protected IL OF
against one which was unsatisfactory. lie
would have made il clear 10 the country mat
# mistaken he was sincere and that II M faui
no WAS consistent. Whatever men Thought OF
his wisdom and his Judgment they could sui
have had faith in the integrity OF his mo'lVcS'
A. things are however. Mr.. White has neither
bcou dicnitied nor consistent nor wise. lie HIS
maintained II questionable attitude Just long
enough 10 make himself the subject OF uh-
favorable comment; and then abandoned II cX-
oc,lv nt thc monIcnt m which h" might have
Justified himself He has given his fellow
citizens The right io say that lie clung 10 the
Senate as long rs he could use II 10 lobby for
his private ends. and that hc rctrcat'd I" 'h'
Suprcmr bench when hc feared u" might "'
called upon 10 take Il risk for his friends. IL"
stavoI I'm the Senate to talk and SWaGSrr ana
strike attitudes and he lcfi il before h' c'''d
bc forced IA make his buster good 10y V"''hG.
He has cut Il piiahlc figure. ~ II seems I" llN
and we bclicv" That ihr int"Hg"hc" "I III"
country will pronounce upon MN
Mr. White however. has been faV"r'' WIN
the President. lie iS SuaV". v"luhl" ioh 81
gesture and snrchargrd with fluent adhIl'i"n.
He has fcl ihr Cuusrrraicd one upon 'h''
,crvnc nattcry which his vast conc'ii requires
and Mr. Cleveland has appraised hi' worm
accordingly Mr. White asrcnd>. therefore, -
= place upon th" bench where Mar'hall ana
Fancy havc sat But he soc' lN favor "rd Wi'A
hciraerlcd robes Even If hr bad u'' W.'hin
the past three years hccr puhlioiy accused "'
corrupt relations with The Louisiana Lottery
bosses he would still carry with him the stain
of this ugly and indecent episode.