New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-23
couE CyTrNES or FROZEN TRUTH.

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pcrbaps the most absurd and disihGchuouS
NIucwllmp proposition now current Is 'i,'''
which makes Senator Hill Responsible ior .''c
r,iIurn of Ncw-York to obtain representation
upon the Supreme Bench in the snccc'sion Va
the late Justice Blatchford Every ihleiS''i'
human being knows that the fauit Hes III '''
don't Clcycland's obstinate rancor' anu c'''
honest man says so. If Mr.. Clevcahu '''u iioi'
ir,tcd some distinguished member Oh tiic w"
Yorl, bar not specially prominent Ill 'he snap
rer and Anti-Snappcr warfare pu' SpV"''
ouoIifcd by temperament ana 'AP'ii'"
for the placc-and he had scores |" ch"'',
,n',,, scn,tor lin could not have prcyent"
his confirmation. and In all propapii''! WYNN
,,n, have tried 70 do 50. Instead of that he nom
mated one after the other. TWO S'"'''''''" "
-, least no extraordinary cmncnc" III the
profession and without Judlclal 'AP'l'"'
,rI,o, wore hest known to the public for their
actiyc sympathy with MI 'e'ehp" III NV
f,cuonol ouarrcls of the NcwYork Democracy.
and 50 far as this related to the hc,S Vi '",s
MAYNARD they were certainly right, pubic
spiritcd and patriOtir. But Wh'h ''c '''n.,''
refused 10 become party to those l'firr'iS "''
cleveland in his angry resentment went "
Louisiana for revenge.
correspondent of one of IN" most pro-
rnu,ccd cuckoo organs, who evidently shares
the Mugwump hatred AMI pra''SoS ''c ""7
vump disbursement Of Senator Ill., SAID last
Tuesday:
..tt. has not anfagonizcd any regular Democratic
,.,,i1o,ion" was senator Hills first excuse Tor
,,nr,,in,, of Senator Whites nomination 10 uhe
bench in Yesterdays executive session '"' ue
statement was false. senator WINES chei oiu,''
T., th. r.srect Of his state and country IS mat ne
b.
.r,tic organization OF Louisiana when inc tredt
lottery swlndle held control Of H. senator h''e' VI
Louisiana. fought John y. Morris ana h''P'. ~
driv. him out II the State. Senator Hill &" 80"
York permitted hts machine t. nominate Mo'l'S
s,u - a seat I'm the Legislature. Had Nr Whte
h..n Of tho I'm stripe Of regularity. the MOTIFS
scene 81 activity would never have been shHt''
eastward Ifs contributions 10 machine corruption
funds would have enabled him 70 r't'"'" ma
louisiana and his sons would now aspire 20 De
lawmakers AZ Baton Rouge instead OF Albany.
Thcr. is probably no more justice in inns
than in the other comments we have men
toned II is not I'm established fact by any
means that Mr.. White was deadly foe Of the
Iot,.ry or Of John A. Morris. It's head and front
Indeed. during the dramatic campaign in LouiS-
ana which resulted In the downfall of IN" lot
tory tho contrary WIS more than once explicit
l, asserted Tile New Orleans Times Demo
Graf" a reputable and responsible journal of
Ior.,, circulation and excellent standing de
clarcd on several occasions and In most en-
phatic terms that Mr.. Whites relations with
d Mr. Morris were Of a thoroughly intimate ana
cordial not 10 say aifectionatc, character IL
went even so far rs To assert that Mr.. WHITE
had received from Mr.. Morris the sum OF Slo"o
to aid him In his election * Senator ana this
I'm connection with the same Legislature mat
had 10 pronounce upon the proposed renewal
If the lottery companys charter Very pos
sihlv The Times Dcmocrat' WAS mlSnforined'
but II made the charge and reiterated IT on
several subsequent occasions and even invited
Mr. White 10 sue for libel II he felt aggreyed
or injured hv the scandal.
! II docs not appear 10 Us. upon IN" whole mat
any ~ these dcfcnccs Of Mr.. Cleveland through
attacks on senator I'LL with reference TO
! The Supreme Court appointment are warrant
cd bv the facts Mr. Cleveland went beyond
| Ncw-Yorl solely because he was not allowed
/ 10 make a New-York selection that would graf
/ lfy his fractional luminosity. and he Is respon-
siblc for any unpleasant or dcporablc conSe-
/ uurnccS that may cnsle.