New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

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Not guilty.
When the counsel had finished their arguments
thew could predict with reasonable certainty the
vote of everv Senator save one. The twelve Demo
cratic Senators would each vote No! and these
Democrats would be joined. according TO all aP-
rearances, by six of their Repubhcan colleagues
men of such high character and steadtast Will that
ATTEMPTS at coercion would be only ridiculous
1e-e were thus left tiirrv-six Senators to vote
"Guiltvi' and every one of the thTty-s1X must 50
vote If the Impeachment was TO De successful
Thirtv-i-e of this number were absolutely certain
but the )liticians who expected new President
within a Iew DAYS suddenly realized with shock
that the remaining Senator of the Indispensable
thirty-siX, young Ross OF Kansas had not expressed
an opinion since the trial began.
To the indignation and horror OF the Republican
leaders, Senator Ross presumed TO consider himself
sitting as a Judge and declined to disclose his
judicial decision to the party managers ForthWlln
the energy of mighty national machine was focused
on his one head. The most entc1nS promises ana
the direst threats fell Ceaselessy on the young
Kansan Venerable fathers OF the Senate hooked
their arms within his and pledged any number OF
reflections and ali manner OF important CHAIRMAN
ships if for this he would agree IMMENSE
crowds in Kansas cities burned h11n IN eTlgy as d
foretaste OF what would happen their forebodHlSs
should turn true. The great party newspapers OF
thirty States trlIrl-eted ike sky reaching elephants,
and even the disfranchised Confederate, occupied
solely with repairing his farm buildings and securing
seed corn for his fields. heard vaguely that up III
Washington the conquerIng Yankees were IN
tenseIv worried about a man named NoSS- DuI 10
neither Establishments nor nenaces dld the senator
fr1rn Kansas return sign and the Union awakened
rhe decisive morning not knowing who that nlght
it would look up to as its head
The Senate has never seen Such concouISe
as gathered within its chamber that day Inc
dTDi0r1ats Of Europe would not miss the possible
0r5Dortuntv of behOlding chief OF state peaceably
removed and IN the surrounding galleries tier after
tier up to the thronged doorways, stretched all the
fashion of the Capital and almost all the pohtcaI
influence Of all the States. On the floor IN close
pressed files stood the greater magnates. The house
Of REPRESENTATIVES there, crushed tght against
the walls and the Cabinet OF the President, ana
Federal Judges, and the victorious leaders IN the
racan+ war The wide semicIrCle OF senatorial arm
chairs was completely filled Not a single absence
broke the full roll OF the Senate when resonant
marshal heralded the dais the silk gowned Chet
Justice and the concluding session OF the court OF
Impeachment began.
Mr. Senator Anthony. said the Chief JuSt1ce,
rising d" do YOU find Andrew Johnson President Of
the United States, guilty or not guilty OF hgh
crimes and mlsdemeanors: How say YOU MI
Senator Anthony
The immense audience hushed itself into the
silence that accompanies a historic event, ana
every neck was strained toward the lett side OF the
Senate as Anthony rose with dignity and IN clear
voice announced the Judgment that all men khe"
beforehand would be his.
Slowly and with the same formula the head OF
the Supreme Court passed alphabetically down the
list of the Senate and surprise broke the prophe-
sled schedule OF the senatorial decisions On the
Republican and the Democratic sides Senators rose
and solernnlv declared what had been expected,
with an extra tension in the stiffness as the white
haired iurst faced the left to address the revolving
conscience Republicans Their consclenceS did
not fail them IN the supreme moment; with a DIS
tinct emphasis each OF the little group answered
Not guIitvl" Men who had charged across battle
was in the Ms He was questioning the senators
whose names began with ? He was getting through