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Show OEN. BANE'S OUILTY INTENTIONS RE-AFFIRMED BY HIS ORGAN. A fuiv days uro the S.ilt Lako Tribune Tri-bune published on editorial article of which tho following ii the imbalance: Kocoivcr Mann's intention was to count Mr. Uaaliin in as ((.-onKrosslonftl) dnlnsalo olect, and isau.to liiui tlio cer-til'icalc cer-til'icalc 'Iribuno, April 22. Tlie 1 1 ehai.d subsequently called atlontiou to this statement, for the prpose of mailing diroct enquiry as to the truth of it, coming to tho public pub-lic as it did, through the official organ or-gan ol Uen. Itano, tlio receiver of tho land office in this city. Tho columns ol tho Hkuai.d wero placed at the service of tho gcnoral for the publication publica-tion ol any reply ho might eeo fit tc niako. In Friduy'a issue of the Tribune apponrcd on editorial in which the provious assertion ol tho editor, nbovo quoted, is referred Ioob a holl-iocular uttorauce. though tho editor still insists in-sists that Secretary Brno "talked" of carrying out tho programruo referred to, and that Mr. Baskin when consulted con-sulted on the subject losk tlio view that tho functions of the governor oro miuietarial, and that in filling out bis certificate he is solely governed gov-erned by tho canvass ol the vote, "and thus turned Gen. Bane from tho idea ho had conceived." Iu conclusion tho Tribunosayg. Nota bene. Wo want our church co-toms. co-toms. to understand that w tako noth- i h.f-lr in (hi of what WO divuleod in a former article, so let them keep up their bowl. It nilbrda fun for the boys. It will bo seen that tho official organ of General Bane, instead of denying its former statement that be had contemplated certifying to the election of Mr. Baskin, reiterates its assertion, stronstboning it by a piece of now evidence, viz., that General Bane consulted Mr. Baskin upou the subject and that the latter dissuaded him (General Bane) from committing this rockless official misdemeanor. There seems now to be littlo doubt in view of this collateral evidenco, of the main facts as originally stated by the Tribune, that General Bane actually harbored tho idea at one timo of issuing issu-ing o certificate to the minority candidate, can-didate, but failed to carry out this nnrnnflfl. pitlier bfiCSUSO Of tllO tilHeW arrival of Governor Emory, or as the Tribune now asserts, on account of 'Mr. Baskin's adviso against such on act ol bad faith and official perjury, it matters little which. The Tribune's Tri-bune's explanation of its shameless assertions iu its issue of tho 22d inst. does not help General Bane in the slightest decreo, but involves him more deeply in tho moshes of an intended in-tended disgraceful act, which require! investigation by the head of tho in torior department. If Secretary Schurz can sutler such imputations e: official misconduct on tho part of on of his subordinates to bo a subject of publio boaBt and approval in the press of his own party, without taking aote of tho fact and brineing tho alleged otlender to account, his ideas of official roform and publio justice are not as oxalted as tliQ country has been led to suppose from his speeches. A man who could ovcu cooccive so desperate and wicked an act as the disfranchisement of 21,000 volers for the gratification of spite, or to elicit the applausQ of a reckless and infamous in-famous newspaper, is not lit to hold the important position which General Bane now occupies iu the land office. Such a person could not be expected to hesitate in the commission of acts of wrong and iujustico towards individuals indi-viduals whoso interests are neccssarily placcd in his bands. Tho public can have no confidence in such an officer, and the progress of publio bussiuess would be greatly impeded by lit retention. re-tention. It is duo to General Bano and to the HmtALD to continue for a time the oner previously made to that gentleman of spare in its columns for any exolanation of tho charges made against him in his official organ. |