The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-03-15
Republican State Ticket.
ISAAC KlNLEY.

nave LnOuS NJ tn3t 0IteE MS DaSe betrayal
of the trust con6ded in him by the Re
publicans of Wayne County, that he
would hardly have the effrontery TO
again come before the people asking
them to endorse his course in the Senate.
When Mr.. Kinley was making his
canvass for the nomination for the SEN
ate four years ago, the question was
asked him whether, in case he was nom
mated and elected to the Senate, he
would support Oliver p. Morton. the
Governor, for the United States Senate.
Mr.. Kinley replied,i substance, that he
had no personal interest in the matter,
and that If Gov. Morton should be found
to be the choice Of the Republicans of
Wayne county, he would checrfully sup
port him. He would stand by his par !
ty, &C. What did he do3 He no SOON
er arrived at Indianapolis, than he en-
tered into q combination with such NAL
contents as John Il. Cravens Of Madi-
son, and John A. Stein of Lafayette, to
defeat the nomination Of Gov. Morton
for the Senatorship, against the wishes
of nine tenths of the Republicans of
Indiana, and the opposition OF ninety |,
eight Representatives and fortJ eight
Senators. He affected to believe that
Gov. Morton was disqualified under the
constitution; but finally agreed that he !
would talk with the Judges of the Su-.
preme Court and if they said the Gov,
ernor in their opinion was qualified, he
would vote for the Governor in caucus
and at the election. He was taken to call
upon three. of the Judges who unre-
servedly expressed their opinion .unofisa
cially, that Governor Morton was quali-a
fed under the Constitution. Did Mr.
Kiniey keep his word7 No. He voted
against the Governor in the caucus and
afterward in the Senate thus boiling a
caucus nomination. The only person
voting with him was Johl r. Cravens Of
Madison. who was q bitter enemy of
Senator Morton The other forty eight
Senators and one hundred Representa-
tives all voting solid for Morton. Gould
it be possible that they were mistaken
and Mr.. Kinley right7 or rather was it.
not possible that. Senator Kinley was
actuated by his personel feelings gainst
Governor Morton and his desire to carry
out the wishes of Geo. W. Julian, who
he appears to regard as ''the Republic
can party" at least his whole Senatorial
career shows that the wishes Of Mr. Ju-
liam was the only guide he had in
casting important votes sFsf a. B :.
Let US follow this on to the next ses !
sion. In this contest for the Senator
ship there were several candidates, and
there was no general conc entration OF
public opinion as was the case when Gov
Morton was elected the year previously.
But finally Col. Will. Cumback, was fair
ly and honorably nominated by Re-
publican caucus of which Senator Kin
ley was O member. Did Mr.. Kinley
submit like an honorable man to sup
port the nominee9 No. He again bolt
Ell the nomination, and entered into
conspiracy with Cravens, his old ALI. to
defeat the will of the people. He again
planted himself on "con-sti-tu-tion-al
grounds" and affected to believe Cum
back to be disqualified for the same rea-
son as was Morton. But in few days
afterwards, he cast his vote for James l..
Frazier, one of the Judges of the SUI
preme Court. as U. s. Senator, who oc-
cupied position similar in every respect
to Gov. Morton and Lieut. Gov. Cum
back. Thus stultifying himself and
giving the lie to his previous profess
sions, and earning for himself the con-
tempt of all honorable men.
By his course Senator Kinley forfeit
ed the respect of his fellow Senators,
and before the session was one third
any measure introduced by him, or in
which he was especially interested, was
either defeated or crowded out of the
way. Indeed, il was we'll understood at
the capitol that he was not only the
most impracticable member of the SEN
ate, but he was the most unpopular. No
party can prosper who tolerates faith
lessness In its Representatives and re-
wards boilers. Every man who figured
in the bolt four years ago, against Gov
ernor Morton and more recently agains
Lieut.. Gov. Cumback, have been marked
and will never hold another official posi-
ton. D. c. Branham and Major Litson.
both Of Jefferson county, who voted
against Gov. Morton for the Senate
four years ago. were defeated-the form
er for a denomination for Represents
tive. and the latter before the people fol
County Treasurer. Judge Frazier Of
the Supreme Court, was forced to de-