The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-17

aioa, and has received warm hearted and |
generous oysrtiyu f.om his fellow t5wusm q.
Oar dispatches lh;smOrning oontaia bsief |
account Of this welcome. We learn from
other sources that ihe occasiOu wss q very
enthusiastic one, participated in by The
citiz-Ds sni by deputstions from other
parts OF the Safe, without regard 10 party
Ut creed.
The opinion Of the Commonwealth Of the
course pursued by certain Republican
members OF the Legislature in houndisg
5 Snator Irgalis with 4 maiignsnt persecu-
ton Is well known. We may now reiter-
ate our belief and the belief Of every fair
minded man in the STATE, that the investi-
CATION just orderded ia the fruit of well
orgsniz d, and carefully formulated, and
we'll paid malice.
NJ. Stumbsugh and Mr.. Eggerr, what
ever n.y be the re-ult Of this Investigation,
arr Known by all we'll informed as TO State
p.,i,Ical IL tiers 10 be he tools and sgenis
ii lh- n,oet famous and historic corrupter
~ Legislative morals that ever 4 bad time
brought fourth. They sTe the puTgsyors
to hs Gob!e revenge, and when that l. sat
i-iied they xi;i b- Permitted 10 feed their
ogn ignobIe spite from the warmed over
remnants. IA j. alFO well known 20 those
who have, s. We have, impartiaily wstched
the prcgr.ss Of Tie patriotic efforts of
| Messrs. Stumbaugh and Eggers, in wash
! ivy,on, that the success, so 10 speak, that
! tbey have thus far achieved, viz: in havirg
| an investigation ordered at all, was the
| result Of suppl meutsl charges cf specific
| acts Cf corruption, which Messre. l. gers
and Sumbsugh knew TO be untrue, which
| are ard will be on the hearing before the
committee unsUstsined by facts that even
! give them a tint Of probability. They were
brszenly made tor but one purpose, and
| that TO fas'en upon senatcr Ingalls, and
! through him upon the State the dIsgrace OF
auy Investigation at all. Ii IL enough that
( sn !nvestig a:ioa be ordered. To the minds
I of many, IL not most men to BE- accused Is
! to b. convicted, ard for that reason a fruit
I Jas- Investigation is better than none at all.
| The Kan-as House Of presentaiives was
| orgauiz-d aeaip-t Mr.. ingalls, By decisive
vote. BIZ H. It uufriendly House, led by
I Speaker who treasured hatred like red In
! dian, and had an unmea ured haired Of
| Mr.. Ipga,ls, a committee was
| appointed with carte H,ncLe au-
thority to investigate sll Of In
gals past life ard 10 do it secretly. Alter
/ elttlD. @Ete, Nith po"''o
to persons aud papers, all Of that commit
! tee but one announced the Investigation TO
I be pitkout result "A affecting the personal
and political probity CT Senator lngsils,
/ The House by a decided msjDrity adopted
/ that report To carry investigation beyond
this point vas not, could not be the work
! of men in-pired by public spirit or a sense
| Of iIzliee. The carrying in Of memorial
| 10 he United States Senate Was plainly the
suggestion Of personal malice
! l. il not Impossible that Messrs. Fsgers
and S;umbauah are nosssssed with facts re-
| Il cling on Senator Iagalls, and known to
| lne public. bat We think IT highly improb-
| able. he Ingenious copy Of the Kansas
| CITY TiH.es aud its dead beat correspondent
| al Washington has been exhausted 10 Pre- iu-
| dice the minds Of rhe Senatorial committee
| in adva-cs. We think it, however, safe 10
| predict ths, the cause Of >snator Ingalls,
enemies will he mere hurt than helped by
the aagrant lying of the kausas City Tunes.
We think it, on the whole, safe to predict,
! furthermore, that Mr lDgalls will be tri-
| umphsntly viudicated by the Democratic
| Senatorial committee as ne was by the Leg
! i-Iature that elected him, ard that Nessrs.
| Eygers ard S'umbsugh and all others who
have worked up this inVes;isa'ion, will
! sirk into au oblivion mitigIted only by the
/ irfamv thai attaches TO the slandersr and
| the bearer Cf 4, ,Ise witness against his Eeigh-
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