National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-18

gagged in investigating him, were as much
interested in acquitting him as he was
himself is absurd in view Of the facts.
A maiorityQS that COMMITTEES were notori-
ously h5sti'e\p the Senator, and had voted
against him 1 every ballot. 1t was nr-
pointedtby the Speaker, SIDNEY CLARKE,
the Senator's most violent enemy, who
failed to be appointed United States Mar
shall last year, and had sworn revenge on
Mr.. INGALLS, whom he held responsible for
his defeat lie secured his election to the
Legislature as u Grecnbaclser and Independ-
ent over Republican candidate, and was
chosen Speaker by u coalition of Greenbnck-
ers, Democrats, and u few Republicans, there
being no caucus nominee. Every Kansas
man knows that his whole mission to the
Legislature was TO compass the defeat OF
Mr.. INGALLS,. 1t is very improbable, there"
fore that he would appoint committee OF
investigation who were anxious Tor the SEN
ator's vindcation.
The committee assembled Immediately
after the election in February and sat for
five weeks They confined themselves to
the single effort to blast Mr.. INGALLS,.
They admitted every species of irrelevant
aud incompetent evidence to inculpatc him,
il possible lie was not present either in
person or by attorney; he offered no tcsti-
mony and called no witnesses. After this
protracted session four of the five members
of the committee declared that there was no
testimony in any way duplicating Mr. IN
CALLS in any improper transaction. This
report was adopted by tho House of Repre-
| sentativcs after an exhaustive and acr;mo-
| nious debate.
The case Of Mr. HAssACK, TO which The
poH alludes, was before the committee and
was considered in all its aspects. One of
the members of the committee of investiga-
tion not political friend of the Senator, on
the floor of the House, characterized that
transaction us an "inIamous conspiracy to
"blackmail Mr.. INGALLS," Mr.. HAssACK
himself swOrc tlat he never received n cent
or the promise OF a cent from the Senator,
and never had any conversation with him
touching any such proposition. The certiii-
cate (it was not an aifidnyit) which HAS,
| NAN N SlSUCu WIS ClNlilN SllOh II W h'NS wv ~
eXtored from him while he was intoxicated
at the instance of two scoundrels, one OF
whom deliberately swore that such paper
would he worth large sum to him in Sc
caring contracts
The ol'ense Of Mr.. INGALLS, consists in
having signally ovcrthrown an unscrupu-
lous combination, after it was supposed
that his destruction had been thoroughly
accomplished. Since 1913 he has been sub
.iected TO brutal, viudctivc, and cowardly
defamation of unprecedented maliguity
and his final success over a formidable
coalition was one of the greatest persona
triumphs in American politics. His baiilcd
opponents, with every advantage at their
command, created hostile committee and
sought to discredit his election; but they
were beaten by the very instrumentalite:
employed by themselves. These men vii
in like manner fail of their purpose of Grip
ping the influence of Mr.. INGALLS, here
for he can well afford TO stand upon th
record made ard the vindication re
luctantly accorded to him by an uuGIicndly
| tribuna1