Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-27
PORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
First session,
SENATE.
W.surScroS March

halCU 20.
The chair laid before the Senate the Presi-
dents message transmitting the report Of the
civil service commission; referred.
Among the bills introduced was one ny
Mr.. hoar providing for inquests under na-
tlonai authority. Mr. Hosr said that the bill
was suggested bv the reports of recent oc-
currences at Csrrolton, Mise. The Senate
had no Information In regard to these occur
rences, bur the newspapers Of both political
parties SCENE to agree about them. Ac-
cordlng to these reports wanton and unpro-
voked crime had been committed. resulting
IN the death OF large number Of citizens, IN
which all of the victims were of one race and
color, he presumed of one political party
while all the murderers were Of another
Such occurrences unfortunately had been of
frequent occurrence; but when investigated
they #ere apt to take political turn. The
persons defending or apologizing for them
had said that they had no political signifi-
/ cance still the tact remained that il was the
/ opponents of the democratic party that were
Killed. and the adherents of that party were
the murderers; referred TO the committee on
Judiciary.
MIR. Edmunds' resolutions were then taken
up and Mr.. ingalls, took the floor
He distinctly and absolutely denied that
the Senate had asked for the Presidents
reasons for suspending any body from officr.
In his me ssage. sent voluntarily to the Sem
ate, however. the President started out with
an uufounded imputation upon the position IF
majority in the Senate. He said that the SEN
ators and committee had importuned the ex-
ecutive for his reasons for suspensions. Mr..
ingalls, denied This, and also denied that pri-
vate papers had been asked for, 1t the
interior conscience of the administration out
of which was involved this phantasy, this
farciai allegation. Mr.. Ingalls, also denied
that the Senate had peen inactive in confirming
appointments. The republicans of Kansas
and Glr. ingalls, believed that no repu blican
could hold office under the democratic ad-
| mlnlstratlon without sacrificing his convic
tlons or forfeiting his self respect according
! ly. When the new administration was in
augurated those who held office in that State
began with one consent to make excuses for
retiring to private life. They didn't stand
on the order OF their going They trampled
on each other in tumuituous and indecent
haste to get out of office. Laughter.) There
was no craving there for mercy, no mer-
cenary straggler went for shelter behind a
bomb proof tenure of Office of act and no suit
ler Crawled behind the fragile breastwork Of
civil service reform. (Laughter) } He Un-
galls) was not one of those who believed in
.partisanship in politics. Political par
ties were indispensable to free government.
lie had not any patience with men who be-
lleved 1t badge of virtue not to belong to "a
political organization or that it RELATED glory
! on statesman 10 affect the independ
ence of his party. When the people decided
on change of administration that implied
that there should be change Of agencies
through which the administration might be
etfectual. Unless the President of the United
States was TO be a mummy swathed in clothes
that would render him absolutely Intellectual
OF vital functions. He must have powers
commemorate with his duties. After elec
ton tue democrats expected to get in and the
republicans to get out, but new genesis had
come about OF late years and class OF poiti-
cal philosophers VINO beheved that non partl-
sanship was pcnacea for all the evils Of that
afflicted repubIlc-men who descred the op-
eratlons Of the "Amercan" system as they
called it. This new party had been recruited
from the republican party. If there was any
genuine civil service reformer who had de-
seF'ed the ranks OF the democracy history
didn't record hIs name. (Laughter) The
ueutNr gender, sir. lngalls SAID. was not pop
uIar elth"r IN nature or science. 'Mala ana
female created he them, but there was
thlrd sex II that could sex be called which
sex had none, resulting sometimes from the
cruel caprice OF nature and Others from at
cldent or maleVolent design, possessing the
wee OF both and virtues OF neither Claughter),
unable either to beget or bear. possessing
neither tecundlty nor virlilty, endowed with
contempt of men and derlslon of women,
doomed to Isolation or extinction (Laughter).
But. said Mr.. ingalls,, "they have two
functions. Inc sing faisetto (great laughter)
and they are usually selected as guardians OF
seraglios and oriental despots. (Renewed
laughter.). 10 come iron the hgure OF fact
he continued, TINS thlrd party had distin-
guished Itself by singing in faEsetto phrases
of civil service reform and hai been selected
as the GUARDIAN OF the conscience of the
national government. He was not here to
lmpugn the good faith, patriotism or many
extraordinary qualities OF the President of
the C1lted States Ihe President was the
Sphinx OF America politics. 1t was said
that he was fatalist and that he regarded
himself as child of destiny. that he placed de-
won't and explicit rellance upon the guiding
ln1uence OF his star. Certainly. whether
Grover Cievland was very great or very
small man. Ire was very extraordinary man.
His career forbade any other conclusion.
The democratic party was not wanting when
the convention was held IN chicago IN many
great ana iliustrlous names, men who had
led the toriorn nope IN It's darkest days, men
for whose character achievements and his
tory not only that organization but the coun-
try had the proioundest admiration and re-