The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-01

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Senator Ingalls, Of Kansas made char
acteristic speech on the Edmunds resolu.
tions. We have room to quote Q few ex.
tracts.
Therefore, sir, / am confident that when
1t was ascertained in November, 1884, that
> change Of the political majority in this
country had been registered. there was .
general faith and conviction that change
Of official holdings would follow. The
Democratic party desired il; the Repub-
licsn party expected it. and would have
been content; and had il been done the
people st large would have said with one
sccord, amen. But this generation has
witnessed the genesis Of = new political
gospel; novel organization has appeared
upon earth; new school Of political phil.
osophers who announce that NON. partisan.
ship 10 the panacea for all the evils that
sfflict the republic. This hrntharhood
has not hitherto very largely reinforced
from the Democracy. II there has been
an original civil.service reformer who has
deserted the ranks Of the Democracy. his
tory does not record his name. It has
been left to the party to which belong to
afford conspicuous aud shining illustrA-
tions Of that class Of political thinkers
who are never quite sure that they are
supporting their psrty unless they are re-
wiling its candidates and denouncing its
platform; who are not positive that they
are standing erect unless they arc leaning |
over backward, and whose idea OF reform |
ing the organization 10 which they profess
10 be classified is TO combine with it's sd-
versaries and vote for candidates who
openly spurn their professions and depre-
,iate the stock in trade which they de-
nominate their principles. Standing on
he corners Of the streets. enlsrging the
BORDERS Of their ply lacteries. they loudly
ldvertise their projections. thanking God
hat they are not as other men, even these
republicans and Democrats; they traffic
Nth both to ascertain which they can
nost prcfitably betray.
Mr.. President, the neuter gender is not
popular either 10 nature or society. male
nd female created he them" But there
8 third rex, II that sex can be called
Ihicli sex has none, resulting sometimes ,
rom cruel caprice Of nature, at Others
rom ace dent or malevol ent design, poss- (
ssing the vices Of both and the virtues OF !
either; taeminate without being mascu !
ne or feminine; unable either to beget or I
bear possessing neither fecundity nor
Irility; endowed with the contempt OF
IAN and the derision Of women, and !
oome1 TO sterilty. isolation and extinc.
on, Bnt they have two recognized func. I
ons. They sing falsetto. and they are =
'uslly selected AZ the guardians OF the :.
ragl,os Of Oriental despots. 4
And thus to pass from the illustration TO 2,
'e fact, these political epicenes, without u
ide Of ancestry or hope Of posterity. !,
amt in shriil falsetto their songs Of u
mise Of non. partnership and civil.servics -
form, and apparently have been selected u
the harmless custodisns Of the cosciencc 4.
the national executive. b
Sir. ! am not disposed TO impugn the %
cd faith. the patriotism. the many III
usual traits and faculties Of the Presi e e
ut Of the United States He 10 the -
pbinx Of American politics. II is said 80 80
It he il fatalist; that be regards him BE
- the child Of fate the man Of des- n,
y; and that be places devout and i'm -
CIT reliance upon the guiding influence L
his star. Certainly. whether be be . %,
y great man or very small man, be il Of
very extraordinary man. His career :
bids any other conclusion. .
Ie has declared thst there should be W
changes In o63os, where the ipcum- 4,
Il we're competent and qualified, for md
iticsl reasons. bat that they should be 4
mitted 10 serve their terms Like !uf
- Who we're grinding II The mill. one Sis
been taken and the other Isft Some n
'ublicans have bssn suspended and trse,
m have been retained. What 10 the app
uistible infereoces What IL tho logic ss s,s
hs events. except that. IL view Of soti'
the President hes declared. every r.
Who Is svspsndsd 10 suspended for . :.
e, and not for political reseonss Zisv