The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-02-18
RRooKrILLE. Feb. l2th. /

ED. JOURNAL In the JOURNAL Of
January 9TH, you published q para
graph concerning Ingersoll and the
National Liberal League. Satisfied
that there was q mistake back Of said
imputatiOn, wrote 10 the Chairman
Of the financial committee Of this AS
ISOLATION. In reply 1 received a let
ter denying the charge, also a printed
slip which send you, with the re-
guest that you publish the facts.
Yours very truly,
NEWTON MITCHELL.
COLONEL INGERsOLL INDICATED.
From the New York Times and the New York
1t becomes our duty as directors Of
the Amer lean Secular Union, Of
which Col. Robert q. IngersOil Is
president, to deny as wholly false and
graluitOus the malicious piece Of
defamation lately published 10 an in
significant Cleveland sheet the Secular
Age, and reprinted this morning in
your newspaper. The allegation is
that Col. IngersOll pOeketed from the
proceeds Of his own lecture q balance
which it is claimed he had agreed
should 70 into the treasury Of the
Union. No such agreement was ever
made by Col. IngersOll. II any such
understanding existed, il was q mis-
understanding, for which the secreta-
~ Of the Union Is alone responsible.
The lecture, though given in the
course Of the proceedings Of the Con-
vantiOn, was independently conduct
ed, independently advertised, and the
whole Independently paid for by Col.
IngersOll's agent. The proceeds of
his lecture no more belonged TO the
American Secular Union than did his
private bank account. So far from
the charge Of the Secular Age being
the truth, IL Is 10 spirit the direct Op-
pOsite Of the truth. At the Cleveland
Convention Of the American Secular
Union, 81 q few weeks previously at
the Freethinkers' Convention in Al
bany, Colonel IngersOll met and set
tied the whole deficit, and in each case
he, a private individual, donated
more than the combined subscription
of both cities. Moreover, in addition
to this llberality, Colonel IngersOll
agreed, under certain conditions, 20
contribute 81 600 toward the Cam
paign Fund of the Union. His course
all the way through has been only
one Of noble generosity, and nothing
but an insect spite could put any
other construction on his conduct.
COURTLANDT PALMER, Treas.
SAM'L p. PUTNAM, Sec'y.
L. NJ. MACDONALD, Chm. Fin. Com.
&. b. REYNOLD's, Chm. Ex. Com.
New York, Monday, Jan. 4, 1886.
A meeting Of unusual interest to the
friends Of the Equal Suffrage move
ment will be held in Daily Hall, at
7:SOP. NJ, Tuesday, feb'y 2srd, when
the following programme will be pre-
sented:
Music.
Kansas Legislature, Laura M.Johns.
Reading from Sweet Cicely'-J.
Arthur Day.
RECESS.
Music.
Paper on Libel j. Walter Fertig.
Constitution Study, Article l.
Music.
Ten cents admission will be eharR-
ed. Everybody most cordially in
vited.
The following Is the programme OF
the Teachers Association 20 be held
in Salina, Feb. q. 1856, o'clock P.
NJ:
Music.
Mathematical Geogaphy-Mrs. c.
]. Stiee.
DiscussiOn-Misses Waldron, God
frey, and Mr.. Musser.
Physiology-The Trunk, Mr.. II. L.
5tull.
DiseussiOD-Mrs. Stevens, Mr.. L
W eaver, Miss Deighan.
Primary Object Teaching-Form,
Miss Watson.
DiscussiOn-Mr. J. C. Gault, Miss
Mary Bishop.
Music