The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-14
INGALLS, COMES 70 GRIEF.
His Application for First. Glass Member
chip 10 the Loyal leg loo Re- jected.
Washington Special

Ills AppIcaItOn IOf FlTrI-Oldsb memDbFs
chip il the Loyal Lesio Re jected.
Washington Special
Senator Ingalls, has come badly 70 grief
has, in fact, met with very notifying,
but entirely well deserved rebuke from the
commandery of the Loyal Legion Of this
district.
The Loyal Legion is body of officers of
the regulars and volunteers who served the
Union cause with distinction in the War of
the Rebellion. It has a commsndery in
every State, and General Hancock was, at
his death, grand commander Of the whole
body-tbe Loyal Legion of the United
States. General Sheridan is the present
grand commander. It's members ara Sc.
lected with great care, and only after close
scrutiny into the character aad services OF
applicants.
MIR. Ingalls, applied some time ago to he
chosen q member of the first class in tie
LOYAL Legion. The first class is the nigh
est of the three classes in the order. An
examination of his military antecedenrs
by the proper committee developed the
fact that he never served in either the reg
| ular or volunteer army at all, he was q
Judge advocate in the Kansas militia.
The report to this effect was made at the
meeting of the Loyal Legion on Wednes-
| day evening, and be was declared ineligible
| to membership in the first class, for which
he ad applied. This was rather fortunate
f)I him, for II he had been found eligible
Ia would have been rejected by great
number of votes.
Inc indignation of members of the order
| over Mr.. Ingalls, malicious attack on the
military and patriotic reputation OF Gen.
eral Hancock is deep and strong. General
Hancock's gallantry and patriotism makes
| his memory dear to the members OF the
Loyal Legion, who we're proud to have so
distinguished a soldier at the head OF their
order while he lived.
| Mr.. ingalls, would have been rejected "
positive and very large vote, hut, in fact,
he was rejected by the Committee on AID.
| mission because be had not served in the
| Union armies, and had therefore no right
| in a society composed of men who did
| serve.
HE TRIES AGAIN.
There is, however, room in tie Loyal
Legion for civilians who did distingu shed
and important service for the Union cause,
and Mr.. Ingalls,. not abashed by bis rebuff
| of Wednesday, is now no for ad mission to
the third or lowest class OF the order. The
report on his second application will be
mace a month hence. If it is discovered
| that be performed any important or distin-
| guished service for the Union as q civilian
| the committee may report him as eligible,
| but in that case he will be rel ected igno-
miniously because of his gross and unjust
| liable attack on the late General Hancock.
There Is reason to believe that the new
application for admission to the third or
owest class in the order was contrived
My 10 let Mr.. Ingalls, down easy, ana
hat, in fact, his friends will save him the
auuItional modification Of a second re-
| jscti' by letting the application drop
| without further action or notice.
Members OF the Loyal Legion aud MEM
bers of the Grand Army say that the at
tack of Mr.. Ingalls, on the reputation OF
| one of the most gallant and distinguished
officers of the army Yves particularly mex
cusable in the Kansas Senator, because he
processes to be literary person, man OF
| culture, who Knows the meaning OF words
and who studies his speeches carefully be-
| foreband and chooses his words. To an
| illiterate blunderhead something might bs
forgiven, they say, but in a man who pro-
fesses q close acquaintance with the En-
glish Language, who prides himself on his
J selection of words and phrases, so gros:
and malicious an attack on General Han
| cock 10 objectionable.
So Mr.. Ingalls,, OF the Kansas militia, ia
rejected by the Loyal Legion as q defsmer
| OF character, scurrflous person, VINO,
having kept out OF the war himself, tr'ti
| to pull down the fame OF men who fought