The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-04

vote for men or money. That IL false. never
did anything of the kind; never In the world
] was q pretty hard lighter during the war In
political campaigns The party then In power
gave it out that there should be no parties
that should not contend AZ parties
but I did not accept that, and L fought
my battles Ia my own way. 1 fought Tor free
speech and . free press; but the soldiers or lnd-
ana know. and they will measure sno near wnst
i am now saying. that voted for every dollar
thar ever fed them, that ever clothed them. and
the man who says otherwise Il falsiier and
slanderer and I brand it on nim.
can go homo TO my people on tnat statement
oress The g nator from Kansas has announced
hat had Quit przcticing Law. That 10 not true
There is not . word of truth IN IL nad gone
from one Office 3, another. Some papers that
belonged to me were left 10 the Office, and others
mt q 10 a lob on me in political campaigns. and
nut things there which were found aud were
published as found there. denied then. as l
deny now, that was ever member OF any So
eret political society ir my life.
Oliver p. Morton, brave man. not. like the
Senator from KaEsas. small and active, but
great and strong. and who believed that there
Was q secret organisation In Indiana meuacing
the safety Of the Republic. never pretended that
was connected with that organization There
has never been . man IN public life. until the
Senator from Kansas here persuadss himself to
DO il. who ever alluded to the pretended fact
shat belonged to such an organization. There
sncs, Q member of the House. who inadvert-
entity 10 a sort of hurried way. alluded in q gen.
pral manner TO me rs member OF secret or
eanizAfion in Indiana, and the next day took
the door for q personal explanation
remember the House gathered around me.
and amorg the rest General Schenck, who WAS
the leader Of the House on the opposite side.
be came close TO me. explained all these
things, and that was the last OF them. Now
she Senator from Kansas sees at. nosing around
IN low, little way, 20 bring up these things.
which are stale, putrid, cast of. and the offal OF
When the matter that he speaks Of - to my
sffce was brought out by General Darlington
was in . hard canvass for Congress- carried
the district by nearly 800 majority. As my
friend the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr..
DawssI remembers, they contested my seat.
and they threw me out because the Republicans
needed two-thirds majority to fight Andrew John
son then, and for no other reason In the world
went back TO changed district. whore they
put 500 majority upon me, and beat them IN
that dstric. with the soldiers all at home
Now, il the Senator from Kansas thinks he is
making respectsbility or honor, or even courtesy
by reviving these things which have been passed
upon BY jury OF my peers good deal more
than bis peers. bot jury Of my peers In In
diana-ne Is mistaken. I have had several
elections TO Congress since all this poor old stun
was published, and then have been four times
commissioned Senator. have been elected
three times By the Legislature. and have car
tWlco
FORTY. II the Senator from Kansas, In his
miserable condition. attempting to extricate
himself from the disgrace Of aesailng Mcclellan
and Hancock, sees ft to asssil me. he is vel
poms to do so. man who has aspersed the
fame of Mcclellan, and says that be bad fought
two years trying to make the war failure, and
that Hancock was an ally OF the ConfederAcy,
and that Hancock. and Mcclellan, and Horace
Gresley all belonged to the worst elements OF
the North, feel his abuse q compliment, and
n far fha
him accordingly. Laughter and applause.
So far as the old stuff about my denouncine
the soldiers Of Indiana Is concerned, the soldiers
will take care of that, and there is only miser-
able set Of people who were never soldiers. or If
they were were suffers, most likely, or suffers
clerks, ever alluds to anything OF that
kind, aud I can only say-I do
not want to be offensive to the Senator
from Kansas and do not care much whether
am or not llsughterl-I can only say tbe.
cause he has thrust these matters upon me. as
have said, that the people whose names be reads
there do lie and do not tell the truth. nor does
the Senator, when he repeats what they say, tell
the truth either. have not the slightest con-
cern, not the slightest feeling, not the slightest
irritation upon this matter. 1t has been passed
upon time and time again.
As TO the letter for Captain Shoup wrote the
letter for Frank Shoup. i knew him we'll We
were boys at school together. He was going
down South with bis sister, who was dying OF
consumption. Ii was in December, before
8ece0eQ
broken out. and / did sympatbizs with the
feelings of the South that there ought 20 DO .
compromise at that time. The Crittenden COM
promise was pending, and the Peace Congress
was called. bad no fAvore TO ask. and az TO
charity, as 1 said. 1 respond with contempt
That 10 all have to say.
Mr. Eusts-Mr. President-
Mr. Inealls-Will the Senator from Indiana
allow me ask him whether the soldiers OF In
diana did not threaten to hang him with bell
rope on q train between Greencsstls and Terre
Hsute after he made that Lincoln dog spsechf
fLaughter
Mr. Voorbess-Mr President the Senator is
sereat liar when he intimates such . thinR-a
great liar and dirty dog. ("Order!" "Ordsr!'l
Such q thing never occurred in the world. That
Is all the answer have to make
The Presiding Oficer-The Senator 10 hardly
IN order Personal discussion is not proper.
The Chair hopes Senators will be IN order.
Mr. Voorhees, pass it back 10 the scoundrel
behind him who is instieatine these lies.
Mr.. Ineals-Mr. President, there Is very
reputable gentleman in the Chamber, = citizen
of Indiana who informs me that the signers of
the certificate about the Lincoln dog speech
ere entirely reputable Inhabitants. male and
female, of Sullivan county, and that he knows
fifty people who heard the speech made and can
Mr. Voorhees, say he is an infamous liar
and scoundrel who says did I say so.
The Presiding Oficer-The Senator will be IN
order. The Senator from Louisiana Mr..
Ea6tleI WAS rocokulLeu UclOEo bIo lutcKToptlou.
Mr.. Buter-Before that is done
Mr.. Eustis-I have the floor.
The Presiding Oficer-Does the Senator from
Louisians give way to the Senator from South
CARDINAL
Mr.. Eussis-For what purposel
Mr.. Butler-I was going to ask to have the
resolution reported to which these speeches have
been addr o. sed.
Mr. Harrs-I rose to ask the Senator from
Louisiana II he preferred to 60 on now. or ad-
journ until 90 morrow.
Mr. Eustis-I have very few words to say,
and prefer TO say them now.
The Presiding Ofice--Before the Senator
proceeds the Chair desires to say that q consid
cradle portion OF the debate has been out of
order and in violation OF the rules of the Sen
ste and he hopes hereafter that Senators will
observe the rules aud proceed in order. and that
there will be order preserved in the Senate
chamber and in the galleries.
PRESS COMMENT.