Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-12
rbe Two senator's.

VOORHEES, yesterday apologized to
the Senate for the low language he
used the other day in answer to the
cutting up ingalls, had given him, but
he did not apologize to ingalls,. Had
he done so the public would have
thought better OF him. His apology
was really another insult to Ingalls,.
But Ingalls, can afford to smile at that
as he smiled at the others. rs. f..
Report.
AS to the language used by Senator
Voorhees, on the floor OF the Senate,
no considerate person will interpose a
word in it's defense. He did right to
apologize TO the Senate for such un-
parliamentary conduct; and he should
have included in that expression
OF regret the whole American
people in general and the
State of Indiana in particular.
In that instance the brilliant Senator
did no credit to us as a Nation, but he
especially disgraced his ownimmediate
constit uents. But when it comes to
the question of expressing any word
OF apology to the Senator from Kansas,
most assuredly none was due him.
Senator Ingalls, is perpetual disgrace
to his State, to the Senate, to the party
which has SO exalted him, and to
every American. 1t was not what
Voorhees, said which required apology.
1t was the place and circumstances
under which he used such
language. So far as ingalls,
is concerned he probably deserved
every word uttered. All OF it was
probably true. ingalls, is partisan,
whom not hing can lift above his par
tisanship. He is in the Senate, not
to forward by any word or act OF his
any necessary measure of legislation,
He is there, not to speak and act for
the interests OF the Nation. His
functions, as he views them, is to sit
like a dog in manger and prevent
the party he happens not to belong
to from passing any measure
which will be likely to meet with pop
ular favor. He is there to keep alive the
bitterness OF a conflict Of twenty five
years ago, by means of his uncharita'
BILE, unforgiving, hateful and false
spirit. He is there to fan the dying
embers of past war, which in the
days Of its agony he took no part in.
In the days when the Nation cried
aloud for help, when brave men on
both sides were trying their differ
ences by the court of last and
final appeal, Mr.. ingalls, was
far in the rear doing nothing. The
d brave fellows who in those days
glared into each others lurid eye
balls over the ends OF smoking mus
kets and cleaning bayonets, now
meet again as brethren of common
country. But fellows like Ingalls,,
who kept their precious skins far out
OF harms way in those dread days,
now live to stir up strife again.
He does it by fair means
or foul, by true statements
or false. His course is unpatriotic to
the last degree. His manner is cold,
callous; exasperating He is bitter,
hating, hateful. He is unjust, un-
generous, unmanly. His utterances
do no part Of the country and no
class OF citizens any good, and they
do all whose names he attacks in
justice. Senator Ingalls, and his
course call for nothing but execration
at the hands OF all really patriotic
Americans. There is possibly no other
community in the Union, excepting
that one OF narrow mind and ranker-
Gus spirit which he represents, which
would tolerate the Senator from Kan
sas.