The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-17

iivered in the Senate on Monday week. and
which has caused much comment in many
places. He will make any exclamation IN
the Senate, or supplement- his much-critc ;sed
speech by delivering another. but he will reDiy
by open letter to the open letter addressed TO
HIM by Col. Finley Anderson, of New York a
surviving member of General Hapcccks staff
Colonel Anderson calls for full retractlon and
apology. not only for the insult the chief
magistrate out also for the attempt to dishonor
the memory of both Hancock and Mcclellan.
The Senator'S letter, II may be believed. will be
little Of a retrsction and less Of apology.
In regard to Hancock, he will probably have
very little to say. The Senator, IN his forth
coming letter will probably point out. with PEI
culiar significance. the fact that no friend has
appeared TO deferld the loyalty of Mcclellan,
who WAS q Democratic nominee for the presi-
dency, and the only man whom the Senator
claims really TO have characterized allv OF
the Confederacy; but TIE Senator's reply will be
devoted manly to that part of the criticism
which relates TO the insult TO the chief magis-
trate.r 1t is certain that he does not desire any
thing better than to enlarge upon what was
called the Ignorance, obscurity and antecedents
OF Mr.. Cleveland a presidential candidate.
II don't court any reopenine Of the subject"
he said to the Globe-Democrat correspondent
shortly after the fire kindled by his speech had
begun to burn. "bnt If anything more is to be
said about the matter. shall be found ready
and able hope. to take care of myself.
When asked jocularly If he did not intend TO
apologize. he answered. mockingly:
Apology oh, certainly Abjecr, most abject
apology shall inst fairly grovel and wallow
in the dust Of repentance / am going 70 the
tailor to order very choice suit Of sackcloth i'll
which shall wander ahont during the remain
der of the penitential congressional season, and
l am thinking about purchasing nice whip to
give to Senator Blackburn. so that he may
scourRe me as l walk In this way think
NAV hope to be purged of mr. offense. Possibly
Uncle Vest would like to have little whip, too,
and to help his Kentucky brother in the scourg-
ing. Well. they'll both find me very meek aud
submissive, and especially very penitent."
Then dropping from the key Of sarcasm to one
OF more direct seriousness and confidence. the
Senator said:
YES may apologize. but it will be one of
the very last acts of my life; and il you wait to
see it your whskers will be eray-r than the
Emperor Williams were when he took his last
look from the window of his palace in Berlin"
The Senator did not talk much about the criti-
cisms on the Hancock and the Mcclellan part of
his speech, but he very vigorously ridiculed
what he termed the sudden and unwonted ten
derness OF the Democratic press and OF Demo
cratic politicians. for the honor due to the name
of the chief magistrate in the matter ''of brutal
ity." He takes great delight Ia comparing what
he said OF President Cleveland with what public
men and public prints have said from time 10
time about Blaine. Arthur. Garfeid. Hayes
Grant. Lincoln. and Washington. He
thinks he can prove that his brutality" as his
critics call it, is without example in ths pub
lie utterances of public men. or even in the
practice of the Senate. As for the facts upon
which his brutality based. he will probably
enlarge upon them in way that wilfhardy de-
tract from the brutality" His letter is sure to
be good reading