Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-11
SENATOR INGALLS, REPLY.
What He Says OF Mrs. Whitney's
Charges.

The following paragraph, taken from an in
terview with Mrs. Whitney in the New York
Tribune, was shown to Senator Ingalls, this morn
ing by STAR reporter: 4
How the ISLANDERS ever started in the first
place, do not pretend to know" continued
Mrs. Whitney, ''but we have always understood
that many Of them had their origin on the
hill / should not wish to say that Mr.. ingalls,
has knowingly set in circulation false story,
but he has been bitter and vindictive against
the President"
Have you any reply to make to the ACCUSE
tionF' queried the reporter, after the Senator
had read and re-read the clipping.
The social leader of the administration, y
CABINET minister would hardly consent to a
formal interview upon a subject so delicate
and personal as the domestic relations of the
President without his authority. I assume,
therefore, that the publication in the Tribune
was made with his knowledge and sanction.
I'm falsely attributing to me the invention
and dissemination Of ISLANDERS, even in the
guarded and cautious phrase which is en-
ployed, Mrs. Whitney transcends propriety,
and evidently relies upon the prerogatives
OF her sex for immunity. The man who made
such statement, directly or by inference,
would be required to prove it or to retract it.
l have never been either bitter or vindictive
against the President Politically have been
opposed to him, and my opinions have
not been furtive nor stealthy. In the
Nor@ American Rerien, the New York
Senate and on the stump have declared the
grounds of my hostility, which need not be
rehearsed now. have no more ill will against
him than have against the yellow fever, OF
the great March blizzard. My weapons have
been those OF the gladiator, not OF the assassin
THE ORIGIN.
I. r l.
coin, Grant, Garfield, and Arthur, will not differ
with me when affirm that Mr.. Cleveland owes
more to the consideration Of his political adver
1t would be idle to deny that have heard the
stories to which Mrs. Whitney alludes, anG
| others much worse, which time and events
alone can verify or disprove. They have beer
the common gossip and rumor, the oper
secrets of the promenade, the hotel and the
club for many months, but they are of demo
cratic origin, like the scandals Of the campaign
OF 1884. Republicans are not responsible fol
them. They have been circulated and repeated
by the highest democratic authority, masculine
and feminine. If the partisans of the execu
tive are wise, they will be silent"
1.-The Presidents marriage was the mos
popular act of his administration. The mis-
tress Of the White House has no enemy, and
no rival in the affectionate admiration of the
American people. Amid many temptations to
levlty, and many opportunities for frlvollty
she has borne herself with unexampled
grace, dignity and composure. Adulatior
has not disturbed the charming and un
affected simplicity Of her character. She will
carry with her into retirement the unabatet
honor and regard Of all who have been so for
tunate as to know her. She will remain among
the noblest illustrations of American woman
hood so long as virtue has votary or beauty q
champion"
sELF-EvIDENT THINGS.
"Some things are self-evident in riorals ant
history, as well as in logic. They prove them
selves apd are disproved by evidence. II
deny some accusations is to plead guilty t.
them. When you have to offer evidence tina
an egg is good that egg is doubtful, and
doubtful egg is always bad. The mer
chant, who is compelled to produce affidavit,
to establish his honesty, is probably thief
The citizen who is now obliged to prove thai
he was loyal and patriotic during the war was
either rebel or copperhead Shakespeare
cast an indelible stain upon the ''lady who pro-
tests too much, )" and nobody cares to marry the
woman whose chastity is open to discussion and
debate.
$50 when it becomes necessary for a hus
band to obtain q certificate Of good mora
character, and to prove by the testimony Of
experts that he is faithful, considerate and
tender toward o young, lovely and affectionate
wife, he may be innocent but he certainly il
unfortunate"