The Washington bee., 1888-03-17
SENATOR INGALLS,.

always been a steadfast friend of |
the Negro, taking leading part
in every measure for his interest
even before he was allowed vote
IN Kansas. He advocated Negro
suffrage in that State before the
adoption of the Fourteenth
Amendment Of the Constitution
He has the confidence of the COL
ored men of Kansas, and particu-
larly 80 at Atchison, his home.
We are informed that before he
became Senator he Disseminated
against no man on account of his
color; and whenever he and Mr.
ingalls, gave receptions they al
ways invited colored as we'll as
white to participate. At his
grand reception given at the Otis
House, Atchison, Kan, sfssr he
was viudicated by the Senate
Committee, invited guests from all
parts Of the State were present and
among them were several colored
men. We know, (because we
have seen the invitations,) that
Mrs. ingalls, has invited Messrs
III: G. Bruce and W. A. Boseman
to her receptions at Washington,
they being the only colored men
from Kansas temporarily residing
here. They went and were re.
ceived by Senator and Mrs. Ing.
alls and treated as other guests.
among whom was the entire Kan.
sas delegation.
1t is to be remembered some
months ago, as was published in
this paper, his faithful and trust
worthy servant, Tarlton PeAdle-
ton, who had been in his employ
twenty years, living more as a
member of she family than a ser.
want, died-and as the Minister
failed to appear at the interment.
the Senator himself officiated
delivering a beautiful and most
betting euIegy at the grave upon
q cold stormy day in Ma en-.
Senator Ingalls, has been much
abused, and we coutess that we
too have contributed our shar,;
because of his opposition to the
connrmatlon OF Mr.. Matthews. as
Recorder of Deeds of the District
of Columbia.
The BEE advocated Matthews,
bit he was defeated.
Another great wrong inflicted
upon the Senator was that be
stated in an article to the Forum.
s'thst Negro suffrage at the south
is q failure"-witbout giving his
reasons for such a remark. For
the benefit of those who probably
never saw the article we quote
'This declaration does not imply
that the Negro is not competent
to vote, nor that he should not
vote. But the south, having OBJ
tanned thirty-eight additional
members of the Lower House OF
Congress, and an equal increment
in the Electoral Colleges, by the
operation of the Fourteenth
Amendment, has practically null
lifted the Fifteenth Amendment
and neither educstes the Negro
nor permits him to vote.
Political power in that part of
the republic is az exclusively in
the hands of the whites as it was
in 1860, and the indications are
that it will 90 continue for an
indefinite period in the future.
The national authority has been
exhausted and nothing remains
but the final appeal to the natioI-
al conscience" Mr.. Ingalls, states
a fact which we all must admit,
and very grateful should we feel
towards him tor such a grievance
before the eyes of the American
people. 1t is very evident that
the Negro is not to be blamed ;
nor does he censure him in that
article-pity should be invoked
for his deplorable condition and a
speedy remedy for this nefarious
outrage 80 long inflicted upon
him, In as much as the right OF
suffrage is not undeniably allowed
us. This brings us to see the
weakness of our form of govern
ment In that it cannot or will not
protect its citizens in their rights at
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