The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-21
INGALLS, ON BURCHARO.
Kansns' Sarcastic Senator Writes hitn
self Down n wiilfui Aas.

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Kansas' Sarcastic Senator Writes MN"
self Down Wiiifui ASS
There is something bordering on the
pitiful to hear man OF intelligence,
rs Senator ingalls, undoubtedly Is, talk.
inc of Blainc's being cheated out OF
the Presidency in 1884. Yet this is
what he claims in an interview Win
our Washington correspondent zine
election" he says. "was stolen from
him. Ballot-boxes were stuneu anu
thousands of votes were openly bought
in the streets of New York. Then
there was that Burchard's speech.
which was essentially dishonest and
immoral trick, devised and played by
the enemy just on the eve OF election
when there was no time to deny or re-
nudiate the words. The Democratic
leaders. by whom it was concocted'
openly boast OF it.
As to the election having been
stolen by ballot-box stuffing and brib-
ery in New York. the allegation shows
siilv ignorance of the conduct OF cleo
t;ons in New York. Ballot-hox stuff
inc is an almost obsolete form OF
knayery in New York under its eiec-
ton system, and as for bribery. the
Republicans had ten dollars to one dol
lar compared with the Democrats In
the streets of New York in 1884 The
millionaires who attended the Blaine
BANQUET on the eve of the election were
not the scrupulous sort OF patriots to
see an election lost for the lack of
votes which could be purchased. No
man knows exactly how much Repub-
lican gold creased the palms OF Tam
many FOUNDERS on November 4. 1884
but it was sufficient 20 nearly offset the
mugwump revolt against Blaine.
But the Stiffness of the bribery charge
made by Senator ingalls, is wisdom
alongside of the absurdity Of his refer
ence to the Burchard incident. In thi;
he writes himself down wiilful ass
The story that Burchard's speech was
a cunningly devised trick OF the Demo
! Gratis was invented by somebody VIII
wished to test the gullibility OF par
tisan stupidity. 1t was hoax neye
intended to win the credcnce OF san
: minds. The utterance OF those nov
! famous words, Rum, Romanism an
Rebellion" was so naturally the chill
- of the circumstances under which the
" were uttered that nobody of any juds
ment ever believed that they were PR
- meditated, much less the result OF
plot concocted to confound Blame
Irish canvass.
- On this point, however, there is =
- room for conjecture. DR.. Burchal
80 has himself told the story OF how
:. came to utter the famous alliteratlo
ss He was asked if his speech at Il
= Fifth Avenue Hotel was careful
prepared effort, and replied: III
phatically it was not. did not ma
~ up nv mind until the very last m
!" ment to attend the reception in que
~ ton. do not seek publicity of Il
Nv az or any other kind. / certainly did n
"o expect to be nominated for chairma
- As entered the room, however, son
10 body nominated me to the chair al
70 was elected by reclamation. 1
INC speech made. which only occupi
=, some three or four minutes, was
, I tirely spontaneous. | said exac
l ~ what came to me. The alliterati
~, al was framed on the impulse OF the n
,on ment-"
70" This is conclusive, even If all
attending circumstances did not utt
ly preclude the possibility OF the al
" Grafton being a job put up by Der
cn. Gratis to injure the Republican can
IN date. DIR. Burchard was Blaine
a publican, the meeting which cleo
alh him chairman was composed OF Bla
ays Republican ministers, it was parti
; 80 campaign assemblage in furthera
oi of Blainc's candidacy, and the a
'use dental spokesman of the occas
un- merely uttered what he thought
'leh the gist of all Republican attacks
not the Democratic party. That is
ON fact about the dishonest and kna'
ior trick of which Senator ingalls, pra
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