The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-12-20
INGALLs ONCE MORE
The Kansas Senator Denies 8aVing sIas-
dered the President At All


wAsHISGToS, ID. C., Dec. ll.-Sen-
ator Ingalls, to-day made the follow
ing statement concerning the sugges-
tlon Of Mrs. Whitney that he had
circulated stories OF domestic infeli-
city at the White House. 1.-The So
cial leader Of the administration, and
the wife Of q cabinet minister, would
hardly consent TO formal Interview
upon n subject so delicate and so per-
sOnal a. the domestic relations Of the
president without his authority. I
assume, therefore. that the publ
cation was made with his knowledge
aud sanction. In falsely attributiDg To
me the invention and dissemination
Of Islander, even in the guarded aud
cautious phrase which H. employed,
Mrs. Whitney transceuds prOpriety
and evidently relies upon the pre-
negatives of her sex for immunity.
The man who made surh a statement,
directly or by Inference, would he
required to prove IL ar retract.
have never been either bitter or vim
dictIye against the president. POliti-
cally I have been opposed to him,
aud my opinion has not been furtive
or stealthy. In the North IBi' ri"nR
Reri,T the New York San, i'm various
speeches in the senate and on the
stump are declared the grounds Of
my hostility, which could not Ice re-
hearsed now. have no more i'll will
against him than ! have against the
yellow fever or the great March bliZ-
Yard. Ny weapons have been those
Of the gladiator, not al the assassin.
Those who remember the criticisms
on Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and
Arthur will not differ with me when
I affirm that Mr.. Cleveland owes
more To the consideration of his
political adversaTies than any other
public man ia our history. ID would
be Idle To deny that have heard tho
stories To- which Mrs. Whitney alludes
and others much worse, which time
and events alone eau verify or dis
prove They have been the common
gossip and TumOT, the open secrets
Of the promenade, the hotel aud the
club for many months. but they are
of democratic origin like the scandals
Of the campaign Of lssI. Republicans
are not responsible for them. They
have been circulated aud repeatedly
by the highest Democratic authority,
masculine aud feminine. 1.-THE parii-
sans are wise they wilt be silent.
The president marriage Was the
popular act Of his administrations
The mistress of the White House has
no enemy and no rival ia the alice
tiOnate admiration OG the AmeTi-
lean people. Amid many tempta-
tons TO levity and many OppOTtuni-
ties for frivOlity, she has borne her
self with uueXampled grace, dignity
and cOmposure. AdulutiOn has not
disturbed the charming and unafii.c-
ted simplicity of her character. she
| will carry with her INTO retirement
| the unahated hsnOr and regard Of all
vino have been 50 fortunate as to
know her. She will remain among
the nOhlest illustrations Of women
hood so long as virtue has a vOtary or
beauty n champion. Some things
are selT-evident In morals and history
as well a. in logic. They prove them
selves and are disprUved 10y evidence.
To deny some accusations il to plead
| guilty Ia them. When you have tn
offer evidence that an egg il good.
that egg il doubtful. The merchant
who II compelled Ia produce nfii-
davits to establish his honesty is
probably a thief. The citizen who il
now Obliged To prove that he was
1 loyal and patriotic during the war
was either a rebel or cupperhead.
Nobody cares to marry the women
whose chastity is open to discussion
and debate. so when IL becomes
necessary for a husband to obtain a
certificate Of good moral character
and 10 prove by the testimony Of
1 .-narta ~ NJ Ian 4. faithful ,.nnai1a eat.
and tender toward \ young, lovely
and aheCtiOnaie wife. hR may lie
innocent, but he could not hut lie
unfortunate.
Mrs whitney authorizes the follow
ing statement: al dislike to say any
thing more for the press on this
subject, but IL di-tresses me very
much that Mr.. Depew should have
become 40 much involved in Il. Still
/ 10 Was the very fact that Mr. Depew
had told this story that stung me
into my Indignant Oulburst, for 10 he
would believe them he would not re-
peat them unless he did and what
man or women in the whole land
would not have the right To believe
them too, for Mr.. Depew is eminent
beyond all for fairness and courtesy
Il I'D lTlthu anu lNt duu - DtNOHu lily
criticism or praise i'm his kindli1sss
and indispOsitiOn to harm others.
and vet he Of all Jnen was given as
the authority for the stOrIes-nOt by
one, hut by several persOns-for he
forgot i'm the excitement of telling
them that his vivid descriptive
powers sent them flying again, and in
passing from one To another his
| qualifications nf them were forgotten.
But his denial Of belief in them
now will do far more than anything
I have said Ia crush them forever
hack into the dirt whence they csme
Please say also that what I said was
without communication with and
without the knOledge Of anyone. !
take ia" responsibility alone and !
am glad did. for the letters receiv-
ed show that IL was high time that
some one should.