The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-03-17
THE INGALLS, THEORY IN PRACTICE
From the n. Y. Stsr.l


john j. Ingalls,, of Kansas, edited
the senate galleries Tuesday with what
used to be called ''the greatest effort OF
his life" when Roscoe Conkling de-
Eghied the groundliugs. In a pulemic
sense Ingalls, extraordinary outburst is
beyond criticism. Swift himself conld
by no turn Of phrase, no play OF fancy,
make the ulteranCe more ludicrOus
fhan IL was as it fell from the appar-
entity frDthing lips of this eXamplar OF
wild western scholarship. 10 say
nothing Of the amenities looked for in
senatorial debate, the speech offends
every usage known in civilized parlia-
ments. AS there was neither truth nor
measure in the points put forth, SO
there was neither fitness o excuse
for the Vituperation INDUCED. The
ostensible purpose of the harangue
was to answer Senator Vests decisive
EXPOSURE of the pension fraud.
TO this end Ingalls, not only distorted
the history of the civil war, but he de
upunced Hancock, Mcclellan and Groe-
ley as allies aud sympathizers OF rebel
lion. Why he omitted the names of
Lincoln, Meade, Thomas and Hooker
is not clear, for they, too, aided the
rebellion in just the same degree that
Mcclellan aud Hancock helped it.
Naturally enough, The men thus cited
being so bad, it il not surprising tha'
In0ails has q very poor opinion OF the
president. Here is his opinion OF the
cnicf inagistrate:-
.sThe nomination and election %
Grover Cleveland had made the pre-
,cu-ions Of any American citizen 10 the
presidency respectable. There WAS NJ
iuun in this country whose Ignorance
waq 30 profound, whose o~bscnrIty sc
,mnenetrable, whose a~nlecedeEts II
n',gr,ded luut he had not The right t.
.-,,,ro to the presidential nomination
bv the democratic party"
Wrath, lie drink, reveals the rca
ann. II this one phrase ingalls, dis
rirspa the gangrene that has been n
work on lhPu hOlGsOme hbers 81 M
n.rtv since Grover Cleveland la.
sE,orp himself TO be the exponent of
Eyn ur,gre-sivc aud cOnquering demOc
nv Iugaly and his party had bOrT'
I3i,iuprl nsfear with tranquility, aSsur'
ed II a Mr.. CleycIauh's mex pcrienco IL
oHatrs and the alleged discussions IL
his marty would lead 70 public distruo
of democratic supremacy.
instead OF this they have seen thu
oresident growing stronger and strong
~ day by day in the confidence aut
admiration Of the whole people. The.
have seen the democratic party pushing
nrudently, conservatively III the pat
ihav have marked Out for Themselves
mill now, on the eve OF the presiden
tial election, the whole country accept
n removed tenure OF the adniistralio
IA inevitable. We had occasion III
orher day TO comment upon IngaIl
political teachings, in which he assert
S6 mat s'polilicj, like war, has no con
cgrp with morality - that, in the pur
suits oil party ends, ''honor, truil
virtue, friendship, consistency" are ca,
aside. The teacher Of these detianil
Immoral dOctrines has he courage
MS varverslons. His speech prove
ina, he il not afraid to practice wins
ne preaches. For to assert what
~sssi,ts, 10 insiuuate what he hints,
g.,.ify what he proCIailns. is the la
axnrs.eion If political dishonesty an
,sTaopAI shamelessness.
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