The advocate., 1890-04-30

committee, and then secured los passage
Just on the eve Of his departure from
Washington, ID. g., 10 the capitol Of Kan
sas, armed cap-apie with his speech Of
February 10, 1878, which resulted In the
coinage OF some $2,OOO,OOO Of silver
monthly, and which pension Legislation
secured by ID. O. Haskell, caused this
vain boaster Of an Ingalls, to approach
the state house OF Kansas, through his
most persistent claquers, In January,
1870, with the nauseating cry:
Soc our cOnQuering hero COmel this soldier
senator, who Fought bed and died on tlie battle
Held and In The United States senate, for
the glory OF the patient, suffering and wounded
s0ldlerI
COULD NOT EAsLEY BIC A MORE fNTELLI-
GENT CHAMPION?
When IL appears as a matter Of record
In the proceedings Of congress that the
Cummings arrears Of pensions bill which
was signed by President Hayes on Janu-
ary D., 1879, without any provisos, what
should ingalls, be admired for by Easley
and his fellow strikers.
What may be said Of this senator Of
consummate duplicity, when his acts inn
mediately following this legislation are
fairly analysed and duly considered?
Does Easley admire Ingalls, for saying:
'NOt less than 20 per cent. Of our entire
pension list Is wrongfully and improper.
ly ypaid"? For uttering these words in the
senate chamber February 7, 1879, just af-
tor securing his challenged title to his
second term2
Does Easley Insist on saying, "Ingalls
had as much as any man in the country
to do with the passage Of the arrears Of
pensions act" when he should know that
Ingalls, proylso, found in the act that was
approved March 3, 1870, endorses the old
statute Of limitations as to arrears on all
claims for pensions fled after July 1,
1880?
HAVNAih Mh' AhnhNA AhbH lNnJhA HIS IN
TELLIGENT READERsp
Let the farmers, wage-workers and
members of the g. A. r. posts in Kansas
remain not forgetful Of the words of In
gals In the chamber Of the United States
senate on February 2S, 1870, which are
here repeated;
The committee on pensions believe that arrears
VI pensions should not be paid after me mt NJ
January 1850; that that would leave o suhlcient-
W long period since the termination OF the war 10
allow an claims properly referable 20 the war 10
DO adludlCated without giving pensions back 10
the date OF the disability or discharge.
Governor Richard ], Oglesby, Of Inl-
nOis, who succeeded the war governor Of
that state Richard Yates sought with
out success TO limit the time OF appllca-
tion TO July /, 1885, but the war governor
Of Iowa, Samuel J. KirlSwOod, succeeded
in lengthening the "Ingalls period" as he
proposed, six months, to July /, tSsOl
Where, o where was our Kansas In
gals in his superhuman (y efforts TO
tighten the weary path and tiresome step
Of the patient soldier, who, with hope de-
ferred was wondering why such patriots
as Ingalls, should make promises to the
ear TO be broken TO the hope.
LET FACTS BE SUBMITTED TO CANDID
WORLD.
In recent speech made by a repre-
sentative in congress from Indiana, whose
congressional service commenced in 1867,
this "Ingalls repeal" is thus spoken OF:
II Is obvious that either the net OF January 2B,
1879 was absolutely wrongful and unjust, or the
repeal which took effect ON July 1, 1880 Is indie.
fensible. IL II reasonably certain that I'm the