The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-02-13
INaAtls ExPLAINs.

Mr. Ingalls,, rising to a personal state
ment said that he had been absent from
the sessions of the Senate during the
last few weeks, in which interval action
had been taken on the closure rule and
the elections bill. His attitude on both
subject of comment and censure
and OF animadversiOn- On the
day of his departure, after consul
tation with Mr.. Allison, on whom
he had been accustomed to lean in
every hour of need, he had left with
Mr.. Casey, who had charge Of the pairs
of absentees, note, saying; I should
vote against the proposed change OF the
rules, and should vote for motion to
proceed to the consideration of any
other than the elections bill; and am
paired accordingly with Senator ALI
son, who is at liberty to vote to make
quorum
He had been opposed, he said, I'M
alterably opposed, to the adoption of
the closure, for many reasons sufficient
and satisfactory to himself. There
were those present who knew that
many months ago, while occupying the
chair in the absence of the Nice-Presi-
dent, he resisted many urgent impOrtu-
mites and many strenuous solicitations
to cooperate in that direction by meth
DDS which he then believed and now
believed were revolutionary and sub
versive of the fundamental principles
of constitutional government He had
not since seen any occasion to change
or modify his convictions.
He was now, he said, and always had
been in favor of a just and impartial
elections law, directed alike against
force and fraud, nOnpartisan, and APP
plicable equally to all parts Of the Ma
ton. The measure under cOnsidera-
ton, however. did not, in many of its
IL
ment. It appeared to him to be cum
brOus, complicated, obscure in many of
its provisions, and difficult of applica-
tiOn. 1t subOrdinated the judiciary
to political control and opened the
Treasury to indefinite expenditure with
out requisite supervision and in viola
ton, in his Judgment, Of the spirit, if
not of the letter, of the provision of the
Constitution that declared that no money
shall be drawn out of the Treasury ez,
cept in consequence of appropriations
made by law. In order to guard against
the enactment of such a measure into
law, in his absence, and without amend
ments, which he regarded as essential
to prevent dangers not less distinct
than those which it was intended to
Obviate, he had reserved the right to
vote Tin his abSence1 with those Re
publicans who favored the cOnsidera-
| ton of other important measures unless
! those notifications were made, He
! had no arrangement, agreement or I'M
| Outstanding, expressed or implied, di-
| rect or Indirect remote or contingent,
| to have his vote counted against the
passage of the elections bill; and in
that statement he was convinced that
| he would be confirmed and cOrrO bOrated
| by the Senator from Iowa. He was as
| ready now as he had always been to
proceed with its consideration and, with
! notifications which he had always be-
! Heved essential, to support it to the end.
! He had been a Repu blican, he said,
| since the party was born, and had voted
without varia bleness or shadow of
turning for every Republican candi-
date. During that period he had never
| espOused a cause which he believed to be
wrong, because it was popular, and had
| never refused to advocate a cause which
! he believed to be right because it was
! unpopular. He had recently expressed
! no opinion on political, social or econ
! Onic questions which ne had not long
! entertained and to which he had not
given frequent utteranceS in the Senate
/ Chamber and elsewhere.
1t was related that the streets of
| Jerusalem had been kept clean by every
man sweeping before his own door, and
| he commended to the self-constituted
| guardians OF the sciences and their as
| SOciates, outside of the Senate Cham
/ Der, that they should observe a more
/ frugal. prudent and guarded husbandry
/ of their dlsapprObatiOn.
These leaders who had conducted
the most powerful political organiza-
| ton known in American history to the
| most stupendous and overwhelming
! disaster received in its annals, might
| well pardon those who We're disposed to
doubt the infallibility of their judg-
ment If they We're wise they
would be less prOscriptive and moro
tolerant of differences of opinion
/ among their associates on questions of
| opinion on which differences might be
allowed, especially among those whose
| devotion to human liberty had never
been questioned and whose cOnstancy
and fortitude had been exposed to tests
as severe, at least. as any which they
| had ever known.
BTr. Allison deemed it due to himself
! TO say that on every occasion when he
had opportunity he had stated that he
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