The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11
Mr.. INGALLS, VERY MAD
BECAUSE He WAS misunderstood.
He Gives Some Vigorous and scornful Advice
To the Leaders who Would Force CIot-
ure on the ssnate-IngalIs Against
the Force Bill.

day, Mr.. ingalls,, rising to a personal state
ment, said that he had been absent from
the sessions of the senate during the past
two weeks, in which interval action had
been taken on the clOture and the force
bill. His attitude on both these questions
had been the subject of comment and
-censure and OF animadversion. On the
day of his departure, after consultation
with Mr.. Allison, on whom he has been
accustomed to lean in every hour of need,
he had left with Mr.. Casey, who had
charge Of the pairs Of absentees, a note,
saying: IT should vote against the pro-
posed change of the rules, and should
vote for n motion to proceed to the con-
sideration of any other than the election
bill, and am paired accordingly with
ESenator Allison, who is at liberty to vote
TO make quorum"
( He had been opposed. Mr.. ingalls, said,
iunalterably opposed, 10 the ADOPTION of
ithe cloture for many reasons sufficient ana
satisfactory to himself There were those
present who knew that, many months ago,
while occupying the chair in the absence
OF the vice-president, he resisted MANY
urgent opportunities and many strenuous
ton by methods which he then believed.
and now believed, were revolutionary and
subversive of the fundamental principles
of constitutional government. He had
not since seen any occasion to change or
modify his convictions. He was now and
always had been in favor of Just and i'm
partial election law, directed alike against
force and fraud, non-partisan and applica-
bic equally 10 all parts of the nation. The
measure under consideration, however,
did not in many of its desails, receive the
sanction of his judgment. 1t appeared to
him to be cumbrous, complicated, obscure
in many of its provisions and difficult in
application. 1t subordinated the judiciary
10 political control and opened the treas
ury to indefinite expenditure without re-
Quisite supervision, and in violation Tin
his Judgment of the spirit, II not OF the
letter. of the provision OF the constitution
that declared that no money shall be
drawn out OF the treasury except in cOnse-
quence ofappropriations made by law.
In order to guard against the enactment
OF such a measure into law in his absence,
and without amendments which he re-
garded as essential to prevent dangers not
less distinct than those which ii was in
tended to obviate, he had reserved the
right to vote Tin his absence) with those
OF other important measures unless those
notifications were made. He had no ar
rangement, agreed or understood, ex-
pressed or implied, direct or indirect, re-
mote or contingent, to have his vote
counted against the passage OF the cleo
tons bill, and in that statement he was
convinced that he would be confirmed and
corrobOrated by the senator from Iowa.
He was as ready now as he had always
been 10 proceed with its consideration and
with notifications which he had always
believed essentially to support it to the end.
He had been arepublican since the par
tv was born, d had voted without var
iableness or shadow of turning" for every
republican candidate. During that period
ne had never espoused cause which he
believed to be wrong, because it was pop
ular, and had never refused to advocate
cause which he believed to be right be-
cause it was unpopular. He had recently
expressed no opinion on political, social or
economic questions, which he had not
long entertained, and to which ne had not
given frequent utterance in the senate
chamber and elsewhere.
Ii was related that the streets of Jerusa-
lem had been kept clean by every man
sweeping before his own door. and he COM
mended to the sef-constituted guardians
side of the senate chamber) tibet they
should observe a more frugal, prudent
and guarded husbandry of their disappro-
baton.
These leaders, who had conducted the
most powerful political organization
known in American history to the most
stupendous and overwhelming disaster
received in its annals, might we'll pardon
those who were disposed to doubt the in
fallibiity of their Judgment If they
were wise, they would be less proscriptive
and more tolerant of differences of opin-
ion 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 Sc
we're, az least, as any which they had ever
known.
Mr.. Allison said it was due TO himself
that on every occasion when the opportu-
nifty occurred he had stated distinctly that
he had no pair with Mr.. Ingalls, in votes
respecting the election bill.