The sun., 1891-05-24
question year ago. You should allow me to
express my opinions now"

The dispute continued until tho whole schoo
? was Interested. Tho class resolved that theii
fellow student was right. Tho faculty. how.
ever. decided that lie must submit to Prof
sanders's ruling. When the faculty adopted
this resolution. Mr.. Springer said: / am very
much obliged to you. gentlemen. for your
kindness. but prepared this deliberately, aud
thought that was right. You must excuse
me from further participation in the exhibition.
II am not allowed to express my sentiments
you must excuse mo-
Tho day OF trial camo. The church was
flled to overnowing. There WAS another male
college and two female colleges In the town.
Mr.. Sprlnger's namc did not appear upon tho
programme. He prepared a statement. took
it to "a Democratic printing oflce. and had II
printed aa u circular His friends took charge
OF tho circulars. They went down to the
church. just before the exercises began. thoy
presented themselves at tho door in body.
The ushcrJ showed them to front seats. As
the ushers turned and walked back to the en-
trance Springers friends turned and followed
them. They walked in the nisles. placing
some circulars In each seat In two minutes
every man. woman. and child In the audience
was reading Springer's defence. The exhibi-
tion was delayed for fifteen minutes. Tho All
dience was interested only In the circulars.
At the close OF the services Prof. Sanders
arose to defend himself Springer had place.,
the passages struck out Of his srcech by san.
ders In parallel columns with passages Sanders
| had commended In n speech on the other sida
of tho question tho year before He added thnt
| the mutntion OF his speech prevented his
appearance.
| Sanders had hardly mentioned Springer's
name. ond began to reply to his circular. when
the audience hissed him down. There was
| great excitement. Meantime Springer had
| fba ch,r,,h n nd .ntpp In
gallery. As tho audience saw him there weio
| loud shouts OF Here he Is! Hero he Is!
| Speech Speech!'
| The President shut him Off by dismissing tho
audience, and the band began to play There
was almost O riot before the church was
cleared.
On the next day Mr.. Springer was expelled
from the school. The episode was ventilated
in the newspapers. to Springer's credit The
expelled student went TO Asbury University
Indiana where his brother was quartered.
The faculty there had h nd trouble with their
students. and tho senior class was dispersed.
The authorities refused to admit the pilgrim.
Illinois College. Ho next went. to Blooming
ton University. amt submitted his, case to its
that he had not yioa,s any Of the rules Of The
;Sns college; e ,9a .na admitted him He graduated
After graduation young Springer entered tine
sd sa oi iournPism he printed @ the L,oon Go'a
l'eNOtTH ~ llUCOlD. III. lie tOWn was named
in honor Of Abraham Lincoln. and the county
nfter Judge Stephen 4. Logan. Logan was
ever 81 s aeess 1
the paper four mouths without, gefting into n
libel suit s.mesrrx Tng remarkable in hT TLsor'
Douglas Senatorship contest In the canvass
Senator Douglas made a sreech in Lincoln.
to the great statesman. The meeting was hell
In tent hired from circus troupe, Douglas
After that the circus began; hut Douglass
performance proved the most attractive.
gave such satisfaction that after the election
@ eas a" SSnss psHa Ss stnss asn hs
continued here until he had nrerared himself
mre me momrn,s Then he w Vent s BACK to neon
and heynn to practice his profession. He al.
terward removed 70 springlleld and continued
his practice until lls was elected to Congress.
In March 1852, MIR. Springer married Miss Re-
beccn heuter. Her father was distinguished
1; woman OF culture. refinement and talent.
She has = taste for literature and has written
Europe With his wife whose health was Ioor.
They remained abroad about two years. Mr.
nornic questions. especially the tariff issue
2n MS MS Te,a from HHaSps he wa;
In the flrst Legislature. under the new State
Ssonstit,toni s9 9%rinG m his tern o. the Chicago
nens reeed ana there ous s Sessions were re
the Legislature in the two years.
for Ne 7' Ss Ss
was elected to a nth Term. While serving this |
was, no contest in 1874. Robinson iva was not t' a
candidate. Springer was nominated on the |
t,rst ballot and has been nominated over since
Nj: sprinsers first lick in Congress was
sworn in. The iimperaIists. under Conklin
were bn,ching the third term scheme. The |
resolution, which no temnnda1 thR !
previous question::
R,'or.a That in the opinion of tho lou.e the pr.cs
sy IN rss 1o n@a 0nsT IN:
versa s na Of onr I by
EEoyernmsa and ,hA. any denarture from tli. time.
rnush with peril our free Inssitaton.p pA'f0'' anu
1t WAS bomb in the ranks OF the Imperial
lists. The resolution was ndopted- yeas 23!.
fanA Ies. ~ as%~i S ar Tet ~sp@psr sU'9ps% men no@
printed Russell, Harrison 4, Co.. had n page
Ss1nac MR Ss
LUTON passed. Tie nsgro Gongressmen' W len,
MWsTSsen aysn sneh sa Malls anL
thi,d;term !h, I banner, while Blaine. garfield.
This resolution was introduced by Mr.
Springer y without consulting his associates. il
T. friend, DID not dare bring him forward as
his tour around the World. 0DN'A 'A' ''o' "'''f
. Tho passage Of he resolution wns followed
by tho famous lhiri-tern discussion be, ween
Senator Howe oil Wisconsin and Jerry Black OF
Pennsylvania in tho NOj'th .4l.piiraa Rppjrr
Howe advocated third term. lie complained
OF Springer resolution. and said that 1t had
accomplished Its purpose, which was the defent
81 Grants nominniien for II third torn. In
iorco. They contended that it did not apply
then SINCE another ADMINISTRATION had inter-
Nened. But Black with his match!ess logic
and i d, ,eloIIen@se' @ ,showrd that the resolution
ceived In the House settled the question
against n third term forever.
Mr.. Springer is u Methodist md tho son OF q
Methodist preacher. Many Methodis!s, among
them tho gifted Bishop liaven. were support.
ers OF Grant fora third term. When some ons
asked Springer why he had introduced such
resolution he replied:
- want the country 10 understand that all
the Me'hodists are not third termers.n
0ln the Fory-thrd Congress Mr.. Springer
was made member OF the COMMITTEES on
Foreign Affairs and Of the Committee ON Edu-
cation and Labor. lle WIS also Chairmnn OF {
the Committee ON Expenditures in the State
Department..
The first measure OF i'm po ortn co that fell to ,