The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-25

whose father demanded his discharge for
the reason that he had enlisted under age
without his fathers consent Darlington
was covered with brass buttons. spangies
and epaulets. Walpole. In his speech TO
the court, was denouncing the arbitrary
measures of the government, and said that
no Jack-legged President or one-horse Sec
retary of War had a right to invade the
nousenold and drag. young children away
state of fury, declaring that he could not
SIT still and hear such eIithets applied TO
his superior officers, and then. turning TO
language l will arrest and imprison you at
once" MY dear General" said Walpole
aPpealingly. won't you be so kind as to
Everybody laughed and after that Car
r1ngton and Walpole became great friends.
The habeas corpus business came to an.
end soon after, when Lincoln issued his
order suspending the writ.
Walpoles political career had closed when
Senator w from 1ln Hancock had just expired.
He was willy politician, and for many
years ran the Democratic machine IN Han
COCK county just as he pleased. An OPP
Ponent for the Legislature once challenged
him 10 a joint canvass or the county.
WalPole declined, but agreed to meet the
ty seat on the Saturday before the cleo
ton, saying that he had no time for the
general canvass. The day came and a
large mass meeting assembled in the court
house yard. Walpole yielded the right to
open and close to his adversary, who be-
poles record as a member Of the Legis-
lature. Walpole made very short speech,
taking no notice Of the charges made
against him. He said. however, that his
opponent was too ignorant a man TO rep
resent such an intelligent constituency, and
that IL was unbecoming In him to attack
one who had been honOred so often by the
voters OF Hancock county Continuing, ne
said: ITO show how perfectly unfit this
man is propose to ask him two or three
boy can answer, and II he answers a single
one Of them correctly / will give up the
contest, and ask you TO elect him unani-
mously:" Then. turning to his victim. he
please tell this large and intelligent audi
ence what the population OF Hancock coun-
ty was by the last census? The man was
nonplused. Stand up my son." said he.
addressing his son Bryan, who a
school-boy. and tell this ignoramus the
population OF the county he wishes TO rep
resent In the legislature" The correct
answer came. The next question was as to
the population of the county seat, and the
last as TO the latitude and longitude of
the town of Greenfield, with the same re-
suit. Walpole then said that he had no
time to waste on a man who knew lit
tie, and would leave IL to the intelligent
voters OF Hancock county TO decide whether
such a person to represent Lnem in the
Legislature. There was no answering such
an attack, and the Disguised crowd went
home huzZaing for Walpole. This is the
Esquire Walpole may have a different
version OF II. His father was a man of
warm friendships, and had a most ardent
anect.on for his family and relatives.
James G.. Blaine was his cousin, and Wal
pole, who was his warm personal friend,
had in large measure the audacity which
characterized the great Republican leader.
w. p. FTSHBACK.