Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-06

upon said bills, apologizes for his report
thereof, and until such time as. such
Kansas City Star shall retract its state
ments publicly and fully as the charges
have been made.
Senator Dennison said in support of
his resolution, that in was not necceS-
saTy for him to say that the statements
Of the paper were false because every
senator OH the floor knew they were
false, and he expected every senator 10
suppart the resolution. Senator Leedy
said as long as the paper attacked him
lie would not complain, as he consider
ed it a certificate of good character,
but If the paper said anything good
about him he would object because his
constituents would be suspicious of
his action. But he said here they at
tack the senate, the committee CT the
whole senate. and he thought the reso-
luton ought to pass. Several senators
spoke on the question. And when the
question was put to vote only three
senators voted in the negative. The
Star reporters were then given an OPP
pOrtunity to explain. The reporter
who does the reporting for the Star
from the senate chamber stated that
he had not written the articles com
planned of, and disclaimed all RESPONSE
billty. Mr.. Vandergrift. who had writ
ten the article, SAID that the head
lines and editorial were not his, and
that he thought what he wrote was
true. Senator Dennison informed him
quite to the contrary. and insisted that
If no further apology were made the
effect of the resolution should. be put
i'll force. The reporter then admitted
be had written the article without any
knowledge of the facts aud had relied
simply on hearsay. He thought he had
wrote the facts; that he was sorry
for the mistake and would do what he
could toward having it corrected. Sen
ator Dennison then moved that the
order of expulsion be suspended until
the Star had sufficient time to retract,
which motion prevailed. To further
show to what extent the republicans
are carrying this "Redeeming Bust
ness" we clip the following resolutions
as passed by the House:
Whereas, Frederick l.. Vanderg1ift CORE
spondent of the Kansas City Star at theHouse
press table, was by drumhead court martial
adjudged guilty of contempt in the senate this
morning on account of editorial criticism pub
lshed in his paper of that body's action; and
Whereas, The said Frederick l.. Nandere rift
was summoned before the senate and COM
PEELED to purge himself of a contempt of
which he was not guilty; and
Whereas, The said Frederick L. Vandergrift
in his statement before the senate acquitted
himself with credit and dignity and bef ting
press representative of the house, and in re-
spectful manner to the senate; therefore be il
Resolved, That the house of representatives
hereby tenders to the said Frederick L. Van
dergrft vote of confidence in his integrity.in
his honor and in the general fairness of his
reports.
Here is fair opportunity for the
reader tOjudge what, in the mind of
the republicans, constitutes honesty and
integrity. Here is an admitted case of
false report, whether made witully or
not, we will not attempt to say. But
that it was false, no one will question.
Yet the house sees fit to condemn the
action of the senate for its action and
impose confidence in the honesty and
integrity of the man that made such
false report. Had they simply made
the statement, we would not say so
much about it. and would probably
have let it pass without notice. But
when they make the charge that the
populist members were bodied to the
extent of defeating the bill; and when
they say that two years ago similar
bill was killed in the senate, when every
body knows that the reverse took place
we consider it time to call a halt.
This Is the class of people that are 10
redeem Kansas. Men who would re-
sort to the worst kind of vilifcation
and falsehOod, and with what purpose
in view? Simply to place the populist
senate in d false light before the people.
The standard which the House, by its
resolution, establishes for honesty and
integrity, nevertheless, is in keeping
with all the acts of that body and of
the party in general. 1t is probably
the most consistent thing they ever
did. Reader reaect