Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10
REFUSES TO RESIGN
Senator Lindsay Talks on the De-
mand for His Resignation.
SENATOR WHITE on ANNEXATION,
Private Bill Day In the HOuse-Ths Kansas
Pacific sale--Ths Evening session
Devoted to Private PEN
aiOn Bills.

WASHINGTON, req. O.-opedhlnR W
question of personal privilege in the
senate yesterday, Senator Lindsay, OF
Kentucky, commented sharply on the
motives Of the authors and promoters
of the resolution recently passed by
the legislature Of Kentucky demand
ing his resignation as senator. After
having the resolution read by the
clerk Senator Lindsay defined his po-
sition on the financial question and
then said in part:
Ii is to be observed that In the arrangement
which precedes the resolution there Is no
charge that I have ever disobeyed the ex-
pressed will Of the people Of Kentucky There
Is 10 charge that any act OF mine as senator IS
subject to animadverson or complaint; no intl-
nation that have ever given a vote which dld
not reflect the views of majority of my con-
sttuents, or that have at any time failed to
look after their interests or have been wanting
In any duty owing to them or to the country, or
that | am now opposing legislation which
majority Of the people OF Kentucky regard as
essential to the public welfare, or that my per-
sonal conduct at any time or in any respect mas
been, to the slightest degree Incompatible
with the high position of an American senator
inc Suos'a"ou VI Wv 0on ,i,"i.ad .oina,a y,
opposed 10 iic Tree anu un.'.,''es aaa ,h,t :
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opposed INC eieo'ioh VI 'no "pa's 49,, ho
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trayeo the erus. reposeu ~ Nv =, ~, ~ o,,na y,
eney' 10 W oppo,ou W sns ..' ~ ,,r,,u ~
silver anu u, ln'o' y, ,s =. he daomsd be.
our eoiu anu siiso, uo''@'' 20 W w .aaad nv
tray"l VI 'rus' 'nou n,". ~ n,rrant ro,i-
ealing ATTENTION " .ie n ,Sa, han ns Arc,
.ics II, h.u'ueMS .io"i ,p', ~ ,i,no ~ NV sec-
ee,'eu W 'ne 'I'",v r a,oo,od IN Al, an unex.
onu eieo.on, rs w., ,oo, IN Ar,,st nj
pliou 'oini IN ioDra y, ov,ra sossinn IN con.
NAV y.s. 0onh' oso .ara.I =, tho nprchasinu
s,uo. 'n1 tho aot =, INV "A isaO commonly
o,a ,Ns W., y. ' nson,on inv In o,tober 1sgs
oa,'oa 'ae ,,ra,osad a ondment IN tbe hill
vosea usa'ssu tsa ,raa oo,naae of silver Mt the
pi .,. y, ,is.oan 70 ore voted ayainst nm
la''o , u. ,'N' urortd,n. ,or tho re-enact-
unioaul.'", ..o pJ r,,ana' A,l,so, oct voted
iiens y. Wv ,d,aaa. .,nn,,ia,n., for tbe ,rep
usa'hs' 'nO , "'no '. nd;.,an ,hot tho oov.
coinage VI s.,9' apon w .ho war ~ seionior.
eminent should receive IN .ne xas ., se,a,v
aee VIZ a,,o y, s,vor hulion In the discus.
sion Of the bin declared that would vote for
no amendment which merely experimental
with change OF ratio or that alo ho' pro ,.a
u, no ~ oold md silver dollars
Those Those " votes and that declaration were known
to all the intelligent people of the state Of
Kentucky, In the month following the au,
lournmeh' Oh 'ns eA,ra h se's, Sue sa,o"tna
m nrp, successor was chosen II convened in Jan.
uary, 1894 My name was the only one present
election came to be held received 'ne Vo'e o.
every aeloo!a.lo opo, p,ost"s ,o,,s,otrre,
RESOLUTIONS o,u"nn.s ,'J ,sa ,adera, onn,
" euusn are entitled to respecttul consideration
and always receive it; but they cannot deter.
mine the duty of a senator or relieve him from
theresponsibiity OF POSITION h u.s.
anu nru az i"st W s hut nm also
senate, r for the United states There are oc-
casions when considerations of local favor and
party dicipline must for the time give way ana &c
Il senator VINO ass upon wv , VIC esa
W ui ,haraver be nav contravene local sentl
ment or temporary passion the dignity Of the
senate will soon be "a thing of the past
scrupulous regard LOT .ne aayislon a ., po~
ers between sau S.u,o "a ~, the boundar,
line line which separates those powers is cardlna
doctrine Of Jenersonian democracy; yet VT
have here the spectacle OF controlling major,
y Of na s "a uua IN he name
d Snn, c demanding that / shall surrender
nv commission, because in their estimation,
have ceased to be democrat They seen
ignorant OF lhe unoerlyhs pranvp,e, y, wv
tnotu onl,antion to observe those principles
their ei, right to impeacb nv democracy or to pu