Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-02
KANSAS AND THE PRESIDENCY

John James ingalls,. of Kansas. for
president in 1888, That is the prCpo-
sition of Senator Henderson, of Ne
braska. made deliberately in public
speech recently before large and III
telligent constituency in his own state
The nomination was warmly received,
the accounts state, by the generous
and appreciative Nebraskians. We
have revolved the proposition, over
in our mind several times. and il
strikes US still more fayorablv from
every side we view it.
1t would be dandy nomination
surely, and sunilowcrs hereafter would
grow i'll every state in the Union.
What would ii mean? What would il
signify? What would the nomination
OF Ingalls, typify? 1t would mean a
rcvivifying of the Republican party
now somewhat in Il state of suspended
animation, and an infusion of the stall
wart Young blood into the organiZa-
ton that made ii inyincibc under the
inspirations that "Freemont and free
| dom gave TO the country. Young
ingalls, in 1855, at Williams college on
graduation day, spoke on '-mummics. b"
His denomination and election in 1888
would signify the everlasting burial of
the mummies, fogIcs, fossils and fools
that have led the party of Abraham
Lincoln well-ni@h TO the grave, and to
a square look: at the sepulchre and the
shroud. Ii would typify a resurrec-
ton and new birth, rehabilitation
| and an uprising of the heretofore III
vincible hosts of stalwart Republicans.
1t would be an aggressive campaign
from the moment Ingalls, was momi-
mated, and il would be methodical and
persistent, coherent and consistent in
all its parts, not spasmodic AID gush-
ing, as was expected the Blaine battle
should be.
1t would expect to hold the north
west, where desperate inroads have
already been made by the Democracy.
The campaign of 1888 will be decided
not on the eastern seashorc. nor by
the murmuring waters of the guilt
nor in Indiana and New York. but by
the sturdy plowmen of Illinois and
Minnesota, the wood choppers of Wis
consin, and the piainsmcn of Iowa.
Kansas and Nebraska. They bc fools
who asseverate that the luminous
shadow of prohibition on the per-
turbed sky of national politics has no
further possible destinies in its skele-
ton hands. IL has defeated great
party. Ii can vanquish the victors.
AT least this is among the possibilities.
1.-THE Democracy can keep up lis
present gait IN the northwest the
chances of winning the presidential
pole in 1855 are with that party III
the Republicans can hole their own
in the northwest, CARRYING every state
they will in all probability win the
presidency. If the Democracy carry
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and pos
sibly Iowa and perhaps Kansas. they |
will again carry of the presidency.
The nomination of Ingalls, would |
clectrify the country. Ii would solid |
ify his party. 1t would call out Conk- ,
ling 10 the front. Oneida county !
would be heard from in different |
way from what it was last year Ii |
would thaw out that brilliant intel |
lectual glacier of the Green mountains. |
and the warm current OF his electrical |
eloquencc would flow freely and per- |
sistently from the azure skies of Yer
mont and roll in increasing volume |
dSfoS> thc great ihttIltT 10 llts 1Clllt 1
slope. The nomination of John James
Ingalls, would he 4 bold, brilliant and
dashing movement. Every Young
Republican college boy in the land
would throw his hat TO the stars.
Brains everywhere would come TO the
front and rejoice that in this land Of
scholars and nursery of arts and gc-
MUS a scholar and an orator had been
nominated for the presidency.
ingalls, nomination would Toe the
brightest and smartest thing the Re
publican party could do. 1t would be
4 recognition of the DEGREES of fate
and round up the destiny of Kansas,
for il is written in letter, of living
light upon the face of the stars that
some day, and not MANY DAYS hence.
the sunflower state is to furnish a
president 10 the teeming millions in
this great land of the American eagle.