Wichita eagle., 1888-05-15
Valley Center, Kan,
AsBATcH OF DEMOCRATIC LIES

Atchsoa Champion.
The Kansas City Times article OF the
10th inst on ''Ingalls During the war,
is SO full Of papalable falsehoods that
the Champion is moved to give the factS
facts which it challenges the Times OF
any other paper to disproye. ;, ~,
The Times states that Mr.. Ingalls, dId
all he could Ito injure Lncoins aGnnlh-
istration and that his career IN 1907 ana
1864 was directly against the interests Oh
the party which he now celebrates,
etc.
There is no truth in the above state
ment nor a solitary fact or circumstance
to substantiate any such charge.
The facts are, that Mr.. Ingalls, never
antagonized Mr. Lincoln administration,
on the contrary he ardently and enthus-
iasticaiy supported it, not only III the
Champion. OF which he and Judge a H.
Horton were editors from 1862 to 1874,
but also in his speeches made during
that period In 1862 Mr.. Ingalls, was the
nominee of the Union Ticket, for
lieutenant governor of Kansas, ticket
composed of Republicans and loyal
Democrats, not copperheads: and upon
platform which declared in favor OF sup
porting the national government IN It's
efforts to suppress the rebellion, see
Wilder's Annals, page 353.
In 1864 Mr.. Ingalls, was the nominee
of the Republican Union" or Anti-Lane
ticket. for lieutenant governor, ticket
gotten up by Republicans for the sole
and only purpose of antagonlZing Jun
Lane. The platform of this ticket de-
clared in favor of a vigorous prosecution
of the war and no compromise with
traitors against the government; IN favor
of supporting the government, OF en-
dorsing the nomination of the Baltimore
onvention-Lincoln and Johnson; and
most earnestly recommended, that all
lOyal voters in Kansas give to Lincoln
and johnson their undivided support.
Upon this platform headed by Lincoln
and Johnson and upon no other. Nj.
Ingalls, ran as Republican candidate Tor
Acknowledgements of Kansas III 1854,
These facts are corroborated by Wild
er's Annals, and by complete files OF the
! Champion still in existence in Its oince
in this city. and accessible TO all who de
sire to consult them.
Further, the statement that the Re-
publican union ticket upon which Mr..
| ingalls, ran in 1864 endorsed the McClel-
Ian electors, is without shadow OF
foundation in fact. The ticket endorsed
| the Lincoln and johnson electors IN On
rect and unequivocal opposition to the
| Mcclellan electors. and the campaign
succeeding the election was made solely
upon an anti-Lane, and most pronounced
! Republican basis. and upon no other, AL
| the falsehoods of the Times to the con-
! trarv notwithstanding These facts are
! confirmed by the files of the Champion
and sufficient other documentary evil
dence to explode that barefaced Demo
cratic lie.
The Champion as the files show while
! Mr.. Ingalls, was its editor, aDounded II
editorials endorsing MIR. Lincoln and hJ>
administration, the vigorous prosecution
of the war. the support OF the govern
ment and every other Republican issue
of that day.
Never. during his entire career, die
Mr.. ingalls, falter or hesitate in his devo
ton to the Republican party, its doc
trines, principles and policy. Never dc
he write line or utter sentence thai
could be construed into antagonism tC
the Republican party. From first to last
he has been conspicuous for his fidelity
to the party And for the Times ano
its copperhead and Confederate allies, al
| this late day, in the face OF the record
to attempt to fasten upon Mr.. ingalls, the
charge chat he ever in any way sympa
| thized with Democracy OF cOpperhead
ism, simply shows to what desperate
straits that party is driven to escape the
| force of the recent just excorIatlon re
| ceiyed at the hands of Mr. ingalls,.