Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-12
MR.. INGALLS, AND MR.. HARRIsON's
FRIENDS.

MR.. INGALLS, AND MR.. HARRISON'S
FRIENDS.
The friends Of Mr.. INGALLS, and the
friends Of Mr.. HARRISON have been paced
in lamentable predicament toward each
other by the very premature publication Of
that very unfortunate letter of Mr. INGALLS,
to friend in Chicago during the conven-
ton. HARRIsoN's friends cannot defend
their hero's record without substantially
calling Mr.. INGALLS, liar, and INGALLS,
friends cannot speak Of their mans excel
lent advice to the convention without
tramping all over the HARRISON record.
HARRIsoN's friends are just now en-
gagged in denominsting all men as mud
singers, campaign liars, etc, ETC., who
touch upon HARRIsoN's acknowledged
votes in the United States Senate against q
restriction of Chinese immigration. They
defend those same pro-Chinese votes by
saying that Mr.. HARRISON was actuatsd
in casting them by an exalted sense Of the
treaty obligations We owed to China This
is placing Mr.. HARRISON little too high
above the heads of those whom some indie
pendent folks would be constrained to call
his betters, namely, the honorable gentle
men of both parties in both branches OF
Congress who voted for the restriction
measure. Furthermore the nature Of some
of the amendments on which HARRISON
voted makes the excuse rather ridiculous.
Mr.. INGALLS, didn't think HAIRIsoN's
Chinese record could be explained away so
easily, for he expressly speaks of HARRI-
son "a having q record that would be
awkward on the tariff, the Currency, the
Chinese question, etc" in that famous
private letter to friend at Chicago, which
we herewith reproduce at the request OF
many readers who desire to refresh their
memories:
yIcE-PREsIDESr's CHAMBER, WASHINGTON,
June l6-Yours of the 18th at hand. ltdoes not
make much difference who Is nominated, in my
Judgment. The candidates will cut buta small
figure in the fight. We can elect anybody, or we
shall fail. The least conspicuous, and therefore
the least complicated, man will be the best
somebody like HAYES in 1876.
Among all the men named there is not one
leader" no one whose personal or historical re-
la'ions 10 the people would make difference OF
/ 900 votes in the canvass SHERMAN, ALLISON,
HARRISON, etc, have records that would be awk-
ward on the tariff the currency, the Chinese
question etc. DEPEw's connection with rail-
roads and corporations would be heavy load,
especially in the agricultural States. We might
as well nominate GOULD or NANDEsBILr at once
My impression is that ALGER or GREsHAA come
nearer filling the bill than any of the others
with some fellow like PHELPS, of New Jersey,
who could reach the conservative forces Of the
East and get contributions from the manufac-
turers and Wall street. But you can judge much
better than what is best after consulting with
the delegates.
have the use Of the wires during the CoAysn-
ton, by the courtesy Of the company, and you
can therefore telegraph me fully at all times If
anything Of interest trsnspires.
Truly yours,
JOHN j. INGALLS,.
Mr.. INGALLS, is probably better ac-
quainted with the records of his contem-
pories in Congress than are the gentlemen
out Of Congress who are so ably defending
Mr.. HARRIsON's record by shouting
YOU'RE liar ~ at everybody who speaks