Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-21
GEN. RICE ON INGALLS,.

when each party will tell what it has
experienced as well as what it proposes
| to do for future salvation, we propose
to open our columns to friend and foe
| alike whenever there is anything exceed
ingly good to bring before our readers.
Republican editors are not in the habit
of coming out honestly and squarely
and telling just what they know about
their brothers in politics; therefore
when General John B. Rice, the veteran
editor Of the Fort Scott Monitor, a
republican of lifelong standing and
an independent or farmers candi-
date for the legislature as opposed to
William Rice, his son and the republi
can nominee, speaks out from the
depths OF his heart and tells what he
knows about ingalls, and why he op-
poses his reelection, we willingly give
space to his experience:
You are correct in your statemeut,"
says General Rice, that am opposed
to the election of John J. Ingalls, to the
United States serate, and this fact,
coupled with another that the repub-
licans Of this representative district
| instructed their nominee for the legis-
lature to vote for ingalls, for fourth
term, is a potent reason why l should
accede to your request. am opposed
to Mr.. Ingalls, reelection, because he
has held Office-eighteen years-long
enough, because he has held the Office
eighteen years and ifaS drawn from the
treasury during that time about
S130, 600, and all his services for this
| time, up to June 1st, 1890, have not
been worth to the people of Kansas
13O cents; because he is Il political
shyster of the first water; because lie
has ITO personal integrity and therefore
no political honesty, being so double
faced that, in the language of Mime de
Stael, IF you were to kick him behind
| he would smile in 'front.'" He is
a heartless aristocrat, cold blooded in
his nature and subordinates all his
actions, words and friendships to the
notoriety of John j. ingalls,; and now,
|
first time in all these eighteen years,
he recognizes the fact that there are
farmers living in Kansas. He has no
idea of any.moral element in politics,
but brazenly proclaims himself a polit-
ical buccaneer and political leper.
''This is forcibly illustrated in an az
ranged interview he had in April last
with the Washington correspondent of
photographer present with his camera.
and his picture taken, as he posed in
giving the interview, in twenty-Seven
different attitudes, in which interview
lie declared that the publication of pol
itics is an iridescent dream-the dec
alogue and the golden rule have no
place in a political campaign. And in
this interview he uses illustrations by
way of argument to show why this
should be SO. This could only be the
language Of political cilarlatan. 1t is
shameful and Infamous. Not only this
but i'll the same interview, with foul
blasphemy on his tongue, he declared
that he has no doubt that in response
to the search for eternal truth another
Christ will come, and another revela-
tion be made If this is not blasphemy
there is no such thing. A discipline
of VOltaire, GibbOn, Hume OF Bob In
gersou never did nor could say more,
and it is not more than Mr.. ingalls, said
in his eulogy upon Ben Hill. A man
: capable of making such utterances in
this Christie state is unworthy 20 rep
resent the God-fearing and Christian
people Of Kansas. It will be blot
upon Christianity when enough OF Kan
sas protesting Christians walk up to
the ballot box and vote for men to &C
to Topeka to re-elect this blasphemel
, to the United States senate. make nc
profession of being churchman's; L d(
I claim common belief in God, and {
belief that the system of Christianit,
! as held by the people of Kansas is ths
best thing for society and the world.
Senator ingalls, has said some smar
, things. He has skinned some demo
Gratis, played double OH prohibition ant
:, recently blew loudly for time abou
> service pensions, as his election Wa
= coming on. His recent declaration
a that 1.-The condition of the Kansas
4 farmer results from causes which legiS
q lation does not produce and whicl
= statutes cannot cure'' is a vain eXcuS
u for his course in ignoring the interest
y of the farmers and other 1abOrin
' class for eighteen years and proves hin
: not a statesman, but utterly subservi
ent to the interests of trusts, corpora
! tjons, ,mOnopOlies and cormorants whicl
;, are preying upon the people of Kansa
L and the west, and which are Iargel
responsible for their present depression
and poverty. In the face of these ire
> futable facts it is an insult for tn
y manipulators and ringsters of the re
! publican party, that make it a point t.
=. control primaries and county conven
tions and make the delegates To stat
conventions, to ask men of integrity
of moral sense and self respect to SUP
port those who will vote to keep il
a office this political mountebank. l 70