Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
THE INGALLS, IDEA.
Bessie Bramble Finds it Throws
Much Light on Politics.
VITUPERATION IN TIMES PAST.
rarity Methods in the South Compared
With Those of the North.
PESslMiSrIC VIEW Of THE FUTURE
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArCH.l

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.1
"Politics is battle for supremacy. Par
ties are the armies. The Ten Command
ments and the Golden Rule have no place
In political campaign"
This plain, open-spoken definition of poll
tics. as announced by Senator ingalls,, does
the dictionary, but it gives the practical
understanding Of the matter by politicians.
Webster defines politics as "The science of
government; that part of ethics which con-
sl'ts in the regu lation of nation or State
for the preservation of its safety, peace and
prosperity; comprehending the defense OF
its existence and rights against foreign con-
troll or cong uest, the augmentation OF its
strength and resources and the protection Of
its citizens in their rights, with the preser-
walton and improvement Of their morals.
The further information is also given by
Webster that "politics, in bad sense
means political trickery." That this is the
meaning attached to it by Mr.. ingalls, is
made very plain by his remarks. With the
decalogue and the Golden Rule ignored, it
is hard to see how the morals of the people
are to be preserved, or their rights protected.
In struggle for power in which, according
to Mr.. Ingalls,, it is lawful and legitimate,
and in accordance with the practical render
ing of the Constitution to deceive the ad-
versary, to hire Hessians, to purchase mer-
cenaries, to mutilate, to kill, to destroy, it
could hardly be expected that honesty or
decency could prevail.
AHINT AT INSIDE WORKINGS
By his definition OF politics the pict-
uresque Senator shows on what principles
the political parties are conducted, and by
what motives they hold themselves justified
in securing supremacy by bribery, by steal
ing votes, by malignant libel, by atrocious
lying, by forgery, by murder, by all that is
bad and mean and immoral. By this defini-
tion of politics, which Mr.. Ingalls, voices,
may be explained the vile abuse, the scan
dalous defamation of Washington during
his political career, why hatred and malice
and all uncharitableness prevailed, when
Jefferson and Adams were so strongly held
up to scOrn and reproach by their oppo-
nents, why Andrew jackson was denounced
as a rogue, hypocrite, despot, and the
reputation of his wife covered with mali
cious odium; why the election Of Adams
was held to be the result OF cheating and
corruption, and why Henry Clay was abused
and viliied in the most malevolent and
scandalous manner unto his lies end.
This definition of politics, as furnished BY
Mr.. ingalls,, explains why General Harr.
son, simply military man, was preferred
for political reasons 10 the great leader,
Henry Clay, who, in his famous speech in
his own defense, denounced the ours of
party barking at his heels, and the blood
hounds of personal malignity springing at
his throat; it explains also how Pennsyl-
vania was carried for Polk BY
stratagem and fraud, on the tariff issue, by
Buchanan and other leaders Of the De-
mocracy, and how the adored chieftain was
set aside for the obscure Polk IN the final
result, as say public men, by fraud as
monstrous as unprecedented, by religious
and political fanaticism without q par
allel."
THE ISLANDERS CLAY ENDURED.
The calumny and ISLANDERS hesped upon
Henry Clay by his political enemies are
something amazing to the readers of Amerl-
can history. They embittered his latter
years and saddened his soul to the last de-
gree, and yet, this is what Mr.. Ingalls, says
is legitimate politics. Daniel Webster
suffered from the same cause, as has almDst
every distinguished man who aspired to
high Office.
In later years, by this principle of politics.
in which the decalogue and the Golden Rule
scandalously abused than the martyred Lin
coin. In the annals Of infamy and chron-
icles of slander there were scarcely to be
found adjectiyes or epithets vile enough to
defame him. The malignant ours of party
manufactured lies concerning him without
end, and no man of high honor and noble
character, save perhaps Washington, have
been more viliied and vituperated. Even
Grant-held in respect by North and South
was not secure against the sort of politics
that does not hesitate to bribe, to corrupt, to
steal, to kill, and destroy. Perhaps no cam
paign ever gave yiler exhibition of the
mud-throwing politics that MIR. Ingalls, up
holds, than that of Blaine and Cleveland,
when partisan ministers from the pulpit did
not hesitate to publish the vilest stories con-
cerning the Democratic candidate, who, as
the possible standard bearer Of the Democ-
racy, Mr.. Ingalls, makes no bones of de-
in advance, as "a cheap and brazen
hypocrite," while Blaine, his opponent, was
published as q hypocrite in religion, man
not to be trusted, who was dishonest, whose
marriage was irregular, who was guilty of
"bargain and corruption"-all this and
more.
ALooK AT INGALLS,.
Bribery and corruption, bargain and sale, |
defamation OF character, malicious scandal, |
rellSlOuS pre- any LuluS tudL VIII gain |
the end, are, by Mr.. Ingalls, code, fairly to |
be used. The leader who would lose a bat |
tie through the activity of his moral nature |
would be ''the derision and jest of history"
is how the Senator puts it.
All Mr.. ingalls, remarks go to show that |
not a scruple exists in his mind on the sub |
ject of how political campaigns are to be
won. His theory of politics entirely just- |
ies "Blocks-of-Five Dudley" and the addi-
ton, division and silence policy of the
Pennsylvania bosses, and the tactics OF Hill |
and Platt, of New York. And not only
does he thus justify this policy of using all
manner of fraudulent means Tor CARRYING
elections, but it is evident that his definition
of politics will equally apply to the Demo-
Gratis OF the South in their alleged endeavors
to nullify the Republican vote of the
negroes. How, under his theory and prac-
tice of politics-as a war, in which the end
iustifes the means-is it to be counted
tremendous wrong for the Democrats to so
conduct their elections in the South that
negro supremacy may be suppressed, as In
gals himself says they do.
If the agonies of Brother Reed and In
gals and other Republican leaders as to the
bitter wrongs and atrocious injustice suffered
by the colored brethren in the Democratic
States were genuine, why do not thev in
their ardent sympathy and anxious solici-
Jude move heaven and earth and find ways
and means to get all of these oppressed peo-
pie to come North or go West, where their
Yotes will be honestly counted and where,
f in the majority, they would be allowed to
control politics and fill the fat offices?
TURNING THE TABLES.
Would Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Reed and the
nj md ptofi