The National tribune., 1890-12-04
SENATOR INGALLss ENE,rEI.s.

The publication Of a mean and yenomous
letter Of ex-Presidcnt Cleveland against
Senator Ingalls, has affected even the adj
mirers Of the Great Pension Yetoer very
unpleasantly, aud he feels compelled TO
come out in print with the explanation that
the letter was private one, and never in
tended for publication. Public or private,
the letter was very discreditable affair."
and its publication calls attention to the
efforts, open and covert, which the enemies
OF the brilliant Kansan arc making TO defeat
his reelection.
Senator Ingalls, has given great many
narrow-souled, malignant men reason 70 hate
him, but these reasons are all to his credit and
their discredit. They hate him, and stab
at him in the dark and from the rear be-
cause they cannot face him and return blow
for blow. He has repeatedly encountered
the ablest of them in the public forum, and
never failed TO infict decisive defeat. AS
fearless, hard, effective hitter, as an I'M
conquered and uncOnquerable champion of
what he believes to be right, he stands to-
day without rival among the public men
Of the country. No one else has been so sig
nally resolute and jealous in maintaining
the highest right, nor has any one else
achieved such an unbroken series of bril-
liant victories over his opponents.
very large proportion of Senator In
galls's enemies have been made by his
splendid advocacy Of veterans rights. What
ever measure Of justice to the soldiers has
been proposed has found in him an instant
and tirelcss advocate All his peerless foren-
sic abilities, all his superb talents for bat
Ting have been wholly at the service Of the
soldiers for anything that they asked, and
they had in him champion that the most
virulent Of their opponents dreaded to meet.
This issuflicent TO account for the deadly hos
tility TO him Of all the solder-hating crowd.
Utterly unable to put up man in the Sem
ate who could make even a respectable strug-
gle with him, they have concentrated their
efforts upon getting him ont of the Senate,
and nothing that strong antipathy can sug-
gest or the free use of money accomplish
will be left untried TO defeat his reelection.
With him out Of the Senate the soldiers will
be greatly crippled. They will have lost a
tower Of strength, and it will be much easier
TO defeat pension legislation, and 50 pave
the way for free trade.
1t is for this reason that THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is especially solicitous for his re-
election. We're it merely a question Of
politics, or whether a man Of one political
faith should succeed another of the same or
different faith, We should take absolutely
no part in the struggle, rs we have taken
none in the scores of Senatorial contests in
the different States But we feel that the
weight and yirulence of the opposition 10
Mr.. Ingalls, comes from his advocacy OF
soldiers rights; and consequently gratitude
for the past aud hope for the future both,
strongly dictate that every veteran and
FRIEND Of the veteran should rally to his
support against the league which is striving
10 accomplish his overthrow. The Kansas
prairies are dotted with pleasant, comfort
able homes which are the result Of his
longmaintained, unninchins fight for the
Arrears Of Pensions. Had it not been for
his struggle-had almost any other man
been in his place-the Arrears Bill would
never have gotten through The Senate. This
fact alone should make every soldier his
ardent partisan.
Kansas owes it to herself TO re-elect him.
lie is credit to the State. His brilliant
abilities have made him one OF the very
foremost public men in the whole Nation
and this is all to the honor and glory of
Kansas She has undoubtedly plenty of
men who would make able and useful Sena-
tors, but there is only one Ingalls, in the
whole country, and State pride, if nothing
else, should induce her TO keep him in the
station where he has reflected 60 much
!