The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-09
INGALLS, SPEECH.
He Speaks on the Problems Which
Confront the Republic.

The DIstsaKuIshed statesmas's aasterIy
Effort before the Glen Echo Chau-
taaqaa Assembly near Washing
ton. ID. C., Tuesday Of Last
Wesk.-ssms sensible
Idssa Advanced.
Senator Ingalls, speech before the
ChHutau Iua assembly at Glen Echo
just outside Of Washington, ID. e., on
Tuesday, was In the main a. follows:
There IL . growing sentiment, "
said Senator Ingalls, ~ he entered
upon the topic he had selected for
his talk, sin favor Of paternalism In
this country-Of the government do
ing everything aud the people doing
nothing This" he added, ''is diA-
metrically opposed to the idea Of In
diylduAlism upon which this gov
ernment has been built and To the
good AnglO-SAxOn doctrine OF root
hog or die IL has always happened
In every community that the weak
were more numerous than the strong,
that the number Of those who fail
ed Out-numbered those who succeed
ed, and That the wise, intelligent
auu Tic WIRE lh lIlt
minority. We have now q new
school OF political philoSnphy that IL
repudiRlIng the Declaration Of INDIE
peudence, aud IL eDdea, rring to
overthrow the maXIms OF democracy
aud To insist that the race shall not
be for the swift nor the battle to the
strong; that the distinction ordained
by God among men shall he an Oh
NAA "a LmN
shall bring the same reward a. in
dustry and thrift; that the ignorant
shall be ~ wise a. the learned; that
debts shall be paid by acts Of con-
gress Applause and laughter; that
money shall be made Hs Dlenty 49,
the autumn forests renewed laugh
teri; taxation shall be abolished by
acts OF q state It gislatuTe, and that
property shall be fnrclbly distributed
equally among all men,"
A RACE THAT wON'T NINGLE.
Dwelling for q few moments Oh the
progress Of the AnglO-Saxon race,
Senator Ingalls, then paid q noble
and eloquent tribute to the people
from whom the American nation
has sprung. Among them" he
balNf Nv VI
The AnElo-SaxOn characteristics Of
indIYidualIsm, right Of personal lib
erty, freedom OF conscience, and the
development Of the faculties of
every man was fOreibly emphasized.
IL was q race, he said, that would
not intermingle with other races
The Chinese have some taste Of this.
The negro has had some melancholy
experiences, and the anarchists and
socialists, ne added amid applause,
will have q still more significant rx-
perlenee before the Anglo Saxon
race L. through with them.
SketchIng with vivid color the
sweep of the white man across the
continent, Senator Ingalls, rapidly
brought his audience up to the pres
ent time, and after stating that with
out such inventions ~ the steam
railroad, the telegraph and the de-
velopement of iab0r-saving machin-
cry, it would have been impossible
10 have held this country n ronsolI-
dated republic, he spoke Of the un-
equal distribution OF wealth ~ one
OF the first problems To be considered
at the threshold of another hundred
years. From 1850 tn $50, despite the
most destructive war that ever &C.
CURED upon this planet ana the
emancipation Of four billion dollars
worth Of slaves, this country has
grown richer ut the rate Of $50, 900
for every day hour of those thirty
years. There had been accumulated
during this time one hundred
thousand million Of dollars, enough
to give every man, woman aud child
beneath the flag . competence,
enough Ia secure 10 every family =
comfortable home; to educate aud
keep the wolf from the door of every
household, and TO guard against
every misfortune, extremity and
calamity. And yet" he continued.
with q dramatic Uplifting of his
hands, There are 10. OO0. 600 Of people
In this country out Of g., SOC, 900 that
never get enough TO eat from one
years end to another. They talk
about overprOduction! as 10 the rea.
son vhy 80 many people are bare
footed IL because there are too many
shoes In the world. ThiA 10 not right.
In our system of civilization, great
~ 10 has been, gigantic ~ have been
its achievements, % II not right that
amid plentitude there should I've
hungry one man who IL equal to
every oEe else before the Law aud
who IL willing 10 toll for his daily
bread"
HOPELESS LABOR.
A strong contrast WA presented Of |
the laborer working necessarily, on |
ly 70 end his years In helpless men
delaney and the 81 900 people who |
hold more than one-hAlf Of the |
acquired earnings OF the republic for |
the past 100 years This IL not /
right" he exclaimed, land ~ the
defender Of AnRlO-Saxon eiviliEa-
tiou, ~ the upholdeF Of its standard
against all corners, | am here Co say
that the most modern aRitatIons
have some foundation for their COM
plants against the Injustice Of
society. lapPlausel; and that they
are not without warrant in declaf-
ing that there IL cruel inequality In
the distribution Of the wealth, the
benefits and the privileges Of lIfe."
With Q scathlnR denuucsatIon OF
the extravAgance that expends So
90 on flowers fer . Wedding, and
repeating that 81 900 men controlled
one-haif Of the wealth Of the couu-
try. M. Ingslls strobe TO che front
OF the platform and, raising his
slender form 20 Its full height, he
"If 5000 can do this
what 10 TO prevent one man from
getting control Of 10 all9"
The doctrne Of the devil take the
continued Mr., InRalls.