The Iola register., 1891-02-06
WHAT THEY SAY.

Press Comment on the Defeat of Ingalls,
Indianapolis Tribune: The Senate
of the United States will lose its most
popular orator, the Republican party
its most eloquent advocate, the DEM
ocrats their most dreaded foe in de-
bate and Kansas her only great man
when. on the Sd of March next, John
J. Ingalls, shall step down and out
and w. A. Peffer take his place in
the senate. Daniel Voorhees, will
heaye sigh of relief and all bourbon
dom will feel that life is again worth
the living. Ingalls, cannot be called
a statesman, for he has never been an
originator of measures or political
ideas, but his talents as debater and
his parliamentary skill made him an
acknowledged leader early in his SEN
atOrial career.
NeUton Republican: In the whole
history of our politics there is not to
be found a single case to parallel for
an instant the pursuit and deposition
of the senior senator of Kansas. The
malignity, the prejudice, the blind
ness, the insane hatred which have
marked the opposition to Ingalls, have
often been shown when tyrants were
dethroned and usurpers were cast
down; but against a civilian whose
authority and place come directly
from the people no such antipathy
had ever been betrayed. The nearest
counterpart in our history to the un-
reasonable opposition which has been
raised up against him is found in the
records of ultra proslavery times.
AtchisOn Globe: His defeat is the
result of the impudence of the $4,000
Republican majority in Kansas; he
has been made the scape-goat of a
vary reckless and cheap lot of pol
iticians. He is one of the famous men
of the nation; it is shame that his
own State did not appreciate him as
he is appreciated elsewhere.
Kansas Farmer (iSenator Pefer): The
people are here. This very day they
choose one of their number a senator
of the United States for the term be-
ginning March 4, next. Every con-
ceivable device was resorted to in
favor of the reelection of Senator In
gals, but of the ninety-three Peoples
party members in the house and one
in the senate, the editor of the Kansas
Farmer received ninety-four-every
one. Seven Democrats and one Re-
publican voted the same way. Where
oh, where is the Alliance man that
sold his vote? We had an unwaver-
ing faith that the record of our rep
resentatives would be good. They
can look the world in the face as
honest men. May the Good Father
remember all of them in the years to
come. The new senator avails himself
of this opportunity to express to the
people of Kansas generally and to the
members of the Peoples party in par
ticular a profound appreciation of this
distinguished mark of their conf
dence. In return he promises con-
secration of all of his best energies to
the work they have given him to do.
He will know no party but that of the
people, and no interests but theirs.
He believes the country to be worth
more than any party, and that the
public interests are paramount to
those Of classes or individuals. Let
US take courage, good people. We
are on the eve of great things. We
stand in the dawn of new era. The
future is coming near and civilization
is taking on new colors. Work on;
keep the faith; the day of emancipa-
ton is not far ahead.
GJobe-Democrdt: A good politician
in Ingalls, place would doubtless |
have gained reelection, but he is not
a politician. He never had either the |
dexterity or the desire to curry the |
favor of the masses. No man ever
conspicuous in national politics knew
less or cared less about the tricks of
party managers or the methods en-
ployed TO win the support of party |
caucuses or conventions. He attend |
ed no political gatherings, was ac-
quainted with no political bosses, and
seldom appeared on the stump, at
least in his own State. Few public
men so famous as he, in any part of
the country, were ever so little known
personally to the people they repre-
sented. The little services which
other statesmen, either from natural
geniality of disposition or from policy,
rendered to their constituents were as
thoroughly despised and neglected by
him as were the stratagems and eX-
pedients by which political ward
magnatrs gain or hold power"
st. Joseph Herald: Ingalls, is de-
feated. The rebel yell of victory will
be heard all over the land.
Topeka State Journal: John J. In.
gals defeated is just as great a MAJ,
as John J. ingalls, victorious. This is
a case where the man is superior to
the office.
GJo6e-DeBocrdt: Twenty wears
hence: "Peffer-let's see-Peffer. All.
yes, that's the man who was once
elected to the senate in place of John
J: Ingalls,"
N. y. Sun (Dem.): After much
humbug of grips and passwords and
outside guards, the caucus of the AL
lance members has succeeded in nom-
mating Mr.. W. A. Peffer as the AL {
lance candidate for Senator In Con-
gress 10 succeed Mr.. Ingalls,. Special
policemen of the Alliance Wilt con-
tinue TO watch these long-suffering 6
nominators until they vote for Mr.. 9
Peffer and elect him. Inspector =
Byrnes' most vigilant detectives never .
watched gang of criminals as sharp
ly and suspiciously as the Kansas Al s
lance watches its legislators. AS for a
their intelligence in selecting Mr.. 6
Peffer who is called Judge Peffer be-
cause he isn't judge, opinions will {
differ. Mr.. PETER hasn't been an AL
lance man long enough TO aceumu-
late any horn on his hands or hayseed :,
in his locks. He joined the organiza-
ton about a month ago, and he has 6
been an editorial writer on Republi- G
can papers. The Kansas Farmer, on {