The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-02-12
THE DEFEAT OF INGALLS,.

/ Whiie the FAILURE 10 re-elect sena-
tor Ingalls, IL TO be regretted by All
good Republicans, Il was not unex-
Peeted. As for Ourself, we had no
idea, after the result Of the election
was known last fall, that there was
any chance for him. Those who
claimed, almost up to the day Of the
election, that he would be re-elect-
ed, perhaps had reason to think 90 /;
but to the unlnitisted, the way In
which this Eas to be accomplished
was q dark mystery. Those who
had the power to defeat him, APP
peared to desire to do 30 simply be-
cause they had the power. Perhaps
they will feel like kicking them
selves for the next six years for
having done 90, but that will not
undo the mischief. Men who do
things like that Ia q pet, or under
temporary craze, usually have the
greatest cause to regret 1t.
For six years to come, Kansas will
have but little cause for pride, Gs
far, at least, as one Of her senators 10
concerned. He will vote, and pre-
sent petitions, and perhaps intro
duce bills, but nothing that he will
say or do will attract attention 10
Kansas. Those who complained
that Ingalls, did nothing for Kansas,
have not remedled the trouble; for
the man elected In his place will be
powsrless to do anything, unless II
10 through the parties In opposition
TO which he was elected. But that
will be nothing new for Kansas.
She has been In that fix before.
From the time Jim Lane killed him /
self TO the election Of Senator
Plumb, that seat In the senate was
virtually . blank. That covered D
period Of eleven ysars-almost two
entire senatorial terms. PETER will
be an improvement upon that.
While It seems Q shame that In
gals was replaced by such . man,
the world has survived greater
Christ was crucIfsd,
and still the world went right along.
We can well remember when Henry
Clay was defeated for president by .
chump. Young a. we were, We felt
that there was nothing left to live
FOR. Yet Il did not kill. Even at .
very recent period, James q. Blaine
was defeated by the greatest chumP
% sll; and still life has few sunny
pots. And life may still be worth
living, after all.
So far as regards the shame Of the
to defeat Ingalls,, history
e full Of such examples. The great
ct men the world ever knew, have
Deen the victims Of treachery, Of
'lots, Of assassination, Of the
Of the envious aud
ealous. Even popular eraIss like
hat Of the Alliance are Of perIodi-
al occurrence. Organized igno-
ance and selfishness, aroused by
wrongs or discomfort, and urged on
y designing men, are apt to get be-
Tond the control OF reason, and TO
'ull down and destroy without dis
The Frsnch Rsvolu-
ion was q notable instance. With
wrongs for the foundation Of the up
Using, the movement drifted under
he control OF the ignorant and
rutal rabble, led by the worst mis-
reants, until the best blood Of
france was poured out like water;
he innocent aud unoffending suffer.
ng with the guilty, and men and
Tomeu sacrificed solely because
hey were noble, intelligent or re-
ned. The farmers had wrongs to
OmpIsin Of; but their movement
a. got into the hands Of the rabble, c
ID by the lowest demagogues, aud :
INGALLS, ls one Of the victims. But
lis will pass away, 80 all such o
rasss must pass away.
The principal regret we have In
he matter IL, that Senator Inealls a
ID not 20 down boldly faeiag the q
V, striking hard blows to the last. Z
ut he humbled himself 10 the rab-
10 10 achieve success. and failed; a
. vent bask uPos his csnvietisas 4