The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-12-24
THE VACANT CHAIR.

overwhelmed with snch genuine anC
heartfelt sorrow over the untlmeiy
death Of that man who was, above al
other champions Of our great com
mouwealth in national Legislative
halls, the constant and seemingly tire
less worker for the common people
that it will almost seem like desecra
ton to agitate the question as tf
who shall be his successor. Con
gress, however. Is now IN session
The great Senator has fallen while IN
the harness working rs no other ever
laborea for a constituency. His work
was broken off III the busiest season
OF the year, and there is none other
on the ground equal to the task OF
taking up where he laid down the
heavy, drudging toll for his beloved
people. Ii departed ones OF earth
could make known to men their
wishes concerning mundane matters,
we know this devoted friend of ours
in the spirit world would never sane
ton ceremonious delay as IA tribute OF
respect to his memory. He would
feel as we do that caring promptly for
those whose urgent needs he sacrl-
feed his life to serve is the most fit
ting way to honor him.
Holding this view, we shall not
longer hesitate to add our counsel to
that Of others us to who shall fill the
vacant chair-who be asked to take
ND the burden and carry on the work.
Most potent statesmen OF Kansas have
already declared for the brilliant ora
tor. the matchless statesman and ripe,
scholarly gentleman John j. Ingalls,,
and If the mantle should fall on his
shoulders we would Join with the pop
ular applause this recognition OF his
greatness would cause to burst forth
over tie entire nation. But the dead
Senator's great life work was not III
the brilliant lines of service to the Ia
ton which have added such !azzling
lustre to the name of ingalls,.
Kansas, more than any other state
in the Union, has need of a servant
in the Senate Chamber whose train
ing and temperament fit and qualify
him to toll, and we might say, drudge
for the common people. Within her
borders larger proportion of the
nations defenders, now growing old
and decrepit, have made their homes.
That just claims from these be
promptly met, and unworthy appli
cants be not granted demands which
would throw discredit upon our wise
and benifcent pension system, a
patient, ploding, careful and discrim
mating worker is imperatively needed
Just at this time In addition to these
qualities such an one should have
had previous training in this kind of
work. Not one such man is at this
time accredited to this commonwealth
in our national Legislative halls, either
upper OF lower The gifted and YER
satile ingalls,, of whom we are all SO
justly proud, would not fill these most
essential requirements. In all SINGER
ity and after deliberation, we make
the statement there is but one among
all our eminent statesmen who pos
sesses the peculiar kind of ability, the
practical training and long years OF
experience in the same line of work
for the same class of constituents in
behalf of whom Preston B. Plumb
literally wore out his splendid physi-
cal powers.
We believe every thinking man,
familiar with the annals of our state
for the past decade, ere reading thus
far these lines, will have already d.
vined that Samuel r. Peters, ex con
gresham from the big Seventh, is
the man we desire to have take up
the intricate and laborious drudgery
for the masses now rapidly piling up
around that vacant chair at Washing
ton.