The weekly examiner., 1891-08-01
HPs s PITcHED HIs TENT.

HE s PITCHED HIS TENT.
 Ex-sENATOR INGALLS, seems to have made up his mind as to where he will final wandering Arab ever since he, became s'a statesman out of job," so expressed by himself At one time he realized that the Peoples party was to be the "deluge," and acted accordingly; but since he saw there was no use in striving to cajole the ''hay- seeders" that gave him his walking papers he now declares it won't be mnch of a shower" and returns to ais people.
 A little while ago when the iridescent orator was rasping the powers that be, and declaring himself Statesman out of a job," this assertion was taken up by some of his past friends and sarcastically passed upon. Here, for instance is how Frank Leslie's Illustrated, now the property of the SOD of the President, treats it,
 Ex-Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas. in 9 re- cent address, declared that he was ssa statesman out of a job." The eX-Senator made,a mistake. Real statesmen are never s'out of job." They may go into retire ment, as MT. Gladstone has done occasion
 
 or out of public life, and every utterance they make secures the attention of the public. It is difficult to precisely define tue meaning of the word statesman in this country. Men who win the favor of the press, men who have peculiar gift for public speaking, or who have unlimited patronage at their disposal, sometimes are called statesmen when statesmanship is the last and the least of the ir accomplishments.
 All this because MT. Ingalls, had begun to denounce the powers that indirectly led to his fall. Now, however, we suppose he is restored to favor, flor his attacks are di- rected against the power directly responsi- ble. In referring to the present politico- industrial movement he says:-
 Strangely enough the agitation is more profound in the United States where the restraints of caste. law and privilege are lighter, the opportunities for success more uniform, and the conditions of happiness and prosperity more stable and abund- ant than elsewhere. The protests against social order are nowhere so violent, nor the doctrines of sedition, plunder and an archy so extensively announced and advo- cated as under this government which was builded upon the foundation of liberty, justice, equality and fraternity of mankind.
 Here indeed is richness. If the words were only as true as beautiful MT. Ingalls might lay claim to statesmanship every day in the week and no patriot or open hearted reformer would choose to dispute the title But they are mere in accord with the spirit of the cry of the hunted culprit who shouts 'sstop thiefw to attract attention from himself.
 Who are they that protest against social order? No one. What MT. Ingalls, should have said was ''social robbery" And who should not protest against that? And who are they that preach the doctrines ot s'sedition, plunder and anarchy?" Not, surely, the men against whom MT. Ingalps shafts are aimed. No, but the men on whose behalf he speaks. Who are they that preach that the rich must rule regard less of numbers. Who are they that live in luxury without labor. Who were they that killed men ia New Orleans in defiance of law and who go unpunished for the deed. Is it the class of men that this statesman out of a job now finds job in maligning. No indeed; and if MT. Ingalls, were only half as honest as hs is capable he would rather have remained out of a job forever than thus to undertake bestow- ing blame where only praise is due.
 Someday, however. such fellows as this Ingalls, will be preaching different doctrines unless ready to die of starvation, and that is thing not to be thought of in the nor al make up of the professional politician There will then be no jobs open for hood winking the people, painting the true as false and the false as true that tie selfish animal body of the deceiver may be fed and clothed with the best in the land.