Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-13
THE TRUTH PLAINLY TOLD.

When SO few republicans seem to
rightly interpret the meaning of the
overwhelming defeat of their party it
is refreshing to read SO timely and
fearless a presentation of the truth of
the situation as the following, which
appears in the last number of The
Adviser, published at Linden, in this
county:
With the hfty-Gr5t Congress expires
the political life of John James ingalls,,
senator from Kansas. He is man
Of brilliant mind and great forensic
ability. In the senate his power has
been fully recognized. In many re.
speets no other member could equal
him.
And yet, we can but believe that
the Instincts Of the people were right
in refusing to rc-clect him to represent
Kansas for another six years in the
United States senate He did not in
fact represent the people of that great
state lie is Il mental entity as diStin-
guished from man of lofty ideals and
earnest purposes. OF great egotism,
unbalanced with earnest sympathet-
ical qualities, he therefore lacks the
qualities necessary for successful
leadership. OF the force and power
of the gathering storm that eliminated
in his overthrow he seems to have re
manned in ignorance. Had he known
thereof he would doubtless have acted
accordingly. Like Artemus Ward
professed, he is of the class that can
change his sentiments if found to be
necessary, or we are greatly mistaken
His notable speech in the senate, made,
seemingly, as an offering to the farm
erS of Kansas, in which he Out-radi-
called radicaliSm, was a success in that
it revealed the character of Ingalls,.
Had such been his sentiments the
country would have known of them
before. Had he been Il true man,
thinking otherwise. he would have
gone down in defeat with honor.
Such men rs Ingalls, are the bane of
the republican party, and such as he
will kill it if il dies. Qualities of the
head only are not sufficient outfit for
"A Republican leader. 1t still has in its
ranks men who became republicans N
the days when the higher law " was
still tie party above all others that
needs the stimulus of a rallying cry
expressive Of moral earneStneSS an
intention and purpose. 1t wants a
GiddingS, a Wade, 4 Seward, a sum
ner, a Wilson, a Stevens, a Lane, 4
Lincoln. II wants an apostle with
faith in something ItwantS a grand
old man conSecrated to the service
of the working people of this country
1t wants man with broad, sympathet.
ic qualities of heart. 1t wants man
who is nothing for himself but every
thing for others. 1t cannot carry mil
lionaireS, railroad attorneys and polit-
ical weathercocks. 1t has has no use
for Cameron, Quay ct, n. 1t is well
rid of Ingalls,,
The editor of The Adviser is re-
publican who shows keen appreciation
of the needs of his party. If there
were more of his kind, there would be
some hope for the future of republi
canism. The gods Of the party, for L
these many years, have been men likt
Ingalls,, who could pour out invective:
and say hard, bitter things of their op
ponents. There are republicans o
heart and brain, but they have no
been selected as leaders. The fall o
ingalls, and kind has been great, be
cause they have fallen far. But w
believe that it will mark the beginning
of better and purer era in politics
for which all true patriots SHOULD
earnestly labor and deyoutly pray.