The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06

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| ideal thing WAS to be ignored by the pub
lie and be to it an object of Indifference.
In speaking Of the public, he told the
story Of the man who owned the ass and
dog. He was always beating the ass
and petting the dog The ass did all the
work and served his master faithfully,
and could not understand why the dog
was always the object of his most afec-
tionate regard. He thought it all out
one day, and observed that when his mas
ter came home the dog flew at him with
joyous barks of welcome and jumped up
in his lap as he sat down. The ass
thought he would demonstrate his affec-
ton in the same way, and so came bray
ing at his master upon his return one day
and jumped up on his lap in about the
same way that the affectionate public
runs at one Of its favorites, and with about
the same happy result.
Col. lngersoll made his first appearance
IN the field of national politics in the con-
vention OF 1876 in Cincinnati. 1t was his
eloquent tribute to Mr.. Blaine in that con-
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tation. He was already well known in
the West as one OF its most effective
speakers on the stump, and one Of its
coming lawyers. His picturesque imagery,
his power as an orator as displayed then
attracted wide attention. A number of
his Western speeches were then repro
duced, and made profound impressions
on account of The real character of his elo-
quence. His Soldiers Dream, called
"a Vision of War;" is one of the most elo-
quent things in the language.
1t was soon after the convention of 1879
that Colonel Ingersoll came to Washing
ton and joined his brother, who had al
ready fine legal practice in the National
capital. The two brothers were thor
oughly devoted to each other They
worked together as two brothers should.
The death of E. c. Ingersoll was a great
blow to the Colonel. The field of politics
proved very disappointing one during
the campaign Of 1873. The Colonel was
very active. He was in great demand by
the campaign committee, and spoke very
often with great force and effect. Yet he
found, after Hayes was inaugurated, that
there could be no recognition of his serv-
ices. He never wished to hold any public
Office, but he did desire an honorable
recognition OF those services. He held
that if the party managers could afford to
use his services during the campaign they
could afford after the campaign to recog-
nize him. His friends proposed his name
for the mission to Berlin Mr. Hayes said
he could not shock the religious people of
the country by appointing him to any
place. The Colonel never asked for any
thing. He was always too proud and
high spirited for that. If he had been
offered the Berlin mission he would have
declined it. He gave his services freely
and willingly, and when this objection
was brought to him he ceased for the
time to take very much interest in poll
tics, and devoted himself to his law bust
ness as before. In the Garfield campaign
he was again invited to take part in the
canvass. He good naturally complied.
He was more active even in this campaign
than in the preceding one. Garfield was
elected. The man whom he had nomin-
ated at Cincinnati in 1876 with so much
eloquence was made Secretary of State.
Mr.. Window, personal friend, was made
Secretary of the Treasury. Colonel In
gersoll at that time occupied high seat
in the interior counsels of the admins
tration. He was constantly consulted by
the makers of the Cabinet, and was very
close to Garfield and to Mr.. Blaine.
during the uncertain period
when Mr.. Blaine was in the senate and
had not yet told the public that he would
go into Garfeld's cabinet, that l sent a
note up to Col, Ingersoll asking him
when he thought Mr.. Blaine would resign
from the senate and come out. l have
his autograph reply, in which he said:
''Mr. B., l think, will not let go the tail
Of one eel until he has firm grip on the
G. l."
Colonel Ingerson received no recognit-
ion at the hands of this administration,
made up almost entirely of his personal
friends. The reason given was the same.
The religious people of the country were
too strong, and while his services wele
very highly appreciated and they would |
always be glad to have them in any CAM
paign, yet the road was not clear to giving !
him any great public Office. I never
heard the Colonel make any complaint |
He kept on in his even course, devoting |
himself after this entirely to his law
practice and the lecture field. He could |
with difficulty be brought to indorse
even an application for office
1t was not long after this that he came |
% New York, where he found his talent
Is lawyer and jurist more highly ap-
Dreciated than anywhere else. His lines
nave fallen now into most pleasant places.
lie has all that he can do and is generally
as one of the fore men of his
line as writer, as a public speaker and
Is lawyer. There is no lecturer in the
field today who draws such vast audiences.
When l was in Chicago last fall the Colo
lei was announced to lecture in the great
Auditorium. This audience chamber will
lold some seven thousand people Every
eat was filed. During the two hours he
alked no one moved except to applaud or
o laugh, and such was the magic charm
If his eloquence that no one left during
he two hours, and he could have held the
audience for two hours longer had he SO
yilled.
He learned in Washington that there
vas not very much real difference between
he two parties when they came together
It the National capitol. His main inter
st to-day in politics is owing to his be-
ief in protection, although he says the
ause OF protection would be very much