Huntsville gazette., 1892-10-15
INGALLS, TALKS.
The Ex-senator Opens the Cam.
paign at Topeka.
Thousands Flock to Hear His First Speech
of the Campaign-He Reminds Re-
publIcans Of Their Duty in the
Present Contest.

Topeka, Kan, Oct 10.-An hour and
q half before the time set for the ap-
pearance of Hon. John j. Ingalls, at the
Grand opera house Saturday night 5000
persons occupied the seats and the
aisles, and fully as many more crowded
outside around the house.
Being introduced, Mr.. Ingalls, stepped
forward and delivered an address which
has been more anxiously looked for
than any other utterances ever pro-
nounced in Kansas.
After some personal explanations,
Mr. ingalls, said:
1 have during the past three months talked
with scores. yes, with hundreds of business
men in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Balti
more and the other great commercial cities
along the Atlantic seaboari; l have talked
with them upon the sea: 1 talked with them
as / met them in Europe; men who had hereto
fore acted with the democratic party, they said
to me that while the republican policy of pro-
lection was not all that they desired; while
there were features of the Mckinley bill that
they did not like, that they had adjusted their
business to it, and that they had discovered
that the results we're not what they had been
predicted.
They found that wages had arisen: they
found that the prices of the necessaries of life
had diminished; they found that the importa-
tion OF non-dutiable goods had decreased; they
said what this country needed in its business
energies and resources is permanence, and
ability and repose. We know that II PreSi-
dent Harrison Is chosen for another four years.
we shall have permanence and tranquility and
repose, but If Grover Cleveland is elected we
know we shall have four years of agitation, OF
- r%asw,
we are going to vote for Benjamin Harri-
SON [Applause] Therefore, l say to you
fellow citizens that this campaign has been
transferred from the east to the west This is
the battle-ground of the remaining portion of
this campaign and unless the democratic party
can secure recruits in the great agricultural
states OF the west and the northwest, unless
they can make some inroad into the republican
column, unless they can secure enough repub-
icans upon one pretext or another, through the
peoples party, to vote for James B. Weaver,
then the handwriting on the wall is recorded
and the doom of Grover Cleveland and the
democratic party is sealed. [Great applause
So say, fellow citizens, we have been accus
toned always at the outset of every campaign,
to speak Of it as being one of great gravity, Of
extreme seriousness as involving momentous
issues that might result in catas trophe.
l say to you that it is not the language OF ex-
aggeration, it is not the language OF passion, ii
is not the language Of prejudice, when say to
you that here in the great agricultural states OF
the west and the northwest the battle Of this
campaign is to be waged; and unless the demo
cratic party can cajOle, unless they can in some
way other break the directness and vigor
and energy of the republican column here, then
the election Of Mr.. Harrison is as assured as
the rising of the sun on the 9Th of November.
[Great cheering
But hope 1 shall not in any way whatever
f1fn
ating democratic vote, If there be in this
vast assembly, If there be anywhere within the
borders of this state, if there be anywhere
within the reach Of the domain which these
newspapers are to reach to- morrow, any man
who believes that 1t is not a matter OF national
misfortune and calamity that the whole policy
of this government should be reversed, that
the tide of all civilization should be rolled
backward, then 1 ask him to reflect before
yielding to any seduction whatever before
yielding to any menace whatever, and upon any
prctext casting his vote for James B. Weaver
and the electors upon that ticket. The demo
Gratis are engaged in very peculiar campaign
In the north, in other states than this, am
told they going for Gen Weaver They
seem to be going for him in the south also.
[Tumultuous laughter.]
have no desire to dig up the ensanguined
undergarment have no purpose to revive the
passions of the war. have heard great deal
about magnanmity and believe the platform
of our distinguished friend, the peoples party,
declares that the war is over and that the union
cannot be pinned by bayonetS. 1 beg leave to
add that 1t cannot be cemented by eggs am
willing as any man to forgive and forget but
there ought to be reciprocity.
I believe my democratic friends say that
there is a force bill issue in this campaign; I
don't think there is; but think there ought to
10 I hQv va no n
publican organiza ton, but affirm that this ma
ton will never be properly restored; I affirm
that there never will be absolute restoration
between the two sections until 1t is just ex-
actly as safe for James B. Weaver or any
other northern man, whatever may be his poll
tics, to talk in Georgia, whatever he pleases, as
it will be to talk in Kansas, and affirm beyond
all that that the mission Of republicanism as
such will never be accomplished until it is just
exactly as safe for a black republican to vote in
Mississippi as it is for white democrat to vote
here in Shawnee county.
For more than twenty five years. yes for
more than thirty years, the republican party
has practically had charge and controlled the
national government, for under the Cleveland
hiatus, speak advisedly, for he never was
elected, the senate was republican In this in
terval the republican party has established
the supremacy Of the constitution; it has
d
DOM the state indestructble and the nation
indissoluble. 1t has also enfranchised free
men and abolished slavery. 1t has invented
national banks and a firm currency, and main
tanned an official system of unprecedented
strength and f1exibility. 1t made paper money
legal tender, and it resumed specie payment.
1t suppressed polygamy and organized the en-
pire OF the west by the land laws which have
given homes to millions of the public domain.
President Harrison is the only man who has
sat in the presidential chair for the last half
century that could conduct every department
OF the government himself and run it without a
break. He was a gallant and heroic soldier
He was an eminent lawyer Has been efd-
cent and trained legislator. He is a courageous
man He is not afraid to do right He is pa
triotic man, he believes in the American people
and spells the word Nation with the biggest
letter M in the alphabet. His letter in reply
to the objections of Lord Salisbury to continue
the modus vivendi OF the sealing trouble with
Great Britain is, in my judgment, one of the
finest one of the ablest, one of the strongest
state papers of this country. He wrote it him
self. He had no secretary of state, and he is
Just exactly as competent to conduct the nego-
tiations with any foreign power of Europe as
he is competent and willing to look over the
private papers in the case of pensioner apply
ing for a pension.
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