The sun., 1892-12-13
EX-SENATOR INGALLS'S VIEW
HE DOESN'T WOW REGARD MR.. cLEvE-
LAND As IN ACCIDENT,

Hut Says that ITis Career Is without n Par
niIei in American Poiitic.--He Thinks the
Sictors should Have the Omccs. and He
Expresses the Hope that the Democrats
WIN Have = Majority in Both Branches
OF Congress-" The People Have spoken
He Says, +" and They spoke Out Loud"
ROCHESTER. Dec. l2.-Ex- Senator John J. In
gals Of Kansas lcctured here night His
theme was. "Some OF tho Causes and Conse-
Guenccs OF the Recent Election" His lecture
was entirely FREQ from partisan bias. To are
porter who asked his views on civil service re-
form Mr. ingalls, said:
While am not what is vugarly known as
a spokesman. 1t seems to me perfectly proper
that the men who administer tho functions OF
government should be In sympathy with tho
policy approved and personifed by its executive
head. and l have u suspicion that before Mr..
Clevclandh has been President long pretty near
ly all the Offices will ie held by Democrats. lts
right, too. The opposite theory Is un-Ameri-
can. 1t conccives n class OF minor Office
holders with practically Il lifc tenure OF their
positions. A more extended application OF
that idea removes the sense of responsibility
to the re pie on the part OF public servants.
Congressman is elected for two years, and at
the icople. Why should a man who sticks
stamps on beer kc: in the Revenue Depart
mcnt he a privileged characterp Any man OF
average intelligence can learn his duties in
fortnight. Another thing | think 1t is absurd
for Il man who goes before tho people and so.
icits their votes for the Presidency to discour.
age those OF his own political household from
, Inspiring to positions under the Government.
II il is honorable for one man to aspire to the
Presidency. why Is ii disrelutaUle Tor another
man to y.arn for Post Uhice''
To elicit some expression OF opinion from
Mr.. Ingalls, as to tho late election which re-
suited so disnstrously for his party. the re.
porter referred to the statement made by E
Llery Anderson at the Reform Club banquet,
Mr.. Anderson said:
I'VE mect to. night to celebrate the personal
triumph OF the man who. knowing the truth.
dared proclaim it,"
well. think Mr.. Cleveland regards his
! election in the light of a personal triumph"
! said MIR. ingalls,. and 1t looks that way to me.
! predicted his nomination. However. think
| that Mr.. Cleveland was as much surprised by
! the size Of his victory as anybody. Mr.. Ceve-
| land can no longer be considered an accident.
| His career Is without n parallel in American
! politics. That he was nominated in the face
OF the opposition Of nearly all OF the machine
| politicians Of his party and against the votes
! OF tn" delegates from his own state are but
incidents of IL career that is rerete with sur
! it may interest R.puhican readers to know
| that Mr.. lngull, does not share the horo. now
comilteI followers OF MIR. Harrison. that Kan
sas and enough other states Will choose Ee-
c.ntrqi" the yniteQ states sen te.,.
In Kansas. s.! he. tho EenuDlican m"m-
c"nrSn,eI c'nf cd On ont haot by u IN p
! uIa.,gity "f a; .enIi :;vr or course the Demo
wei. assured that the successor to Mr. Perkins
! VIII be lopuiist. lust as my successor
was l'1pulist. lhore the Dcmoctats vii! 4!aye
"a majority in both branches Of Congress. Tho
, euIie have demanded II change III government
tai policy They have snoken. and they SPOKE
a al iool. "a can read lie meanins ., tn" election
returns 'his year. The country has asked for
R at r Of fEs rnsi Ss
POLLS viii be ds,rin, ental: !! say that innsmuch
as the lsor!e have asked for an Q lect lesson
haze studied tho matter to some este Mt and
believe that protection IS the rrolSr r9licy.
enough in the mec hanic arts and IN other di-
rcctions to be ready t. discard that policy. I
some So things about the Mckinney til that do Q
Lot approve The peopie. as whole: seem to
Mr. ingalls, thought the action of the Demo-
fT@ q hs Sts Wc .n1 IN 2 @Is oh%1 Spyss
politically by endorsing the lorulist electors
! wa, good politics. IT may be degrading"
! whom he despises. on platform tina, he de-
tests, but i was on van Indirect way of accom-
circumstances would advise Republicans 10
d. the same III NtninT WIN re-, regard to the
fHcaiIs said that it could not he con si!ersd
! seriously. The Senate would not admit Of
| thnt. he felt confident. Personally Mrs. ease
| was Of high character ana marked ability. Sho
wa, the inspiration of the PoIu uli-t movement
two years ago. and was more largely instru-
81 . .'. Iy.sy fI.t ttx,,,r
| il securing his de!eut for n reelection to the
| Senate.