The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-09

Topeka, Kan, Oct. s-Ex-Senator
Ingalls, made his first speech of the cam
paign here tonight. The Republicans
gave him an enthusiastic reception. Dur
ing the day the Peoples party men were
distributing circular containing quota
tion from one of Mr.. ingalls, speeches
delivered just before his retirement from
the senate. The quotation reads:
Il cannot forbear to affirm that a social
system which offers to tender, virtuous
and independent women the alternative
between prostitution and suicide as an
escape from beggary is organized crime.
A financial system under which more than
half of the enormous wealth of the conn
try derived from the bounty of nature and
the labor of ali is owned by little more
than thirty thousand people, while one
million American citizens, 4 bic and willing
TO work. are homeless tramps starving Tor
bread, requires adjustment"
Mr.. Ingalls, was escorted from Atchisoa
by the Y6hng Mems Republican club of
that city, and upon his arrival here was
welcomed by several local and visiting
Campaign clubs. He was escorted in
procession to the hall, which was so
crowded that he could hardly gain en-
trance to it. At least 2,000 people Were
turned away who were unable TO obtain
admission. There were 5000 people within,
ali that possibly could be crowded into the
HALL MT. entrance was UDe signal
for most enthusiastic demonstration, ,and
it WAS several minutes before the cheering
subsided sufficiently to allow him to
speak.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that he was glad to see
30 many Of his old friends among those
present, because he desired to deny before
them the allegation that he had gone
abroad (referring to his European trip to
escape taking part in the campaign. He
was glad also to see SO many ladies pres
ent; for he wanted them TO understand
that they had only 10 ask the Republi
party for full suffrage and they would
get it.
There has been manifested" he con-
tinued, among the mandarins of the Re-
publican party in Kansas an apprehension
that my appearance this evening indicates
a purpose to break into the senatorial
campaign. have said before that / was
not and would not be a candidate for the
senate. There is no string to that state
ment. My purpose in entering this cam
paign Is to help to reclaim Kansas. The
victory of the Peoples party two years
ago has reduced the value Of every acre of
land in this state; it has reduced the
capacity of every cilizen to pay his debts;
1t has desecrated the fair name of the state.
1t is my desire to restore Kansas to her
former glory. / have no personal ambition !
to gratify. / believe that the successor of
my late lamented colleague, Senator |
Plumb, could be chosen from among the |
men who reside in the territory whence he |
came. My seat in the senate is not vacant |
[Applause.1 When that seat is vacant, if |
desire to return to the senate. ! will see
you again on that subject" loud and |
long continued applause
Continuing, Mr. ingalls, said that the |
party leaders had warned him to te eau
1ious in dealing with the Democrats |
They were afraid that he would explode |
dynamite bomb among them and drive /
them from the support of the Republican |
ticket. That caution, he said, was super
tuous. for. he continued, (sarcastically). |
als treatment of Democrats had always
been OF the gentlest character. There was
always more or less talk of the Democrats
going to vote the Eepu blican ticket before
election. but when election day came they
were always found in line with their party.
he then proceeded to denounce in his
characteristic way the Democrats and the
Democratic platform. As to the Peoples
party platform, he said that there was one
clause in 1t to which he could subscribe,
and that WAS that the aninlosities of the
war should be buried, and that the states
could not be pinned together in union
with bayopets. He desired to remind the
populists, however, that the union could
not be cemented by eggs The south. he
said, would never be reconstructed until
General Weaver could speak with as much
freedom i'll Georgia as he could in Kansas
Continuing, be urged the Republicans
who had Joined the Farmers Alliance
movement two years ago to return to the
Republican party and aid in the re.elec-
lion of President Harrison; for if Kansas
electedth populist state, legislative snd
electoral tickets she would sink herself in
degradation from which she could not
recover in a generation. The Democrats
relied upon Kansas and other western and
northwestern states to elect Grover Cicve-
land by sending Weaver electors 10 the
electoral college. The Democrats neither
hope nor expect to carry New York, The
Mckinley law has decided the election
there in advance. The east wanted no
change from the present prosperous con-
dtions. 1t would be for Harrison, and the
Democrats relied for victory upon the
west. Their duty then was clear A vote
for Weaver was a vote for Cleveland.
Continuing. Mr.. Iugalls discussed the
various state and pational issues The
enthusiasm of the evening exceeded that
of any similar meeting during the cam
paign.