The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-12
WHITELAW REID HITS BACK
Reply to Ex-senator Ingalls's Criticism
on The Editors Late Candidacy.
The Kansas Statesman Charged with Spouting
Mud and Bad Language liver Since His
Defeat by Mrs. Lease aud Mr.. PETER.

CHICAGO. July 1l.-Hon. whitelsw Reid.
ex-minister TO France. who, with his family.
has been seeing the worlds fair. putting III
ten or twelve hours a Cay in that way for
some days past. was caught last night by .
reporter just as he was starting back for
New York. Mr.. Reid expressed great de-
light with the fair. saying he had watched
Its progress since last summer. and that
the effect was finer than he had sntici-
pated. even when he attended the official
opening. 1t surpasses the worlds fairs
previously held in many particulars. ltis
equal to any IN nearly everything. Isis out
of sight of any as to buildings. bat enough
has been said as to that. 1t is equally out
of sight as to the introduction OF water
ways and the enormous multiplication thus
given for novel and picturesque effects; and
OF this enough has not been said. and the
Eastern public has no adequate conceotion
OF 1t. 1t surpssses any previous fair on
the material side as much as in the last
third of q century America has surpassed
Europe in material progress; and on the
artistic side it is o great surprise. coming
much nearer rivaling the Paris exposition
than most people thought possible. Moth
ing but the unrivaled resources of the
IIcnCu AhtAoLhA moccuAo kofC oA
advantage.
The reporter asked Mr.. REID IL he had
read ex-senator Ingalls's criticism of his
candidacy for the vice presidency.
No. said Mr.. Reid. but you know L
was not in favor OF that nomination my
self, SO that probably the ex-senator and
L would not differ materially"
The reporter thought they might. and
showed MIR. Reid the passage where Mr..
ingalls, sneered at him "a uXorious and an
arist0crat, objected TO his dress. manners
and ways, and spoke of his supercilious in
suits to laboring men.
That" said Mr.. Reid. with more seri-
ousness. lis absurd. i have been a labor
ing man myself, far more than Mr.. ingalls,
ever was. and he will probably be puzzled
to specify any insult, supercilious or 9th.
erwlse, that / ever offered TO labor or to
any honest laboring man. AL this talk
ab0ut hostility 10 the national ticket last
year on account of the tifteen-year-old
strike. which was settled TO che satlsfac-
tion of the labor unions themselves. is
were a thousand votes affected by
1t In New York. even when 1t was AN
open question. To say that after it was
settled to their entire satisfaction the labor
unions still carried IL into politics is to ac-
ouse them not only OF bad faith. but of q
systematic violation OF their own cardinal
principles; and is thus offering them the
grossest insults. OF course our opponents
made q great hubbuba about 10. but most OF
those whom they class were influenced s<
ready on their side. | doubt If Mr.. Pow.
derby or any other equally reputable and
Responsible labor leader will say that that
question turned a Thousand labor votes In
the United States last fall. Certainly 10
did not turn one whore O single iilesbot ~
| the Carnegie works turned thousands
What about the NERVOUSNESS and the
aristooracyf 7" urged the reporter.
"Oh, pshaw." said Mr.. Reid. who ever
heard before of a rational man attacking q
| candidate because he was decently fond of
his wifeG The rest of Mr.. Ingaile's com
plant seems To be shat in other particulars
also L act like q gentleman. Well. out IN
Kansas they surely did not bring that ac-
cusatlon against him. And Yet when he
was last q candidate. although he aban-
doned his supposed principles and crawled
in the dirt before them. Mrs. Lease aud Mr..
PETER thrust him INTO the gutter. He has
been lying there ever since. spOuting mud
and bad language"
What can be his motive for the attack"
pursued the reporter.
How do i know; and what's the good OF
guessingf He seems TO lack employ ment
since he was thrown out of Office holding
and | suppose the man must make a living
by lecturing or writing for the syndicates.
We have dozens of such statesmen out OF a
job applying TO rs for work after every
election and / fancy your paper has the
same experience" and with q CHEEKY good
bye" the New York editor swung into q
cab and started for his train.