Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-16
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Holton. Kas.. Aug l5.-(Special) Five
thousand people greeted ex-senator ingalls,
fH the court house park this afternoon and.
notwithstanding the intense heat the
great crowd stood for two hours, atten-
lively listening 10 the senator's exposition
of Republican doctrine. People came from
all oyer the county and from adjoining
counties. Great enthusiasm prevailed
throughout. a large crowd in town wait
Z ed 10 hear General +. b. Dawes speak TO-
night. Senator ingalls, spoke strongly for
protection and bimetallism. The address
was substantially the same his Lyons
address. recently printed in the Journal.
After his address Mr. ingalls, expressed
himself TO the Journal correspondent con-
cerning Kansas politics. Said he:
The state convention was another re-
nnarkable and significant illustration of the
Irresistible power of public opinion when
thoroughly aroused and in earnest. as it
machine were against Morrill at Topeka.
as they were against Mckinley at 81. Louis
was decreed months Before. The proprie-
tors of the party aDhounced that he could
not be nominated ard. and denounced him m: a.. as
Incompetent and infirm OF PURPOSE; They
declared tha: his nomination would GER
tainly defeat the party. To save the peo-
pie all trouble. they selected his successor
and made the preliminary arrangements
for his acceptance by the convention. The
result was Morrill,s nomination by accla-
NATION. unanimously. not vote being cast
against him. 1t was one of the most anus
ing episodes / nour politics and quite in
etructive as WELL
How about his elements of strength and
weakness"
Morrill, has enemies who are bitter and
RELENTLESS on account OF real or fancied
neglect and injury. Some of them may re-
fuse to support him. but he will undoubted
Is get achievements from conservative
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state subjected to Populistic administration
again. He may lose something also by the
hostility of Prohibitionists and resub-
missionlsts. but the indications are that all
minor issues will be swept away by the
food Of partisan pass9n whch always ae
he will probably not fall behind the as-
Gregate party vote"
DO you think the defeat OF Chief Justice
David Martin mistake?"
1T might have been shrewder politics to
have renomirated David Martin. He is an
industrious and intrepid jurist, with great
simplicity of character and purity of life.
He is a lawyer In whom there is no guile.
more than honest. He is innocent Honesty
implies the possibility of temptation. but
nothing, ! think, could tempt Martin to
swsrve from absolute rectitude as ne per-
ceived II. Carver is his equal in character
and learning and his superior hi training.
education and discipline and Will make
Zone more, gratifying. evidence of the
power of public opinion" said Mr. ingalls,,
the money question. The st. Louis plank
was adopted nnreseryedly. but with such
the wayfaring single gold standard man,
though fool. may not err therein. The
orators will not henceforth dwell upon the
evils of n debased currency and hold up
to derision the 30 cent dollar. We are all
for sound money.
And how about Bryan's speech of ac-
dyes. 1 have read Bryan's New York
speech. From mis- point of view, it is a
BILE presentation The premises are wrong.
and the arguments defective. but the az
dress is an adrot and effective appeal to
the discordant elements of his own party
which il is his work TO harmonize and rec
oncile. The oration is an immense advance
over the Chicago harangue, to which he
owed his nomination That was common
more to the audience than TO the speaker.
1t was an incoherent rhapsody. collected
from many sources 1t was in TO sense
remembered phrases that happened to be
opportune. The event was one OF those in
terpoIations Of destiny which cannot be re-
peated. Bryan knew this and wisely fore
bore the attempt. 1t must be his purpose
now 10 convince his constituency that he
possesses the wisdom, character and force
requisite iE the place to which he aspires.
He must dispel the prejudices which justly
exist against boy orators and prairie law
yers. when brought into competition with
sagcs and salt water statesmen. 1t Is not
undue euioEy to say that by his Madison
Square garden speech he has put himself
on a higher plane than he has yet occupied
intellectually. Nothing will be ganeu ny
p dIsparaeing him. 1t will be necessary to
take him seriously hereafter"
is the silver question on the wane?"
From the audiences that i have met so
far, conclude that the people are much
less interested in the silver. question than
IN the other aspects of the campaign.
They recall the prosperity of Harrison 8
iasi administration. and when they reflect
that our financial system is the same now
as then, they realize that hard times must
have come from some other cause. and that
fion. look for an entire change Of front
in our line of battle before the campaign
ends"
"wili you have time to make any speech
outside of Kansas during the present
csmpagn?'
The national committee telegraphed me
Wednesday that there were urgent re-
quests for me in several states and asked
me TO give them all the time al my dis
missionary tour later in the season, but
for the present shall remain In Kansas.
"Wiil the Republicans carry Kansas. sen
atorg''
Il feel entirely confident that we shall
carry this state and the country. The
people have given too many proofs of their
attachment TO free institutions, and of their
reasonable doubt of the result Parry
names mean i'ttle, and party ties-.rest
lightly There ~iIl be much independent
voting. and l anticipate many surprises,
but l have never felt more faith that the
appeal to the conscience and courage of
the American peoplelwll not be made in
vain"