, 1896-11-16

Hon. John J. Ingalls, arrived this
morning. While in Laramie he will
be the guest of Bishop Talbot. From
the Lyceum platform at the university
auditorium tonight he will deliver his
great lecture on Problems of Our Sec
ond Century"
While in Denver Mr.. ingalls, was in
terviewed at some length by the Repub-
lican. and among other things he said:
THE POPULIST VICTORY.
Il really do not care to state any par
ticular cause for the populist victory
in our state. Kansas has always been
a mercurial state. 1t has great politi-
cal versatility. In 'SS it e 50, 900 for
Harrison, in '92 1T gave Weaver 1000
majority, and now it has gone for Bry-
an by about 2 1000. The people of Kan
sas have always been the first to take
up ley movements, which they usually
abandon when they find them inprac-
ticable or Improbable. They are an
entirely intelligent and rational peo-
ple-when they reject the bad and hold
fast to the coed.
Il cannot tell who they are likely to
elect to the United States senate next
January to succeed Senator PETER.
Candidates for the office are plentiful
enough to give them a wide field for
| nbni,, S,p,t,r Dnffnr nroer~a 4,
ncf averse to reelection. Then there
are ex-senator John Martin, Congress-
. man Simpson. ~Briedenthal. who man
aged the state campaign, and a gentle
man named Munger. In my judgment
they will have Mr.. PETER TO succeed
himself"
How do you regard Mr.. PETER as a
statesman" was asked.
NO INTELLECTUAL GIANT.
Il do not think Senator PETER has
ever been regarded as an intellectual
giant" replied he. The public has not
yet come to look upon him as a great
power in our political life so far as |
can learn. No: | do not care to com
Pare Senator PETER with any of the
state. 1t would be an u%ngracious thing
for me to draw disparaging COMPARE
sons between one populist and anoth-
err.
mo. cannot tell whether it Ks true
or not that Jerry Simpson does not
wear socks. That is a matter l have
never cared to investigate personally.
The charge against Mr.. Simpson to
which you refer is, | think, nothing
more than the contribution Of a parti-
san press to the gaiety Of the nation.
He is a shrewd. good-humored fellow,
of hard horse sense. He has a very de-
cided capacity for reaching the views
of the great masses of the people, from
whom he is not very far removed by
superiority Of attachments.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease has no been in
Kansas at all in this campaign, and l
do not know anything about her.
I'VE have had very large crops Of
ItolH ait ltil LII hdllSdS ILLS yCdI,
deviated Mr.. ingalls,, with evidence OF
relief. and the prices Of both are ad-
vancing. OF course, we suffered from
the collapse that followed the boom OF
six or eight years ago. but most OF our
debts are now %liquidated and l think
we are about to enter on a decade OF
prosperity.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
DO you think the financial question
will continue to be the leading political
issue until the next presidential cam
paign?" brought him back to politics.
That | have nothing to say about. !"
was his decided reply. Since the cleo
ton is all over" he went IN, II can
say | believe the result is being gener-
ally acquiesced in by the American peo-
pie. The advance agent Of prosperity
may not have reached Denver yet, but
he is coming this way and will arrive
in due time. Yes, l believe we will
prosper in this country because we
have elected a republican administra-
ton"
For the first time in his talk about
politics the ex-senator from Kansas
did lot deliberate over his sentences.
THE republican party" said he,
with touchdown vehemence, lis the
only party in this country that ever
had any sense, or courage, or con-
science, or honesty, or ability or sue
cess. The great mass of the people be-
lieve the republican party can formu-
late policies which will revive the IN
dustries Of the country and restore
public confidence. That is why Major
Mckinley was elected.
I'VE have no prescription in our
party for creating prosperity. but
think we are going to do 1t inside Of the
next four years, nevertheless. I look
for some effort toward having goods