The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-23
SOL MILLER ON INGALLS,.

SOL MILLER ON INGALLS,.
Sol Miller is poking Ingalls,. He SAYS:
1t cannot but be expected that the Dem
Democratic papers should dIsparage
the abilities of Mckinley. He Is the
champion of protection 10 American la
Dor, which is heartily hated alike by the
| Democratic papers and the foreign man.
! ufacturers; and for this reason. the peo-
pie are making him their leader in the
! great battle that is 10 vanquish and
humiliate the Democratic party. The
mugwump free trade papers Of the East,
and the parttsans of presidential can
! didates whom the people will have none
OF. also think little OF McKinley's abiIi-
| ty. But man like John ]. ingalls,.
who is asking position al the hands of
/ the Republican party OF Kansas. who
are almost unanimously in favor Of
Mckinley, and who himself processes
| TO be for Mckinley, should keep out OF
| this belittHng business, and be sparins
! of his criticisms. If he were a news
| paper editor, trying TO get off sharp
hits, it might be forgiven; but a man
whose claims Will be presented TO the
party for decision at the same time Nc
Kinley's are, and who may succeed. IL
he succeeds at all. only through McKin>
the party's leader. even for the purpose
OF constructing a moral lesson.
In his recent Wichita speech, Mr.. In
gals called the popular demand for Nc
Kinley phenomenon, and got off the
Democratic gag that he was a man of
no great military or civil experience. no
overshadowing endowments or attain
ments. Nobody ever claimed that Nc
Kinley was a great military leader; bu,
as he went into the army a boy. carry
ing musket, and came out amajor.
without the aid of powerful or infiuen-
ral friends TO work for his promotion.
his service was at least meritorious
and commanded the attention Of mis-
superiOrs. HIS endowments and attain
ments may not have been overshadow-
ing, but they We're better-they were
solid and practical. Speaker Reed ap>
pears to have considered his attain
ments sufficient 10 warrant him in pIac-
ing him at the head Of the most import
ant committee in the house, that OF
ways and means. As the head Of that
committee, he was largely instrumental
in framing the tariff bill that mears his
name, and was the leader in fighting
the bill through the house. He has also
had the backbone to stand up for the
measure and the ability TO defend il.
This is why the people are so phenom-
inally for him. They tasted the pros,
perity that the Mckinley law brought.
and are tasting the adversity that IT'S
repeal has caused They remember
that when the hue and cry was raised
against the bill, and ruin was predicted
as result, Reed and other wOuld-be
leaders never raised their voices in its
behalf, but cuddled down and sneerei !
about "McKinleyism; but Mckinley |
went forth and defended his law, untn |
the country rose up and overwhelmed |
its opponents
And right there was an example by /
which Mr.. Ingalls, might have profited. !
The same senseless panic that brought |
temporary defeat to Mckinley, also /
overwhelmed ingalls,. But while Nc
Kinley sprung from his dfeat, and went
forth throughout the country TO retrieve
the disaster. Ingalls, crouched down and
went squealing. Before leaving the
senate, he made a speech so ultra calaml |
ty that il disgusted even the calamity
ties; and after his defeat, he pTophesied
that the Republican party would never
rise again unless IL endorsed calamity
ism. Even now he is joining In the
cheers for free coinage. But Mckinley.
the man Of no especial experience or abb
Iity, got out and rustled. and took a
leading part in the work Of raIlvfne
the party, and placing il in a condition
to sweep the country. He even came
to Kansas, after Ingalls, and taken 10
the brush, and assisted in placing the
Republican party in a shape that en-
ingalls, 10 come out and ask
L for office once more. II is not much |
IF phenomenon that the people should
make him their leader. Mr ingalls, Is
today having a heap of fun over the
probable platform OF the party, and
oledging himself 70 be in favor Of any
hing the platform contains, in order 10
get back into the senate. Had il not
been for such men as Mckinley. who
nave no great experience or attainmeats
Mr.. ingalls, would have no more pros-
)ect OF returning 20 the senate than
Mrs. Lease has for being Emperor for
third term OF the Cannibal Islands !
md perhaps he has not, as II II. Unless
le gest down TO solid. honest, sincere
dvocacy Of Republicanism, he does not
leServe to be.