The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-11

snced tongue, however, its subject may
not give it any added grace Of style.
caught Mr.. ingalls, between towns on
a lecture tour through the southern and
eastern states and had the pleasure of
spending an hour and half with him in
conversation on political, literary and re-
lgious topics.
Mr. ingalls, does not like lecturing be-
cause he has horror Of public speaking.
This may seem odd to those who have
heard him ON the senate floor or from the
lecture platform. In fact, the Kansas SEN
ator had the appearance of one who was
enjoying keen pleasure whenever he took
the floor in the senate to defend himself
against personal or political opponent
Il have dread of public speaking" he
said to me. "When L approach the place
where am to make a speech or deliver a
lecture, am filled with a nameless terror.
Sometimes il becomes almost uncOntrol-
table, and I am tempted to turn and fly.
For more than 90 years, at the bar, on the
stump, on the platform and in the senate,
/ have practiced the art, but the trepida-
ton is as great now as when / began. But
for this drawback l should enjoy lectur-
ing, because il brings me in contact with
the best people of many communities, and
my engagements are so arranged that the
travelling is not arduous. In fact, travel
ing is pleasant nowadays if you have the
money TO pay for its luxuries.
l asked the senator what be thought Of
the prospect OF returning TO the senate,
but he interpreted the question as concern
ing only the prospects OF the Republican
party in Kansas, and he replied: 1--WE have
excellent prospects of success in Kansas.
The Populists and Democrats will probably
combine, but the indications are that the
Republicans are strong enough now TO beat
them BOTH
ION a sound money platform"
1.-THE Republicans of Kansas are not all
for the free coinage of silver, but they are
nearly all bimetallists.'
How Kansaas Regard Silver.
"Of the Allison schools
''Wel, perhaps they go beyond that.
They are friends of silver and believe in
the use of both metals as money, but they
are not sure shat the free coinage OF silver
is desirable at this time. Those who think
that because the silver men in the west and
south have stopped talking the silver sen
timent is dead will find they are mis-
taken. People have stopped talking, but
il is because they have made up their
minds what they want. Harvey could not
sell any more OF his Coin books among
them, simply because they have learned all
that. Few men have had better opportu-
mites TO observe the condition Of the pub
lie mind than l have, because few have
travelled as have done recently And /
can tell you that if the Republicans and
Democrats put gold candidates on silver
platform or platform which is ambigu-
Gus on the money question We may see
some remarkable Developments n the eiec-
tion Of 1895.
There are conditions confronting tia
people OF the United States now which
suggest the great problems which pre-
ceded the civil war. Before that war the
people held conventions. made speeches,
organized parties, and no result came Of
it. They fought. and the problem was
still unsettled Then Abraham Lincoln,
with single stroke of his pen, found the
solution. Re signed the emancipation
proclamation. All the bitterness and
strife Of a generation. all the eloquence q
Wendell Phillips and the Other orators who
aroused public feeling, accomplished no
hIal result. Lincoln. al one stroke dis