The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
INGALLS,, CANISTER.
Republicans Comment on the Ex-Sen-
ator's Fiery Attack on Leland.

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ator's Fiery Attack on Leland
Nothing has stirred up Republicans
so much for years as the ingalls, inter
view on Cy Leland. That is the one
topic of conversation on the street and
in the Offices There are men among
the politicians in Topeka who do not
have the best opinion of ingalls, and so
the opinion about the interview and its
effect on the situation in Kansas is
slightly divided. Nearly all would well
come the final downfall of Leland but
there are a few who think that ingalls,
has not gone about the matter in the
right way.
Mayor Charles A. Fellows was prob
ably more pleased with the Ingalls, in
terview than any one in Topeka. He
read it carefully when he received the
Journal and then he put down the pa
per and gave himself up to unrestraln-
ed mirth for several minutes 1T is
the best thing, tell you the very best
thing have ever seem, said he. Il
do not see what more could have. been
said. There are any number of people
who have thought these things, but it
takes ingalls, to say them. That ought
to put Cy on the shelf for awhile at
least. 1 think that people are about
ready to give up Cy Leland anyhow.
He has done about all the harm he
can
P. I. Bonebrake, president of the Cen
trail National bank smiled when asked
for his opinion of the interview: There
has been an enmity of long standing
between these men. The interview is
characteristic of Ingalls,. 1 believe that
would have been" Mr.. BOnebrake
hesitated. Then he added, But this is
not my fight and 1 do not care to say
anything for publication
S. S. McFadden, city clerk, said: IT
endorse every word in the ingalls, in
terview. That gang is just what has
doWned the party in this state and il
they are not disposed of they will down
it again. The whole crowd is
ed of men who can do the party no
good. L am glad that Ingalls, took up
concerned Jim Simpson is the best one
in it, but the trouble with him is that
he is dominated by the other fellows.
The sooner the people rise up and down
Cy Leland and his crowd the sooner
will there be Republican success in
Kansas"
Capt. P. H. Coney-The interview
will do the Republican party no good
! do not believe that is good politics.
1t will not cement any ties or bind up
any wounds. But there is one thing
that the people of Kansas won't stand
and this is bossism and it does not
matter whether it is Cy Leland or some
| one else.
Col. George w. Veale-Cy. Leland is.
! all right. He is not half as bad as he
! is painted. IF the Republicans will rail-
| ~ to Cy Leland he will lead them to
! victory but I don't believe that things
like the Ingalls, letter will do the party
! any good.
Secretary John CLANCY of the Repub-
| Hcan county central cOmmittee-That
interview was a scOrcher. If that will
not kill Cy, politically, I don't know
! what will I think the Republicans of
| Kansas are tired of Cy and his crowd,
| and are ready to have them let go any
! time.
J. G. SIonecker-AIr. ingalls, inter-
| view is a model. I was especially pleas
| ed to see that he enumerated Cy Le-
! lands numerous victories and his high
! TsAs
| way, does everybodE know What Lee
! lands views are on any national or
! state question? Everyone in Kansas
should read this interview.
| Representative H. G. Larimer-I
think that the interview was too full
| of venom. Cy Leland and his crowd
! will be hard to down and the Republi-
cans may think that they have the best
| of them when they haven't. There are
| two classes of politicians. One is made
! up of men who are in politics a side
| issue. for what good they can do. There
| is another class which makes politics
| it's business, and the men who belong
| to the Cy Leland crowd are in this
| class. They make their living out of
! politics and it is a hard matter to down
| them.
Justice of the Peace John L, Guy
| The interview was a hummer. LELAND
| evidently thought the old man was
/ dead, and I'll bet now that he is sorry
| that he kept punching at the corpse
| suppose Leland feels today as if he had
| been fOoling with the business end of
| a wasp and wishes he hadn't.
Ex-State Treasurer Otis L. AthertOn
-Cy won't hurt anyone Baker is the
| leader of the party in Kansas, and he
! is recognized as such. Everywhere in
| the state you hear of Baker. The Of
| fetal position of Senator Baker makes
| him the leader, if nothing else would.
! But who could say things like that
| about man but Ingalls,? He has evil
| IDENTIFY been waiting for this chance to
| get back at Leland for two or three
| years, and when the opportunity came,
| he made the best of it.
Senator John E. Hessin-The inter
view is excellentIy worded. There is no
| man in the United States who can ex-
| press himself as ingalls, can. He seem
| ed gifted with the power to use the
| right word in the right place. No syno-
| nym will do in place of any of the
! words ingalls, uses.
Reflections of a Bachelor.