People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-08-23
John ]. INGALLS, Is Dead.

received no relief, and on their ad
vice returned with his family TO
AtchisOn. At home he grew 10 bet
ter, though under the constant at
tentlon OF specialist.
Ten months ago he again took the
advice Of physicians and sought an
other change of climate, travelling
through New Mexico and Arizona.
He was still able TO write occasionally
for the newspapers aud TO attend TO
his business affairs. From time TO
time reports of his serious illness were
circulated, but they were invariably
denied, both by the senator and his
family. He did not consider his case
hopeless by any means, and only two
months ago planned to return to
AtChisOn.
The Kansas "Herd Book" mentions
John J. ingalls, on pages III, l73, Ia,
us, l79, 2O4, 2O5, PIP, 2l3 PIC, 222 and
236.
He first appeared as engroSsing
clerk of the territorial legislature in
1859.
He was chairman Of the committee
on phraseolOgy aud arrangements at
the WyandOtte constitutional con.
vention July 5, 1859.
In 1851 he was chosen a member o.
the state senate.
He was secretary at the last terri
tOrial legislature which met at Lee
compton, January I, 1861.
In 1864 he was appointed quarter
master of the state militia.
He is credited with suggesting the
motto, lad astra per aspera," which
Kansas adopted as the state seal dur
ing the session of the first legislature.
In 1864 ingalls, ran for the office OF
lieutenant governor on the Repub
lican Union State ticket, which
was composed of boilers from the
regular Republican convention.
In 1873 ingalls, was elected United
States senator, which position he held
until March, 1891,
He was at one time president Of
the senate,
The late Senator I0galls carried
two life insurance policies for $4,000
each, in the New York Life Insurance
company. They were DO h taken out
10 1885 and we're fifteen-payment poll
ceS. Had Mr.. IDgalls lived until
December % the time for the settle.
menG of the policies would have ar
rived
Tue following, written on the SUD-
| iect OF Grass" is said to be Ingalls,
best effort at writing: Grass is the
forgiveness OF nature--her constant
benediction. Fields trampled with
battle, saturated with blood, torn
with the ruts Of cannon, grow green
again with grass, and carnage is for.
gotten. Streets abandoned by traffic
become grass-grown like rural lanes,
and are obliterated. FOresta decay,
harVests perish, flowers vanish, but
grass is immortal. Beleagured by the
sullen hosts Of winter, it withdraWs
into the impregDaole fortress Of its
,ubterraneau vitality, and emerges
upon the first solicitation Of spring.
S0wn by the winds, by wandering
birds, propagated by the subtle horti,
culture OF the elements which are its
ministers and servants, it sOftens the
rude outline of the world. It's tenac-
iOus fbers hold the earth in It's place,
and prevent its soluble comp0nents
from washing into the wasting sea.
1t invades the solitude Of deserts,
climbs the inaccessible slopes aud for
bidding pinnacles Of mountains, mod
fes climates, and determines the
history, character and destiny Of
nations. Unobtrusive and patient, 1t
has immortal vigOr and aggression.
Banished from the thOrOughfare and
the field, it bides its time to return,
and when vigilance is relaxed, or the
dynasty has persisted, it silently re.
sumes the throne from which it has
been expelled, but which it never alb
dcates. 1t bears 20 blazonry Of bloom
to charm the senses with fragrance or
splendOr, but its homely hue Is more
enchanting than the lily or the rose.
1t yields DO fruit in earth or air, and
vet, should its harvest fail for a single
wear, famine would depopulate the
world"
Ingalls, on "Death:" In the dem
Ocracy Of the dead all men al last alt
equal. There Is neither rank noi
station nor prerOgatiye in the repub
| lie OF the grave. AT this fatal TIRES
hold the philosopher ceases TO be
wise, and the song Of the poet is
silent. Dives relinquishes mis- mil
lions, and Lazarus his rags. The poor
man is as rich as the richest, and the
rich man as poor as the pauper. The
creditor loses his usury, aud the debt
or Is acquitted Of his obligation.
There the proud man surreDders bis
dlgnities, tue politician his honors,
the worldling his pleasures; the 10.
valid needs no physician, and the
labOrer rests from unrequited toll.
Here at last is natures final decree 10
equity. The wrongs OF time are re-
dressed, injustice is explated, the
irony OF fate is refuted, the unequal
distribution Of wealth, honor, capac-
ity, pleasure, and opportunity, which
makes life so cruel and inexplicable a
tragedy, ceases in the realm OF death,
The strongest there has 10 supre.
macy, and the weakest needs no de.
Tense. The mightiest captain sue.
cumbs to the invincible adversary
who disarms alike the victor and the
vanQuished. This is part Of bis
eulogy on Congressman Jas. N. Burns.