The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-08
Says He Once Posed aS Enemy of
Bosses. but Now Courts
Their Favor.
CHARACTER NOT SUSTAINED.
Chief Executive Has Been False
to the Impressions He Gave on
Civil Service, Trusts. Tar
ifs, and Pensions.

Indianapolis. Ind. Oct M. E ingalls,
president OF the Cleveland. Cincinnati
'hlcaso am st. Louis Railroad. was tn.
principal speaker at a Democratic meet
ing in ToTnlinson Hall tonight.
The speaker was escorted TO the hall b,
procession Of railroad men and Demo
cratic marching cluhs.
a. NJ Sweeney OF Indianapolis presided
and introduced Mr.. ingalls,. who said:
| wren last appeared before -ou {. was IN
dineTeat circumstances. 1t vas in this vsry
| hht! IN 1895 that msde a speech advocating
tie election OF NcKlniey. I believed rrs- ,ba.
s"e erection OF Bryan meant an economic r.yo-
luton which would bring ruin AMI .-nuble "a
our people and especially TO those who dar.rded
I'm ESeg @ salaries and fxel wages and there
S,s.n ~ Hietine and supported a RepubIicsn can
Il Is interesting to-day =, lIs.., - ,,. .,,.
q the Republican leaders a,G: h6v, re- ,,x1 ra
ifas coun,rJ in 1885 when the fact is thai a
tins and hatins and had t, no '.s tet. ge6e he.i
a. % What the standard should BE-
men who thought their aI;y 70 tb4ty roS5.1y
aeInandsd that they should lead theiS party
x,-:liatins nsncisi policS ,bs2 s9 ss tsi;s and
In III Dcneyed they could DO this better Ty get
the Dcmocrats '-NA u staying with
o,ar ar' Rs,bs. l. Ihs: bolster. Mckinley ana the
thy were hs;inE and hesitafins '21e ,lf th;s iEs
sLrsnsth and the Influence o. the rolf Demo
so.d De,I.ocrats ami not the Republican, that
'ar'a me country from disaster In Ises
the two candidates for Presiert now !, I,
81 N tavor Of Judge Parker-caIrn. deliberate
cut ss1i-ins sno ssn read his papers with
d,9s, ,hs To- otsr band taks the Republican can
country for wears. He posed az ciyIi-ser,ine it1e
q or =; ne ne posed as foe OF the trusts. as
the masses. ard on these claims he va, ca-r;e.i
sumet? What DO you think Of his reco-d a.
civi!-service rcforIner? II il open 10 ever
OF civil service and vet. n YOU VIII II rad ths
reports e OF Ss th9 eon,ssoneEs OF tn. Civil sev
has evaded and nuiiided the law. Ysn ys vIs M
ind that he has appointed some OF the greatest
aDpoihtea to one o the s 5sstpayns a PsFss a,ass
IN the country IL. the New York ttllstorl-hoJs.e
Sacity to aid tie poiGai II foF.auss s ssy Gf ~, sn9 ca
dent for re-olection.
public. and before he vas making such deter
mined assault upon the presidency. he was tho |
any influence they might have. @ and e Tss SsSfa IN
nE iaE'f e o. bosss sn the ReSps ant shron
boss in the United States in Control ~ = eea
publican organization that he does not aid and
OF &. ~ '''' o'1' -" ''0' 'l"a's
You may tako Pennsylvania. New York. Ohio.
bosses
states. and there are some whose Tianipulations
have been az dissraceful as anything In AneTi-
can politics. whenever they come Washing
ton. they are Welcomed TO the White House and
from its table.
The honest and independent citizen at all
tiHlea In crowded 30 the rear and the boss Is
put to the front In the control and manage
inent
The rape question which had been laid %
rest wisely hC McKirley. has been raised AID
so.ss IN soe NerRRe ss ,af: ssidh sd Years
woe and sorTow. chiefly to the black race viii |
come from this foolish ana uncsIlledfOr stirring
up OF this question.
Take the case OF pensions What has been
his conduct IN this? 1t s before the whole coun-
~ to->iay-by an arbitrary ruling he changed
he law By which millions are paid out Of the
Treasury without law or right.
The Democratic party has ALWAYS aided In
living proper DersioEs. but ;hey have not been
n favor of indiscrtminately awarding the game;
,specially Its candidate for President IL to-
rard Imperialism.
It is away from tie teachings o. the fathers.
Everything must 20 TO Washington. Al egia-
alton must come from there. and re are for
settlnr that the great strength Of this Govern
n their independent governments. ard In the
iependence OF one upon the othe-.
We complain Of the way the President has
Take General Miles. for instance: a man who |
sd risen from office boy in store in BOs- |
on by pinek ,ti, and fighting: and h had @ won his
Western plains succeeded 10 the satisfaction oc
veryone-
O. but because he had exposed the tortIres
hat were being prarticed IN the Philippines
nd other acknowledgement there. because ne
'as possible candidate for the presidency
efore the country
What did he DO at Ant;etsu, wien he deliv-