Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-29
INFIDEL Bob.
A Half Hours Conversation with
Him.

htu.
els Colonel lngersoll In his room 7"
asked the REaisrER man OF the obligihg
clerk at the Mcclure House, lie was IN,
and having expressed his Willingness,
fplt nj all times 10 talk with members oi
the press. we were ushered into his
apartmeuts. We found him with his
friend and agent, MIR. James Rcdpath,
who duly presented us The usual sal
utations were Expressed, ana "her'hs
cigar and helping himselfto one, the Cot
onel seated himself and opened the con
yersatiun.
al am glad you represent Democrat
h. paper, for II IL n singular lnct mat al
though well known ~ Republican,
| am invariably better treated ny the
press Of the opposite party. The Tact
| of the matter In, there arc many kcPuh'
lican editors, Of when the only pleasant
portion il their politics, and vice versa
"Nou are still for BlaineF
"Now and always lie il undouhlcd-
| " the coming man, for Grant cannot
| be elected, and Conkling will neyorhave
the opportuui,y. Conkling IL not gen.
| orally popular, and even IN his own
State, while Blaine Is liked everywhere
But what Of the loss ot his own
| State"
well, he IL the only man that can
carry ii, aud II he cant, 1t makes no dill
| ference"
The conversation here turned upon
religion, -,
You are generally credited with he.
| hayiny i'm God, though not the God at
Moses. How about this
well, it's Just this way, YOU know,
| There may be- God and there may not
| don't know. There seems Ia 10 moth
ing Ia prove it, aud especially in the
case Of this world. Man aud the affairs
of mon move On Independent al any
watchiul power. An earthquake comes
and snaps up II man likcn ny, you know
And then, the conception "i God
changes 80. Why, you know, they have
him now ~ gigantic r"llccman!
but what OF hereafter
81 don't know ANYTHING about II, and
il don't trouble me-. One world AT n
time IL enough for ne, and live Tor II
alone. Ii there Is another one to come,
il will hc on the same plan, and ! 1--we
10 that il il does come, viii he ~
risky AN angel ~ You can iind. And |
believe in allowing every man the right
to his own opinion, which secures
me INV own. We are moving on to
| To- better things. cnighlcnmenl'
4 desire for liberty "i thought Is spread
ing everywhere, aud you may iind hNe
To one M many tree thinkers IA hNr
wears ago, and ten Ia one Tor ten
wears And especially among Women.
| WHY ladies' are inidels the world over.
What We want il this: We want the
| time To- come when n man may cast hts
vote for whom hc plcascs Without qncs
| tiou or coercion, aud when lac may cN.
| Dress his religious convictions without
| his opinions hunting and h"unding iim
| down.
Here hr launched out int"a How ol clio
uucncr impossible a. reproduce.
"What do you think ui Wcndlng'
well. 10 tell the truth, don't know
much about him, aud haven't seen
his lecture | have met aud talked
to him. aud that's all. You know,
hr replies to my lecture on "lhchnds,
and the stand he takes In this: There
can lc No design without u designer.
Now take a watch. this is n piece "i
mrchauicism and naturally suggests n
maker Whu made it, man, Who
made the man tod. Who mad" God
| Now. there's the question, YOU cam y"
ne further and you might ~ we'll stop at
first. Now, that's Mr. Vending. lie
may answer ne and he may not Ut lac
ever attempts il, il IL an exhibition ct
courage that admire. l.c, hlm =" his
way and III 10 mine. All have +" say
is, let him Wcndlo, y
The Colonel il rather large, power
fully built man, aud inyuluutmily re-
calls shakespeare saving, ~ good TAT
belly capon-liucd. tie has II smo"th
pleasant lace, clear strong voice
and most contagious smile. II
* impossible, while listening I"
Ia his conversation, to doubt either his
integrity or sincerity, and there If about
him winning magnetism, imposslhlc
Ia resist As II cuuversatlonalist he X
most pleasant and genial, aud IN his
manners extremely suciahlr tic isNory
iayorahly impressed with Wheeling and
Wheeling audiences, though hc thinks
but little oi our cigars, al which lac ~ u"
mean cunnusscur.
lie leaves early this morning hy the
baltimore road Tor Washington, aud
thence To- Philadelphia.