Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-17
lRGERs0LL INTERVIEWED.

He Asserts that Blaine will be Elected and |
Gives Reasons for His Faith.
Sioux City Journal.
"Come right in" said Col. Ingersoll to
Journal reporter yesterday, who was
seeking the great iufidel ut the end of on
interrogation point. The colonel was
found with wife and two daughters at
the Hubbard house, pleasantly chatting
with callers. Ingersoll himself is ia.
70 rite with newspaper men, to whom he
is always affable and courteous. He
affects none OF that lofty reserve which
some of our great men assume. Bluff,
hearty and frank, he meets every ques-
ton as if he never had Thought he
wasn't willing to give to every body else
for just what il is worth. The reporter
was mainly anxious for political opinion.
"Oh! Blaine is all right" said the colo.
mel. "He will be elected. There's no
need of doubt on that point. Blaine
is strong candidate, and the democrats
know it, whether they admit il or not.
No, don't think the independent bolt
amounts to much. There is no reason
behind it. Anyhow we will gain many
more votes because of it than We lose"
As to the elements of Blaine's strength
Ingersoll laid great stress on the fact
that several hundred Thousand voters are
young men Who vote for president this
fall for the first time. "And -four. .fifths
Of them," he added, "will vote for Blaine.
There's no growth in the. democratic
party. It doesn't respond TO the impulses
of young men or progressive old men
And Blaine suits that kind of men
|exactly." y
"How is Blaine ID the close states; fol
instance Ohio?" was the next question.
"Ohio isn't close state;;" was the re-
sponse. II have just been all over the
state, lecturing in more than dozen oi
the principal cities. And it's all Blaine
I talked with thousands of people Of al
parties and there's no mistake about the
sentiment of the state being overwhelm
ingly for Blaine. was on the sam,
train with John r. Mclean, Of the ON
cinnati Enquirer, and other notabl,
), democratic leaders, on their way to th,
state convention at Columbus, and they
made no concealment of the fact Of th
strength of Blaine in Ohlo."
: "What figure will the tariff cut il
{ Ohio7"
"Of course the tariff issue will dig th
democrats deeply" Ingersoll said, "bu
no matter about that. Tariff or n
tariff, free trade or no free trade, Blain
3 will carry Ohio. It is not possible 70
! the democratic party to beat him ther,
He would carry that state by 25,000 eve
against Thurman.
"As to candidates" the colonel contir
( ued, "the democratic convention ma
make Q strong nomination, or it ma
make rldiculously weak one-probabl
the latter. Cleveland is weak. H
would stand no show against Blaine eve
9 in New York. Randall, Thurman, Gar
= isle nor Bayard would neither of ther
a be formidable"
The reporter suggested that Thu
mans financial record would ruin him j
New York. if he should be the cand
date. "Yes," said 1ngersoll, "and I
o tell you what's more, though it may su
. prise you. Bayard is in the same boa
Il you will examine the Congression'
Record you will find-I can't give th
y date. but it was during the time whe
q the maintenance Of the national cred
: ell, Of Kentucky, introduced bill to pa
the value Of the money for which the
WOt0 0OANs O0yoAA vVkOA AOS euoe VA
: Besides, Bayard comes from . lit
Z one horse state that maintain
! the whipping post. The peop
9 OF the United States will never elect
q man from whipping post state, pres
!. dent. They would cruelty him ON II
= whipping post"
q Ingersoll answered promptly that Ge
g Slocum, OF New York, was the stronge,
candidate the democrats could nominat
!. Slocum, Of New York, and McDonal
= of Indiana. he thought, would be the
y strongest ticket, but not strong enoul
= TO beat Blaine. The tariff, he though
!. was "the ISSUE" and the democrats We
= lost, no matter which horn of the dller
10 ma they take. "As matter of fact"
said, "lhey have no policy as to the tari
They don't know what they want, d
the people don't want, and won't hay
VI that kind OF nonsense"