St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-24
Senator Ingalls, Resurrects the
Ante-War Idea Of Univer-
sal Annexation.
The Great West to Assume Control
and Take Good Care of It's
Appendages.
Weakness Of His Associates In
and Out Of Congress.
But the Whole Boundless Cont
nent is Ours"
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Iu long inter
view in the Sonday Capital, Senator ingalls,
speaks as follows of the political power of the
Mississippi valley, and of some of the presi-
Dental candidates. "The great region ey-
tending from Manitoba to the gulf of Mexico
and sweeping across the great basin of the
Mississippi from the Alleghanies to tho
Rocky mountains, homogeneous in popula-
ton. geographically unified and with COM
mon interests politically, socially and eco
nomically, represents to-day the great political
power of this continent. The ultimate coai
ton Of all the political forces Of this section
is inevitable. The west will then secure its
emancipation from the control of the At
Iantic seaboard, and l can assure you that
this is one Of the events of the near future.
We will treat these Atlantic and
Pacific appendages with Justice
in fact, L might say, with
Justice than they have hitherto treated US.
One of the elements of public thought in this
great region is the uniication of the CONT
nent Under this American idea the north
ern boundary will be the polar sea, and the
can treaty was supported by western senators
under the inspiration of this grand idea.
This treaty is the first step to the annexation
of that country Stop and look at the existing
conditions. We have but $1,000, 900 acres
of arabic lands left. We are approaching
that period spoken of by Macaulpy as danger
GUS to republican institutions, when the vast
have ceased, and when the artisans and toll
ing masses concentrated in the large cities
will have no outletfor their surplus numbers
and no demand for their labor. The
policy of the future is territorial ac-
QUESTION. In fact I might say
the American idea is hemispherical rather
than continental. The overflow of popula-
ton will thus find peaceful fields for profta-
bic efforts. To fairly represent the western
idea of American destiny we need presi-
dent who is aggressive and comprehensive,
not provincial in his scope. We are nation
which for the past ten years has had no his
tory, we have never had a defined aggressive
American policy. The national
energy, instead of being shown in
the direction of public affairs has confined
itself to the colonization of desert space and
the building up of the new states in the
wilderness, The public service and the
public men, as rule, have not kept pace
with the material development of the country.
I do not mean to say that we have no great
men, but the men who are CONSPICUOUS in
public affairs lack the breadth OF
craftsmanship which would have
proper relation to the general
high standard Of public thought, energy and
intelligence. The public service from this
! standpoint has decended to a low plane.
There never was a time when there were sc
few men of conspicuous influence and power,
and intellectual strength, prominent in con-
gress and the executive departments. There
was never period when at as short time
before a convention there existed
so much uncertainty and indifference
in itself, is an emphatic indication Of {
medium grade of public affairs"
Speaking of Republican candidates, In
gals said ''Take Arthur first, as he is the
present incumbent. In the first place [ MAJ
say that his administration is UNIVERSAL.
commended for its dignity and cleanliness
The president has been manacled and ham
pered by the unfortunate circumstances at
tending his succession to the presidential of
fee. Released from these by an election
TO an Office through the voice of the nation
and left to his own judgment in the admin
istration of affairs l feel confident he would
surround himself with the most brillian
lights of the party. I believe the sentiment
in favor of Arthur has been growing recently
apdI have no doubt if nominated he would
receive the full support of the party.
l think Blaine comes nearer the ideal part
leader than any one prominent in polite
to-day, but there is such thing as being to-
aggressive. We are strong and respecte
and have nc foreign policy so rigorous as t
embroil us in war with other powers. Will
we assert our rights as a nation and should
persistent in this assertion, it looks, in tn
light of subsequent develop
ments, if Garfield had not die
as if under the policy inaugurate
by this dashing representative of one phas
of American public sentiment, we Nigh
have had serious difficulty with Great Britain
On the Champion business or in our Sout
America relations.