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 Contro
and Take Good Care of It's
Appendages.
Statesman of the Day Who Confesses the
Weakness Of His Associates In
and Out Of Congress.
'' No Pent Up Utica Confines Our Powers,
But the Whole BoundIess Conti-
nent is Ours"
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Iu long inter-
view in the Sunday 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 ex-
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 coali
ton of all the political forces of this section
is inevitable. The west viii then secure its
emancipation from the control of the At
lantic seaboard, and | 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, [ might say, with
justice than they have hitherto treated u.s.
One Of the elements of public thought in this
great region is the unifcation 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 10000, 900 acres
of arabic lands left. We are approaching
that period spoken Of by Macauley as danger
GUS to republican institutions, when the vast
migrations to these undeyeloped regions will
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-
quisition. In fact might say
the American idea is hemispherical rather
than continental. The overflow of popula-
tion 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 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 time when there were so
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 regard to selection of candidates. This,
in itself, is an emphatic indication of a
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 1 may
say that his administration is universally
commended for its dignity and cleanliness.
The president has been manacled and ham
pered by the unfortunate circumstance 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 / feel confident he would
surround himself with the most brilliant
lights of the party. believe the sentiment
in favor of Arthur has been growing recently
and1 have no doubt if nominated he would
receive the full support of the party.
think Blaine comes nearer the ideal party
leader than any one prominent in politics
to-day, but there is such thing as being too
aggressive. We are strong and respected
and have no foreign policy so rigorous as to
embroil us in war with other powers. While
we assert our rights as a nation and should be
persistent in this assertion, it looks, in the
light of subsequent develop
ments, if Garfield had not died
as if under the policy inaugurated
by this dashing representative of one phase
of American public sentiment, we might
have had serious difficulty with Great Britain
on the Champion business or in our South
America relations.