Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-03
PUMPING \ SENATOR.
JUST THE MAN FOR THE YOUNG IN
TERVIEWER.
Como Very Valuable Congressio1sl Points
a. Disclosed by senator FaiT-The
Art OF How Not to Tell
it-'Cur!ou>.'

/ When james g. Fair becomes orei with
/ beiU. United States senator mining mag
nate, banker. capitalist, twenty millionaire,
or any other tTifing vocation which now
iritj.r- away his valuable time be can find
! p oiiiable employ in hiring out To a na-
/ tioi.1l a. ci.tion If newspapers as a profess
siou.l interviewer for the practice OF the
! frsl las ia interviewing When a Young
inter- iryv-r take his first lesson on Mr..
Far. Lis mental nss.,ciation. are much like
| tao-, IS hicl must ac.itate q setter rs,p whc
finds the quail hi, master practices with
He'd with needle points or hot with CAYENNE
60, pieT. 1t laoks very much liz. Other quail,
nut. thea appearances ar. deceptive.
Eyca un Old interviewer. one who has
tackled a,ce-holder, from pound keersr to
president. criminals iron. a sneak thief TO a
muir ierer. coluIncrci;tI men, from 4 corner
grocer 20 a cdttls KING; Spectators, from Z
coIlar-buttou ,.ud,r 10 railroad u,anipY-
.-tlF; solder, from private TO "a lieuten-
ant general an cot ay.ly with every one of
them. even such an interviewer feels. after
:. professional assault upon Mr.. Fair, that
b. has been toyel with 10y a runaway CIV.
clon- Tie Gail interviewer who entered
Mr.. Fairs rooms one evening had previ-
Ously tried his skill Oh the gentleman at short
Intervals for the past eight years, but he left
topc tehini when tie senator invited him.
with unusual sda, ity. to take seat, me
-lB. take a eat
" hen al. VIZ Going east saratory- the
scriLe began. IA light and airy manner,
calculated 10 .iisarin .. less seasoned veteran.
Il was lust thinking Mr.. Fair said. in his
cheeriest tone i vas Just thinking how a
mans business io,.s accumulate when he Is
AWAY from III. Office Here / am. working
Ike slave. with two clerks to help
mr, aui 10 you know. my son. Lave
SCI. -ee.y tim. to eat nv lunches
III. vuu axr,ect To- get your work cleared
W ia iilna 10 b. in Washington during the
ia w,e-s OF the season.
We'll. its hard 10 ,.y when n man WHOSE
business is behind will ever yet an hour hs
l;.n cali his own | was lust saving t. a
friend today that # didn't leave the bank
e. 10 would scarcely leave il before dark
almost. do You s.,e.7
The Interviewer Lracal nm switched off
arl tried a told bluff DO you think. sepa-
t.r. that congress Will touch III. tariff ,r,es-
tian This coming session.
-f.elr lie. Gear ne, What great ones
ton that Is. too To- b, sure Why vbap Won
start up il you think YOU will get it IN shap,
10 report a Till in . week or so. when along
GENE some witness before your committee
with Z; new phase OF the subject, and. WHY.
every 30 Is at ea ngain.
But the vast amount Of evidence taken
last session on the question will be such a
help that con..re,s can mitch right in and act
q; once. now
,jgi,t I, l was sly ing to a friend the other
day. Every thing auIears all set. the cal
I.uIes Of valuable eyi !cuce. and no one can
DENY that lie tariff needs reviewing. Yes.
:ey.c.yin., j, the word should certainly saw
i,.vi. vim
The senator smiled blani!y. the reporter
IN pared his strcamiia, forehead. and led again
4 follow.
Everything being all set, do YOU think
t-r Gag viii l,a RING up-so to say
Well. Of course. my ION, one would think
rou.ros5 might egin fifteen minutes after it
/, called 20 order don't you see, Now. the |
tariff needs roviewing-all admit that-re.
viewing, hut perhaps u matter which is ap-
-ar.E'ly casg might lie said to sometimes
ID appoint in effect. That's "A great ques-
i.,n, tia, ia,iif-it certainly needs review
ing
The Can man Crashed the arms Of his !
chair reco-ered hi. breath. and tried the |
virtue Of a cross-coEnter.
DO Won mink senator ,ba. This con-
sres, wall pass any # these bills for the re-
'oyery by the government of any of those |
Il~oa railroad grant,
i ala very glad that none of that railroad /
lt --aiHu-'Eat ant!-railroal litigation-was /
ut lhr Hsl by the lat congress. Congress
daay, -u', wrong when it Il Ices anything in
i T., Now man who OWLS a railroad, |
sly SON, thinks highly OF his interests as |
hc man who own, sheep on the hills" con-
lac! the senator. his voice dying softly
i"aF, and bis syci being apparently fixed OIL
Ac hIih ~ the ba r range Of his own silver
tat
Then YOU think none of these bills will be
a--gi. tie porter asked a. soon as he
.au sufficiently suppressed his emotions to
IeEb:
Well, sly tao Of them; two Of them
n'sAt pas, might say
" oUId yau say which two.' the inter
'i"wcr asked, h.i,Sly, seeing n CLEAN Of
light gatal
ia" millionaire senator though: awhile,
tr'ae! his iron-gray hard. looked at the
Ire smoke be tlew toward the ceiling, and
answered sl9"!y; W, / would not; be-
.eE may say / would not.
They arr grants 10 western roads, sup
'o~r.
Yes western. or yen might say westerly,