Telegram-herald., 1890-04-13

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School IA New York City in the ftties,
when w.s bat = young boy. the sides
of my cr1yonsd sheets used 20 be full
of oaricatures, in great part those Of she
political heeler loved him then; I
love aim now.
old William +. Barton, OF the Cham
hers Street Theater. New York, gave
ue ny 1rst ideas og comic art. When /
vas fourteen years old. AID rather di-
minutive, | applied for position At tho
grsat Publishing house OF Prank Les
le. Frank Leslie told mo - 10 down
and sketch ferry boat sketched It.
It WA accepted, and started cut upon
a salary Of five tolla-s . week Another
of my early Efforts. crude enough 10 now
seems, As IL shows In my scrap books,
vas a series Of sketches on the Manly
Art" done for Lesbos old Budget OF
Iun.
It was IN 1890 tha: went 20 Europe
"a artist for the New York illustrated
News. From there sent home sketches
81 tho famous ssyers- Heenan prise
lNss AIA Oh tuo lKCAdou-a U Gerl-
beidi's campaign I also drew for the
london illustrated News and soue os
tho Paris papers.
During the civil war r-ade notes
aud sketches In the field for Harp
cr's. and commenced my series OF war
cartoons on the peoples patriotism.
In 1904 drew ny picture. dedicated
- tha Fftts-au-o r.,rw-rrfo., shOo A, -.
sion. NO Compromise With the SOUTH
That was but ono Of long series on
war topics 1 have painted 70 some ex-
tcnt IN oil-historical scenes and those
of the war Ny Grst aim in Life. in
facs. vas % become g historical paint ter.
psFieg the recon3rruction period I
z-e.vr- nv st.ention - cartoons Of men
-saa Affairs In lS79 bent my energics
on cayicasgring Tho Tweed ing Tho
Doodle men OF that Alac showed With
money 'Dgs Tor heads and the g mark
for The expression Of their faces. and
IN striped convict suits with the ball
and chain.
Since tho early seventies I have contin-
Ted 20 mix in politics and afiai rs, goin6
On ny own ideas rather than on party
lines. some call me . nugwu1p. A
close studcns % caricasure once said OF
ne in this connection: No one has ever
dNcls focciblT anon no purity OF the
motives which inspire his pencil Ho
works from force OF conviction aloue.
No party OF individual can improperly
Influence hin, 10 threats intimidase
him. I n,sy rot be what ny friends
thinS. bat that il my am bition.
am a great reader Of newspapers. In
feod. CD De- Any ching p a carto0rist ono
must read and know Just what Is going
on JUST rs an editor reads. SO should a
political artisS It's simply drawing
vhat Y0u see and ~.
7 believe In deas n Al srtis. hsvinr
his own thoughts instead - drawfnr
from what il given him. An artiss
should express only bis own IDEAS and
convictions Tfhs merely represents the
thoughts given hin. consider him q
chariatan
And Arsin the pis.ure should tell she
story without al explanatory joke A. it
~ere. underneath Just eske the social
ems ths Papers nov have. They repre-
-sns usually, (, nan and q woman. and
.le story = al = the caption. Tho
same picsurs would % for \ dozen other
flSes- The-~fo-, meas 20 ss7 tho
drswi1r should Represents thinE that
Az eaption does oct uIly 30.
But an sss alone a poiit-al Artist
r have male sccial sketches and pictures
~ child usa Harper's last Christmas
rublfshef for re, Christmas nravinzs
f-- che Human Race. collection y
she sketches 81 children at Christmas
have aesa drawing t,r rears. II the
near fntu-e ny Ta-manT pictures ard
u7 ~ csraoons Arr 20 - colt eeted into
shsre.
"A ~ la--arfnE II 50 Stared out
rn mv irst scu- Ther, hare heen thres
~ .hese ir AZ. the iass n fsss A. arst
trs~ with ere ,oicred -raTon. but lat-
terly Z ha4s taken sB sas brush. sd 10
ri~ l-nr-e@siouiss ssndies vish tAaG "a
-le bcrinntrr Z tisHked he platform
81 FnsaiFs 1cv hs~e ~ eher grown ased
noft hs~s ne~er bar ln fovs w1th =
thougt I1. NAsT-
nrnVHARn srrUAN aEtr~vrs ~ Pan
rfsAS rAsroCNs. rrEz W Avu JACK =
kvD rus rkrTccEn NAY
In fs-7. a. che a~e ~ "A rarse =,
chs ssn1t~~. ~ffh she 49, ~ Ar~ser--s-g
a r-est paianer Bet scon sesnd -us
that -he-s Vas ne marSst t,r ny
r-caltar style rsineed a Thcls "a
lerr ~ h.s-rra-sl ricsur~s. Scrns -