The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-10
"REMINISCENCES oF INoAlLs.
The EI Senator's Characteristic Reply Z"
Iilshop AIgCabt's CrltIClsm Of Its Action
IN IIeIOrtIUr the Fight.

his faculties uninipNlred. hls command
OF the English language as brilliant aud
us firm as ever, and his talent for re-
tort quite mp to the highest remark of
his most dazzling record. Like many
another good and gifted man. Hon John
j. Ingalls, went down before the mighty
Sullivan as the result Of thoughtlessly
entering the iatter's own peculiar Held
Of usefulness but now that he has re-
turned 10 his own field, MIR ingalls,
dominates II MS only he ever did or we
fear, ever viii,
Il seems that ON the occasion OF the
recent Methodist conference ut Winfield
iKunsas), Bishop McCRbe took occasion
to score Mr. Ingalls, for his participation
In the Carson plinir His utternnCe was
thus reported In a Kansas city paper;
AT the Winfield conference Bishop
MCCRbe rose to II question OF personal
privilege and roasted John j, Ingalls,
for his report OF the prize fight lie
said: II IS "a fitting sequel to the career
Of the man who declared the purihch-
tIOn OF politics an lrridescGnt dream to
lind hlm SIeughiRg OF his sepaturshlp
to 70 long enough 10 prostitute his
glowing rhetoric for the sporting read
ers Of the New York Journal. What q
contrast between the calm dignity with
which John j ingalls, held the rcstiNc
members Dt the upper house Of Con-
gresR within the bounds OF senatorial
courtesy and his gentle efforts 10 Soothc
the Tuiilian spirit OF Mrs, FltZsimmunH
when she shrleked TO her husband, XIII
the dirty puppy" l am willing TO leave
the ucrobutiC statesman amid such gen
ial environments. but ~ an American
citizen protest against the declaration
10. V..tas ~
tournament We're average citlEcnH OF
this republIN. This statement Is u lie.
an Insult 10 American citizenship ana
Americas manhood.
Unfortunately. this newspaper fell
under the observation Of Mr.. ingalls, as
thnt gentleman iourneyCd humrWurd
from san Francisco and prompted him
Ia write to Bishop NCCahr from the
sleeping car Essen" In a spirit OF eS-
postulatlon The letter IL especially IN
tcrestinE us evidence that the writer has
lost none Of the qualities that made nm
a never failing fountain or pure delight
and wOnierduring h!ssrEutorlal career
but Il Is also OF value MS bearing upon
the specific episode which prompted
Bishop McChbe 10 undertake his CRstl-
cation. Mr.. Ingalls, aftcr explaining
that the loss Of his official position has
madeiit necessary for him to seek a
livelihood In private pursuits, goes on
to say
During the interval have been. like
yourself. working fOr my living. Not
having the gifts. faculties. and consecrl-
ton requisite for II bishop. being out Of
ptaCtioe at the bar and business being
GSlll. have been doing odd jubs. on the
lc0Hire platform and FOR the pres, talk
and write. as You preacn. FOR money, but
my opinions, convictions. and judgment
are no more for sale thar yours.
From your illusions to my glowing
rhetoric and the alleged incidents AZ the
ringslde, It Is evident that you carefully
read the accounts OF the brutal iisuc
tournament at Carson, whe,let from the
pulpit to your congregation. 4: the fire.
side 20 your family. or in The skciusion ~
your study. does not appear. To the un-
regeueratc mind II looks quite as immoral
to read about a disreputable transaction
as TO witness II and write about It. Your
time aad mine. ! may add, could have
been more proatsbJ employed In medl-
tatluE upon the mnlediCtions Of Christ
against the PhariseeI OF his day; the
caltlng hypocriteS OF Palestine. and
the!- llueal descendants In Kansas.
who. thanking God they are not as OH
eT mer, pay tithes OF anisc, mint and
cummin. and omit the Welghiicr mat
tsrs of law,
81 went 90 Carson with authority 10
write US much OF as little as pleased.
In any vein. as i saw 1T. and my pur-
pose was TO tell this truth about the en-
counter. the audience and the mora
environment az 1t appeared TO me. Had
| been requested to attend the Winfield
conference and write my impressions
OF It's proceedings, l should have done
so with equal COmpOsurc. had the COM
pesatloa offered been satisfactory, and
no other occupation prevented.
HAD / heard you dIsiOrt and mis-
CDnstrus tho Language Of q man VINO
had always treated Eou with courtesy
and spoken OF you with respect; haa
heard you apply Injurious eplthets
gratuitously and withOu. pTovOClti0a
10 one who had endaHvoreG to endure
adversely with fOrtitude, had ! heard
You denounGc as lie statement OF
whose truth you could personally kpdw
nothnn ! should have said 80, In the
same spirit with which / described whR.
took place at Carson nId | might also
have added that You exhibited oil the
characteristics OF the gladiator except
his courage
~ beard no such Language at Carson
M Is imputed 10 you az the Winfield
conference. It's only parallel Is the fictI-
tious eXclarintIca which you Incorrect.
Is ascribc TO the frcuzied Mrs FItzslm-
mons.
"rhe etiquett~ OF the prize ring does
not permit n man to call another a liar.
or accuse him Of being 'prostitu:aa
acrobat with impun.ty Perhaps You
are incorrectly reported I hope so.
should regret 10 he compelled to believe
that Carson has higher code OF ethics
than Winfield, or that a pugilist may
have better manners than . bishop"
Epon the whole We should say that
Mr. ingalls, Is quite up 10 his oId-tlms
form His style Il as pointed Us ever,
his deliverery as vigorous, his proIec-
tile as compact aud as penetrating. Lit
erature has lost nothing IN the Carson
hiatus, The gayety Of nations sin -four