The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-22
CLASSICS BY INGALLS,.

| INGALLS, FAMOUS INTERVIEW
| 1t was in 1890 when Senator Ingalls, was
at his boarding house in Washington that
he accorded to the New York World a
Photographic interview which stands peer
less in the history Of newspaper inter
views. 1t is the only interview of the
kind that has ever appeared in American
| journalism and consisted in his talking
on a diversity of subjects while a news
paper reporter wrote his exact words in
shorthand and a photographer took his
picture as he assumed different positions.
He posed, physically and linguistica!ly,
and the World recorded the posing.
While the shorthand writer was en-
gagged with his pencil and the photogra-
pher was busy with his camera, Mr.. IN
gals voiced utterances as 20 the CONT
mental future of the republic and the com
ing empire of the west, his raps at the
Democracy, estimates of Cleveland and
Harrison, theories of political methods
observations of labor and capital, social
ism, religion and the future of the human
race-utterances packed with bright cpl
grams, and spiced with wit, satire and
sarcasm that made in connection with
the reproductions Of the photographs one
Of the most remarkable interviews ever
published.
It was in this interview that Senator
ingalls, said: THE publication of politics
is an iridescent Dream THE decalogue
and the golden rule have no place in a
political campaign; - 1.-The west is the the
alter Of energetic forces Patronage will
allure the ambitious" and many other
expressions that have become famous. 1t
was in this interview that. speaking of
the Democratic party, he said: Its only
policy has been to complain
The interviewer started Mr.. ingalls, of
by suggesting: Talking about purity in
politics, you hold that whatever political
purity may exist belongs 10 the Repub
Ecan party " with the possible fxcep-
ton Of the two terms Of Washington"
the senator replied. there has not been
an absolutely fair, free and impartial ex-
preston Of the deliberate viii Of the pso-
pie in any presidential election since the
foundation of the government. doubt.if !
there ever viii he. Patronage Will allure
the ambitious, force will coerce rhe tinId !
demagogism VIII gun the credulous. fraud !
will rob the weak. money viii buy the
merceHary.''
rs IL ever TO be thus senator7
The publication # politics Il an irf- /
descent dream. Government Is force |
Politics IS a battle for supremacy. Parties
are the armies. The decai que and the T
golden rule have no place IN political !.
can1pai gn. The object Il success To de-
feat thu antagonist ard expel the party
IN power Il the purpose. The Republicans
and Democrats are as irrsconcflably OPP
posed to each other AZ were Grant and
Lee Ia TIE wilderness They use ballots
instead u guns. but the struggle Is ~
uureIenting and desperate and the result
sought for the same IN war & IS lawful
TO deeefvs the adversary. "a hire hassfzus
70 purchase uercenarses. 20 nauf.ata -
XIII 70 destroy. The commander gvhe yosf
4 battle through re activity CT his moral
nature would BE- the 3erfslon and 5est a.
history. This modern cant sbos1t tEs cor
rupticn q politics IS faslrulag N ;hs sx-
,rerns. Il procs@es from The fea-ezstard
and sy5labub d1esfau,stsrn. the frivolous
and aesaltcry sentsr1er1talisr-a q spicures
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sypocStes ike Thfnwsmny. he greatest
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= modern Deneeracy
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