The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-16
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Saturday Morning, Nov. 1s. 1887.
"A Model vice-Presidont.

a correspondent or the Cincinnati
CommercidI has had days interview
with Ben. Wade. the acting Vice
President of che United States. The
correspondent PROCESSES. to set. forth
the views Of this distinguished per-
sonage in relation to the Ohio cleo
6on and other topics growing out of
it. He details in full the political
ideas Of Mr.. Wade, as expressed in
his own choice language. The fol-
lowing extracts are specimens of the
style of the man who now fills the
second office in the republic. Refer
sing TO the Ohio election, the cores
,pondent asks him: g.
"WeIl, old gentleman, how do you
like it as far as you've got?" To
which Mr.. Wade replies: cts the
fete of war. We're id badly
whipped; but it can't be helped. We
must get ready for another round at
7em." f"S
OF the defeat of the suffrage
amendment, he says:
"I'll be for keeping it up until we
do win; for, by the Eternal God,
they can't beat US all the time on a
question like that. Iwon't
back q id inch"
Referring to weak -kneed radicals:
t'Hell's full of such radicals as we
have now. There1l be the damndest
craw-fishing you ever saw from this
time forward"
In reply to question whether Mr..
Lincoln left little or no property be-
hind, he said:
SITS ID lie. Mrs. Lincoln was
very well of, and didn't need even
what she got ($25, ,000) from Con-
gress. She took hundred boxes of
something or other-I don't know
what-away with her, and the Com
missioner of Public Buildings swore
there were fifteen other boxes that
she wanted to carry of, and he had
to interfere to prevent her. At any
rate, she, cleaned out the White
House. I didn't know but she was
going to run big hotel with all she
carried off,
His opinion of Stevens confisca-
tion bill: "A piece OF id foolery."
In regard to impeachment: "What
the devil has an election in Ohio to
do with the n,atter?" He would like
to know whether Grant was "for
johnson or for Congress, or what
the devil he was for "When he
4fWade) endeavored to elicit from
Grant his political views, he turned
the conversation to horses !" "Con-
servative devils" is the compliment
tary phrase Mr.. Wade applies to
those who cannot 'jump Forwards"
as far as himself. "We'll give them
(the Southern States) a Republican
form of Government. in spite of the
devil and all his agents, including
Andy Johnson"
We'extract the above profane ut
terances for the purpose of exhibit
ing to our readers the utter demoral-
ization which is sweeping over the
politicians of the present day. Talk
ing Of impeachment, we would sug-
gest to the House of Representatives,
to investigate and inquire into the
truth of the allegations thus made,
and if found to be true, impeach
and dethrone this individual, who
has disgraced, not only the high
Office he fills, but has brought stain
upon the reputation of the country.
If this cannot be done, let. the party,
one of whose leaders he is, put
prohibitory plank in their platform
against profanity.
TIE CONVENTION ADDRESS. The
Atlanta Inteuigeacer, speaking of the
address put forth by the Con-
seryative Convention, in Columbia,