The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-05-07
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Special Correspondence Cincinnati Times.
Following tile custom set by my
friend "Mack," proceeded, short
ly after my arrival in Washington,
to hold ''interviews" with some Of
our public men, with view to as.
certaining their opinions upon the
great questions of the day, for the
edification of the readers of the
Cincinnati Times, began the task
by an lrr-" a4sr as
INTERVIEW WITH GEN. CARY. aa
The General works his eight hours
regularly every day. He gets UP
at daylight and goes out blowing
if it is pleasant, and if it rains he
works at the forge. In this way
he fairly eclipses that symbol of in
dustry, "the little busy bee," which
only ''improves each shining hour"
Cary works rain or shine. If he
hasn't accomplished his eight hours
before the daily session opens, he
saws wood in the evening to make
it up. He thus gives practical force
to his eight hour theory. He comes
into the chamber of the House some
times with the smut of the forge
upon him, triumphant declara-
tion that he is indeed the friend of
the laboring man.
When I sought this great apostle
of labor, I found him in the field
driving oxen to the plow. His coat
was off and sleeves rolled up, expo
sing pair of brawny, sunburnt
arms. His hands, Iperceived, were
rough and horny. He said if I
wanted to talk with him must walk
by his side, as he couldn't, on any
account suspend his work. I con-
sented, and trudged along by his
side over the plowed ground. 1
told him I wanted to get his views
on the Presidential election. His
reply was as follows, as near as /
can recollect. Owing to the rough
ness of the ground, the notes took
are nearly unintelligible:
"What the people demand now is
laboring man, said this Cincin-
natus from Cincinnati { whoa hawD y
Labor is asserting her rights, and
whoever she chooses for her cham
pion, his voice must be heard whoa!
haw! back! g'longD. Old issues
are dead. One set of ideas went
out with Buchanan (whoa! there,
Buck y, and another will go out
with johnson. Now Labor steps
lin. I'VE have done with kid-loved
Presidents. Our next President
must be laboring man (Gee who,
Brightly. Let us all work but eight
hours day, and the country is
saved (Take care there gee }. No
more selling people by the public
lands-pay the bonds in green
| (back! whoa! h-a-w! Buck! G-e-
e-e! Now, there! wh-o-a"
Whether or not it was the mention
Of the bewildering greenback prob
lem, which has puzzled greater
minds than that of the OK, that caus-
ed it, I couldn't say, but at this
point the cattle reared and plunged
wildly, becoming SO fearfully en-
tangled in the chain that the entire
powers Of the Generals giant intel
lect were required to straighten
things out, rendering further con-
versation impossible. 1t was a pict-
ure! Plow overturned, "Buck" with
one leg over the chain pulling one
way, "Bright'' with two legs over
the chain pulling the other, horns
interlocked, yoke over their ears,
paving the ground and believing
fearfully. The champion of Labor
yelling and plying his oxsgad with
muscular ferocity, now on one side
now Oh the other, with intermediate
licks scross the eyes, himself tear
ing up the ground about equally
with the cattle. It was the old strug-
le between capital and labor, Cary
representing the Capitol
INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MoRR1ssEY.
I called at his hotel at the proper
hour and sent up my card. It was
the ace Of diamonds. He looked at
the card and at once ordered me up.
He laid down the New York Clipper
as I entered and grasped me warmly
my "bunch of fives.'' John may
have got rid of the vices in his char
acter, but he certainly has not par
ted with the vice in his hand. Un
like many another public man in
Washington, he hasn't 1osthis grip.
! II was afraid you was out" said I.
$50 I am said he with shrug,
"out five thousand on the turn. But
letithat pass" z%r s.f
AS had passed I didn't object
In the course of conversation
John expressed himself very freely
upon the political questions of the
day. He said they were crowding
johnson to rhe s'ropes.' He de-
clared his great mistake to have
been in not making him Secretary
of War instead of old Thomas. "If
he had sent me to take possession
of the War Office al interim, I'd a
went anter' em,'' and he, struck an
attitude and danced around in a
mannerpeculiarly suggestive of sail
ing in.". s...- 5--...-- -..-.g.
"Do you think johnson will be
impeached p .sa-- .----- e.
ITO dead certainty" said he !;
"the game was put on him-cards
stocked-and they are bound to scoop
him in.
"What do you think of Butler?''
said I. Hv!.29F .--f4 M --l-
can intellectual Tom Hyer. He
hits straight from the shoulder and
makes every blow tell, besides par
rying beautifully. Johnson's coun-
sci have no more business with But
ler than a "feather-weight'' would
have with McCoole. He got in the
''first blow and ssfirst knock down"