The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-22
VIEWS OF mR. WADE.

Old Ben Wade has been interviewed
by correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Chronicle. Here are some Of the say.
ings he is credited with:
WHY HE DID NOT 90 INTO THE CABINET.
a great many people in Ohio think
Mr.. Wade ought to be In the Cabinet,
and not q few supposed that as mat
ter of course he would be invited to
such position: suggested as much,
and reminded him of the fact, known
in Washington just before inaugura.
ton, that u strong delegation of Ohio
men, with Senator Morton, of Indiana,
and others, waited on the President
elect, and presented him with a paper
eiGned by the Ohio delegation, in favor
OF MIR. Wade for Secretary of the Inter-
Tor. what" asked, "was the rea-
son given by General Grant for declin-
ing to make the appointment"
81 never knew, said Mr.. Wade. ~
never was n candidate for any appoint;
them so, but they seemed to think l
would take it; and so, without NY
knowing what they were DONG, tney
Perhaps should have taken It, though
1 certainly didn't desire II. Inc pay ID
inadeuuate. / could not have he!d the
nosition, and kept house in WasnlngS
ton as Cabinet Ministers are expected
TO, for the salary. 1t would have taken
five thousand dollars a year more from
my private means, unless I'd steal ana
Pm too old to begin to steal. There are
some rings that ought to be smashed,
and l should have done my best TO
smash them, and of course that would
have made the friends of the men in.
terested nv enemies; but I've got used
to that. l didn't care anything about
that"
WHY GRANT DON'T LIKE HIN.
~ had an idea, Senator, that General
Grant would naturally look to you for
COUNSEL by reason of your position be-
fore the country and in the party"
"Well, think he was little opposed
to me on account of my views sbout
West Point. Pm down on that little
aristocracy-a sort of close corporation;
/; is wholly unlike the French and
other Continental systems, 1t Is like
the English system, where all Is done
by IavOritism, and promotion from the
ranks Is impossible. The whole thlnR
is anomalous in our Government, and
1 have told Grant so, and think he
don't like IT,"
ELS NOT AN AGRARIAN.
"Mr. Wade, some of your friends de.
sire TO know what are your views OF a
question to which you allude in your
letter TO the colOred men-the need of
some change in the relations of capital
and labuI?'
That is IL problem that has given me
much thought, and think men ought
to be studying about it. 1t looks wrong
that 80 many should labor hard and
live ON scanIy fare, and few should
enjoy 40 much of the fruits OF their la
bur. l don't expect any good TO come
OF n labor party. 1t would prove fail.
ure, 1 think. l don't think Mr..
Sprague makes a very good showing
for himself when he announces, in his
speech in the Senate, that If his mills
should stop one or two weeks his thou
sand Iaborers would be ION the town for
support. He ought TO do better by
them than that. l don't suppose any
good could be accomplished by inter-
fering with the rights OF property. If
the property of the country were all
equally distributed to-day, it is likely
that the greater part OF it would find
its way back into the hands of the pre-
sent owners in few years. But have
thought it desirable, if it could be done,
to limit land monopoly, so as to avoid
a future like that OF England, with her
twenty. five millions of Speople, and
only thirty thousand landholders. L
hope great deal, too, from co.opera-
tive movements. Mr.. Sprague's thou
sand operators, whose labors go to en-
rich him, might cooperate. There is
no reason why the laborer should not
have share of the profits. No doubt
we can do much to remedy the existing
evils by educating the laboring classes
more thoroughly. Our political labor
parties will not help the case, but the
problem needs to be studied. and
thought TO draw attention to it,"
THE RAILROAD DIRECToRsHIP.
"The President has appointed you to
an office, it seems ?"
II saw the announcement in a Wash
in2ton paper, and in the dispatches.
That is all know about it. 1 was not
an applicant. and have not received
any notice ofmy appointment"
us the office a salaried one ?"
II think not. Under the law author
iZing the construction of the Pacific
Railroad the Government is represent
ed on the Board by five directors, who
participate in the deliberations OF
the Board, and hold their position for
three years, and it is as one of these di-
rectors that suppose have been APP
pointed. The only allowance made by
the Government for the service is pay
ment of expenses"