The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-04
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Fron Nc,D YORK Herald or 2d inst.

Bluff Ben. Wade at the White House.
Opinion of PolItIcIans-3enSonH Q
Hint for thc President.
Old Ben. Wade, who had been up at
Boston at the meeting ofthe directors
OF the Pacific Railroad, came here yes.
terday on his way to his home in Ohio
to see, as he says jocosely, how the
| government rams without him. Being
either for himself or his friends, and
the doors of the various heads of de
| partments open to him with wonderful
freedom. Old Ben paid his respects TO
the President while here. and they
smoked a cigar together and discussed
what might have been and what is.
When the impeachment trial was in
progress no man was more confident
than Grant that Wade would be Prcsi
dent in place OF Andrew Johnson, to
be deposed. The interview yesterday
naturally touched upon this point; but
Wade was not disposed to talk about it
He therefore turned the conversation
by asking Grant If he had got fairly
into the harness yet. Grant replied
that he had, but added that the Presi-
dency was not what ii WAS cracked up
TO be. lizard work, hard work, Wade,"
said the President, land little thanks"
and he took strong pull at his cigar
and sighed as if he regretted tnat he
had been elected.
That's been the complaint of every
President replied Wade, 'and yet eve-
ry politician in the country is craZY on
the subject of the Presidency. Why,
General. do you know that every man
in the United States Senate wants to be
President and that's been the case
from the beginning OF the government
Grant opened his eyes at this, and he
,, NINFaI ynF n
was so captious with the President.
i find that / can't please everybody
in this office observed Grant.
'Of course you can't responded
Wade. Il hope you didn't expect to do
that
well. no. not exactly said Grant;
but still 1 didn't expect it would be SO
difficult to please them. try to please
'Well,' said Wade, If 7 were Presi-
dent would take care of my friends
who made me President AS well as
could and let the other fellows growl
and go to the devil. They would make
noise anyhow
'Suppose,' interposed Grant, your
friends were exhOrbitant in their de-
mands upon you; what would you do
then?'
We'll, would do all 1 could for them.
and then, II they were not satisfied, l
would tell them they might make the
best out of it, said Wade.
How do you like private life, Wade,
after being SO long in the Senate? ask
ed Grant.
ITS Just like a boy getting out of
school, said Wade. Il have no bother
with fellows running after me for this,
that and the other thing, and l can en-
joy myself and feel independently
Private life is the best, I guess, Mr..
Wade,' said Grant; there is more peace
to it, and then you are your own mas
ter
We'll, would be that, anyhow said
Wade, with defiant toss of his mas
sive head. when l WAS Senator l
never allowed any of those fellows to
boss me. always had my own way
This was hint for Grant. Whether he
improves it remains to be seen. Ben
Wade left for Ohio to night.
SENATOR ROSS AGAIN A sUPPLIANT FOR
FAVoRs AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
When Senator Ross had the ''little
onpleasantness" with the President,
just before the extra session OF the Sen,
ate closed, he threatened that he would
not visit the White House again, adding
that he had no favors to ask. 1t seems.
however. that he reconsldered his deter
mination after he got home 10. Kansas
and found his constituents clamOrinH
for several little matters to be fixed at
Washington. Yesterday he made his
appearance at the White House and in
timated to Mr.. Gard Receiver Dent that
he would like to see the President. Dent
was unusually polite and ushered the
Kansas Senator at once into the Presi-
dental presence. Ross showed little
trepidation. He didn't know whether
Grant had forgotten the last interview
they had, SO he felt his way cautiously. |
"Let US have peace" was plainly vis1-
BILE in Grants countenance, and Ross
felt encouraged, though he looked PEN
itent. The Interview was brief one
and purely official. Grant did not
protfer his visitor cigar, and Ross alb
stained from making any ailusiOn 10
"Hell," or any other place of au un-
comfortably hot character. The Sem
ator presented some little matters that
he wanted attended to. The President
promised to look into them, aud Ross
said good day and left.