The New York herald., 1872-10-12
Mr. Greeley's Views on the Result Of
the October Elections.
NO sURRENDER---Eo FAINT HEART.
The Fight To BE Fought with the
Best EndeavOr to the End.
A CHEEKY Chief Figuring the
Chances.

Mr.. Greeley was waited on by a reporter Of the
HERALD yesterday afternoon at his room In DR..
Bayard's residence on Forteth street, where he
was found immersed in letters and newspapers
Mr.. O'Dwyer, his secretary, was present, and the
two between them were plying very busy pens.
Mr.. Greeley wrote on the high marble top dressing
case, where he could secure his favorable position
when writing OF the arm as high as his head, and
two chairs near him were strewn with letters-One
chair full OF answered and the other OF unanswered
ones. He looked unusually well, and although he
had ridden on the cars from eleven O'Clock the
night previous until six on the morning OF yester-
day, he was as CHEEKY and active as
CRICKET ON THE HEARTH.
He wore loose black coat, was clean shaved and
had had his venerable hair trimmed OF Its rough
edges. He greeted the HERALD reporter very cor
daily, and removed hts letters from one OF the
chairs to give him seat.
"How are you feeling to-day, Mr.. Greeleyi' In
quired the reporter.
"Quitc wcll,' responded the Philosopher; land
can assure you quite cheerful"
'You left Baltimore last night, believer"
Eyes. lett at eleven O'Clock"
"Did you nave e~
GOOD roncnLIoHr PROCESSION
therea"
"Yes How long 1t was though. cannot say. n
was to have commenced passing the house ct nine,
as had to leave at half past ten, but 1t did not
commence until nearly ten, and when I left to take
the train 1t had not nearly reached IT'D full length
was sorry but 1t was not my fault" /"
~ see you will fulfil your engag ements
HOWEVER ELECTIONS MAY co.,
"Oh, yes," responded the Sage, cheerily. "What-
ever happens think I can always find something
to do and have my living to earn at the best"
''Well, If you negotiate with oil your agricultural
fair people as you did with the Kutztown folks you
won't earn much OF living at agricultural ad-
dresses"
Mr. Greeley laughed. The Kutztown people had
offered him heavy sum to deliver their agricu-
tural address. and had pressed him to take 1t when
he visited them last week; but he had been so i'm
and the hearty reception which they gave him that
he would not accept anything at all. Therefore he
Il have Just replied TO q number Of Invitations
he said, "and whatever may be the result OF the
elections ! hope never to have to forego the
pleasure take in agricultural fairs"
.In regard to the result Of the elections Mr..
Greeley, would you state TO the HERALD your opin-
lon regarding the effect the October elections may
THE FINAL coNTEsrr'
The Philosopher throughout this desultory con-
veysatiOn had been employing his time either In
writing seldom resting his pen even when he was
answering question:, or glancng at his letters,
to the letter he had Just written, and turned to the
HERALD reporter with a CHEEKY face. Certainly"
he said, 81 would say this:-Our people are
NOT LIKELY TO GET FRIGHTENED
by the October results. We intend to do our best
to the end. ] think we can surely count upon l2s
electoral votes in The South, and think the North
win give us the rest. Undoubtedly there were
frauds perpetrated IN the pennsylvania ya Is; eles-
can scheme OF seEgovernment more disas-
trously than they can affect me personally, and
so deeply in the minds and hearts OF our
people that only similar fraud can insure the sue
cess OF the other size In November, and 1t must
be remembered
THAT FRAUDS CANNOT BE DIFrUsED
so readily over thlrty-seven States as over three"
'Dld you expect, even with fraud, that the other
party would poll SO heavy majority in Pennsyl-
vaniaS"
vania, Notwithstanding the evil character OF the
republican nominees there more than did for
Ohio, because our friends were well organized In
vania. In at least one speech in pennsylvania
strongly urged organization, and explained the
Here Mr. Greeley was handed letter by O'Dwyer
from gentleman in Florida, who offers to sell him
an orange orchard for stipulated sum- that sum to
be paid only when the gentleman calls for IL on
PRESIDENT GREELEY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The cheerful sage smiled when he perused it, and
replied to 1t in is turn after requests for auto
graphs and correct pOetcal quotations. were
swered, but whether he closed the bargain or de-
clined it is mystery that may never be fathomed:
"Will you make any more tours this canvassY'
asked the reporter.
II do not Know responded the liberal chlei: Il
Will Vlblu " nuhlDcT VI anu OuI
friends think my services are needed In the field
will cheerfully acqulesce"
The reporter thereupon made his adieus and
withdrew, leaving the Philosopher at his desk i'm
mersed in his papers ana his letters, bending
steadily to his pen-the weapon with which he has
won SO many renowned victories OF peace-and as
the western sun streamed In upon him 1t lighted
up a face undaunted by disaster and still as hope
fnl and CHEEKY as in the early days or May.
To-day the chief will visit his family at Chappa-
qua and probably attend the mass meeting at
Pleasantvillc two miles distant where Chauncey
M. Depew, Clarkson N. Potter, Isaiah T. Williams
and others will speak
A FATAL POLITICAL PROCESSION.