The New York herald., 1874-08-06
SARATOGA GOSSIP.
The Distinguished Visitors
of the Season.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON.
Divers Views on General Grant, His
Character and Purposes.
RACING Ac9D ROWING.

The season at this place Is now at its height.
August Is the great month for Saratoga.
Whom do We have hereY Well, we have the
Vice President OF the United States, that blue
eyed. larged-bOdied, lne-lookng Henry wilson.
1t Is easy to ike this man. for with all has desoa-
tion he Is ruddy and cheerful spoken. He draws
the best audiences Ior we are ALL more or less.
warm lovers Of our governing men. Nothing that
Henry Wilson ever did incited hate. The soft
word that turneth away wrath he has always been
first TO speak. His history OF ''The Rise and Fan
OF the Slave Power In America" Of which he mas
written one-thrd of the third and last vOlume has
made him permanent mark in the annals Of that
great contention, which probably exceeds
In moral importance any act which
has happened since Constantine declared
for the Christian religion Mr.. Wilson, above any
of our public men, has been minger with the
common people. 1t is said that more babies are
named for him than Tor any man In and out OF
George Washington not excepted.
Not O very bold type of man, averse to contro-
versy where 1t win antagonize some useful man,
Mr. Wilson has led life so quiet and acceptable
that only man -haters think 1T consistent and dut-
ful to brand him. He mas had the great merit Of
being always forward and yet right In the general
regimen and direction OF the republican party,
while powerfully protesting against the acts Of
persecution visited upon opponents Of the admins
tration. His birth is humble, but his bearing Is
that OF
MAN OF RECORD.
Fate has fatefully dealt with him. His wife died
OF cancer; his children died one by vne. His
mouth Is clear Of SANDER. He never berates an
absent opponent; he generally restores com.
p!aisance with q present onef Yet, who ever
heard of him abandoning broad leading position
for mere controversy's sake. He serves the
greater cause by refusing to be prominent for
some mere adjunct to the final solution Of
that issue. He dignines she great victory
by refusing to fall out on the way
with q mere disputant Men like Garrison
are hard severe and splenetic. Men lfke
Phillips are caustic violent and erratic. Men ike
Sumner FORGET the great principles Of their desro
by reyerting to little personal a1ectatlons, winch
only drag down hign thing to the gutter OF tho
scramble. Henry Wilson has been cogent and CO.
operating with his party, feeling that for one man
to fall across the path OF so vast party Is mere
egotlstical sacr1Ace with the effect 70 excite
diversion and propel nothing useful He is to-day
THE TYPICAL PUBLIC MAN
OF Massachusetts. A sick Vice President, with no
great admiration for General Grants perversftes,
he has not intended to break up the ente7sSs cor-
daage of the party, and 1t Is to such men that we
owe the superior unity, vigor and, perhaps, In
vincibility OF this great and greatly organized
party, which has fought the greatest war OF mod
ern times carried all its moral purposes up to VIC
tory and so raised the status Of man that we are
all trembling IN lear that ne tweaK promotionl
" Ill not be aOe to keep himself pure in THIS great
exaltation OF trusted citizenship.
TIE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
We have had the President here, too That mys-
terious, successful man, Grant, stopped at tae
Congress Han where wilson stops; He was no, o.
great place that IL does not much Duoge on
Presidents or Wee Presidents General Grant
~, Snlf hu odutN n
thoughtful friends, to household relations which
would raise invidious queries. He departed from
COALITION which would give nm a qualm
I asked Mr.: Perry, of New Jersey. why the Presi'
ready owned o. Long Branch The Perrys, Ol
Newark, are well housed at the Branch.
"Welln said Perry I'VE veal al think down III there ere
OF the imputauon tnat the first was presented to
This showed then q rising desire for indepen-
dence In the Presidents mind. He is still man
Oi superstition, powerful competitor for the
IresldenSy again Win or wltnoat MS y own
TO his partner, Washington McLain, here as fol-
..Tae appearances all favor Governor william
Allen as the next candidate OF the democratic
party. He Is another Harrison. The republicans
WITH nominate Blaine or WasnDurne unless ther Q
be war OF races IN the South, which seems moro
and more imminent every day. In that case Grant
win BE- the republican & nc candidate or tue democratic
THE POWER OF GENERAL GRANT -.
is in hts safety-a quality which means Reliability
as to action In the moment OF military peril II
the country can come TO that state where military
sagaclty and decisive acti0n In the battle neld
perforce-perhaps Democratic candidate. With
the southern men here he Is already an object OF
anticipation and superstition Above al other
candidates he Is surrounded with men who wall
put their money up to aid him. 1t is generally un.
derstood in the inner circle that his family and
own mind is averse TO that action for the present
senator Anthony, OF Rhode Island, AYERS tnat ne
Mr. Anthony has been large part OF tue season
! at Saratoga. He IS himself, without saying 9
word possible candidate. He says OF Grant, and
| his opinion Is not TO be Nightly passed over:-
"He is a mighty smart, but mysterious, man.
| He staggers the JUDGMENTS OF men. He stands ny
his friends so that they must stand by him yet, IN
political emergencies he always hits the popular
Mr. McLain, before referred to, is Of a difYeren,
opinion from the President on the currency ques
ton. He thinks the Western people are deter
mined upon more currency, but he also has deep
idea 0f Grants depth OF resources and character.
GOVERNOR CURTIN, OF PENNSYLVANIA,
who Is here, shows some disposition to go over to
and pareiaced evils OF democratic politics IN his
native State He says the people there demand
instant and more currency aud less monopoffsed
The better class OF democrats deplore the de
fection OF Governor Hendricks, whom they think
have ruined his chances for the nomination i0l
the Presidency, and TO have oeen led into heresJ
repulsive 10 his nature by Morton's tactics. VI
e influence mn and decided
! ter OF Horace White, operating upon Mccormick,
! the reaper man, have given tue Illinois democrats
| q hard money PLATFORM rec0nctiabie with demo-
/ cratic traditions. 1t Is generally believed among
| the many democrats at Saratoga that the currency
the independent republican press will then sup
| port Q hard money democrat TOT the CHIEF magia-
tracy against either Grant or Washpurnes OF
| b. atnc.
COMING SPORTS.
We ore to have grand amateur regatta In
Sprlngbok on the days OF August 2S, 20, 81. There
viii be not less than twenty crews, rom all parts
Next SATURDAY, August 8, the second great Sara
toga meeting VIII begin, stopping not until tue GOTH
with nine racing days The stables OF Morris and
| Sanford have departed, but the bulk Of the great
| horses viii rum and for tho iOur mile dash 1t II
Thought that Sprinebok, Jack Frost, Arizona, Silent
be q great race next Saturday. Three hundred
thousand dollars changed hands IN the flrst meet
| ing. -. NI