Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-05-28

JenUlOuS structures 10 De Seeu III
many counties of the State, as the
product of multiplication of bonds
and an increase of taxation. Mr..
Wade's residence stands a few rods
from the walk-a nut brown
eottage-built house of two stories
and a Mansard roof; with ample
yard room and pleasantly shaded
with naples and elms, in which, as
| passed this morning, the robbins
were singing, and the breezes of
gentle May morning were playing.
A little apart from the house is the
old law office, reftted not long since
and with its two rooms neatly car
peted, and as tidily arranged as by
a woman's hand. Indeed, It's two
rooms are in everything but It's ex-
ternal contour as unlike as possible
to the average place of business of
any attorney and counselor of law
the latter with its bare floors,
hard and Whitfield chairs and confu-
sion of books, papers, and tobacco
guilds; the former with its atmos-
phere of case and comfort, its table
set out with books of miscellaneous
reading, daintily arranged by some
body, and its softly shaded windows
and ample lounge suggesting repose,
whenever the occupant, who has
passed half a decade more than
the allotted three score years and
ten of human life, seeks the tran
guilty that comes most geatefully
after a career of honorable activity,
and more than ordinary success in
life. No fence or hedge obsIructs
in the view of ingress from the street
10 the family mansion and adjoining
office.
l had a little errand 70 do with
the honorable ex-senator this morn
ing. The fact is we had only re-
turned a day or two since from
Washington, and l was curious tc
know how the third term talk and
the situation growing out of the go5-
sip on the subject appeared to him.
| found him in the cozy office Ihave
described-the man and the sur
roundings suggesting at first glance,
as no other man and place had ever
before suggested, the application of
the phrase OtiaSne cum dignitate.
The man who, in addition to other
positions of honor, and filled with
distinguished ability, the position of
Senator from Ohio in the National
Congress of eighteen years, during
the most interesting and exciting
time of our National existence, now
in honorable retirement, says 81 new
er asked anybody for his vote, and
l never would" His form is erect,
his figure almost rotund, despite his
years, and 1 should judge him to be
in the enjoyment of excellent health
and worldly competence. And l
don't blame him. if as told of him, he
should seriouly regard it as bore
to leave home and go to Columbus
and be Governor, with all that that
implies. After the usual greetings,
cordial on his part, as have always
found them, we talked about affairs
and this was in substance the con-
versation.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wade,
how does the political situation, look
to you now?
Mr.. Wade-I hardly know; but it
does seem at if the party that fought
the war was going to be met by the
old state of things as it was before
the war. Slavery is dead, but its
spirit is in the South and the Demo
cratic party in the North appear to
be making up about the old pro-
gramme. l don't know but it's to
come to that that the South Is to
rule the country, after all.
Correspondent-The tail to wag
the dog?
Mr.. Wade--Yes; the tail wag
the dog. You see they have no def
mite principles to defend. It's diff
erent with u.s.. Theirs is a party for
free spoils, aud it makes no differ
ence what one of them does, or what
any of them does, about their voting
for him. You could see that illus
II ated in the matter of the salary
Grab that was so much talked Of
more of them voted for it than vO-
ted for it on our side, but didn't
hurt them any. 1t makes no differ
ence, either, who they nominate for
office. 1t wouldn't cost the party
two hundred votes to nominate JEFF.
Davis for the Presidency.
Correspondent-How do matters
look here in Ohio?
Mr.. Wade-I have been away for
some months-only got home on
Saturday-and d l really haven't had
much chance to form an opinion.
Correspondent--The third term
business is exciting a good deal of
attention, and papers that at first
ridiculed the suggestion, are dispOs-
ed to treat it seriously. What is the
in Washington?
Mr.. Wade-I didn't hear much
said about it there. l don't believe
the President has ever said or intl-
mated to any living man that he
wanted an election for the third
term. | have seen him often, but L
talked less with him on politics than
ANYTHING else The fact is, he never
seems inclined to talk much about
politics, anyway.
Correspondent-Do you think he
has said to anybody that he did not
seek or ask a third term?
Mr.. Wade-I don't. l don't think
he has said word about 1t. From
the way it came up, I don't see how
he very we'll could. A newspaper
began to talk about 'cRserism" and
''Imperialism;n in that connection it
brought forward the third term mat
ter, accusing Grant of planning an
election for himself to third term,
and that then he would follow up
the third term with Imperialism
Now when it was brought forward
in that manler-linking the PROPOSE
finn for a third term with propo-
sition to turn traitor and overthrow
the Government-I don't see how
any man in that place could take no