The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-02
4 TALK WITH PETER COOPER.
what the Candidate for the Presidency ssi,
TO Young Man.

| what the Candidate for the Presidency Sale
TO Young Man.
lam making the grand round of great
men.
| Peter Cooper is great man. Ergo, called OF
Peter Cooper.
| Peter Cooper 10 something more than an old
gentleman with flowing locks, two or three fans
an air cushion, and q nom nation for the Presi.
dency.
He's man with head on his shoulders. and
| Ideas In his head. don't say how great the
ideas are. But nowadays that kind OF head is
very scarue. Isn't hf Well, then, read and
| ponder.
twas ushered into large, old-fashionediy fur
nished reception room, where the venerable
master OF the house was sitting on his inflated
cushion. lie rose, and with a CHEEKY smile
greeted me courteousiy, famed me vigorously
with his palm leaf, arasped me firmly By the
hand, and remarked somewhat calmly that the
weather was warm.
Said /, $50 you are O candidate for the Presi-
dency, are your"
Said he. " Great heavensi am, am"
Said l, And how do you like IL as far as
you've got?"
Said he (and the old gentleman waved his fan
In the air as though IL were the cleaning outlass
OF an enthusiastic boarder), ~ don't like IL at
- 49, 'N"7' WISH 4 Vouiu koe out VI ~ WIN
honor. The Presidency is not a thing TO be tri-
fed with. II offered opportunity for a truly
good man to save mis- country, to elevate his
race, to retrieve a nation from bankruptcy. and
start again the blood Of life through tue shriv
elled veins Of trade"
ono L, You are an enthusiast, SIR"
baiu he, young man, we're on verge
me nation stagRers into bankruptcy. There
no trade no commerce, no prosperity, no
coincidence. Our trade unions are full OF folly.
rnese outrageous strikes are raising old Ned
with everything and everybody. The lazy
strikers i've on the honest savings OF indus
trlous men women ana children must be
pihohed aud starved because a Few scores OF
ANY raseais won't work. save on such and such
TERMS know what work Is. started with
notnlhR out my ne a ana those hands and the
nesi.n sood Iod gave me- was always sue
oessiui' oeciusei was Always industrious, ana
maue something every day. NOW oan AFFORD
70 i've without WORK the Few days may be
'pared.
said i, y" You dont appear so very old, SIR
Saiu ne t'nd az in ne Tanned tue air and
"neeieu nus comiottapie chair pack ahd iotth
hAe an eAe''eu toO' am elghty-sA wears oio'
sir THANKS To a KIND providence am In eood
hesith, out the excitement OF Campaign, anu
tue heavy duty winch would be devoived upon
me- would be very apt TO cut me on suddenly.
sthi' SIR u my country calls, am her son ana
obey. lhave repe 'tedly 81 d that the only IN IN
FOR this emergency Is Gov. Bill Allen, but some
now the politicians don't seem TO see II. They
don't know that man. That man Ia one OF the
abiest aud wisest OF the sons OF man. He knows
all about this financial problem. He, once nxed
In the Presidential chair, would do the land u
word OF good
said L, but L understood that you were
friend OF Gov TildenT
said ne (and by this time the next possible
PRESIDENT was thoroughly worked up. His blue
eyes iairiy danced An occasional or eeze blew
ms long, s'iVefy locks Tar out over the back OF
us chair, and with furtive giances at huge
PIE OF printed documents behind him, he con
unued)' IildenE On yes. Yes am AFRAID
oi Iildeh ana II ridden had taken my advice
ana placed himself riglt on the money question
ne wound nave no urmer supporter than myself.
toiu him SO.
esiu l. nat ola riden sayr
SAID he' Iiiden was very polite but didn't
say anything.
ead Il, You expected riiden's nomination.
oaio no, vi course. me nara money men
wanted n'm' NOW they've got nun. NOBODY
seems 10 appreciate tue TACT That INDIVIDUALS
arc notn'ns' Inc k'oa' 'rouoie Win US as
peop'e 10 tue isoS VI orcu'a.'ne 'heoium' Ii
"oie i'eS'uo"'- hea'eu hno"s pray 'has
may not nave W W snou'u 40 all IN my
nor W 'nouioaI' 'uo o'ino,p'eS on wnioh the
Soi' n,o"o' "e" s'4nu' HoFsi .enuefs are
p'ope'S '"o 'o'A"eAt ou'i0"V' Va INC oouh-
Wy eau "o aa'o W ISL " ,o',o gu, VI ."ose
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them. On, that could do something for my
beloved community In this terrible Cri-is,"