The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-05

"Gath" made a visit recently to the
rooms Of the Republican National Com
mittee, in New York, and thus writes to
the Grqphis IS to what he heard while
there:
CARL sCHuRZ
looked unusually we'll, in good color and
high spirits, as he entered the rooms.
allow do you find the campaign" he
said.
"Good enough. About ten days ago
the Tilden trumpets tosk a quaver tone
and blew more modestlY."
ayes" said schurz, "and that, ! think,
was caused by the general disappointment
over Tilden's letter. Although he re.
Elected upon 1t SO very long, il proved to
be an eyasiye, compromising document
almost fat surrender TO the imitation
lists. Itcertainly does not prove him TO
be the bold man he was expected to be-.
Hayes letter was decidedly The utterance
Of The holder, The conscientious man.
Reference was made 10 Franz Sigel go
ing oyerto Tilden. schurz said:
aGen. sigel controls his own vote. That
Is the sum oft. But do admit con-
siderable detection amongst the Germans
at the present time. L Is most noticea-
BILE here in the city Of New York, where,
the organs OF German opinion are mainly
for Tllden, and where some OF the Ger
man merchants complain 10 me Of Gus
tom House exactions. II makes them
think, however, when they are asked II
they expect better treatment when Tam
many and anti-Tammany appoint the
collectors and Inspectors"
ayes, Gen. Schurz, your German peo-
pie have plenty Of time yet to change
their minds" .
That's true; they do not go of impul-
allow ia tbe German pres. in the
Westr. E.
@Hayes has the German papers otlead.
Ing inauenee.at Chicago, Cincinnati and
81. Louis"
Twas remarked that Mr.: had
he been nominated at Saratoga, might
have been charged with making his fees,
just as Tilden made his, by corporations.
"That cannot Justly be said" replied
Mr.. Schurz. '@Evarts has not been. a
railroad lawyer. It is true that he has
been counsel for corporations and receiy-
ed some large fees. But railroad law
yer Is almost OF necessity schemer, OBJ
liged II Imay say so, to resort to devices,
10 stock operations, aud TO corruption.
They all get rich in that business, and II
Is my observation that such railway re-
tainers have pulled down more of our
public characters than any form otcor-
rup.ion. Mr.. Tilden's distinctive charac-
ter as an absorber Of lesser roads into
greater, q bond.issuer, and confscator OF
the property otsmalr stockholders and
minor committees, seems to me to be "a.
tai 10 every prospect Of reform from Euch
source. But Mr.. Eyarts' name would
have elevated the campaign, and elevation
Is what we want in our politics"
twas remarked that some OF the sup
porters Of Tilden admitted the e1pendi.
ture OF money on the St. Louis COnvSn-'
ton.
aThere Is no question OF that in my
mind" said Gen. Schurz, with toss Of
his head. "But what do you think Of
Hayes? You saw him.
"supesb. II Is only to be. wished that
he would keep in the way little more
like Tilden, 90 that the newspaper writers
could zee him. He does not promenade"
HWell," responded the German orator,
tthatb the man. He would do nothing
to be nominated. Ifelected, he will sub.
init 70 the election. That Is the class Of
candidates we desired. There's metsle
In him as well aa modesty, but nothing
negative
Gov. Mccormick spoke up: 1Tilden's
campaign Is q sign Of his individual
weakness. He Wants 10 do II all, and 1t
will break down. He Is iussy, egotist-
ical; conceited old man, q sort Of Eastern
william Allen, as egotistical for hard
money as Allen for soft, Such men are
innAtely weak, and have no lasting pow.
ers. Tilden's way Of presuming in fg-
ures and insinuatipg that by personal
hocuspocus he can pay of the debt and
make everything perfect will by and by
become burlesque. He takes his own
photographer along, manipulates his own
press dispatches, and, as ] am assured,
often speaks one thing and telegraphs
back another tr.r ..
NATHANIEL P. BANKS,
the most accomplished OF Speakers Of
Congress, and the most serious and sue