New-York tribune., 1880-10-11
Reprim,ed from THB TRIBUNE Of october 10
HANCOCK ON THE TARIFF.

TRNMENT SELDOM l\TIIfEhES-ii "HS A"i
TArFp IN his NATIVE TowN-THE GENERALS
ABILITY TO TALK WITH THREE PERSONS AT
ONCE.
worry remarkable conversation with General
Hancock is published in The Daily GUARDIAN DER
ocratic newspaper of Paterson. N j. in IS issue OF
Friday evening" October g. !. il Ike General ad-
yances the original doctrine that the tarif ques-
tion is local issue. and one IN when inc
General Government seldom intcrfereS' lie
adds. as evidelcc of tins discovery, that II
once came up for discussion in his native town. III
PENNSYLVANIA. Incidental remarks on the question
of Southern claims are also given and an entertain
ing picture of the General with his social attractions
in ia play is furnished. The full report OF the con-
vegsatiou Is appended:
s,oc,o, renresentat,ve of The Guardian was for
tgnate enough to have a very pleasant ara success,
full interview with the future resident o. thH oIllc
States yesterday afternoon. 1t was uhuci 'ne u"S'
Favorable auspices as the conversation took place
where no one could interfere OF interrupt ihcie j.
ALWAYS 900 much OF crush on Governors iSlanu ipr
,nv .atisfactiou A careful record OF all tie
visitors is kept, Some idea OF the amount OF
banT-sbat'nG connected with a Presidential candi-
dacy nav b" inferred from the fact that GencraI
Hancock during the month of September received
1000 visliorS-Over 500 a day-and this nuinDer
includes only those who were presented 10 hlh'
with most OF whom he shook hands. Inc muscles
OF his right arm developing like these OF
blacksmith they say n c'9SeguSmSy y, ycs,erdsV
however was IN hack. riding from South ferrN 10
Unon-Square. General Haucocks aide,de-canp;
Captain john :. Wharton. ana MI. = ihults oi
tins city whose place of business Is at No oZ Beck
man-sf New-York. beng present, and they can tes-
tify 90 the accuracy of this report
The General was delighted with the DeauiN ol
the day aud frequently remarked upon IT,. lie mas
- suffering with a cold and Mr. Philips sug-
oetcd tha the sashes of the hack doors had better
b. closed as there was strong draft through, one
window stuck and could not be moved, whereupoh
(,eDecal Uancock pulled lis penkniie from ms
,.ockef saving Here, let me give you hit" lie
then pred the window loose with kni1r.
Subsequently,, when np where the iigh nmlinLngs ,Ss
Kept oil the wind, the General opened the WlhuoWs
again He said he didn't want TO he smut ND on
such a beautiful day. The hack was driven qulIe
rapidly and attracted little attention. no oHe 10
tced its dlstIugui he'd occupant. Al ne H"G'"
office General Hancock hailed an Old Trend VINO
Was q c1praln OF police apparently, and had lew
words with nm. That was the only interruption 10
the conversation in progress within the carriage.
The conversation, commencing with common
nlsce Ia *. gradually came around TO p0lltlcs III
pencral way TN finally the wuter. attempting 10
Veer around toward something thal might interest
the Pr9n readers OF Inc "a yori o 5be rebel
war CLAIMS seems TO be a matter that some OF our
Republican friends hardly understand. -. co,or,,
SUPPOSE 50; suppose So" salQ lhe GENERA
smiling; hut it's easy cI0ugh to understand. Inc
South is heartily tired OF war and the results o.
war The people OF that section want peace aliu
ouiet and a restoration OF confidence. IheS never
expect sucu timing the pay ment OF IeoeI var
otdf;,ns \, sll,h claim viii ever be made. With
rator.d confidence IN the South the interests OF
tbe whole country will be benefited. As Tor the
payment ot the rebel war CLAIMS that Is Simply
here j. once thing General desire to speak
abou! ihe tarh question Is creating good oeal
of talk In Paterson. parl' ulariN among ule manu-
fac-nlers md working classes. Now now II tni'U
mat question cannot affect The manufacturing inter
fsfs Of Tho country the least nv tecf'on c0ed maze
n0 diFerfHc, tifh rGg tie other. mere mas 10
b. a c-5fpn OHOaut-miUioES Of dotGTs-rdiSed 0y u
ferG tsot ss,a be got IN Other ray dnd tkdt mast
"SoescyM M cr. pr0tectioa to tie doH,inq interests
Of The com ify Ihe ecti0R OF Dtmocrditc iftS'0ch
or the cl,ctoa ofa HepHbicR IgtSdeai cannot "ep"e
,riI o nE4encs tkG in the least. Ihe Paterson pt0
rLe gf.l Kfr no GELtty yhGiertr mat UtH ecT Juror
oHd,hirg itoi Wterf1Cs rt ne naah%Gct10Hg or an
drSfr.i ,r,ss of the country. Ihy wiH hare Just as
mHcl pgoic ctga p'deT a Dca,oc[grc l0"''"l@|@V "'
updcr a. LcDubHcdH fdDjRistr060h." -
Our c.. oGaie tOr Congress, General, "a the Hon
Augusta, ". Cutler, who, wheh IA congress oeIoIe'
dId more for the promotion of the industrial inter
ests % TIC district than any representative we ever
Grnerol Hancock intimated in his reply that he
remembcreI Mr.. Cutler, and added that the Demo-
cratic party would always be found favonng what
ever W.. lor the benefit OF the working classes. lie
tog q,,,stion is ocal question. The same qucs
5oy ,rcs byuoht ap once an ny Hdt3Ce place R TenRSy
% n ;,gCrfre lrjfh cnd nothing is Hkely cccr to
B, done fhat icU interfere utm the industries Of tie
u LAT do YOU think Of the outlook. General 7"
l. Is very favorable; very favorable indeed"
repea,cd the General. All the letters end dis,
pa ichcs received this morning are very laNoIable'
The re-; of the conversation was very general and
commonplace. Nothing was sand upon the sHuJ'ct
of General Grants attack, as tnat matter has been
already covered by intervleweT>, ana the General
had desire that Il Oe deferred until he can
obtain "a true report OF wbitOfahJ fealIy su, "Hth
,fnenesSarv he wll ma ke a reply t. IT, The General
Unlimited that there was 40 iun III nnlhSlor res
ident III consequence OF the immense amount OF apol
involved Tie said ms CORE spondence Aad become
immense lie had not bad time 10 open the WhOle
Of hi. ,uolning's mail up 10 noon, and IT was more
than anyone could do 10 keep All the ehgag- Mehts
that he was called upon to meet.
r. e,il. ail this tie General looks well is cheer
fnl auG jOVal. and Readily enters mo CONVEX 3atioh
with any one introduced TO mn; ne - NHOa'! ia. w.
like the aVcTa-e run OF Army ohceIs I'D lhS Ie'lccV
Generally they are as unapPr0achable az LnptI r.,
but General Hancock is one OF the most Sociabie
men our representative ever met. ne cohtrerS,S
readily qad uses good, plain tanJiGge. Er0yH,"g ne
savs is 9Lt 10 the point and ne docs not heGte 10 an
.,c,, ana oaeyfion asked him. 1herC is mstdkipgrhdt
y Ic * rerU magnetic and possesses The JqcHtfy
Of GaE ng crytOdy feel at home to rt"arkd6ie cctcht
You lose al m Inc .tn1en %Oen "G IL "s @
slant ant he can carry q conversation t'h fc0 or
three parsons at once. No picture vet made does nm
iusilce 4 would be impossible 10 accurately poI-
tray la, peculiarly happy eApresslon M ne rs Is en,, M
dentlv a man of clear peTceptlons ana Won can
see Grmne>s and decision III every lneaineht oi ms
countensluce. His voice Is SHARP rather 'uan
deep-inore of the Yankee 5 we thah OF the
Western type. He - tail ana porty,
but well propOrIioned, ana ol a very
Commanding appearance lie ls physical moIci.
He has remarkable memory, never IorgettlhS an
incident Of the past ana so'd"h ,he cc VI ~ ~ "
xybnn he has ever been introduced lie as q Sucker
1y fLs IN pgrfqnce Of 6Hie Hngs. tdC ddys ago ne
,raIkd some d,stance Oat Of has W0y 10 pay HersdedT
cent that he Oited ~ consequence o' "e H'"" oy @ @
0be 10 make he change time pret10eS Ihe news
dealer had forgotten ali about IL but General Han
cock had not. He is the typical Cmef Magistrate
Of a republic. and be will make President tnat
will ba al honor to the country III every sense OF the
word. -
Mr George +. Perrine, the celebrated engraver.
MIR thomas de CodeZO, the great cr3yon artist ana q
few others joIned the party their ARRIVAL III tnOn-
SQUARE where an hour OF so vas spent III quiet
sociabe manner. and then the next Presidebt de-
parted with Captain Wharton to 1u'hl some other
engagements before their return to Governor
island.