The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-08
MANAGER AND EXCURSION.

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Not memories, but men.
MANAGER AND EXCURSION.
Looking round on the boat for a chance
acquaintance, espied the Napoleonic
nose Of DR.. William smyth, of the Pitts
burph Leader, whose contributions to the
religious, as well as thesecular press, have
given him reputation that has few equals
and no superiors.
smyth always reminds me OF the man
whose name Chancellor Kent tried to re.
discover without confessing that he. had
forgotten 1t.
"My wife and had quite controversy
the other evening as TO how you spelled
your name," said the Chancellor, "and
wish you would settle it by spelling 1t for
~ don't seer said the individual adj
dressed, "what dispute there could be
about the spelling Of Smith"
az don't either,n said Kent, delighted at
the apparent success OF his ruse, but my
wife Is very obstinate woman and she
contended for an hour that you spelled 1t
S-m.y-t.h, while I assured her that you
spelled it Smith.
swell" said the man, "my name is not
Smith or Smyth either"
/ don't know that this story has any
particular relevancy, but 1t has beaud-
iul moral, and 1t helps fll up.
smyth, not the Chancellor's man, but
the Pittsburgh Leader man, relieves the
monotony OF his editorial work by getting
I'D excursions in the summer season, and
will be gratefully remembered by a good
many Wheeling people, whom he hauled
to the Centennial Exposition, at Philadel-
phia, in good style and at astonishing low
figures. He only had one man with him
this time, Collector Tom Davis, Of Pitts
burgh, but he denominated him 1.-THE Ex-
cursion," and am bound to say never
saw single individual who supported
the title better. "This Ia pretty much the.
same kind OF an excursion that l once
took to Boston" said Smyth. 81 went up
there with John Pittock, and we both ran
out OF money. l said to John, you had
better go out and borrow enough to take
US home but instead OF doing 1t he drew
himself up stiffiy and said: Billy, | am
surprised at you. You forget that ! am
the Excursion and that you are the Man
ager.' And sure enough, l had to nego-
tate the loan."
Among other trips planned for the sum-
mer, Smyth told me he had arranged one
from Pittsburgh to Washington City by
rail, and thence by steamer to Fortress
Monroe returning the same way. with
tickets good for six and possibly ten days
for s. so, and he thought he would be able
To add on Wheeling at not exceeding $40
for the round trip
STEAMBOAT POLITICS.
1 asked Davis, who is an active Repub-
llcan politician in Pennsylvania, as well as
leading spirit among the WEIGH voters
Of the State, what he thought Of the result
in the Keystone this fall.
"There Ia no trouble about Pennsyl-
yania," he said. "she is good for any
where between twenty and fifty thousand
majority for Garfield. Hancock's claim
that he Is pennsylvania won't avail him
particle. I never saw the people Of the
State 80 much disposed to regard the prin-
dples represented by the two parties, to
the comparative exclusion Of their
leaders. We haven't anything to
say against Hancock, except that he is on
the wrong side. During the war all we
had to do to keep things straight was to
find out which side the rebels were on,
and get on the other. It's the same way
yet. As for Hancock's military record, It
won't help him much with the Democrats.
That party don't train very well under
leaders OF his antecedents. They tried It
with Mcclellan, who was much more
popular officer than Hancock; they tried
1t with Ewing and Rice in Ohio, and now,
as Bob Ingersoll says, they have got "blue
on one end and copperas on the other"
It won't work however. The people have
got their studying caps on and are looking
at the merits OF the question beyond the
screens that are put up to deceive them.
II soldier is wanted they will take Gar
field, the citizen volunteer who came TO
the front from his own patriotic choice,
and who represents the great volunteer
army which saved the Republic, rather
than Hancock the regular army officer,
who fought because 1t was his business TO |
fight, and who represents all the caste and
exclusiveness which 1t has been attempted |
TO throw around the West Point regular |
organization OF our military service.
What about the report that Don Gam
eron Is sulking like Achilles in his tent
and that the Pennsylvania Republicans
are demoralized In consequence
THAT Is all nonsense. Pennsylvania
Republicans are not TO be demoralized BY
the detection OF any one man, nor has
Mr.. Cameron contemplated any detection.
His declination to take the craftsmanship
OF the National Committee again. grows
out Of the condition OF his health, which
know personally Is not sufficient TO per-
nit him TO sustain the burden Of the
work that an acceptance would impose
upon him. So far as his own State is con-
cerned we expect his help and will get 1t.
Don't you fool yourself about Pennsyl.
vania."
From Mr.. Yost, editor Of the staunton,
Va, Republican, who vas spending some
days In Washington, was advised that
through Mahone's efforts, there Is fair
prospect OF the Republicans carving four
OF the Virginia Congressional Districts
this fall, and from an enthusiastic Nor
iolk man who was yelling for "Jeemes
Gyarfeld' on the lower deck, learned
that the whole State Of Virginia would 90
solid for the Chicago nominee.
AT OLD POINT.
Daylight found us of Old Point, and the
long white porches Of the hotel, thanked on
one side by the grass covered ramparts Of
the fort and extending almost to the
bright water, looked very inviting. But
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