New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.

MEN AND THINGS THE COUNTRY ROUND.
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LoUNGER.
: The railroad war from the radius of Miwau-
kee suggests how much the so-caed Federal changes
have been for the interests Of the Democracy. Mr.
Alexander Mitchell president OF the st. Paul and MIL
waukee road controlled before the the entire paper
money system in the region between Lake Michigan anu
ST. Paul He issued II pleased, reaped the Deheht
OF its speculative nature and acquired great fortune
which IA now the speculative medium OF his railroad
system, and few years ago. when railroad building hhd
brought on panic Mr. Mitchell proclaimed in an inter
view that the Government had no business to charter
bank or issue circulating medium. Yet who would give
such n monopoly again TO him any other so-calied
Democrat Bad money for years the BOG badge OIL
Democratic rule. To have something like it again, and
save Indiana, Mr.. Morton parted in anger from Zach
Chandler.
Why is railroad war of the present kind tocrable
under n State with sufficient pOwersi Because the
license allowed railroads TO charge as they please gives
them such temporary profits that when they possess
good thing IT Is invaded by another licensed baron.
not for the traffic. for the speculative raid He who can
plunge rates into chaos In moment can always cover
his shorts" II Is In the power OF single man, one ONT
Of several in this country to acquire million dollars by
cutting rates when his entire railroad ehentage coud
not make a million by working the road at full prices
wars no reliable ratio for producers and merchants to
60 by.
Thurlow Weed was the last great second In the potl-
cal prize ring a kind OF American Nat Iangham, search
ing for robust sparrers TO make champions or cppes
OF them. Now and then he got good middle
fellow like Seward who spared up 10 the heavyweight
belt and then knocked back in his class by rail-
splitter; but Weeds later products were nearly oil
crippes and his hospital full He lacked the moral
mol In u nQ
his medicine chest not platitude I'm his bottle. no men
tai consolation in his sponge He up men, not to illus
trate an idea where they could afford to down. but to
beat the other fellow He did not like DE Witt Clinton
nor John Quincy Adams, Horace Greeley. People
who stopped to scruple he sOured on. i"
General Martin Mcmahon a friend of Grover Cleve-
land told me on Friday that Cleveland said to him. IL
ia pretty hard on me to be getting enormous mail
every day from all parts of the country CONCENTRATING
me on my election yet every letter making allusion 10
me as the hope of the party for 1884 Ithnk said Mr.
Cleveland that there is enough on my shoulders to
assume tho duties of Office have had no previous
familiarity WITH without being expected to hold up the
entire party for the next two years"
General Mcmahon says that Cleveland IL very lika-
BILE man, with good humOr genialy, bachelor instinct
and cool head. The General says hs prospects are
far ahead OF any other candidate Referring to prom-
ncnt candidate in q Western State whom lie dld not
directly name Mr. Mcmahon said: :" I think it cannot
be expected of the Democratic party to make Its whole
fight again on skirmsh line it did in 1880 in In
diana The Republicans concentrate any October
State and carry it and throw us into CONSERVATION ne
fore the November battle They still possess the
funds the Government and majority OF the capital in
tercst of the country II they could take Indiana out OF
our hands in October 1850, they can certainly make
powerful show to get Ohio. the remaining October state
in 1884 So we must fall back a November state
with determining power like New-York and that Is
why think Cleveland Is the hope OF the Democrats
everywhere We may say in round numbers that sew
enty thousand Republicans voted for him for Governor
II he makes good Governor very large portion OF that
seventy thousand will say Well. am justified in my
vote voted for him uncertainty and having be-
slowed my vote we'll guess will go for him for Presi-
dent That idea" said Mcmahon, if nothing else in
trrvcnes will make Cleveland the candidate" Upto
the last camparn General Mcmahon understood to
have been in favor of Hancock's denomination
Colonel John Fellows the prosecutor on behalf Of the
Attorneys Office Of the girl whom Levy first de
baucbed and then tried to send to penentary is of
New-York family which emrated to the Southwest and
followed mercantile pursuits at Camden. Arkansas one
Of the abiding stronghods of the Rebellion after 1t had
been driven away from Little Rock on the one side ana
up from the Red River the other. Camden was the
concentrating point for all that desperate brgandh
army recruited in Missouri Texas and Arkansas, and
flung back Oh the last ditch among the alligators Colo
mel John Fellows went into the rebel service and first
became prominently known in this city as the champion
of william VI. Tweed at the State Conventions during
the period when Tweed wanted rlen with audaclty OF
speech who could not be put down by Samuel j. Tildcn
and other Democratic "reformers" Mr.. Tweed per-
sonay attended the state Convention at Rochester
about nine years ago. and making his headquarters at
the Osborne House sent his orders to Fellows and De
Witt The Old man was very hassard at that time,
and felt that he making his last fight that year. and
when his cac1erS who got possession OF the galleries
howed at every mention Of his interests and shouted to
Tilden: "Wherc you going TO 90 if you eaye the
regular partyl'-Tden turned around and faced them
with his not very expressive face and said in high Key
ri tell you where | can go: can go back among my
plund, red feOw-citizens."
The private secretary of the rev Governor OF Tenn
svyania the Rev Mr. Everett is think the brother of
peter Everett who has sporting reporter the
New-Yor press for than twenty years The cler-
cal brother fifteen years an assistant editor re-
porter etc of Mr.. Brghan's new paper, The Ptts6T1
Commercial He had Il good appearance and express
sive address He quit the newspaper business To ne
come the advertising agent for a firm in Lancaster.
Pennsylvania, which made certain herb bltterS that IN
its day had some popularity. subsequently he Joined
the church. became minister, and was very highly
thought of around Philadelphia for his agreeable ex
terror compacent address and confident rhetoric
think there can doubt about this identification.
II is to be said that the position OF secretary to such
an officer as state Governor President of the United
States is becoming of and more consequence the
country increases in power and political concentration
General Washington had secretary named Tobias Lear,
a New Hampshire man and graduate of Harvard Col
lege Washington gave him charge of his papers and
admitted him to his full confidence when he only
twenty-five years old. lie sort Of steward at
Mount Vernon until the General became President
Washington was particular about proper understand
ING of his work and with posterty and at the close
NJ b war with some assistance from Congress. began to