Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-22

saying invariably No, II might annoy
him " or "that Is q war Office secret"
"When I was at tho head of tho war
department" he said, 81 could scarcely
sec whore our generals got their soldiers
from. Everybody seemed to be staying at
homo and trying to speculate off tho gov.
ornmont. My office, my house, my bed
room, my carriage oven, were constantly
In state of sicgo. All sorts of persons
throngod about me aud pestcrcd mo with
all sorts OF schemes. Ono man, who has
since been candidate for
President OF tho ULitsd slater.
came to SEQ mo almost every day for a
month. Ho had o patent yeast powder
which ho wanted to get recommended
to the. commissary department. |
don't know what the ingredients
were, but IT was some stuff to bo
mixed with tho nour in tho barrels.
did recommend 1t TO tho quartormaster,
but no wouldn't try II. I romomber
another instance which Ia rather amusing.
One day as l was about To step into my
carriage, two men seized on me, Quo ut
either hand, each importuning me to got
him appointed to some place or other.
Twenty or thirty years before man
deserted his wife and little baby in the
town where l lived. They wero of re
spectacle stock, but his desertion loft
them destitute. The towuspeoplo took
pity In them and helped them with various
donations. remember that | gave the
baby o pair Of red shoes. The baby grew
up to be young man and lost sight ol
him, but when looked ut tho faces ol
these two men who were after Office,
recognized them, and tho two littlo red
shoes came up before my eyes as II hat
just bought them. Tho man at my one
hand was tho baby that woro the shoes
The man ut the other was the father who
deserted him. Neither know tho other
and didn't Introduce them."
Cameron on Tiidsn.
Occasionally Mr.. Camsron'a talk driftet
into current politics. His comments upor
public men were oil oouohed in kiudl,
terms, except when speaking Of ex Presi
dent Hayes for whom he never professeC
any respect. Human nature is muol
better than 1t gets credit for boing" h,
said. 81 have had great deal to do will
it in my long lifetime, and | speak from
| experience. There is much less ingrati
tudo in tho world than your newspaper
would permit us believe, and much NOR,
disinterestedness. States arc grateful u
| we'll as individuals. One secret of Mr.. Ran
dalIs strong hold upon the people Of thi
state. irrespective OF party, is that he ha'
never forgotten that he is q Pcnnsylva
nian, nor neglected to defend her interest
Hancock's weakness was that no wa
withdrawn from Pennsylvania at an early
| age, when he went to the military AGA
| denny. He never had any hold in tn
state. de had no family connections here
| and his marriage with Southern lady di,
| nothing for him in that way, He was
weak nomination. The Democrats hat
only one thing to do after 70. To re
| nominate Tilden IN their party organ
! Immediately after Hayes Inauguration ant
keep insisting on it until the election O
1880 The failure TO renominato him wa
the great modern bluuder of the Democra
tic party"
| " No, there is nothing care to say o
| the political situation" he replied who
| pressed for few words Of comment, pre-
diction or advice. al have no purpose I
serve in politics. am taking no part |
any way in any political movements, IN
there is nothing could say that know {
which would do anybody any good,
served my turn. want to rest now al
enjoy myself"