New-York tribune., 1884-01-13


for by Grant to assist IN the reduction of veksburg In
Of time Wilson also joined Grant and was prom-
nent about ycksburg He then went IN With Sheridan
and did prodgious amount OF work OF the same class
which has made sheridan tho General Of the Army He
in the pursuit Of Hood and In the battle oi Nashville;
he captured Selma. Alabama on great r!d received
the surrender Of Montgomery Of Columbus Georgia ard
Of Macon md finally took JEFF Davis in the woods toward
Florida. In a campaign OF twcnty-eigh days he cap
tured fortified cities twentythreo stands OF colors
two hundred and eig,ycSlt guns, and sixty hun
drcd and twenty prisoners At the close oi the war he
took charge Of the engineering works aud defenees On
several OF rivers, and in 1870 was houoraby dis
charged his own request with the rank Of Leienant-
Colonel In the Regular Army. and Major General ofVol-
uneers. lie became chief engineer Of the Gilbert or
Metropolitan Elevated Railroad, which was designed TO
cooperate with the Now-York and New England road
and possible bring the further into the city than
tue old railroad to Boston could como.
Trustworthy Information from Ohio i TIA; FcDdietOns
Civil Service bill played real part in h defeat but
merely excuse for IT, Any other act Of bis would
have been taken up Just actively. They might even.
IN tho absence OF another "Reminiscences, have twed
him with his grcenback and Government bond record,
because the Payne family and the younger McTeauever
took any hand In Pendetons Old financial horcses. The
cider Mclean has not been tho spot during tho conflict
and his son always acts nP0u his own Initiative. Mr.
P"ndietOn beaten FOR two first, the feeling
that ne arstOcrac and ambitious; that he
antagonizcd the new influences ia the party at home.
The younger Ohio Democracy two year. ago took up
Mr.. Bookwaltcr, u wealthy manufacturer yonng and
liberal minded The mOsshacks 1ucuding both Pende-
and Tluriuau resented his nominltiornnd after he
through the Influence OF Garl-id's death.
John O.. Thompson rclssSled him Ia his newspaper az
Columbus Mr.. BOoLwaIter IL determined man. aud
last juno when a now State Committee 20 be formed
be used IA they saw ut. Tie Committee had been
up against Pendeton and ifs mombers forthwith assisted
elect Legislature upon the single point that Pendle
ton should not be reelected 10 the Senate. Colonel
Payne assisted tO make the state Committee SOLID
Mr. PcndlctOn had real friends that Committee.
though he believed he had.
In 1880, when Mr. Payne's friends believed that be
ought 10 have the Presidential nomination and could
carry Ohio Mr. Pcudlcon thrust the claims OF Senator
Thurman forward although at that time the Payne hal
interest had accumulated IN the Southern States in New
York and elsewhere considerable Payne support.
Jahn Mclean liked Pendcton. and he united with
tho Payne interest reservng TO himself the work OF
carrying the metropolitan county OF Hamilton at hs own
pense while the Paynes able 10 take Of the
important county OF CuyahOga tCleyeland). and the
chairman OF tho State Committee, Dave Paige, has
been Payne for many years. Pendeton has posed
rather norvy politician. but the sequel shows that he
did not know the ground he standing Oh.
Mr. Payne VIII not take HIS seat until the day the pe1t
President inaugurated aud meantime viii probably b,
pressed earnestly for the Presidency although somo OF
the Influences which elected him senator slightly aiere
to Tfldcn Payne is protective tariff man OF the Ran
dali school, and the influences which elected him were
nearly al in favor OF Randall for Speaker Payne was
q Douglas Democrat. was strong war man. and has
been in manufactures half his life. McLeans father
brought up In the factories and In earlier HE was
ooier-nsker. Ohio has passed into new d-pensaton,
and IL was almost superluous for Thurman 10 have
written consgning himself TO the tomb Of the old
Capuleta since the prestige OF his name merely
passing device used for while 20 beat Pendleton.
Mr. Hewitt Is the person who may well look askant at
the coming forward OF Payne manufacturer who rroh-
ably dJes not believe IN free raw materials, who s not
n,ln!ca 10 Mr. Tden, and who has lin law In the
midst OF the New. YORK Democratic couEses Mr..
Paynes age may be harpcd upon but he Il only seventy
three while Gladstone IS seventy and Is at the head
OF the British Government. Mr.. Payne at seventy
three compares physically with Mr. Tldcn Ike man Of
sfty though he Ia little older General Harrison comes
the nearest to the Presidents TO resembling Mr. Payne In
general mould and competition; both tail men, both
quiet and careful and and each well beloved In his
family and neighborhOod circle.
Thurman. Pendlcton, snd rejected o. that
suaer from the Democratic generation because they
have the recognized any OF the benefits
conferred upon our country by Lincons accession To
them IT foreign. Northern. q Puritan party
which had done these things and the nag OF the country
carried m the van OF radical battle seemed 70 them not
exactly the imperial bunting which had sheltered
the nsbob possession OF his slaves They went TO the
Senate Baby captivity never 10 thank
God aloud that the inconsistency had been removed
tom the land. Southern Ike Ben liiil openly
did this; the Northern dOughface did not Hence The at
temps steal march the advanced party and pre-
empt Civil Service bore the Inconsistency otha, Pha see
the time the Master spoke his terrific censure Woe
untoyou nypoctes forge compass and land 70 mako
one proseyte when he il made ye make HIN tworod
more the child OF hell than yourselves one proseiye
seems 10 he the extent in this quarter OF the country
You must have seen him.-s large. smooth faced,
cr.du0s looking generally standing IN front OF
come ein-m and formerly dressed IN fashionable cnt,
later with yesiges OF the gentleman bu somewhat run
down lie needed no Introduction spoke TO you from
mutual sympathy. ard gave you all his confidence at
once II is nne years since he betrayed TO me the
great purpose OF his lte drink all the Or IN the
sty aud keep II from doing any further BARN As he
said it the fire Of great moral intent IN his eye.
Said l. Ohi you cannot drink all that" will DO IT,"
said he or perish Don't underestimate me. / belong
to family OF great will Ny father has died and left
a hundred thousand. all in caoh have ~ wIfe. This
thing is doing The Law cannot put stop 20 IT, In
tend 10 drink 1t all up
He was then perhaps twenty-e'ghti WEIGHED us
pounds and had peculiarly afable yet credu!0us some
thing IN his look He drunk: physlca! oon-
stituton alone that kept him tough and ford. From
wear TO year him. always Just going IN or Jwt
coming out OF Il bar-rOom lie knew NE and gave his
head the shake. on. I'm ,.ongt | have got away
with almost half OF it," fear you Will fall said 9
there h 80 much OF It," Keep your eye me- he said
this evil shall he drums "a tho face o. tie earth!"
Sometimes I would miss him for year oi Two. and II
panied me to observe after these intervals that come
havoc had been made IN his fnc physique and be would
now and then cough little. Don't discourage me- be
would say, somebody has 20 do it and accepted tho
great trust" Then he would dive into saloon aud
apply himself sincerely the se!t-appointed work
More than once reasoned with him. taking the privilege