New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-16
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND.
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF A BROAD
WAY LOUNGER.

| WAY LOUNGER.
Oar Minister 10 Germany. Aaron 4. Sargent is a gem
une type OF the John Adams Yankee who adopted
Franklns trade OF printer and. It Ia SAID like Simon
Cameron typo In the Government printing Office
He went 10 California the year Frederick went
from New-IOrk. III lSi0 when he twenty-five years
old NewbuiyT Ort was hs birth place az it Caleb
Cnshings and when Conkling nominated for Chlci
Justice by Grant Sargent was untrng 10 defeat him
Conkng had been whis and rather acned to tho pro
slavery Democracy Sargent Whlg who grew radical.
first knew Sargent In Congress sixteen years ago. flo
was seldom out OF excitement Of some kind and al
| though warm friend. yet, | think "a warm an
enemy. II Bismarck thinks ho is making Sargent
comfortable let him refrain With the American hog for
his client, this horid water-drnking Yankee is as
bel1gorcnt and bue-eyed Ben Franklin before tho
Pryy Council. lie has been for years advocate OF
woman suffrage, having taken from his wlfes desires IN
that respect his political PLATFORM and who adopts
bis wifo- politics, when she has any, IL OF such pure
and undesirable nature that Bismarck had bcttor go
slow with him. The German idea Of politics IL 10 disdan
woman5 mind and party organization at all
That Is why ono man rummeis the Reichsag; that is
why party organization In America among tho Germans
is so uncertain Tho strong party instincts Of Anglo
sXons give their governments cohesion amount OF
individuality could secure and that IA why reform
crs cannot break down party abuses and organizers
whenever they please and make Germany OF us with
intcrmnable Boss In II. Tho Chancellor knows his
countrymen; but he may not know that white teethed
Yankee from Massachusetts Bay, who has been seasoned
IN enough press abuse in this country 10 take little heed
of the barking presses around the great Boar hunters
knees.
1t was written in the Scriptures Many arc called hut
few are chosen" The recent Council DR.. New
mans rights to mean Many are chosen but few
called"
Bismarck speech Is to be considered somewhat in tho
light OF his opposition. Fragments OF that opposition
deneacd here have for several years been a,sang all
religions and ministers of all scots with brutality
Anglo Saxon understand, unless beer and socialism
only restrain themselves under dcspotIc minister's
Here is death spelling the hopes of men; the great
fortune OF Leland stanford waiting for his only
tanning oad-tOne 70 keep the boy hero like that in
deaths iron dart draw him yondcr. and tho younger
brother OF Tdcn passing away while wondering whether
invalid samuel will 1--we to mn the great Office. Whom
has not Tdcn survived Van BGren. Church, Tweed,
PctOn and his brethren walked only week ago
with Mr. WIislcy, OF the Victoria Hotel TO look at ib
rary: turned my Odck ~ 1t seemed, and he fell dead IN
the midst OF apparent perfect health. The postcry OF
Presidents statesmen and rich men has been uncertain
Washington childess Disrac and Pamerslon sonlcss;
SapolcOns solo hoy killed on negro spear; jefferson
with the fayorite Adams boy dying by suicide;
Madison childe.s; Monroe son; Jackson no child;
Van Burcns best cent 10 asylum; Polk chdless,
and Pcrce's boy killed in the moment OF glory; Blu
clanan with wife; JohnsOn's boy sclfdesrOyed. In
tho quest OF other things We losc among the
living.
General Grants reported remark that Arthur Blaine
would get the Republican nomination for President. IS
INTERPRETED At Washington 10 mean that no favoIs
Blaine Grants friend Minister ncale. was a diner
NJ Nj Blanes house during the week and it s reported
that Of Old SANDERS and false whispers long
ried General Grant by ;acbcarcrs he has
10 di,beiicyc I'm the comfy Of intercourse.
There would appear people TO be good feeling
now between Grant Blaine and General Logan write
merely upon guess, but observed last Wednesday
Logan at breakfast with Mr.. Chafee the father OF Mrs
u. Grant IT,. who for years n sacrificing friend
of Mr.. Blaine Mr.. Cnafee some little while back con-
sdercd futile to make another campaign for Blaine.
He may have changed his mind. others have TO OBJ
serve the tcnacity OF BaiDcs followers who con-
fined class LOCALITY but reach from Oregon 10
Louisiana and from Rhode leland 10 Wisconsin Tn
mustered undlrected cnthusiastic they tho only
following nj present which IA Incorporating and has
choice An undertOw has set for Blanc -
apparent his former surface following. Some of tho
surface followers have craw1shed, but the depths
not dumb. The shadows do not murmur,
In the finitudc of expression to bo found In free
country where opinion Is bold, heard Republican
public pan say during the week past that the Demo
cratic current had again set In favor Of rden and Hen
bricks and that 10 bcOkened danger TO the Republicans
Said he: Hendricks take care Of Indiana, ~ IN
1876; Tdens cipher dispatches did not drive from his
support The votes he twice recei' I'd IN New-York."
Nobody tell why the tendency toward Tilden and
Hendricks has returned whether because OF the eI
ballsted bOoms OF the second class statesmen who
prnced too carly and themselves out or becauso
other dsappuntel AMI overlooked Senators etc. desire
to wreak envy through the Old ticket candidates
like Payne. The condition of NewYUrk State IS prob
abby prime factor; Tiden ha ring made his with
Kelly ard nobody else having surely done go. The |
solitary pu pose If the Democracy victory They say
aloud There but two issues tho fraud OF 1877 and
the Tariff. and VIC arc divided on tho tariff. On tho |
Fraud, sO-caed are not divided Old and condoncd |
a. the Iraud s we take II up Ike Henry VIII. tho sub
ect Of his consangunty with his wife. not because
believe much in 1t but want divorce from eannoss
and faded charms That Is how tire Reformation got ats
chance and Tidcn Is a Rel0rmcr"
Mr. Paync's nomination Is for the moment ncsativ5d
by the Tilden and Hendricks rrsusctatiOn. Mr.. Hen
tricks the banner OF the old ticket Ike Joan Of
Arc. The Agnes sorels stand asde she will sec
tho rlghtfu King crowned at Rheims under the OH
ranme and then the kDgOm administered by one child
less and one bachelor-and ono lady. The tarln-
reformcrs beaten at their bl hold Paynes nomination
10 be too much OF Il leek for item. Nor do they ike
rillou. though on fair terms with Hendricks In iight
NJ Randall they fought Tiden too Many wTiggcs and
will yet be made before they accept either Payne
IT Tildcn. They st incline toward Mcdonald bat
ould prefer Carlisle Carlisle lived the river
rom COvnEtoa he would be considerable OF Prcsidon-
ial quantity.
have been something Of "A pupil OF President cam
agns since 1856. From time time my observation
mas strengthened In the analysis that "A candidates.
enemies not is enemies those OF hls sup
lOrters. \. goes To dinner At candidate B's house.
n -ln hat A for m " 4
eaousy sNears In his soul that D. shall be PIcei
lent because that would give AZ family too much
prominence Terrible inninuationa charges that spring
rom no apparent motive, degree OF feeling down
would hardly betray. finally rising almost 10 ap insane
itch get their basis In these little refractons OF neigh