Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06

Col. Chauncey NJ. DepeW, Jne pIllllauI
and accomplished New Yorker who made
such sensation recently by reducing
some after-dinner "reminiscences TO writ
ing and offering them as a contribution 10
our national history, has long been an
earnest Republican, but it is the opinion
of the Tribune that he was not as enthu-
siastic for Davenport in the late state
campaign as ne might have been. a rep
resentative Of that paper interviewed the
Colonel the day before the election, and
drew out some information tnat was not
very encouraging to a truly loyal Repub-
lican journal.
Col Depew is President Of the New
York Central railroad, and he informed
the Tribune reporter that he intended to
keep his hands of and allow the employees
Of the road, several thousand in number,
to vote just as they pleased. He more
over said if any of the officers Of the road
were known to attempt to influence any
Of the employees as to their votes, they
would be discharged with the shortest
possible notice. He then became some
what elated over tine outlook for the coun-
try, (under Democratic rule, though he
Jid not say so exactly and congratulated
the TfIJuae'S man on the fact that all
classes of investment securities which
have for some time been depressed, care
feeling the beneficial effects Of our turning
the corner in business matters" He Illus
trated the situation by an anecdote. He
said: "The situation reminds me of the
Mother Goose melody, about the boy who
tell into a well and tried to climb out.
For the last three years we have been
making one step forward and slipping
three steps back. From now on it looks
as if we would take three steps forward
and slip only one step back" He then
added that the word liquidation" APP
peared to have disappeared from our
financial vocabulary. His last point,
however, seemed to be the one that
affected the Tribune very much and
caused it's editor to put over the inter-
view the caption, "JocOse Remarks
on Politics and Finance" He said: "The
chronic and unchanging bear in business
suggests the story Of the professional Irish
agitatOr, who, when asked what he would
do in case all the wrongs of Ireland were
righted and all that he asked for was
granted, replied: 'Bedad, ia agitate to
get me wrongs put back againp" The
Tribune appears to have taken Col. De-
pew's remarks as personal, for it has been
one of the leading papers that have been
attempting to create panic in order to
prove that the Democratic party cannot
save the country, and secure to it the
blessings of peace and prosperity.
While Col. Depew doubtless voted the
Republican ticket Tuesday. it is evident
that his heart is not so much with that
party as it used to be. He is no doubt
governed by the principle, ''Where your
treasure is there will your heart be Also
1t is pretty certain that his treasure is in
vested in enterprises that are prospering
under the Democratic administration, and
ne appears not to be over anxious to "agi-
tate to get the wrongs (or the hard times )
put back again."
There seems TO be thousands Of leading
business men and fnanciers who feel very
much as Col. Depew does, only a very
large proportion of them has actually
repudiated the Republican party, which
was so rapidly carrying the country to
political, moral and business ruin.
Without any hypocritical professions
on mis- part, the Colonel appears to be a
better friend Of the administration than
the Mugwumps, for he did not tear his
clothes trying to support it by putting
its enemies into power in the great pivotal
State.