Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-21
TILDEN SEEN AT HOME.
PICTURESQUENEsS OF GREY
STONES LOCATION.

SIONE'S l4OCAIAON.
The Every day Etiquette which Gains
Visitor Admittance to the Presence
of the Sage-SimilaritIes Between Til
den and stephens-His Opinions of the
Present Administration.
NEW YORK, June 20.-.A half hours
ride on the New York Central brought the
MORNING NEWS correspondent to the
thriving village of Yonkers, village
large enough to be called a city.
The visitor, who is on his way TO
visit the venerable Democrat and
statesman, Samuel j. Tlden, finds a num-
Der of hacks at the Yonkers depot. and he
selects that one which he thinks will pre-
sent him safely and in respectable style
at Greystone. A drive of fifteen minutes
over a macadamized highway, through
country which has attained the highest
degree of cultivation, brings him to the
home of Gov. Tilden.
GreystOne is one of the many lovely and
picturesque sites on the Hudson. A
broad avenue leads from the highway TO
the residence, a large modern building
Of undressed gray stone. The visitor is
ushered iuto the parlOr, from the western
window OF which he can just see the
river through the trees, strip of silver
far below. His card is handed to the
| servant at the door, and promptly brings
"a response that the Governor will be
pleased to see him, and before he is aware
| OF IL Mr. Tilden is beside him and bids him
be seated in the further parlor. Seated
/ by the window he receives his friends.
4 He is a careful listener and cautious
talker. He is very much
LIKE THE LAMENTED GOV. STEPHENS,
of Georgia, IN remembering faces,
names and circumstances, and is never
at loss to mention something that Will
/ impress upon the caller that he has some
particular reason for remembering him.
| The Governor is proud Of his beautiful
home, and well he may be. 1t is such a
place as one would not care to leave. Look
! ing towards the west from
the balcony is the beautl-
iul River of the North, and on the east
and south beautiful grassy lawn slopes
down until it meets the highway which
divides the place in two parts. On the
further side of this PLAIN are well culti-
waited fields. Looking north are seen
gang of workmen engaged in erecting a
brick building, the foundations of which
are sufficiently extensive for a cotton fac
tory. 1t is a new barn and stables TO take
the place of those destroyed by fire last
year.
Gov. Tildeu's health has much improved
of late, though of course it Is not possible
for him to be as active as he was few
! years ago. His mind is alive to all mat
| ters, either in the political or business
world, as ever, and his insight into the
| true inwardness of every occurrence,
which has always been a striking feature
of his life, is as keen and clear as IL his
| younger years. Physically, he is hch
more active than most people think him
! to be, and he walks up and down the
stairs without assistance.
! He is a great lover of fine stock and has
| several famous Jerseys in his herd.
| GREYsTONE rs AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE,
| but to most Of those who visit it its great
est attraction is Its owner. Greystone is
| not entirely lost 10 the political world;
while the venerable statesman who occu-
1 pies so important a place in the politi-
cal history Of his country does not assume
! to be the leader of the Democratic mill
/ lions, he still wields indirectly an i'm
mense influence. Leading Democrats
4 from allparts of the country are constant
/ " paying their respects TO him. What
ever he says has weight which is telt
by his listeners.
He Is sought after by many prominent
/ politicians who wish his advice. He,
/ however, does not lay claim TO any 1niiu-
ence with the administration, and does
not wish the public to think that he thinks
he has any influence in its councils. He
Is but private citizen, and, beng a Dem
ocrat, gives a hearty support to President
| Cleveland. He believes the President is
| doing all t1at can be done to
advance the interests OF the country.
He frankly recognizes that IL is almost
! impossible for any one not in such posi-
ton as the President occupies to under
stand the difficulties surrounding a Presi-
dent, especially at this time. 1t is neces-
sary, be thinks, that the administration
i should not be hasty in what il does. Mr..
/ Tilden did not think ALI the appointments
were the best that could have been made,
and intimated that it was probably the
| fault Of some of the Older politicians. The
! MORNING NEWS correspondent listened
/ to Mr.. Tilden with the wish that he Mr..
/ Tilden were 20 years younger, so that
the people might have their wish in see-
/ ing him President.