New-York tribune., 1886-05-09

born. Arthur Ia In the Mutual Gas Company. He has
He IL well or genial, whole soalei man. who Is know
| by every old New Yorker"
met George Walton Greene who secretary OF toe
Mugvu Committee in 1884, day two ago, snd
heard his and lsome praise of Cleveland
coupled with the statement that Mr. Blaine WAS never
strong in the Republican party he Is to-day Mr.
Greene thinks that the battle Of Il 81 far are
concerned, will he fought in 1888. lie has
been ntly In Washin2t'n aud said of experience
there was lterianed Dy observing the actions OF
two prominent who both seeking the Presiden
tal nomin .ton oi the Republican party by similar
methods. They both want to be good fellows with their
associates Logan made hit wheE he took the attitude
alter his defeat OF whipped schoolooy There moth
Ing you like well in fellow that has been trounced
20 have him get up and acknowledge his defeat like
little man. guess Logan Is god fellow, from sl
hear about hi a. senator Evart Is trying the old
man agreeable with all the Senators. sat In the ga
ery OF the senate while prosy speech was being made
on the Dakota bill, and ID good opportunity To watch
Evarts. He would stroll into the cloak rooms and then
out an get two tnrre Senators ar0uni aim On
OF the sofas where he would lean back until his face
talking and judged telling stories, for occasionally
the party would ndrs on, into laughter am Tod that
the senator making himself agreeable TO everybody.
ana when he sets out to do that no man can DO IL more
efectualy."
Ex-CollectOr Charles A. Gould OF Buffalo told yes
teray incident that occurred at that place where
long headed proprietor OF establishment
prevented strike by taking the bull by the horns and
word day that all his employees had atten ted meet
ing the night before to organize assembly OF the
Knights OF Labor In way Too, he heard what
said at tue meeting and knew at once that strike
coming In the not far distant future Forty eight hours
LATER Dotice posted up the estabis lment IL
read These works will close Saturday night until
further notice. It Friday. The following day
committee to the office inquire what it all meant
There was no one there the b0OkkeeIer Inquiries
after the proprietor only elected the response that he
had gone fishing and would not return for week. The
old man stayed away until the following wednesday.
When he appeared a committee waiting to see him
composed oi representatives of every branch OF his
lab0- They wanted TO know what was up. He sat
down and told them what he had learned Then he went
and told them how much he had ina ie In tho last TWO
years. how he had his shops without earning penny
merely because he felt the responsibility OF keeping the
wolf from the dODr of the families OF the man In his eon-
He said that he had Da1e mp his mind that If his
ployes did not appreciate these thugs 1t was no
simply decided u close them until further notice
MI WI nos say wa' % gnu & 1e t or % wan yoor one ~ rms
new fanged affair. ont would stuly over it anu see
what could be done The men consi cred for Few
minutes ami agreed the let ORGANIZATIONS
aud strikes aoue, and the works were reopened"
George william Ballou. the banker, been a
Western trip where he has less of the
strikes aud effects aud possible results He said to
ME: We shall after the present depression
of prosperity. We had con liti of oyer
ducton Every branch OF productive Industry had been
pushed the limit OF production and the country was
overstoced The strikes and consequent agitation have
stopped pro During this period OF the goods
on hand being consumed and prices going
The result will that in a short time production will
become a necessity ami a. it is entered upon anew We
shalt get the rebound from the stri The country viii
he prosperous from he sheer necessities OF business e
the strikes and depression OF 1877 and t
Will be ooi TO see the strikes reg ste them
When the strikers nni uat they cannot better
themselves striking AMI that the face OF sorety Is set
firmly agans violence aud mohsn. there Will be fewer
and fewer strikes until they all Cease
Ex-Po-tmaster. Gener i James told yesterday that
every room in the vast st rage house which he
presldes In Forty -secOndst. Is full asked him the
significance OF this STATE OF things and he replied: SO
far other storage houses are filed up in the
way II is due, think, largely to the efforts that
are being made every direction 10 retrencn IN the
matter OF living expenses. II man expenses are
heavy and his income is cut down ne stores his house
hold goo and takes cheaper quarters for time he
hst OF May IA Tue time when nouss can oe most con
venently given up and so we are suddenly hed mp In
something do with 1t, but not much the hard
times"
A kindly faced man with head OF snOw-white hair
was introduced at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
day as Judge c. Pratt OF san Francisco who Is here
for few days before going abroad for the summer
Judge Pratt old New Yorker a native of Genesee
hi- oeriy days had Acquaintance with
Horace Greeley Thurlow Weed He West
early enough to participate IN the first constitutional
convention OF Illinois, and then drtei further tn the
Pacific Coast. where Democrat he appointed to
Judicial position by President Polk He elected TO
the highest bench In Oreeon on the establishment OF
that state but went back to California to attend
private business after serving short time He said
Inc abont Horace Greeley: first knew him in Chau-
tauQua County where he a pr ter IN a newspaper
office kept ap the acquaintance until he started me
Yorker. Tie public OF Mr.. Greeley that
he unpublished man fs an erroneous one. As a
his time. He mnch more polished young man
middle and much more polisbed a middle
aged than in his after days can only account
Al tns
him ii rendered nn afe to be cross when disturbed
He lad always noble beart
In speaking OF the political feeling the Pacific Coast,
ths Judge s,id lnere open demonstr alton any
direction The Republican sentiment is that with the
divisions existing In the Demo ratio party and any
ordinary prudence and exercised our part We
ought win the Presidential election. As TO
there Is yet much discussion. have card from
who have talked with dr. Blaine that he declares
himself utterly dead to any desire to make another
race He says that while he all wrought up to the
highest pitch during the OF 1884 he lost his
bton in the close and unfortunate resnlt, With no
prospect Of reganing IT, IL was grand and remarkable
canvass that he made. There has never been such a
series speeches since the country had existence
always sayng the right thing never making mistake
never onen linz constantly pleasing and winning. Yes.
have heard Senator stanfOris Name mentioned. but
do not think he given IL a Thought. Nothing would
give me pleasure than Tor senator stanford
for that position and he would Ill 10 with distinction.
10 anticipate condition of things in which be
will be a candIda,e His ease IL IN which the |
politicians casting around 10 who available
men h noted his sudden with into prominence and
have debated somewhat the chances they would nave |
with him AS che nominee He Is remarkable man. !
strong, courageous, QUIET man. with broad ideas OF
government He into prominence through the |
eIasp ne had the question II orr Internal Improve
ments California, and is honored by the entire state
Justice Stanley Matthews, who is now regular
visitor in York, where he il to be married.
tail heavy whose features became pretty well
known to country through the cartoons OF r Mast
While he making fight for the silver dollar In the
United Senate fie may be n the corridors
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel when here, chatting with
quietly enjoying cigar on one OF the
settees- He has large head and face covered with
heavy growth OF yellowish gray whiskers. In his
he IA OF the most genial and cODpanionable
OF He Is reputed 10 lie quite wealthy, having Ia
long and lucrative law practice before he
the bench corporation which considered the
pums OF the lawyers. am told that he Is one OF the
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