New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-12
HOW MEN LOOK AND TALK
BITS OF PERSONAL DESCRIPTION AND ANEC-
DOTE.

dinner IN Washington. They cxcninRcu CO hPh"o"'
tho Presidential question in a pleasant way but
Gene, al Sheridan tnorght to have rather tao best
Of IT, Mr. Childs had been protesting that no would
not for Q moment think OF accepting the position
when tho little General in his h0arse and low voice
exclaimed, while every one laughed: 81 say, MI
ChIds let advise you not to decline until you
have had It offered to you, But the General had
the tables turned him here In NewYork on account
Of that very speech. He was here on his way back
Washington from the Loval Legion dinner at Boston,
At this banquet he took occasion to cast away the
Presidency as thing very remote from himself
friend who had heard OF his remark to Mr. Chllds said
to him hero: General, presume that 1t Is fair to
offer you the Same advice that YOU offered to Mr.
Chds. But sec that you did not follow your own
advice In Boston II were in your place wouldn't
refuse a nomination until It offered mo and In
such event would make the best OF It and try to
DO elected" The Generals eyes twnkled as he re-
sponded: "weil meant every word of the advice
gave Childs 1t was good advice-for him."
Southerners who have come to NewYork within
three four weeks have shown a Partially for the
comic opera of ErmInle " that for time unac-
cOuntable 1t has leaked ont however that 1t IS their
special desire to and hear Miss Kitty Chcatham,
who is in the cast in prominent role and has several
times essayed the title roio when Miss
Pauline Hall has been I'll. Miss Chatham is tho
daughter OF prominent Tennessee man. who was at
one time a member OF tho Legislature. General B.
F. Cheatham, the Confederate officer was her uncle
He died last year while serving postmaster at Nash
vile, Tenn, under President Cleveland.
From time to time bits of convcrs alton with prom
Democrats give out Information about the Pres
dents remarkable tariff message. which show that
document to have been great a surprise to the big
froe traders Of his party 1t was to the country In
Washington, not long after the message sent in,
Horny watteson Is quoted saying: Tho Pres-
dents recommendations much moro sweeping
than any of friends would have thought of
making that we more than satisfied. We can't
imagine where no got 1t unless he evolved It out OF
his intense ignorance Of the subject prominent
New-York Democrat, who differs with the President
on this subject said last night: Il think can tell
where he got 1t. lie coached by Bayard, Villas
and Farrhid. They thrue honest but seriously
misguided men. They extreme free traders.
They know little about politics girls do about
iackknlyes. The President has to believe, am
told that he has made great hit lie was alarmed
the first three weeks, but sine, then has been pick
Ing up courage to insist that he was right l can
understand that The first three weeks brou ght the
storm of criticism under which even a Chief Magistrate
was bound to quail, because 1t was practically tho
unanimous judgment OF the people. Then the FREQ
traders began TO write him In praise of his mes age
The men In his party who oppose the message have
written nothing ana SAID nGlhins' lie givei them
some adnlaOns OF lot Of dudcs theorists Interested
ans caSg pcan who want 'G his avor in
the matter OF patronage. He viii ne ycr get at the
truth until he gets IT the polls. The Democratic
party has always been defeated when It has been
arrayed In opposition to protection as principle Of
government"
A slender, small sized, active of perhaps fifty
years of age who Is often In Ncw-York with ID II.
MoGat, of Denver, and is here, Is Bea Buell.. He
has had remarkable career Of ups and downs in
Colorado He born In Norwich. VT, went to
Colorado In tho same party with Mr.. MofTat and be-
at
day a most lucrative The property trans
fcrs and records were all In his hands. The changes
were numerous, and he kept force of twenty five or
of the office. He went into mining and made mill
Ion, which he proceeded to sink In mining. He has
a strike in a mine at Leadvle within a short time,
which has put him on the high road Of fortune again.
In Denver he Of the popular because OF his
general good nature and willingness to obge his
friends
when Colonel George W. Hooker Of vermonr, was
in New-York last week he ventured tho prediction
that the Republican National ticket will be Blaine
tIcket,' said the Colonel
Ex-SherIG James o'Brien, who had a larger
personal following outside of the halls and organiza
lions than any other Democrat In the city, IS TO be
seen occasionally in Delmonico's uptown place at
night He drops I'm there TO catch the drift OF politics
among the Murray Hill people and comes away sat
urated with contempt for what he declares TO be
their ignorance OF practical political work He was
in a facetlous mood when met night or two ago and
he said: Have You heard the latest from the White
House2 No? Why ballard Smith says that Glove
land Will carry the St. Lawrence Congressional Dis
trict and the Chautauqna District for President
Think of that and dare to breathe. The ST. Lawrence
District should have $4,000 Republican majority; AZ
this rate there will be left to oppose Cevclnd
reelection had supposed until ] mot Ballard
An well. It shows tho ignorance of lis fellows who
have thought We knew something ahont politics In
New-YorG We AL have to take back seat before
the superior wisdom Of the dlscovcrers of Nlcon."
The head Of the firm that manufactures postal cards
for the Government. C. c. Woolworth, OF Albany, is
quiet of perhaps fifty years Of age who was at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel during the week lie likes
to drop into quiet and chat with friend while
he watches the hrong OF PEOPLE who come in and 90
out Of that hoselry between and o'clock at night
The use Of postal cards Is extending constantly and
the supplies OF the manufacturers keep pace with this
growth. In January Mr.. Woolworth's concern which
IS the Fort Orange Paper Company made tho largest
delivery to the Government that 1t has ever made IN
single month 1t amounted TO nearly 100000
cards, or almost for every man woman anu chld
in the United States The weight of these cards was
about 100 tons or three to the million cards In
chatting with Mr.. WOODWORK found him an earnest
advocate of one cent postage Said he: The posta.
service OF the Government comes nearer 10 the people
than any other branch or department OF service !,
affects all the people. It affects business: IL
interests every person II Is the most widely d'sfrb-
ued OF all the benefits that derive from the GOV
ernmeni The people would like to see 1t perfected
TO the finest point. They do not carr much whether
the Post once Department paws ifs own Expenses or
not What they want Is good service, and dehclt Oh
ten millions a year would not cause any oblecuon'
II is for this reason that favor one cent postag.
n would not hurt my business OF making postal cer
but It would benefit the whole country and hope u
see It adopted"
One OF the who have made largo fortunes by mo
development of tho big iron fields Of Alabama IS ooo-
mel Enoch EnSley, who Is now guest at the rum
Avenue Hotel. He Is man Of magnificent propo'-
tions His six feet OF height carry large chest SQUARE
shoulders and massive head He wears mns'aono
and an imperial, which give him Napoleonc air lie
h,sIn In his