New-York tribune., 1896-07-02
Mr. DEPEV SAILS AWAY.
WHERE HE Is GOING AND WHAT HE EN-
PECrS TO DO WHILE ABROAD.

PECTS TO DO WHILE ABROAD.
r,auncey NJ Depew a passenger on the Amer
Iran Line steamship 81. Pau, which crept out from
her per al 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon and poked
her nose seaward. In Mr. Depew's party were his
r,ece Miss Paulding. his nephew Char.es Paulding.
his son Chauncey NJ. Depew. jr.. and his secretary
EDWARD Sunde,. Mr. Depew goes to Europe every
simmer for a months outing. and he says that
=, helms him greatly. There men,. sad Mr..
Decew yesterday morning. in referring to his trip,
who work steadily every day in the year. and feel
that they cannot leave their desks for the rest that
,s imperative. / have watched that class of men
closely and find that three thfrgs happen First.
.hev become nervous and irritable. In the second
place the mind seems 10 lose It's c-earness and m
SIGHT and their work deterioraes: and In the third
place they usually die suddenly. such was the case
IN the third sense. at ,eas, with the ate secretary
Gresham He was an abnormal worker. and re-
sorted 10 every means keep himself going.
think vacation is a good thing every year.
Il find that can work for about ten months in
the year. ani then my mind asks rest. go on
the steamer thoroughly tired out after spell OF
sleeples. ness as a .ue. do nothing but eat and
sleep for a week In crossing and when get TO the
orhe- side am ready 10 begin fresh again. SO first
10 London. / have many friends there. and despite
Mr. PNmsols mission 10 this country the English
are fond Of Americans and we ike them. ! usually
find number OF invitations waiting for me. and
am abe to get around great dea. during my short
=
trp 5 10 meet and talk with the men OF the Old
World concerning whom the whole world Is talking
OF course you read about them in the newspapers
and in books but actual association and conversation
reDay for the long trip, even II there were no
oiner comiensations
From London | am going to Pars-but that is to
allow ;he ladies' in my party 10 lay in supply OF Dig
seevts and g.oves Of astonishing .enstn. 1t de-
p.etes tle pockes book, but II pleases the women
irp DO moi ned to travei over the resi- OF Europe
done It before, and with everything central!z7
would SIMPLY be useless: ! am not going TO HON
burg for my health There is nothing the matter Ter
with except little rheumatism, and that Is not
Nj Depew was asked, as he examined handsome
basket OF flowers that mad been sent TO him by an
admirer, and stopped 10 allow a tIiend TO pm a
ih!nz TO coumeract the idea in England that this
country might declare for coinage He rep.ed:
There has been so much wild. absurd talk that the
Eng.ishmen are all in nludde. and with the usual
clear insight manifested by them they believe mat
We are SILVER crazy; may do some missionary work
States intends withdraw into the company OF
they have goods to se anywhe they would better s
.as soe ese tnan IN ,his Sy Won m
get rid OF them evel. II il Is al a sacr1hce an
pretty we'll known in England and over Europe; and
think that the people over there VIII believe tlat
know something about conditions in this country
unprecedented majority this year because It has
declared straight out for the god standard and pro
s. ! have some work mapped out as wei play.
The insertion of the gold-standard plank in the 81
Louis platform was one Of the best ieings that the
party did,
But. Mr.. Dcpew" interrupted one who had cyl
IDENTIFY been dazed by certain stories afoat, did MI
Platt really the Convention adopt that gold
standard p.ank as he says ~ d!d?'
Young man" and Mr.. Depews voice was stern
FOR one who seldom speaks sternly. Il WI. tell you
one thing and You figure the rest out for your
sci, state and state emphatica.ly that ! am not
the father OF that gold plank. Never was any waif
70 we'll fathered as that plank With so many lusty
Republicans claiming the paternity OF that p.ank Il
would H. De come TO cain IL as my own
Mr Depew in high feather as the vessel swung
final words were: Il going to Europe 10 get a
rest, and have a good time"
He wifi return September !, and declares thnt he
will al once take vigorous part in the campaign in
the interest OF Major Mckinley and the Republican