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Show TME NEXT PRESIDENT. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Philadel-phia Times, who recently visited Mr. Tilden at his residence in New York says of him: -jwJ I was indebted to Colonel Lee Crandell, who had known Mr. Tilden many years ago, for my introduction to the conservative candidate for the presidency, and had a long and delightful de-lightful chat with a pleasant gentleman, gentle-man, much older than I had anticipated, antici-pated, whose manners were courtierlike courtier-like and whose conversation was tinged with old-time humor as well as a spice of the best of the new, altogether bo diuerent from what 1 had been told, for without being conscious con-scious of having formed a piecon-ceived piecon-ceived opinion, 1 saw that the gentleman gentle-man before me did not Bwagser nor wear loud diamonds, nor did I see the smirking smile of which I had heard. He laughs often, nJt loud, but quietly. It ia an accompaniment to a graceful or witty speech. Of course, I judge from a feminine aud non-political non-political standpoint, and I took a mental photograph, and my impression impres-sion I give below. After the usual original remarks about the weather, the slippery sidewalks side-walks and the late snow-storm tbe orthodox prelude to conversation in answer to an inquiry about his health, Mr. Tilden said: "I feel like a school boy jubt out at recess. I went out of ofnee a few days ago, you know, and have Bhullled my burdens upon another's shoulders." "Yes, but do you not feel alarmed about the heavier weight you assume if you become president? The United States is a bard country to govern and almost as ungrateful as France." IT DOE.Sa'T WORRY HIM. "No, it doesn't worry me. I am saving strength. I shall make it my aim to do one great thing and put the smaller burdens on those best fitted for thorn." Then, after a little, be continued: "This presidential election is like a great battle, and the victory can only bo gained by the proper accumulation and conceutra tiou of ferces like Austerliti, where all depended on the planting of the artillery. Whatever I have done in the world I have accomplished by aiming right and pushing persistently on, not slopping to scatter my energy on small tilings to the right or the left, but laboring perseveringly until I bad finished, and then knowing when to atop." Mr. Tilden is not at all formidable, and possess a tact not common to men for puttiug people at their ease. He talis in quiet tones, but with much vigor, and bin conversation abounds in lively imagery and quick application. He is a nuin of great intellect; his mind is well stored with knowledge not the one we eo often meet, a sort of bag well crammed with bits of everything; a "catch. all" for looao facts gathered here and there but it is Ad if be bad culled from the bet carefully labeled anil placed the learning upon shelves within, rcidy at once for use and always at command. Hd I a talent for quoting and a wonderful memory I would give, verbatim et literatim, the greater part of our conversation when politics were touched upon; but, unfortunately, Mr. Tilden says so precisely what be means, never minding matters, and, as he says of himself, is "siuele minded," that I cannot do justice to his words, whether political prophecies or quick repartee. |