The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-20

know but that this bill was in violation of
the right of each State to regulate suf-
tiage. Some Of his party he said, were
in favor Of what they called consolidation,
but he never was. lie believed it was
necessary to the proper administration Of
the affairs of the Government, that the
State should have certain rights, and he
did not believe that the State rights should
exist only for the purpose of representa-
tion in the Senate, and be q nullity for all
other purposes.
GENERAL GRANT.
Referring to Presidential matters, Mr..
Wade said it had looked to him for year
past as if the Republican party would take
Grant up for President, and run him with
u hurrah. He was sorry to sec that dis
position, and believed no good would come
of it, ".rhc trouble with Grant is," said
he, s'you don't know where he stands. 1t
seems very singular that man could have
lived through this terrible war without
identifying himself with any party, and
that men pretending to be Republicans
should try to rush him into the White
House without asking him a single ques-
tion as TO where he stands on the great
issues now before the country. Still, l
have felt it in my bones that they would
do that very thing
asked Mr.. Wade if he had ever con-
versed with Gen. Grant on political topics.
II have tried to do it," said he, "but /
never could bring him out. When I saw
the popular current appearing to run in
his favor thought l would like to know
how he stood on the great questions be-
fore us-whcther he was for johnson or
Congress, OF who the devil he was for;
but never could get thing out of him.
AS quick us I'd talk politics he'd talk
horses, and lie could talk for hours on
that without getting tired. Well, horses
are very good. but in these times man
may be all right on horses and all wrong
on politics.. Grant may be all right for
what I know, but then again he may be
all wrong. If he wants to be President
by my voice, and the voice of the men |
act with, he must not only be right, but
he must prove that he is"
inquired of Mr.. Wade what proof he
would require from General Grant before
supporting him Il sa presidential candidate.
Would letter endorsing the Radical
policy do?
"No, it won't. We must have his word
backed by some official act showing him
to be in some sympathy with us, and in
favor of the doctrines we advocate. We
won't take any mans word after what
we've gone through. Grant must come
out and show his hand as pronounced
Republican or he cant get my support. l
don't know that my support amounts to
much. but what little there is Of it will go
in the right direction"
SHOULDER STRAPS WON'T DO.
"Mcn vote on principles here, and if
anybody thinks that mere military re-
cord is going to win on the Reserve he's
mistaken The best Republicans iii the
State will stayat home. They don't care
for shoulder straps, but they do care for
straight Republican principles, and they
won't have any other General Grant,
without Il platform and without q pledge,
can't more than carry the Reserve. A
pronounced Republican will get fifty thou
sand majority; that's just the difference
between availability and principle in this
coming fight, and men who purpose to
cram Il Eo-party candidate, or 4 no.prin-
ciplc candidate, down our throats, may as
well make note of it. And think it is
Il great mistake to suppose that nero
military reputation can win anywhere IN
the next election. Recent elections show
that TINT cry won't avail any longer. In
Ohio they came very near beating one OF
the best soldiers of the State with peace
Coppcrhead for Governor; in Connecticut,
last Spring, they beat splendid soldier
with Mr. English; in New York last year,
the Republicans beat soldiers running on
the Democratic ticket, and soon. The
people want to fight political battles on
principle. If Grant wants tho Presidcn-
cy let him come out like man and say
which side he is on, and if he's strong
enough on our side we'll elect him. But
it is neither wise nor necessary for us to
run al availability candidate. We will
have the Southern States reorganized by
that time, and they will vote right. Then
we can re y on enough Northern States
TO insure the election OF our man, whoever
he may be-"
cuAsE-A REMIsNIcENcE OF 1860.
''Tho idea has got ont some how or
olher," said he, "that have been dis
posed to fight Mr.. Chase. l have never
been any thing of the kind. In 1860, be-
fore tho Chicago Convention, Chase wrote
me u letter asking me to sound the mem
bers of the two houses and sec what his
prospects were. | did DO. | took the
Republican Senators one by one into the
lobby and asked them what were Chase's
PROSPECTS in their States. found only
ono man-Bingham, Of Michigan-who
was in fayor of Chase in the Senate, and
only few in the House. | wrote to
Chase that the thing looked u little blue,
but that perhaps he had better como on
and satisfy himself. Soon after this Dick