The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-29
LITTLE RHoDY'S ROARER,
Senator Sprague Visits the
President.
What He Thinks About Grants Policy and Knows
About Horace Gresley-A Poor Opinion
of the Old Man-rhe Issues OF
the Prudential Campaign.
LONG BRANCH, June 81, 1877.

LONG BRANCH, June 81 1877.
Among the arrivals here recently was Senator
Sprague OF Rhode Island He came by the midday
boat and drove the Presidents cottage direct.
He renamed cosetei with the President until three
O'Clock, when ne returned to the West End Hotel
and dmed. enjoyed conversation with him after
dinner, which, though prleG was interesting The
Senator was fearrnly and wonderfully rcucent as to
the object or his visit 10 The President, but cOmmu-
NEGATIVE enough on other matters.
81 suppose, Sena,or.n / said, "vou are favorable
TO The denomination OF General Grantg"
ayes" he replied; II am heartily in favor OF his
denomination, and his denomination will be equiva-
lent TO reelection lie has done well as Presi-
dent, and think his has the approval OF the
party and the people. or course something may
turn up before the election.
GRANT WERE NOMINATED
for the Presidency now and rhe people were called
upon TO vote he would certainly be elected in fact,
he would walk owe. the course. | guess he'll be
elected anyhow. Who have the party capable or
making run for the White House but him? No one
that know. He is the only candidate the party
can put forward.n
'But how VIII it be, Senator, If the democrats put
forward strong man-Hancock for instance-and .
good platforms WIN Grant have 1t all his own
way2
'IT WILL BE TOSS UP
between hay and grass, SIR"
'Just 80, Senator; but who will make hay and
who Will go to grass 7"
''Thats good. It's long look ahead; but Judging
from the present temper OF the public am inclined
to think that Grant Will be the winner the Prest
dental races
Notwithstanding the new Departure Of the
democracy"
1.-The "new departure is q humbug; the people
can't be got to believe IN democratic expressions OF
loyalty to the Union With their past record"
Though they should accept the Chief Justice as
their standard bcarerr'
al am not nor ever was In the councils OF my
father-in.law, and can't speak for him. He holds O
nigh Office very high Office now; and, besides, he
is SICK He might not care be made Presdent.n
'Wnen you said, senator, that Grant was the only
man in the party who could be nominated, of course
you
FORGOT HORACE GREELEY,
editor-in.chIef OF the Daily Trtbutat,on"
.'Gyeeley Oh. no. did not forget him. The Old
Man On, no, he won't be nominated. The Old Man
as President. (The Senator laughed quietly and
sumed The Ola Man has not been successful IN his
speciality, which, AS you are aware, Is farming.
And the people won't accept man to rule over
them VINO isn't successful in his speciality. They
call him the lirmers' candidate. The farmers know
that he doesn't make his own farm pay, though he
gives them advice how to farm Scientific princi.
pies. Our farmers know too much to be ruined by
the OLD Nan. don't think they would vote to give
him charge or Uncle Sans farm for four years.n
And then, as IT, while he gazed thoughttu!ly nom
the door OF the hotel the broad sea, ms men,
tai vision rested on the "0ld Man" In the White
House, surrounded by immense pumpkins enormous
squashes and overgrown caDbages, the Senator
laughed aloud
"What will be the
ISSUES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST,
Senator'S then asked,
at IS pretty hard to tell just now; but think the
labor question will have to Dc one. The condition
OF the workingmen is not what 1t ought to ne. The
relations OK employer and employed are not cStab-
nshed proper basis, and strikes, causing misery
and suffering the consequence. The exact POI
sitlon OF the laboring classes in the commonwealth
Will nave 10 be defined.
"IIave you read 'Ginx's Baby y y asked
''wHo is GINXY
haven't read ANYTHING about 1t. Giny, Ginxw
| explained the meaning of 'GnX's BABY. ~ and
told the story Of that celebrated urcnln as briefly
l could.
France III fact, there Is no parallel between the
condition OF the labor population IN Europe and
here There the labor market Is overcr0wded; here
we nave not enough oil labor, except perhaps, In
the large cities Ours is not properly distributed
that's all The dangers that menace society IN Eng
land from the Entertainment OF the working classes
by the government, or, rather, should say by the
neglect OF the government to Feed ciothe and edu-
cate them or give them the means OF doing them
selves, need not be unprecedented here. There ia
room and work enough for adl in tins country ana
the day Is Tar OF wnen we VIII complain Of
sUPERABuNDANCE or LABOR
"Yet, Ill view or the rapid growth Of the power
and influence OF large capitalists and the de-
in view OF instances OF one or two men OF
great wealth In q State rendering nu2atory the
rights OF the working people, and having fee
0uicrOpping OF Communstic spiritYn
"The-e are many questions growing our OF the re-
latlonS between capital ana labor which WILL
doubtless, be introduced into the Presidential con-
test SAID the Senator, In reply TO my rather
lengthy question, and then he started foot for the
depot in order to catch the tram for New York.