The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30

Satisfactory. becauseal the old and consequently
nearly All lie leading members. were tired out WITH
tile work OF the WINTER IL we had Kent ON they
would have been all the time running away nome
aud 40 practical work could have been done.n
''Hut how did you get on without .committeess'
"OI course, the little work we did was very I'M
satisfactory. The House IL now too ful-wlin ITS
24o MEMBERSHIP be able to get on without
miitees.n
81 need not ask you II you agree with
THE pEHOCRAT'IC ADDRESS ~
wen, mere are one or two things would like TO
say about IT, made the motion in caucus Tor the
address, giving as reason that the democratic
party should dlsavow all iawessncss ana especially
coed In Connecticut or anywhere else, THAT was
week before inc connecticut election; but action
mee was appea and % any tSss were
directly instructed TO that effect II was generally
understood that they would embody In the address
Remuneration or the Ku klux ana pledge US to
accept frankly all the amendments TO tho cOnsttu.
ton AS foregone issues. aud not 10 be disturbed
The committee consisted OF the members In the
Senate and House who had charge OF the ku kux
legislation. they prepared the address with great
care and brought 1t to the caucus. There was then
considerable discussion and there was
SOME RELUCTANCE SHOWN
on the part OF few of the members from the border
ing tue situation as to the amendments But Cen
eral Slocum declared he would not sign the address
SEINE others aud myself backed him up In It, so 1t
was retaned and IL republican newspapers would
publish the address, instead OF falsying it, the peo
pie would Bee tnat the democratic party have made
an advance that removes the only impeachment to
their success IN 1872 Why, 1t Is generally conceded
by the Old republican members that their day is
done If we maintain the IDEAS OF that address and
20 TO the country without being embarrassed by
these Southern nTe-eaterS,n
But all The democratic members signed the ad
dresss"
"Yes; the dissenhents were very few In number
at last came up IKE scIilers, ana are gong to tight
u out on the line OF the address all the summer and
AL the winter, t0O"
"rhat speaks well for the
DISCIPLINE OF THE PARITY
sour order oil march Is an order VI battlc-we are
an unoroken phaianx. You should have seen the
long faces and detected air Of the republicans
solid hundred members He'd now ana then between
the teers 1t was change from the state or things
few years ago. And the democratic party have not
Ony Increased IN numbers, but also In the inteec.
tnai force OF their membership power OF pithy
vet been fully tried, but we have seen enough OF
their canbre TO know that they are men OF brilliant
men from the South who are real and true repre-
sentatives not only or the ideas, but also OF the cu
ture and intelligence or their sectiOn.n
"Who Is going to be
NEXT PRESIDENT. Mr.. coxw
"A democrat, believe, but his name. or even his
cratic party have not yet shown any strong inc-
nation ior any particular MANI tney have scarcely IN
deed discussed the question The Pennsylyanlans are
not mentioned any candidate, and have been more
reserved than any other section OF the Union, al
very frequently and earnestly TO give expression
OF their cnolce. All OF US are more anxious great
aeai Tor the success OF Inc party than Tor that or
any individually
''Grant viii be his rival, of cOurse9n
"That Is generally conceded by the republicans,
but 1t Is amusing TO see with what mournful coun
tenance they confess it. But they nave no other
candidate"
lis there any likelihood OF q
SHAkE-UP OF PARTIES
prior to the next Presidential campaign %
"NOt On our side. On the other, possibly yes.
Now that the negro question Is out Of the way suf
frage and all and the amendments all accepted SIM
cerely and without any GIrtre pensee, think the
democratic party will very likely gather into It's fold
a large element OF the Old democracy-the free soil
and war democrats THIS is indeed certainty, II
they pay SUFFICIENT attention to revenue reform.
which IT, IN my judgment, the grand issue OF the
hour