New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-30
THE INDIANA TALLEYRAND.

| He is Pumped for New Departure Ideas.
! indianapolis Correspondence New York Herald
/ Ex-senator Thomas A. Hendricks resides
on a highly cultivated, well laid out and
| beautifully situated place of about eighteen
| acres, a mile outside the city limits of
| Indianapolis. Since his retirement from the
| United States Senate he has engaged assidu-
| Ously in the practice OF the law, and the
story here is that the firm, of which he is
| the head, Hendricks, Hord & Hendricks)
| has the best and most extensive practice IN
| the State The ex-senator is the idol of
| the Democracy of Indiana, and the bound
| lessness of their faith in him is such that
| they think if he takes hold of a case it is
already won. ''Tom" Hendricks, as they
Familiarity and lovingly term him, can, in
| their estimation, do anything.
| Mrs. Hendricks, highly accomplished
| lady, seems to have an equal claim upon
| the Democracy with her hnspand. You
| should see Mrs. Hendricks said an enthu-
| sastic Irishman to me, with a strong en-
| phasis upon the Mrs, and then he added,
with great earnestness of manner, :" Shes
| the best man o. the two" All the Demo
Gratis in this part of the country are in favor
OF Hendricks for President To be sure
there may be a few politicians against him,
on personal grounds, but l speak of the
masses of the party. The ex-senator him
self seems to be giving very little attention
to public affairs, especially politics. Your
correspondent, who called upon him at his
Office yesterday, met with a most cordial
reception.
THE Herald" said Mr.. Hendricks, "has
always been very fair toward me, and | am
glad to meet one of its representatives"
Mr.. Hendricks, how is the political stu
alton here ?"
''Wel, really, don't know much about
it. During the last two or three months |
have been almost daily in court and so en-
crossed with business that l haven't had
time to read the newspapers thoroughly. l
am ashamed to say | scarcely know what is
going on
You have heard of Vallandigham's
death?"
Yes that was very sad indeed. Vallan-
digham was a man of great courage and de-
termination"
What do you think of his new departure
resolutions :"
Il haven't thought much about them vet;
haven't had time. l think, though, they
will be very generally accepted by the De
mocracy. We have had no occasion in this
State to discuss politics this year, as we do
not have an election this fall.'
THE question will come up next fall, at
the Presidential election suppose :"
Yes. We must make the fight upon liv-
ing issues. 1t is folly to be always going
as we find them. l think the great mass of
the Democratic party realize this fact
Il presume you are still a candidate for
the Presidency At least your friends so re-
gard you"
well, it is just this way If the Demo
cratic convention should see proper to be so
partial as to nominate me, | will stand.
whether defeated or elected. But | don't
know what the feeling may be in the con-
ventiOn. | shall make no great effort to get
1t. don't intend that my friends shall esOrt
to any underhand means to secure it for me.
They shall not, with my consent, at least. In
some respect the Presidency is not desira BILE
now. 1t is almost impossible, presume, for
man to be four years in the White House
without making great many enemies and
rendering himself unpopular. This arises
from the great increase of patronage during
the war and growing out of it. 1t must really
be great burden and source of annoyance
to President"
Il notice. sir. that some of the Southern
Democrats don't subscribe to the new de-
parture resolutions"
That will come right in time. 1t is hardly
to be expected that a new government like
this should meet with universal approval
at once. Mr.. Vallandigham, presume, ex-
pected opposition, and had he lived, he
would have been prepared to encounter it.
Our friends will see the wisdom of this
movement by and by, in time, hope, for the
Presidential campaign"
What the Democracy wants to do is to
convince the people that they are not, as
party, revolutionary. You know this is
charged upon them by the Republicans"
Il know; that has been the groundwork
OF nearly all the speeches of the Republicans
in and out of Congress Ofcourse they don't
believe themselves that if the Democracy
came into power, there would be any upset
ting of things, any disregard Of the constitu-
ton or the laws, but they try to frighten the
people with the picture l think that four
years OF Democratic administration would
restore harmony between the different Sec
tons OF the country, increase our prosperity
and place the republic in position she
never occupied before
do you think the Republican party has
had its day"
We'll yes; don't see what it has to
keep it going. There are no longer any war
issues, and that has been it's stock in trade
from the beginning. Suppose the Demo
Gratis accept all the results of the war, and
promise reduction of taxes, more
economical administration of the govern
ment and the restoration of harmony be-
tween the two sections, can the Repub-
licans do more -
This new departure business may be
the nucleus of new party"
YES, it may; and it is just possible that
the progressive men of all parties will Join
in it. Men don't usually stick to a sinking
ship. AS soon as it becomes apparent to
the leaders of the Republican party that
there is no future for that organization, they
will leave it to it's fate"
What about Grant,
do you mean about his denomination 2"
Yes"
g | don't see that the Republicans have
anybody else. suppose they will be forced
to take him again, on the ground of avail
ability, as they were the first time; but he
won't be as good a candidate as he was in
1868. They didn't know anything about him
then, and they took him on trial. He has
disappointed great many of them since,
lie Is about as weak a man as they can
run" 1
" But they will run him.
~ s, as have said, they will be compelled
to do it. They have no other candidate thew
consider available; but that don't strenpthen
HIM any before the people,"
What will the civil service and revenue
reform men OF the Republican party do!n
Il don't know. But 1 should think thew
would hardly support Grant for a second
with him." S n"'o nau
Mr. Hendricks informed me that he nro.
posed making another tour to the Pacific
coast TINS summer, but that he did not in
.enu 10 make any speeches or to write let