The New York herald., 1871-11-27
Conference Of Democratic Mag
mates ON the Subject.
Montgomery Blair Promulgates tho Proposition
Of His Wing Of the Democracy Bolnng
Republican Candidate To Be supported by
tho Democrats-Severe Arrangement Of
President Grant-Secret History
Of His Nomination In 1858.
Cullen Bryant, Greeley, Trumbull, Davis, Car.
pointer or Gratis Brown Acceptable
for the Presidency.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. 1871.
The question Of o coalition between the recalci.
trant republicans and the democratic leaders took
remarkable shape tonight and Montgomery
Blair, Senator Casserly and few other persons
VINO carry the democratic burden on their shoul-
ders had conference at the mousse OF Judge Field
Of the Supreme Court, to determine upon policy
for the coming Presidential canvass The policy
agreed upon was foreshadowed this morning In an
interview which Blair caused to be inserted In an
obscure paper In this city. In this report, which
reads as the son Of the old Blair had some time or
other seen printed specimen OF an actual inter-
view, the Hon. Montgomery Blair says:-
.Gralit is
NOTHING BUT A SOLDIER
His whole idea OF government is that Of camp.
Grant loves power and that Is all he cares for. He
Is not now, nor has nc ever been q republican. II
he is anything at heart he is democrat. He was q
necessity to the republican party. Knowing his
politics as well as did, FAVOR Of giving him
the democratic nomination for the Presidency In
1858. In fact there was considerable talk about
this step at that time and it was not distastcful
to Grant, went to New New and talked with Til
den Sanford e. Church and others, and they au.
thorized me to
! OFFER GRANT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION,
which l did, but Grant fooled me. He was only
coauetsing with us. Washburne had got hold OF
him, and Just afterwards Rawlings came out with
his Galena speech. He would have taken the demo-
cratic nomination II he hadn't got the republican,
but his good sense told him that republican
nomination would moro likely result IN his election,
and 30 he took 1t, as mere matter OF business. He
wanted power and that was all. Grant Is an ignor.
ant man. but still he is able In mis- way.
HE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BOOKS.
He told me that he never read q book In his life.
He knows very little OF public affairs. He is hardly
even versed in the current history OF the times. He
will not accept OF advice, but aims to dictate his
own opinions. He never has any advisers. HIS
kitchen Cabinet is composed Of lot Of young nen,
who are there simply to do hts bidding. Grant
likes hencnmen, and not advisers. That is why
Chandler, Nye. Morton and Stewart ana the like are
in his confidence. He tells them to 60 and do
thing ana they do 1t without asking questions.
THESE SENATORS ARE MERELY HIS HENCHMEN
They are the ones that would destroy Sumner and
elevate Cameron. Look at his treatment Of Greeley.
Bryant, SUMNER Schurz and Trumbull. He has not
an original or representative republican In his
CABINET whom he placed there by choice. Bout
wsl,s nomination was Q clear accident and some-
Fisn, Ro0es0n, Belknap Delano and Creswell-
THEY REPRESENT NOTHING,
and have no ST ates behind them. They have been
identified with no principles or connected with
prominent measures ana It Is doubtful II any OF
sner Nor were or
original republicans. Grant never advises with the
nated that element @ from the organization. '-'AA
BUT GRANT VERY STRONG.
and that influential element xnown as the sporting
class IKE Grant Tnsy have something in common.
A HOLD ON THE MBrHODISrs.
he thinks Bishop Simpson the greatest man In
" %a oss but nave Sa ss s SnnSR
other holds on the country Grans Is protectionst,
and all the tariff men go for him. He Is Jobber,
and the railroad monopo1es a1es, snpDors hun. He
Then there are the national BANKS, holding four
hundred millions OF government securities doing
business with no otner capital than the credit the
government mas loaned them, located all over the
country and established wherever there is town
having upward Of three thousand inhabitants. Then
AN ARMY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND STRONG,
which Families through every part Of the country
Grant and his radical co-workers
THEIR ALMOST IRRESISTIBLE STRENGTH.
The masses OF the people, who are vlcumS OF this
alliance, are divided among themselves A large
portion OF them in the North are IN the employ OF,
or controlled by, the vast interests employees or
DEBTORS. They pay immense sums Tor poiiticai pur-
poses to carry ON newspapers and to hire political
our population catch the contagious split
Of the times and from thousand different motives
yield to what they believe 10 DC the irresistible
power or such mOnoyed organization In the control
Of the powers OF the government. In
THe MACHINERY WHICH HE CAN USE
for reelection Giant may be said to fight Mt the
head OF regular army against an opposing force Of
unframed volunteers: There must be some sacri-
pcals to the whole nation ana not TO any parucular
party. The real republican party IS against hun.
lie has snubbed them aud denounced them until
their self-respect has forced them to retaliate.
GRANTS MOST FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS
are to-day republicans. They are doing him more
MY PLAN rs THIS,
a n party Isl aunsod v with IN and
this fact alone should keep It organization out
not O ys this Is enough
TO manufacture nundre is OF thousands Of
oss na must Ue Seo YS
1t will always be forced into existence in the pre-
sence OF what has popularity como 70 be known as
the Southern party. Let the democratic party as
organization stand back, and let the 1eld be kept
clear to the dts afiected and Independent republic
the radicals were defeated through Dis Kind OF CO.
operation. Lei the radicals call their Convention
and nominate Grant, and then let
and nominate whoever they please, and then the
democrats rally e his support Thisls inc way LIN
been under consideration now for about year and and
1t meets with but little opposition. I met Senator
proves ihis policy. Senator Stockton sends me word
and talked 1t to him, ana his eyes glislened
at the prospect that Ire South could be relieved
from military tyranny. Yen know Wade Hampton
long ago advocated this as the true policy for the
South. II Is universally acknowledged that the op.
position to Grant agree as 10
GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
The independent republicans are In favor OF civil
service re!crm. reduction OF taxation, revenue
ing away our puolic domain, to grasping
railroad corporations, TO voting subsidies 10
s.eamsnlps 70 giving power to the President to de-
clare martial lawn the Siaes TO The rapid progress
now being made towards capitalization TO corrup-
cn. 10 irard ana TO nepctIsnl, ANA are the demo
Gratis Except few n.scric traditions, the demo
Cracy have no other platform.
CHOICE OF CANDIDATES.
There arc about haif.a. dozen among which there
could be no particular CHOICE My personal prefer.
ence Is for William Cullen bryant. he would make
magnincent leader. His private character Is as
spotless as snow while his pucc record Is an honor
10 the country He Is sound In political principles
100. He has ADVANTAGE over Greeley m that lie Is