Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-07-28
NO. 25

to empire. Yon look surprised, but it is
literally and pre- ciseiy as say. Control
over the army to regulate eiectlonF, and
obsoi1to power TO ImprIsOD by E11htarN
force without babe0s corpus, IL supreme
and unlimited despotism IN possibility
Yet great mass of honest men see no
proper exercise of delegated power under
the amendments.
THE WAY OUT.
R.-What, therefore, is your infer ence
from this view of the subject
Mr.. A.-Niy inference is that any party
in this country which really desires to re-
sumo the moderate method Of government
and tone down from the dangerous rate a
which we have been going, should not b.
greatly distressed by any amendments 10
the Cons tuition which have yet bern
passed, for by any fair construction they
need never be known by any State which
would be content to deal With absolu
partiality between man and man. And
that Is democracy.
THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
R.-But what would be your policy to
ward The newly enfranchised race Of the
South ?
Mr.. A.-The Democratic party should
man policy or an Irish policy. There cau
be but OF Democratic poiicy-the United
states pnlicy-and that shonid be equ"l
and exact jus ice to every citIz-n n.
GENERAL GRANTS RENoMINATIoN.
RI suppose you think Gen. Grant
! will receive denomination at the hands
of 'he r pnhlican party
t MIR. A. u doubttdly Mr.. Grant will b.
renumiuated, and the issue of the mex
CANVASS VIII be upon his administration -
| n W, the power e the patronage of ou'
| government ls enormous at present, and
the die ecipline OF the Republican party rs
| GENERALLY super rb, but it can hardly carry
such
DEAD WEIGHT
as that. The dun iDcompe ence and s'o!i'
| ignorance of the Presid, Mt, his Shuneles
beto ism and partIallSy to gifts, his On
busting neg'Ig~uce IF duty, my all b
giossed over. for we all feel kinely to th
man who finished the War but the
DIsGRAoEFUL INC MpETENCE
Of the huabclal 4gemeut of atf,i' 6 >houl
be unrardonabie b., people supposed
be as ehrewd as ours on that head.
, THE ISSUE CT TIE CAMPAIGN.
R.-The issu. you would make, then,
oae Of revenue reform aud its kindred suI
iects.
Mr.. A.-The Democratic financial pol
I, cy must be tquarely in the direction
= free trade and general reduction of tax
! tioa. The sham, ful ignorance which
: persisted in wringiug such enormous SUI
/; from tho people at such q critical tim
when they needet all their energy to raj
a from the exhaustion of the war, ID tar le
3 pardonable III my eyes than this neg
}. policy. [ saw that
u GENERAL II CLELLAN,
:, in his admirable letter to the Tammal
u society, gape the cue which ought o
and will be followed. That letter and t
equally admirable letter of Governor Ho
man toreshadoW the limo to be taken.
g DEd CRATIC CANDIDATES.
R.-What is your opinion in regard
RI Democratic candidates for the Presldel
i. cy?
/ Ar. At is high timo to consider th
= matter. Ny own view is that the local.
1t will dictate candidates. The strength
70 the Democracy is and must be In t
Le West and South. New York is secure a.
II Missouri, for oar right and left wings
Al The tug of war will be in Ohio, Indian
IS candidates upon the ticket should COT
te from those parts. L haye myself bi
Of regard for
y GoNERNOE HOFFMAN,
and he is aso o very strong candidate
probably sure Of the succession If the p'
70 ty should prevail next time but J. thi
he is too wise O man to allow himself
y be pressed in the next convention.