Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-26
Ex-senator Hendricks Views.

IA-Scnltor nos. N. hendricks, OIL
Indiana, was recently interviewed by a
New York Herald reporter, from whose
account We extract the following:
" Mr.. Hendricks, how is the political
situation here? 2"
"Well, really, don't know much about
it. During the last two or three months l
have been almost daily in Court. and so
engrosscd with business that haven't had
time to read the newspapers thoroughly.
am ashamed to say scarcely know what
is going on
"You have heard of Mr. Vallandins-
hams death ~
Yes, that was very sad, indeed. Val
landingham was a man Of great courage
and determination"
"What do you think of his new depar-
ture resolutions p
Il haven't thought much about them
yct-haven't had time. think, though
they will be generally accepted by the
Democracy. 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, I supposc?"
"Yes. We must make the fight upon
living issues. 1t is folly to be always go.
ing back to dead issues. We must take
things as we find them. I think the great
mass Of the Democratic party realize this
fact"
"a presume you are still a candidate for
the Presidency? At least your friends so
regard 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 I am defeated or elected But I
don't know what the feeling may be in the
Convention. shall make no great effort
to get it. don't intend that my friends
shall resort to any undcrhand means to So
cure it for me. They shall not with my
consent, at least. In some respects the
Presidency is not desirable now. 1t is al
most impossible, presume, for man to
be four years in the White House without
making a great many enemies and render
himself unpopular This arises from the
great increase of the patronage during the
war and growing out Of it. 1t must really
be great burden aud source of annoyance
to President"
"I notice, sir. that some of the South
crn Democrats don't subscribe to the new
resolutions.
"That will come right in time. 1t is
hardly to be expected that new movement
like this should meet with universal ap-
proval all at once. Mr.. Vallandingham, I
presume expected 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, l hope, for the Presidential caW-
paign."
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"
"I know that has been the groundwork
of nearly all the speeches of the Republi-
cans in aud out Of Congress. OF course
they don't believe themselves that if the
Democracy came into power there would
be an upsetting of things, any disregard of
the Constitution or the laws, but they try
to frighteu the people with the picture. I
think that four years Of Democratic ad-
ministration would restore harmony
between the different sections of country,
increase our prosperity and place the re-
public in position she never occupied
before"
"Do you think the Republican party
has had its day."
"Well, yes; don't see what it has to
keep it going. There are no longer any
war issues, and that has been its stock in
trade since the beginning. Suppose the
Democrats 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 Republi-
cans do more ?"
"This new departure movement may
be the nucleus of a new party"
"Yes, it may; and it is just possible
that the progressive men Of all parties will
ioin in it. Men don't usually stick to a
sinking ship. As soon as it becomes ap-
parent to the leaders of the Republican
party that there is no future for that Or
sauization they will leave it to its fate"
"What about Grant,"
"Do YOU mean his denomination?
eyes"
M don't see that the republicans have
anybody else. suppose they will be
forced to take him again on the ground OF
availability, as they were the first time, but
he won't be as good 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. He is about as weak man as they
can run" M
"But they will run him."
ayes, as I have said, they will be COM
peled to do it. They have no other can
didate they consider available, but that
don't strengthen him any before the peo.
pie"
"What will the civil service and reven-
nc reform men ofthe Republican party
do"
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