The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-07-31
VIEWS or SENATOR GORDON.
In an interview with Il reporter Gen.
Gordon thus expressed himself:

In an Interview with 4 reporter Gen.
Gordon thus expressed himself:
Rcportor-Nlla: are the chances in your
opinion, for the success Of the Democrat ic
party under Grant?
Gen. Cordon--T think the Democracy
Will have II certain victory. They will
have three points. either one OF which Will
be almost irresistible. First. Grant cannot
be elected on his financial plat iOrm, because
the great mass Oft tho people are opposed to
tho speedy return to specie payments that
he advocates, because they believe it will
bring paiiicS ten times worse than the one
we are just recovering from. aud ruin he
country. They all believe in hard money as
Il fact, and love to talk about it as Il boast,
but thoy don't believe in wading through
ruin and bankruptcy to resumption. Grant,
on his veto platform, or his policy set forth
III his memorandum to Senator Jones. can't
i'll my opinion, carry q single Western or
southern State, don't think he can carry
Pennsylvania.
Secondly. II would be almost impossible
for any inan to enter the White House for
athird term. The whole spirit ofthe Repub-
lie is against il. 1t would be esteemed an
audaci"us grasp at dictatorship. The peo-
pic. who revere the Rupublic and it's tr:,di-
lions, will rise to putt down. And vet with
this terrific influence against him, Grant is
the strongest ifan his party can run. Nor
ton and Logan arc both aspirants but
tfucnce and enthusiasm to the canvass that
Grant can. SO that think if The party ruus
Grant. the alarm of the people mt the APP
preach OF absolutisn, Will entail defeat.
Ii it throws Grant overheard. there is no
othrrni:eft in its ranks that is strong enough
to lead the party through another Victorious
campaign.
STRONGEST POINT AGAINST THE RADICALS.
Rcporter-'Nou said there were three
strong points that the Democracy could
put I" the country against the Radical party
aud YOU only mention two-what is the
othNr:''
Con. G.-"Oh, that is the strongest of
theW ait 1t is the corruption and the
rHtt@nnrsS OF tho party. 1t cannot stagger
along much longer under its load OF ints,-
mics. The Sanboru contract the Credit
Aohiilcr. the moioty system. the District of
Column bis jobs. and above all the carpet bag
SCoun,tIelSm i'll the Southern STATES. all
thUNo arraNod against tho party will kill
! il.
CAUTION TO THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.
Rcportcr-Gou think I he Democratic party
has victory ahead of them, thCu in the next
campaign
Gen. G.--.Almost certainly. unless they
MAKO Sonlo terrible blundcr. Ii, bv any
"rn people give the Republicans a chance
10 dodge the issues of corruption and mis-
government. and run upon The differences
on which tho war fought, and which
are still iuvinciho in the North we will
lose the fight. Tho passions and pred
IudLcoS of the war are dying out very RAPIDLY
IN the North and, if nothing rash is done
10 rcvlNe them we can meet the Repu hli-
cans ON the paper issues and rout them
have for believing that the war prei,,dices
are dying out in the North. is that the
House. which is the freshest from the people
is much more conservative and liberal than
the Senate This is a noticeable fact and a
very significant one.