The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-22
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK !,
Cono4 r. u
SenalOr Gord0n's Views on Grants, Wished
Tor and Chances Of a Third
Term! I 6.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION AND THE DE-
MocRAcY's OPPORTUNITY
TO WIN. an

That distinguished ex-Confederate of:
fcer, General Gordon, the new United
States Senator from Georgia, who made
brilliant record in Congress, has Just
returned home. On his way b cA
through Atlanta he was interviewed nv
representative Of the Atlanta Herald
who elected the following very inter.
esting expressions of opinion from Sen.
fator Gordon on political topics, all OF
Importance to the South: 10, .,...
GRANTS POSITION AND VIEWS AND A
| THIRD TERM. 10.
Reporter-Do you, General, think that
there is anything of truth in the third
term aspirations of General Grant, as
suggested by the Courier Journal?
General Gordon-I certainly do. |
think that President Grant is exceed
lhgly anxious to run again, and is apt
to do so. am very intimate with him,
as much so as almost any one, and he is
always very cordial with me. | think
he certainly intends to run again.
Reporter-Will the Republican party
nominate him again?
General G.--I don't think Gen. Grant
desires party nomination at their
hands. His ambition is to run as the
peoples candidate; not as Democratic
Or a Republican candidate, but as a
candidate Of the people of the United
States; as candidate ola great Grant
party, if you please. Evidences of this
ambition are evlnced daily. His abso-
lutte independence of all Republican
leaders; the Indifference with which he
iincurs the enmity of Morton, Logan or
| Butler, and above all the evident pains
he takes to show the South that he is
not her enemy. r.. .,-a, -,
A man can not be with Grant any
length of time before he catches his
kindly diff in favor of the Southern
people. His idea seems to be to show
our people that he is President not of
one section, but of the republic, and
that he shall deal to them just such
Judgments as to those who followed
the nomination of the Republican par
ty, lie will get it. Not that they pre-
fer him to any other candidate. Not
at all. For, with the tradition Of the
republic, and in the spirit of our insti-
buttons so decidedly against such a
course, they will be timid about offer
iDg Lilird-term candidate. They will
nominate him though because they
will DO afraid not to do it. For two
reasons. First, they bel eve he is the
only man who can hold the Republican
party to victory. And obey are right
i'll this) that he is much stronger than
his party. Secondly, they fear that if
they leave him out he will be picked
up by some middle party, or even by
the Democratic party, and run against
them. Hence, if he wants the nomi-
nation, in my opinion, he will get it
without any trouble.
IF NOT GRANT, WHO THEN?
Reporter-1n the event of Grants
not Offering, who will be the probable
Republican candidates
Gen. G.-I think that Hon. Eli 3.
Washburne, our present Minister to
France, is by long odds the most prom
inent. He is Grants especial friend
and adviser, and, besides his own pow.
or and popularity, would have the ben
eft of Grants strength with the party.
If Grant could name his successor as
the Republican nominee, and think
he could pretty nearly do it, he would
certainly name Waahburne.
THE DEMOCRATIC CHANCES AGAINST
GRANT AMI THE RADiCALo.
Rep.-What are the chances, in your,
opinion, for the success of the Radical
party under Graptq .,'. b,
Gen. G.-I think the Democracy will
have a certain victory. They will
have three points, either one of which
will be almost Irresistible. First,
Grant can not be elected on his finan-
cial platform. The great mass OF the
people are opposed to the speedy re-
turn to specie payments that he advo-
Gates, because they believe it will
bring panics ten times worse than the
one we are just recovering from, and
ruin the country. They all believe in
bard money as fact, and love to talk
of it as boast, but they don't believe
in wading through ruin and bankrupt
cy to resumption. Grant on his veto
platform, or his policy set forth in his
memorandum to Senator Jones, can't,
in my opinion, carry single Western
or Southern State, and l don't think
he can carry Pennsylvania. Second
it would be almost impossible for any
man to enter the White House for a
third term. The whole spirit of tile
Republic is against it. 1t would be
esteemed an audacious grasp at die
tatorship. The people who revere the
Republic and its traditions will rise to
put it down. Aud yet with this terri
BILE influence against him Grant is the