Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-17
Republican OPiniODs-A Canvass OF
Candidates The Currency COuunl-
dFum-The Radi al South q Unit
The Centennial Fever.

carries the State this fall he will have a
complimentary vote from our delega-
ton. If not, we viii Of course drop
him. Mr.. Blaine of the prominent
candidates has most strength with us.
If delegates were to be elected now be
would probably get nearly the solid
vote of the State. How do you feel
Down East?
New Englander--Mr. Blaine believes
be viii have the delegations from all
the Eastern States. Perhaps he viii,
but, personally, don't think he can
get the nomination. Heis too old and
successful a politician to grasp the
highest prize In politics. Some man Of
much less ability will push in ahead Of
him at the last moment.
Correspondent-I was out In Ohio
lately, and heard a great deal of talk
about Gov. Hayes as the coming man.
In case he beats Allen, and thus brushes
the soft money movement, he will be
more prominently in the public eye
than any politician IN the country.
Pennsylvanian-If the party is 10 be
run on a hard money basis, perhaps
Mr.. Hayes would be as good a candi-
date as any. He is a quiet, sensible
sort Of a man, who never said a down
right foolish thing or wrote an indis-
Greet letter-iust the man for eandi-
date if he could inspire any enthusiasm.
But it won't d. to put the specie bust
ness too strongly in the platform. l
tell you initiation is mighty strong IN
my section. Every man who is hard
up wants more greenbacks.
Southerner-The-e isn't half cur
rency enough in circulation. That's
the way we feel down South. We viii
stand by the party, no matter what
kind Of platform 1t makes; butwe don't
want any nonsense about contraction
and resumption If we can help it.
CoTrespondent-Who's your man for
President, now Grant is out of, the
way:
Southerner-We're not sure he's out
of the way. We don't want him out Of
the way. He's our man all the time,
and If he wants our votes in the con-
ventiOn he can have them. Grant can
get the solid negro vote at the election,
and there isn't another man in the Re
publican party who can. The negroes
don't know anything about your ordi-
nary politicians. They always thinbOf
Grant as a man about twelve feet high,
IN a gorgeous uniform, with a big
sword in his hand. a candidate with
out a sword wouldn't suit them.
Correspondent-Do you expect the
l. A. 10 sac a M hya
Republican Convention?
Southerner-We men who run the
machine N the "late rebellion" mean
Just that. IL we can't renominate
Grant we intend 70 have a candidate
who viii take care Of US.
New Englandel-Grant is as dead
as Julius Caesar. He couldn't get a
single delegate from a Northern State:
Let's talk about live men.
Pennsylvanian-What do you say to
Mr.. Washburne:
New Englander-If be should 90
into the Convention as Grants select
ed successor, that would beat him; and
if be should stand on bis own merit,
he would have ''nO show" He has
been too long Fut OF the country to
have any hold On the public mind; and
We Congressman, who remember him,
know that he built up a cheap reputa-
ton by his way of saving at the spigot
IN appropriations while wasting at the
bUng. He was a small man, without a
grain of craftsmanship. Rigid econo-
mist was he? Why when he was on
the Appropriations Committee the ex-
penditures were frightfully extravagant
that Is, they seem so now, when we
look back upon them. He was always
busy stopping little leaks in the Treas
Ury, but ne invariably shat his eyes
when he came to the big ones which
his friends had their buckets under.
Correspondent-Sen COnkling, I /
suppose, Is out Of the question;
New Englander-NOt to be thought !
of; nor any other Ne -ork man. The
Custom house kills g.. If them. l see
they talk Of ex-senator Morgan. He
would be more unfortunate chOic |
than COnkling. What a fatal piece Of
folly It would be to run millionaire |
IN hard times!
Correspondent-What OF Senator
FrelInghuysen?
SJutherner-There's nothing to him |
but department and an old Revolu. |
tlOnary name.
Correspondent-Well, you have al.
ways Henry Wilson with you:
SOutherner-AO such man rs that |
can win the rough-aud- tumble fight Of /
1876.
Correspondent-Wc haven't cot |
through the list yet. Senator Morton,
l suppose, is not 70 be thought Of any
longer. a politician who bowls about
therebellion and waves the bloody shirt
after ten years of peace would not do
to run for President in the Centennial
days Of good viii; but what about
Bristow and Jewell?
Pennsylvanian-NOt available We
must have a candidate withoutthe least
faint Of Grantism about him. There
are other objections besides this. Mr.
BIistow would have 10 run on his re-
cord in the Treasury. Outside of his
career as a fBancier he has no particu.
lar strength. Now the only way a can
dldate gets any popularity from con-
nechOn With the National finances Is
by assaultng some real or masinary
mOnOpoly-tbe bank monopoly, for ex-
ample-Or making people believe, as
Mr.. Kelley does, that he has some
scheme to put money into their pockets.
Honest principles and prudent
meBt are not winning cards. AS for
Mr.. Jewell he has worked out his vein
Of popularity already. He has made
all the reforms he ian in the Postofice
without encoUnteriDg the
President opposition. He might
make a good hit by telling Grant that
be would resign unless Delano was put
out Of the Cabinet, but ne lacks the
nerve to do that.
Pennsylvanian-One thing, we are not
taking into account the enthusiasm
.ver the Centennial next year. Itmay
have a powerful influence on our poll
hes and make all calculations at fault.
Some man not now spoken OF may be
-aken up as Unpopular idealOf the old
fashioned revolutionary statesman and
nominated with burrah. The feeling
S gaining force every day. We saw
what demonstration there was at Bunker
Hill Next year every town and cross.
'oads hamlet viii be boiling over with
Turned into politics, as