Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-12

| act on the merits of each case as pre-
| sented, When asked what he thought
| of the prospects for 1876, he promptly
answered that that was a question upon
which he declined to be interviewed, as
he should not give it any weight in
] marking out his course in the senate.
| The effect OF any vote or act upon his
party was much less consideration
| than the question of right involved.
Before him as he spoke lay an open copy
| Of the Louisiana testimony, which ne
had been studying intently, with view
| to guiding his vote when the case comes
up for consideration.
SENATOR HERMAN, OF NEW YORK.
Senator Herman, OF New York, is still
| strong in his conviction Of the right Of
| the Democratic party to promote peace
| and prosperity in all sections of the
country. In regard to the political out
| look he said that it was not yet time to
| predict what would take place, or to
| speculate as to who would be the nOmi-
| nee OF the next Democratic national
| convention. So important matter, he
was confident, would right itself at the
proper time, and his prayer was that the
next congress would not err ia any leg
islative act, so that the party could go
| that would challenge the admiration
and sui port of those who think they are
good haters of whatever belongs to De-
| mOcracy.
SENATOR EATON, OF CONNECTICUT.
| Senator Eaton, Of Connecticut, though
| always Democrat, renewed his ale
| glance to the Democratic party when
/ his party friends chose to represent
them in congress, and he did not think
| it necessary at this time to attempt to
| give a defini ion of what the Demo-
cratic party was, is, or should be. He
was hopeful that the nominee Of the
party would be successful at the next
Presidential election, but deemed it
prudent not now to express any Opin-
ION as to whether the candidate should
come from the east or the west. He
thought the senate should finish the
work for which the President convened
it and let political matters alone. The
country needed prosperity and not po-
litical agitation.
SENATOR DAWES, OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Senator Dawes was confident nothing
he could say would be of the slightest in
terest to the Herald. Though a Repub-
lica he was proud that the New Eng
COuGESESUlSu
unequivOcally disapprOved of the pro-
posed revolutionary legislation Of the
last congress. It was his impression that
moderation would do more to establish
peace in thes0utheTn States than all the
political agitation the extreme party
men could propose. He was positive,
too, that the Republican party would
triumph at the next Presidential cleo
| tioh and survive until it had finished
the work which called it into existence.
SENATOR CAMERON, THE SECOND.
Senator Cameron, OF Wisconsin, Matt
| Carpenters successor, has been life
long Republican, has acted with the
| Republican party, and proposes 10 con-
tinue to act with that party, but was Op-
| posed to extreme measures in the gov
| ernment of the south. He was not a State
| rights man, as 1t was understood before
! the war, though he must confess that
/ now the term had a different siguifi-
| cation. He believes in policy toward
| the south that will encourage industry
and establish prosperity in that section
a generous and maguanimOus policy
| that will establish good will and carry
out the real object OF the reconstruction
measures. AS to the future, he was not
enough of a prophet to venture upon
predictions, and be would leave that to
those who made political matters study.
SENATOR PADDOCK, OF NEBRASKA.
Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, sue
ceeds Upton, but is not Liberal Re-
publican after the ex-senatOr's pattern.
He thinks the southern States should
have been held as military provinces till
such time as the people were prepared
to establish new relations with the Fed
eraI government. His confidence IN the
Republican party is mistaken, though
he does not consider it necessary to test
his fidelity with those who are more rad
ical or extreme in their views The
course of the administration in regard
to Louisiana does not commend itself TO
his approval, neither does the effort to
seat Pinchback. The future of the par
ty depends, in his opinion, upon mod
crate policy toward the south, and an
honest regard for the needs Of people
already burdened with taxes and threat
ened with greater troubles.
SENATOR NJ DONALD, OF INDIANA.
Senator M'D0nald, of Indiana, was
raised in the Democratic school, and had
never been tIuaDt. 1t was his opinion
that the Democrats of to-day were as
!
the founders of the party, though the
times had changed many Of the leading
issues. He opposed the Presidents
financial policy, yet he was in favor OI
hard money, when the country was able
to resume specie payment, while he was
also opposed to initiation, and would not
cOuntenance it in any form. As to the
future of the Democratic party, he did
not care to speak, but of one thing be
was certain, that what the HerGJO
had not undone to accomplish the defeat
of Grants denomination for g. third
term, the retiring congress, by its mad
efforts to enact partisan laws, had flu
ished The failure of the force bill in
the senate, and the adoption of the
Arkansas report in the house, had In his
opinion consigned General Grant to the
archives of history. Everything looked
bright for Democratic success next year
and he did not doubt that wisdom would
guide the friends Of the party, and pTu
dence enable them to gather the fruits c.
their industry and patience.
SENATOR M'MILLAN, OF MINNESOTA
Senator M'MilIan, Of Minnesota, sale
he did not know what the custom was
in Washington, but until he was more
demoralized than at present he SHOULD
decline to be interviewed on Sunday 10y
anybody.
SENATOR RANDOLPH, OF NEW JERSEY
Senator Randolph, OF New Jersey, ex
cused himself by saying that he Wal
busy, and previous engagement de
manded his entire attention.
SENATOR wHYTE, OF MARYLAND.
Senator Wbyte, of Maryiand, was sui
feriDg severely with neuralgia, and cOulC
not talk politics or anything else Will,
so affected.
SENATOR JONES, OF FLORIDA.
B Senator Jones, OF Florida, is apparent
) ly young man. and was, before tn
9 war, Douglass Democrat. He did nc
. then and does not now approve sectiOna
4 measures, whether proposed by Republi
: cans OF Democrats. In speaking OF hi
7 immediate political friends in Florida
s. he called them Conservatives, term b
81 thought would be generally accepted i
y the next Presidential campaign, in lie
J. of the old fashioned word Democrat
g The opponents ofradical Republicanisr
}, did not like to be classed with the d.