The daily gazette., 1875-08-05
Coz. Hendricks in Saratoga.
HE IS A HARD MONEY MAN AND WANTS
ALLEN ELECTED IN OHIO.

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SARATOGA, Aug. 4.--Senator Hen
bricks has arrived in Saratoga. The
stanch old Democrat is hale and hearty
His face has rosy fiorid glow of health
and his step is as elastic as boys
Senator Hendricks is medium sized,
stout gentleman, with large, open
face, closely shaved. His head Is large
and crowned with sandy hair. He Is q
full blonde.
met the Senator on the balcony OF
the States, in company with a.gentle-
man whom he introduced as MIR. Hem
derson. think it was Senator Hender-
son. After q short conversation. 1
handed the Senator Mondays Sun,
pointing my finger to this editorial
paragraph: ...e.
So Hendricks is coming out for PEN
Well, who would have believed it? Gov
ernor goo1-by!
"What do you think of that. sena
tori" / asked.
81 can't see very well; suppose you
read it, Eli" replied the Senator.
Taking the paper back, read the
paragraph.
"What do think of its" asked the
Senator slowly.
"Yes, what do you think of its"
"Well, who wrote itY"
Undoubtedly Mr.. Dana wrote it,"
replied.
"Well, Eli, tell Mr.. Dana 1t is not
true. Tell him If he will read some of
my recent speeches that he will find
that do not believe in too much cur
rency."
"Well Senator, I said. suppose you
state something tangible as to how
you do stand on the money question.
Are you for rag money or specie?"
"Well, really / don't want to say
anything in the newspapers. I've come
here for rest"
"But the paragraph will go the
dict it."
"Well, then, / will say this" con-
tinued the Senator thoughtfully, II
want Gov. Allen of Ohio elected. l
dot want two kinds of money each
with different value. We must get
to specie basis as quick as we can
naturally. Things must take their
own course, but they must end in one
medium of trade and that must be
hard money. In the time I want
the volume of currency kept equal to
the wa nts.of trade"
"Haveyou read Thurman's speechS"
asked the Sen ator.
"No, not yet" said |.
"Well. like it. 1t salts me. Both
parties seem to be split upon the cur
rency question: Now Sherman, Nor
rill and Conkling are for hard money,
while Morton, Ferry and Logan are
for more currency. They are Demo.
cratic hard money men and Democrat
lc soft money men-Democratic re-
sumers and Democratic intlators; but
if | must take my position one side or
the other, l will take it against infia-
tion."
Then turning 10 his friend Senator
Hendricks remarked, "Come, Hender-
son, let's call on Gov. Tilden," and
the two passed into Tilden's cottage.
Senator Hendricks Is very much OPP
posed to committing himself publicity
just now en- the money question. He
thinks Pendleton and Mclean have
made great discord in Ohio.
Another well known Democrat
standing by remarked:
"Wash Mclean has always ruined
every candidate he has ever supported
He killed Pendleton and now he's done
what he could toward killing the
Democratic party in Ohio. Mclean
Is for reputation out and out, or the
same thing to it. He wants to pay
the national debt in greenbacks. He
says, "The Germans hold our bonds
and paper money Is good enough for
the id Dutchmon.' But in my opin-
lou, continued the gentleman, "Thur-
man will outliye the whole rag money
crowd. He'll dance on Pendleton's 8
and Wash McLean's graves with a
pocketful of specie and Presidential
commission In his hands"
ELI PERKINS.