The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-21
senator Thnrman's Opinion OF Sam
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I:1pe cial telegram to tie Cincinnati Commercial
.t.L,ver1sp, August II :ix6u Sunday morn.
inv tast about IL O'CLOCK Senator fnar nan
and Mr.. Cook. Of Cincinnati The 1htor matloh
ia the nroperty of the Cleveland LedaeTl,
we're .ai,tinn in front Of the w est House, a'
Putin. Bay. and, 10 presence OF tniso party
nnnoped in an earnest and mournlui CONVEX.
s.tionl nrIon the Democratic ticket anu pros
meets in this State. Mr.. Cook, IN the course
nr the conversation, expressed the OPINION OF
Sam. Cary that he was too much OF aeaa-
,"e;vh, for the party to carry, ana tnat tbe
90 rfv made a great mistake in nominating
Kim! so much SO that the ticket was IN aDso-
lutte danger Of defeat. II 40
Mr. Thurman responded, saying, that he
acrepd with Mr.. Cook that be had no re-
snect for Mr.. Cary, as he considered Nun
mere nolitical adventurer, Darro R-mindeo,
narfectly unprincipled, with an active mlnd
rnt totally Unbalanced. BE, believed him TO
he an uuscrupulous demagogue- Whese
Great forte is to appeal to the passions OF DIS
hearers. In fact, be considered Cary to ee
on out.and.out Communist. Asif for bimseif,
| tho senator said under no circumstances
would he speak at the same meeting where
sam. Cary was to speak, for his own self-re'
snect forbade him to be seen, in bis com
papy. He said he never: heard cary
but twice in bis life, and old not WISH 70
hear him. again under any circumstance,
so great was his feeling OF contempt ZOE
that bypocritical temperance spoutel. ~ II
heard him deliver Temperance lecture ID
Columbus. from the west end OF the State
House, some years ago, but bis Vl'uperati1e
ir,t nnnr1 VIC.
lent and >Iapderous that he roply remaioe et,
lew minutes, and came away dlsgusteo. he
next time be heard Sam. was az Aanes'hie'
during the campaign oil 1857, Where ne
fThurmau, had an appointment to speak.
When he arrived at the place OF meeth3 ne
found, much to his surprise, that Sam. Gary
was announced as one of the speakers, and
he was compelled in spite of himself 10 listen
/ to him. s, 20 ~s..5 -. ..;E's.0.. u
Mr. Cock remarked that it was very untor'
innate for the Democracy that the Catholic
question had been brought in; that.lt was
going to result in many Democrats Vot'ng
with the Republicans, and in many more
,tavine away from the polls. He feared thai
this alone would lose the State to the De
| moCracy.
Dir. Thurman replied, emphaticaliy
g Yes, we shall lose the State. The do
priests have overdone The thing by sticking
their nose, into our politics; and they de-
serve to be beaten to teach them their place.
The Democracy only have themselves to
blame in submitting to the demands Oh Inc
priests in the way they did. IL was unlor'
tupate, indeed. that the Catholic question
was lugged into the campaign. The DE,
mocracy was the only party that ever diG
ANYTHING tor the Catholics. and it Wouio
.eem that the more that is done for them the
more they will demand Their arrogance
insutrnra6le. and AS we shall be defeated any
way [ hope it will hereafter teach lhe,e
meddlesome priests lesson that they VIII
understand-tbat is, 10 let politics alone. D.
for one, don't propose to stand any iuFtne1
nonsense from these fellows"
The Senator went on 10 defend the position
he took in bis Mansfield speech, saying that
! he had been most outrageously abused ana
misrepresented by the Republican press
thai had he come out fitfootedly in opposi.
ton to the financial plank in the State plat
form he would have been more bitterly
abused by bis own party press; that he was
accused BY the Republican press for the posi-
ton he had taken in that speech, therefore
that position was the best for bis own per-
sonal interest.
The above report Of the conversation is
correc. as far as statements uttered we're con
ccrued. The language may vary little
His expression in regard to Cary, The priests
and acknowledging that the State is lost, are
given in his exact language.