Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-01
SECRETARY STUART ON THE
SITUATION.

EX-SEORETARY STUART ON THE
SITUATION.
VIEWS OF DISTINGUISHED NORTHERN
AND WESTERN MEN-TILDENA RELIEF
FROM GRANTIsM-OHIO LIKELY TO BE
CARRIED BY THE DEMOCRATS SOME
INTERESTING RECOLLECTIoNs OF AN
OLD CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN,
&C., &C., sc.
Ex-Secretacy Stuart, Virgin1an who
enioys the confidence of the leading men
Of this country, was at the White Sulphur
! Springs a few days since in attendance on
a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Peabody Fund, of which he is a member.
| In free Interchange of views, he received
some important information regarding the
state of public sentiment in other parts OF
| the. country His own views, which are
given below, of the coming result, are very
| important, coming from man who looks
at the probabilities from a high plane, and
whose reticence Of hopeful views in the
disastrous Seymour and Blair and Greeley
| and Brown campaigns were in marked
| contrast with the confident expectation of
victory he feels now. In addition to ma
tional affairs, Mr.. Stuart made the CONVEX
sation very interesting, particularly in
| view Of our present Congressional cam
paign, by some account OF the celebrated
Congressional canvass between himself
| and Mcdowell thirty five years ago. We
| give below sketch of the conversation of
our reporter with Nh. Stuart:
Reporter. During your recent visit to the
White Sulphur, MI. Stuart, presume you
met with some Of the representative men Of
the country, and that you are therefore in a
position to give interesting and valuable
information with regard to the political
situation. I would like much to know
your views as to the Presidential canvass.
Mr.. S. I have no hesitation in saying
that [ am not only hopeful of the election
of Tilden and Hendricks, but am quite
| sanguine Of such an issue to the campaign,
and may add that it is the first time since
| the war that have
FELT ANY CONFIDENCE
| in the national success of the Democratic
| party.
R. May ask your reasons for this con-
| fidence?
Mr.. S. Why, sir, the dishonesty, pecula-
| ton, extravaganza and corruption in every
branch of the Government, all of which
and much more may be better expressed by
the one word, ''Grantism," has become
unbearable The present administration
stinks in the nostrils Of the people. They
demand a change. and will have it. An
entire revolution in the sentiment of the
N orthern people is going on. and that rap
idly. I met distinguished gentleman
| (Dr. Dandridge) from Cincinnati, who tells
me that Ohio is sharing in this revolution,
and he was of the opinion that that State
would give Tilden a handsome majority
I have also positive information of the
most cheering nature from Indiana. An
intelligent gentleman from small inte-
rior town of that State remarked to a
friend of mine that he was Republican,
and had always been one, but he could not
support Hayes, and he could count eighty
men, good Republicans heretofore, who
had already avowed their purpose
TO VOTE FOR TILDEN.
and such seems to be the rapidly growing
feeling in that State in favor OF the Demo-
cratic nominees that l believe Indiana will
90 for Tilden Also
R.-What is your opinion, Mr.. Stuart, of
the respective candidates?
Mr.. S.-Just this. sir, and nothing more
OR less: Hayes is weakness; Tilden is
strength. The Republican party was
forced to throw overheard all it's promi-
nent and able men of mark and influence
and national reputation, to take up a man
comparatively unknown, with no natural
characteristics which would seem to point
him out as one suited for the chief magis-
tracy of the nation. If elected he would
have nothing more to do with the direction
of the ship of state, than does the figure
head at the PROV of one of our ships Of
war. in steering the course of the vessel. [
firmly believe that the election of Hayes
would result in inevitable
DISORDER AND RUIN TO THE COUNTRY.
While on the other hand, MI Tilden is the
strongest man in his party; q man Of great
ability; of unimpeachable integrity; of
strong will, and unswerving devotion to the
right;with aprivate character untarnished;
apublic reputation wider than the national
limits; the embodiment of reform, COM
nanding the confidence of his friends and
compelling the respect of his enemies-just |
such man as is now needed at the head Of
our affairs. and such man only as can
save the country.
In conversation with
HON. VIM. NJ. EvARTs,
the other day, asked him what he thought !
of Mr.. Tilden. Said he, II know him we'll. !
He is a man of the highest character and
of distinguished ability, and though I am
opposed to him and you i'll politics I will
say that if Tilden is elected there will be |
a great improvement in the administra-