The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26
His Views on the Issues Of
the Present Canvass.
THg DEMOCRATIC PARTY LOOKING 70 RESUMPTION
Reconciliation the Greatest Need
Of the Country.
"IF | WE'RE ON MY DYING Bed"
He Would Support Tilden, Thur
man or Hendricks.

WASHINGTON, May "A, 1875.
sennter Bavard lives in a cosey rather pretty little
house ON Massachusetts, avenue, situated on gentle
green slope Az you enter you have 10 elbow your
way through group Of registering. merry little child
ron, who rompng on tho lawn, and who all remind
you strongly OF the long, slim face and the dim blue
eyes Of their father.
Senator" said I, "you have quite bsvy OF little
ouea"
II have nine, !" he returned, with happy smile.
"Ah, that ought to give you an additional claim to
the Presidency, /" returned
Senator Bayard laughed, bat q serious expression
soon ovcrsprcad his lace. 'No," said he. ~ often
think that 4 public man should have no children u all
70 be able devote himself wholly to the good OF his
country" And no added, with much feeling 1T
beautifully said OF Washington you know that he had
children SO that tho whole country might be his
child public man should not have all the domestic
incident 70 large family to divert hts attention
from tho welfare OF his fellow men,"
After incidental conversation Of the same sort
the Senator tho HKRALDs desire to lay before
the world his views the various Interesting qucs-
tions involved In the present After express
sing his extreme reluctance expoit mis- views,
no said, this juncture, whom their motive might
be misnterpreted, he soon entered with his wonted
into those broad questions which enter into
the contest without bearing upon its personalities.
A THIRD PARTY.
l nEst asked him what he thought Of tho movements
looking to an independent, third party?
There is in this country" said no, "a largo body Of
citizens who have the simplest aspirations for good
government, who wish 70 peace, prosperity and
honor the ruling influences Of tho land they de-
sire for candidates who ally represent such sent
ment& Yet this class Of havo shrunk too much
from tho rough contact OF actual politics. by which
paruss The consequence Is that their plans
are apt to bs thwarted BY tho machinery
Of conventions l believe that this class Of
men Who are disintsrsstod the OF political
conventions, except in far they bear upon the
good government OF the country is larger in tho
ranks Of both parties and that their vote Is of
greater importance than It before In the his
tory 81 the country Moreover. believe that the
nscesEty Of their exercising restraining influence
apon both parties Is better known 70 then, a.
well a to tho whole country, than II ever be-
fore"
FAILURE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT
There 10 no need Of asking Senator Bayard many
questions Hisidsas dow quickly that hisfiangsags
10 like unbroksn rapid stream.
III the conventions OF tho Two parties" he con-
tInued SHOULD be mere machines II might lead
TO the organization OF third party"
ssot slecting their candidates But do believe
that there arc more OF these who will leave the
republican ranks and the democratic ticket than
vice vsrsa; because the democrats have been In
power and tho democratic party has therefore not
been able commit the wrongs even II Il would like
70 have done 20, under which the country so
grievousy suffers. As mere party Of OPP
position II necessarily becomes tho party Of
reform Tho evils in this country exist under the au-
thorty and made possible by the power OF tho
publican party. The democratic party opposing the
republicans in everything they necessarily oppose Thorn
in these evils, that would be common logic =
And the Senator gave point to this view BY the follow
ing homely illustration IA police oficer takes up
an offender. Now the police oicer doss undoubtedly
neritorious excellent act which 10 Tor the good OF
the community. and yos It 10 by proof that IL
tho police officer exposed TO the same temptation
he would have done exactly the same thing"
The application Of this smile was obvious Senator
Bayard meant that II the democrats Just As
bad a. the republicans they nevertheless acted for shs
good Of the country in stalking up" the republicans
police ofncsr does wrong doer
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
asksd tho Senator II the republican party could
win the reform elements by wedding out ~ bad
mon and thus secure the victory next November
republican party impossible because the corrupt
mcnts ~ Il are stronger than the pure" And smil-
REMINDS q
cancer II the man keeps the win kill MIN.
II he cuts u the operation will 90 weaken him that be
Ia likely 70 die and be viii have TO remain on his sick
bed many weeks anyhow. Subtract from the republi-
can party the admitted corruptioniss, the Shepherd
Ring in ths District. the Custom House gang In New
Noses: wh,smors. HAYES Of iabama. ali that band
Of uncsan carpet-haggers in the South, the Whskey
Rms the Secret Service gang special Treasury ssen
republicans both houses OF Congress, VINO almost
openly sustain these people, and what is then ef Of
~ kow h. ufnrx>.
abuscs Witness the fate OF such Chief Justice
Chase, Jacob D. Cox, Carl Schurx, Charles Sumner.
Ly man Trumbull, and Upton OF Nebraskxs These and
hundreds Of other honest men would never have len
republican organization had they not desparcd Of
the possibility OF reform from within It's ranks"
alluded 10 tho probabilities Of
SENATOR sAyArp's DOMINATION.
81 kncw that am a possible candidate" he replied
frankly, but have not made the slightest effort 70
secure the nomination. We're il not for the thought
that might be useful would Instantly declare that
under no possible circumstances could accept the
creased by public statson-cxcept where no can do
great good Tho consciousness Of being able 70 DO
ONCE The greatest proof Of lis hsrdships 10 afforded
by our greatest, our best men, See bow Washington
yearncd 20 return to hts Mount Vernon"
then venlursd upon the delicate ground OF the
most probable nominations, ana asked the Senator
whom he considered the strongest candidate IN the
democratic party Senator Bayard said II would not
become him TO draw invidious dissinctons and added
with emphaais,
III any good honest man is nominated win sup
port him. IL TiIden 10 nominated will support HIM;
II Thurman Is nominated will support him; n Hen
bricks nominated will support him. We have
abundance Of good available candidates think that
the party contains good material for the
honest and sncient government Of this country a.
ever did Do not understand me saying that thero
are no good pure in tho republican party-thcfe
are good II ~ there are anywhere-but they
overrddcn the bad elements Of Tho party because
the power Of the party 70 IN the hands Of the ma
chinc.n
would the election OF Adams be possible,"
I" have knowledge OF any combination BY which
Adams election could be made possible think tho
Adams family IL oil high culture and probty and
deeply 10 be regretted that their influence upon tho
political affairs Of the country 10 not greater"
RECONCILIATION.
inquired what he considered the hrst and greatest
reform necessary 70 b accomplished He replied with
much warmlh:-
~ consider that no condition 30 precedent 10 the
welfare OF this land the recognition OF the great
and Southerners are not enemies, bat citizens OF .
common beloved country To have reform you must