Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-23

tenge0ce anu real pOntlcal ln1uence. Dut TIE
Cincinnati platform begins aod ends with
slap 10 the face; an bsult tn every southern
white man Hhu acted or sypp,thised with his
own pc pie 10 the war of st cess!on."
MIR. Lunar was asked What he thought OF
the republican GU rency resoutian.
1T astoolshed aad puzzed me,' he replied,
that he party which has all along made It's
chief capital out of the assertion that ii alone is
sincerely aud resoiutely 10 fax Of bard money
and specie resumption should deliberately
abandon this grouod; contemptuously vote
down the resumption act when Gov. Davis, of
Texss, proposed its approval, and make It's
currency res tuition mere nlati,udc % which
such az iuhationist as MIR. Kelley can securely
plant all his batteries against resumption aud
c0utractloD.
Q What Is your explanation of 1t
MIR. Lamar-It looks as if the party, having
lulled Ot) tauclcd security the capital and hard
money views of the east, intend hencetorth to
court aod win the soft money element OF the
west. | have never known such sudden cVo.
luion Of great political party pcrt1rmed on
the eve Of campalpn and right IN the face OF
its enemy. 1t shows that the strength OF the
soft mouey influence has been undereSt: mated.
F, It is 50 unexpected that do not see the exp!a-
nation unless it lies 10 the fact that the rcpub'
| lcaD party finds that It's chances OF victory are
10 the western States, while those OF The demo
cratic party lie in the east. But such pa'ty
strategy can succeed only at the expense OF
every interest and industry in the country, and
the result, if they should win, would De four
years more of the uncertainty which has tor
three years past caused a general prOstratlon
| OF Industry and trade.
@. What would you advise as the true policy
at ST. LOUISE
Mr.. Lamar-Au honest, square statement,
sir The best way to fight lodlrectton Is with
directuess. The ST.. Louis Convention may
adopt one of Two courscs-lt ought el:her to
come out sQuarely against any ear y resump-
ton of specie pawn ents and in favrr OF greco
back money, and let Gov. Allen write the reso
lutioo 10 hi. boidest hand, OF itougnt to pledge
Itself distinctly to resumption. Ii II tries to
initiate the republican, Course it will lose. The
country has been riff ID with long enough. Ii
! has suffered too long and too much from uhcer-
taipty. We must declare boldly aud honestly
a definite pocy, be it for paper money OF the
reverse II the convention chooses the hard
mouey side, as hope il viii 10 obedience to
the true instincts and aucent traditions oil the
party, il ought TO expose 10 few words the
iupracicabil of clfryiOg GU, tue Resump-
ton @ct, because Of the ueglac! or failure TO
provide the essen ial prellniDarles. And hen
it ought solemply to pledge that the democratic
party, If it wins the election will resume specie
payments, Dot 10 1879 as this act provides,
but certainly w.thi0 the four years of the ncx'
Presidential term, aud at as esrlya day as pos,
siblc. That was what the republicans should
have done, and which not having done we
ought to do.
@. What do you think of the Cincinnati re-
solution Oh the school, gu Stl0n!
MIR. Lamar-The democratic patty has been
for some years popularity believed to have l1eo-
LITIGATION with the Catholics because it former
ly defended these agairs; the Know NcthlDgs.
This has no relation, however, to the 5 hoo
question. We ought to adopt at 81. Louis the
precise resolution which is in The Cincinnati
platform not as pysts or imitators, but be
cause that resolution is a trusm 10 politics. l.
is proposition watch 10 sensible man dl>put S
and which is as much as to ossart that Twice.
two make four. But want you TO understand
that in what | say on all these matters | speak
for no one but myself
What do you thnk Of the prospect Of Haye:
and WheeIer's election?
MIR. Lamar-1l is as yet upde6Ued. Tho
ticket has broad surface-;hat is 10 say, il l.
III apparent harmony with all the recently con
h.ctug divisions in the party; but doubt II 1
has force and depth oil cIrrent sufficient Il
overcome better platform aid a better ticket
which the democrats have 1t 10 their power t
make at ST Louis.