The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-07
SENATOR BECK.
The Kentucky Statesman on the Polite
fca1 situation.
Al Ts

lCihciuuhu EnQuTeTsl
Senator james b. Beck, Of Kentucky, ar
rived in the city yesterday and was promptly
surrounded by an Enquirer commissioner
The Senator is a true Kentuckan and never
allows any exhibition of horseflesh to pass
without his immediate personal supervision
and rs o result Is in the city to attend the
Chester Park races. He came In on the after.
noon train from Lexington, and was busily
engaged in brushing the dust from his neatly
lifting unmentionables at the Burnett House
when oyerhauied by the Enquirer commits
sioner.
How does tho present political situation
strike you. Senator" said the Commissioner,
MS he squeezed himself through the crowd OF
ardent kentuckians who had gathered round
the genial gentleman.
The Senator paused a moment from his
labors, and, biting ut @ stray broom-straw
which had lodged in his, full black beard,
said: "1f we don't stop to look back over ou1.
shoulders we may accomplish something of
''You think, then, the Democracy will be
turned into pillar Of salt II 1t looks back p.
''Or words to that effect. You see this
thing OF overhauing the records Of last fall
chair, and it is better to go quietly along, ae-
cepting the good he Is doing for the South
and West, and turn our attention to living
issues, than to 90 quarreling over o thing
that emit DO made OF present practical use to
u.s. We had better turn our attention to liv-
inn issues sir"
"What are they 2"
money, sir; tariff, labor, the popular good
duce the plankS OF the st. Louis platform re-
lating to these questions, and upon them the
campaign Of the coming season ought to be
made. The silver dollar, Sherman's financial
plan free trade, internal improvements. the
depression Of business, all these are living
issues; they claim the attention of people
who are working for the good of tho people
IL isn't policy to spend our time quarrelng
with such political Corpses as Morton, Blaine
and those follows, but we must look to the
future and to the welfare of our country and
''Then do you think q change in the Demo-
cratic policy adyisable2'
No, sir don't believe in getting off our
platform because President Hayes has hap
pened to get onto It"
What do you think Of Mr.. Coxs idea, that
the Presidential question Is likely to be re-
opened this fall and winter"
The Senator shook his head. Excuse me-"
please
Il beg pardon, Senator" the reporter put
his hand to his ear; 81 beg pardon. Ireally
Have you heard from the races to-day?"
the Senator began again, brushing the dust
from the left leg of his lavender colored un-
mentionables
!" You refer to the Presidential race of 1876.
Senator2"
"No, SIR" he said, as he Strengthened him
self up and laid aside the broom, preparatory
to dive into the marble wash-bowl, which
the colored gentleman ut his left had filed.
No, sir; the fact is, that race is practically
over. Our courser ran well until the last bal
lot was counted. and then he lost his pluck.
He expected to come in q triumphant winner.
and be crowned as hero, but he wasn't, and
when 1t became necessary to make hot fight |
Tot the prize, he failed ut the critical mo- |
ment; IN fact, the whole New Yong gang
proved themselves towards in the fight, and |
gave us q final illustration of the lesson we of |
the West have so long been learning, that we
must depend upon our own work for sue |
cess.
"YQn~think, then, the political strength of |
hsfuture lies in this part of the country" |
81 think 1t lies west of the Alleghanies and |
south Of Mason's and Dixon's line; not ex- |
south of this line, mind, but what |
mean to say is that in the West and South |
west lies the future political bone and snew |
which Is to be the chief in importance i'm the |
coming political struggles
Then you don't think the quo mayYantO
would be u success Senator?n
"a success2 Why. the four years would be
past, sir. before We"
The Senator's bushy head was immersed in
the marble wash-basin, and the last part of
the sentence was lost in the splash and gurgle
which followed; and as the colored represent
tative OF thsA Burnet prepared a fresh towel
Tor the Senator's temperance the Commits
sioner fled.
Senator Beck evidently has little confidence
In the ability of Eastern politicians.