The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-01
Lines OF NEW DEPARTURE.
General Opinions of Politicians
in Georgia.
BE N HILLS I'D e A S.
Strange Differences on the Sub
ject OF a New Party.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 26, 1871

ATLANTA, Ga, April 20, 1877.
Your CORE spopdcnt with . copy Of the HERALD
tanning the editorial 'Lines Of New Departure"
yesterday sought the residence OF the Hon. benjamin
II. Hll found that amber haired statesman half
clnng easy chair tho cool side Of his piazza
"Oh, yesi I've heard Of that article" he remarked.
you aust leave your paper with me that may read
a. have just returned from trip TO plantation.
Ny viewss Oh, cannot talk just yet awhile You
see this dsntegraton OF the old parties will come Of
itself, II II comes a. all Resolutions. speeches and
opinions will not hasten or retard the revolution, il
the revolution under way at all The duty OF
patriots, in my opinion. just now Is events.
They should embarrass themselves by hasty utter
entangle themselves with blgations They
should hold themselves ready to advantage OF tho
future and be able TO do patriotic service. cannot
talk about the future at present. IL Is uncertain
very serious New issues and ideas have come
upon the country. That viii DO most logical party
shat builds upon new issues. J"
EX-GOVERNOR BROWNS vIEws.
Leaving Mr.. Hin immersed IN the HxKALD's cd
itorial your correspondent sought Ex-Governor Joe
Brown, reputcd TO be the longcst-hcaded man In
Southern politics and probable candidate Tor General
Gordon's seat in the Senate years IRON this date
found the Ex-Governor his special car preparatory
to trip 70 his coal mines
sour policy is SIMPLE" said he 1--WE have only to
keep our organization intact and await victory Mr.
Hayes is q doubtful President There is no possible
doubt OF that. Governor Brown served through
tho Returning Board campaign in Florida In
Mr. Tidens intercst.) We need discuss
tho democratic blundcrs that made his iDaug.
uraton possible. He is in power We should
then acquiesce he does that is
right protest against what he does that wrong
all Tho time strengthen party lines tho next
struggle l believe that the democratic party will
achieve q splendid victory four years from now-com-
iortng tokens OF which will in the TALL elections
Of next year. II would be supreme folly to dsband
army In the sight OF an easy victory. Mr. Hayes will
doubtless capture Southern democrats with pat
ronage. but he cannot reasonably hope build up
party here, to seriously affect tho democratic
party in the South. Every Southern State vii give its
vote TO the democratic candidate in $780, in my udg
ment AS for the republican party, think that party
has little hope Of retaining national control Unless
Blame Co. can whip Hayes back into tho ranks the
party hopclessly divided Ii They this why then
the unpopular elements Of the party take charge of
affairs and led IL TO defeat.'
Ex-Governor Brown is a thorough irreconcilable. Ho
wrote letters advising democrats not to submit to
Hayes Inauguration, and the 4lh OF March has
been unMavering in his opposition. he has been
lacking Senator Gordon quite severely Tor an alleged
''understanding' between Gordon and John Young
Brown one hand and Stanley Matthews on tho oiher
by which ilbustering and Louisiana and
Carolina were TO be freed.
GARTRELL ON THE NEW PARTY.
General l. J. Gartrell, an aniebcllum Congressman
and prominent Candidate Tor the next Senatorship,
is quite positive in his party views lie says:-"We
may accept all thai Hayes has TO give but keep
our organization intact. The RANK Tile Of the de-
mocracy is under strctcr discipline than II has
ever been. have been through the mountains lately
new party. No man IN Georgia carry corporals
guard from our ranks The man who leaves the DEM
tcratic party now will DO overwhelmed with political
defeat, no matter how brilliant he may be. The
Iarty will get recruits In Georgia, and, in my opir
ion not u handful IN tho whole South. Tho South
Will 60 soid' Tor the democratic candidate IN the
iext campaign. believe thai the democratic party
do more tor civil reform in 1850 than any
new party possibly could do. IL is pledged to reform
throughout the entire country II Tlden had
Inaugurated would have carried before this per-
iect reform into every department OF the government
CONGRESSMAN cANDLER's VIEWS.
Congressman Milton A. Gambler was found in the
court room. Il democrat he said, in answer
to my query about tho new party THAT'S all have
10 say Being pressed further he said:-"What need
say further than thsy am democrat and l am
going to stick to the faith There Is In lcav
ing the party We have nothing 10 do but to whip
tpe next hgnt Hayes can't PICK up corporas guard
and never will The democratic party has but
idca and that is to wipe out the fraud four from
nbw. just as was leaving hSn the worthy Congress-
nln :-"Horc now, about old wing movement;
that's all bosh. It's nearly twenty years since nad
.whis party and the wings have lost all their preJu.
were two dyed-intho-woo wings Where you mud
two hotter demonratss The wing party is dead beyond
resurrection and tho whig sentiment IS Just as dead
WHAT MARKHAM SAYS.
SIT easy that the republicans much
more unsettled their vows than the democrats"
said Mr. MarKham, late candidate Tor Congress in the
Capital district aud the weahest republican IN tho
State. 81 don't know what the HERALD's new party
will TO. Its editorial is based the probable
alliance between the conservative republicans and
sentative democrats. Now, do not think there are
any OF that sort OF democrats. AS to the republican
party, the split between Hayes and the party leaders
continues and dsepcns should support Hayes. | do
may turn out all right My policy should DO to support
him as aganss those who oppose him."
MARSHAL sMYTH
Elk. United States Marshal Smyth had very little TO
say. II do not think the split between Hayes and
Blaine Is nearly as serious as the HERALD would have
us believe. l believe there Is common ground Of
wisdom and patriotism that both can occupy. Whom
the issue comes | believe they will both be found
standing together and leading solid republican party
TO the uhlment OF Its mission. As to the Presidents
Southern policy, but little be said OF that 1t
Will be judged by It's results think the President
should be sustained
Ex-Comptrollcr General Bell, OF the wscs liberal
republicans tho Stale, says III should support
Hayes heartily against Blame ard the extremists.
believe IN his southern policy. and he should be
MR.. wIMpY.
Fx-Congressman Wmpy--the Boancrges OF the hust-
ings-says:-"I am Tor Hayes every time against the
partisanS l supported him because l believed his
southern policy would be just whatit has proved to
be. ready TO defend thePresidcnt and his policy
on the stump and In tho lace Of any antagonist IL tho
party leaders push the Hayes 10 extrcmit.cs
believe Hayes will carry the mass OF the party away
IRON them"
A FEDERAL oFFIoE-HoLDER.
prominent federal olice-hodcr, who, for obvious
reasons, will not allow the oil his name says
"nayes' Southern policy Is wrong. The day that
be turned Packard out that day he should have re-
ngned his own position. Packard's title twenty
ave per cent better than his. As Tor The republican
party IN the South there is no such Thing as that.
rhe South will go solid Tor democratic candidate IN
$780, The Southern democrats viii take everything
Hayes has to offer and then proceed to mold the fort
| wish Hayes would complete MS work by putting tho
republican Governors IN OHIO and Massachusetts out
md establishing tho democratic candidates. III this
policy good enough for LOUISIANA republicans u Is
good enough for Western republicans"
JUDGE LACHRoNE.
Judge Lachrono, conservative democrat, but nm IN
dependent thinker ana the most brilliant talSer ia the
State, takes original OF things. Judge Lach-
rome has q large personal following Says he'll
hink Hayes course has strengthened the republican
party very much. | think his course Will continue 70
strengthen ~ We came defeating that party
with Tidcn than will IN 1850, matter who runs.
believe that Hayes by his liberal policy has popu.