The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
AN INTERESTING TALK.
Hon. j. q. s.. Blackburn, OF KcntucIsy. n
tho Political Situation.
WASHINGTON, August 8.

WA6HINGTON, August 8.
Representative Blackburn, of the
Democratic Congressional Committee,
,was asked to-day how. bis committee wa,
progressing in their work. He replied
We are getting along all right. The
statement that l cannot get the members
together and down &c work, ia not true
the Republicans, however, are perfectly
welcome to what little capital they car,
mako out of that misstatement. The
committee is organized aud doing work :
tEs resident committee is also perfectly
on its feet" -..
What are your prospects in the
coming election ?"
u put thirty-six districts in the doubt
full list, which any Republican would
place in tho same category; making al
iowance for these, for others / can say,
without any doubt as to the accuracy OF
the F:ephecy, that wo are going to hold
the next house by larger majority than
We now have. Some Of our gains will
be in Nevada and California. We will
also redeem three, If not four, OF the
Missouri Republican districts"
"Then you attach much Importance to
the fall elections as bearing on the
Presidential election :"
"Yes, attach great importance there.
TO-"
.i"Do you think the Republicans will run
Grant Z"
II do not but I hope they will. He
could not carry ten States. The South
would give him no support"
"What are the prospects for the cam
paign p
.'Oh, we have number-the Repub.
licans have only the bloody shirt. This
Is t.ie only peg upon which they can
hang any hope. Charlie Foster sounded
the key note Of mis- party when he called
for o Solid North against a Solid
South The Republican party can
never gain anything In the South. It ia
on entirely different ground that it stands
down there. In the North it is indigen-
GUS TO the soil, but in the South il Is an
exotic that can take no root. The South
ern people, relieved from tho military
yoke, look forward to prosperity and q
revival Of business. They are convinced
thai secfi. q result cannot basobtaiIed
under q dominant RepablicahisHl, and
look for Some reversal of power. Tho
DeElrcratic- party. Is their only hope,
and to it they will cling. The South is
now the barrenest of fields for the poll.
tical advet1turer TO huntinl'
''Do, you estimate the Nationals as
having much strength 2" "
t'sThey will be potent factor in tho
election. At the recent elections in
Pennsylvania they polled 10000 votes
at the next they win POLL at least 10000.
Their principles have become popular
anu their strength viii extend, but as q
general thing they will not bother Us.
Their movement is now assuming q
CommuRistic phase wherever. it. Jis
strongest Thik. is the surest way of
killing 1t. The sending Of Keafney
East as their apostel will also hurt them,
In tue rawlings OF this fanatic the people
will see tho dangerous .proclivities of
the party 40 It gragitates towards But
Ter, who thinks he Il going to create a
wave and ride lit. Butle.. is d phlfti.
cal marplot, ard he and Keasney repre-.
sont the leaders of thei Nationals In
Kentucky their lead6f Is 4 5 5iartUn On Dun.
can, who never did stroke uf work in
his life. Thel s1nal destiny will be, az.
ter creating a disturbance, to disappear.a
( Yon have seen Mr.. Springer's q reulark
that enough Had k$sss; developed by tl.e
Potter committee to awaFsatstl .tlIe itnl
peach tneiit Of lzayes9 ~
Ahe fiat gueslious IL, did Mr..