The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
MONTGOHa ERY BLAIR.
what HE Thinks of sHae Potter Knvesclga.
tIOn and the Nationals
IN. Y. Tribunal

my Tribune.]
CAPE MAY, N. j., Aug. 3-'The Hon. Mont
geometry Blair, who comes to the surface Of
politics at irregular intervals, and then Inys-
teriously disappears again In the midst OF his
law practice, packed up his. trunk and went
two weeks at the Stockton Hotel.
Mr. Blair said that he expected the Demo-
Gratis to win in the fall elections: Public
opinion seemed to him to be as much against
saw no chance for the Radicals, as he called
them, to make any gains, and they were sure
to lose In some parts OF the country.
DO you think the Potter investigation has
helped the Democrats any?" asked the cOrre-
spondent.
81 dc" was the reply. "It has given us an
issue upon which the party has becoule
united. There was, before, q tendency. to
split up on the money question and other
subjects. Besides, it has made the Radicals
Skinny to their own side, because, though
the President snubs the leaders Of his party,
they cannot afford to desert him In this cleo
toral business; they were all involved in the
Louisiana rascality together. They laughed
at me for urging this matter SO strongly, but
/ had had too much experience to pay atten-
ton either to their attacks or their ridicule.
The more they had to say the more knew
that the inquiry was likely to hurt"
"Have You any Nationals in Maryland?"
Eyes; there are some In Baltimore, but they
keep their proceedings secret, and we don't
know much about what they are doing. They
will probably display some strength this
fall"
sand draw off some Democratic votes"
mo, the Nationals are almost all Radicals.
The growth of the new party will help the
Democrats. look with favor upon the new
organization, and hope to see it increase In
numbers. It has q good effect upon our
party, and tends to bring. us back to first
know, has at times drifted away from its old
ideas. There are many Democrats, some OF
them Representatives in Congress, who have
come into the Democratic ranks since the war,
and do not accept the doctrines about which
once Wings Or Republicans. For instance,
| many Democratic members OF Congress are
pecuniarily interested in banks and other cor
porations, and you cannot expect such men as
| those to strike out from the shoulder against
monopollsts. The growth of the National
| movement will cause our party to be more
careful In the kind OF men it nominates.
| The London Times Constantinople cores
pondent says "'The immediate effect Of the
Ango-Turksh convention writes an intelli-
gent Arab to me, will be to make Cyprus the
| Turks, he adds, in explanation, have made up
| their minds and are making preparations to
leave Constantinople and to settle in the new
English island, under that government which
alone, as they think, understands justice.
! There is already a scheme for setting up a
newspaper in the Turkish language in Cyprus
Shoals Of people will go over from the coasts
OF Syria, Lying from the rapacity and tyran-
| ny OF Ottoman governors, for no one doubts
that England will vouchsafe to the island
that same freedom of the press which is es
tablished in British colonies, unless, indeed
England were, out of complacence to the
Porte, to alter her system and abjure her
principles