The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-01

by the Enquirer to have a talk with you about
politics and the political situation.
Finally. nut the main question plump TO
him as follows: Colonel, who will be elected
President I'm 1902
whoever the Republtcan party notnlhateS,
was the reply.
"Why do YOU say SOP asked
because a solid South will make n solid
North" responded the Colonel. zone hun
drnd Thousand Democratic majority i'm South
Carolina means 10000 Republican majority
In New York II will be civilization against
semi -bnrbarsm | sincerely wish the war
could 10 forgotten and buried, but the South
elners will not permit The Republican
party demands that every man I'm the South,
black or white should have the right to vote
as he pleases, without let or hindrance; and
unless that demand Is answered In good faith
in the affirmative. their refusal will consoi-
date the Republican party and all fair-minded
men i'm the North I'm solid phalanx." The
Colonel then went into dissertation on the
powers Of the government. claiming that the
doctrine Of States rights was largely respon-
sihle for our troubles Said he. "The govern
ment in time of war claimed and exercised
the right to take whpsover IL pleased and
placed him In the ranks Of the army. Now,
If one Of the men 40 taken should find II con-
venent or TO his advantage to locate in one
Of the Southern States, and II he should be q
Republican In politics. has he not the right
to vote as he pleases without being harassed
or annoyed therefor in any manner by those
who fought the government when he was Its
servant2 1t certainly looks so to me. and ]
think IL does to any fair-minded man"
The Colonel. while not condemning the
South AZ a whole, Is Of the opinion that free
dom of political action does not exist In Texas.
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi. Georgia.
South Carolina and portion Of Kentucky,
and he blames the leaders OF public sentiment
there for the existence of this state OF affairs.
Hard money too, he believes will give the
RpmlhliranS success.
"You resume IN 1879 and are able TO main
tain resumption" said he, "the financial aues-
ton will be solved, and it will be no longer a
factor in politics TO oblige the East the
Democracy will he obliged to vote n hard
money man, and that will lose the party the
support of Indiana and other Western States
essential to its success In the presidential
contest. IF, on the contrary, n Greenback
man II nominated. the Democracy cannot
hope for success i'm the East. and between the
two stools It looks as II 1t was destined TO fall
to tho ground"
what do you think of the report that
Hayes has gone over to the 'Stalwarts Z |
asked.
II don't think much Of II at all, !" was the
reply, perhaps the President has discovered
that the Republican party IL superior to any
of It's leaders and that il can dispense with
any Of them. That ia the great merit Of the
Republican party--it can get along without
leaders If Mr.. ConkIing for instance and
he has been of great service to the party
was to abandon the Republican party, his So
coasion would not make any material differ
once IN the Republican vote In New York ut
the next election And 1t Il SO with any other
of the party leaders. friend Of mine asked
me the other day what kind of a President
Hayes was. ! replied that he was fine fair
county fair"