The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-15
General Shields OH the late Eight and
Coming Struggle.

He SAYS THE ROTTEN FRUIT HAS FALLEN FROM
TIE DEMOCRATIC TREE, AND UNION AND
THOROUGH ORGANIZATIONS WILL WIN-~liAT
THE DEMOCRACY WILL HAVE TO FIGHT.
Especial dispatch 10 the POST
ST. LOUIS, November 13.--Gcncral JHlncS
Shields, who has been in greater request
during he last campaign than any otherthree
sneakers, left for his home, iii CarroIton,
last night, where he will remain until the
LEGISLATURE conrcnes in January. Tie OLD
General is in good health, notwithstanding
the hard work he performed in tie canvass.
Sneakiup doesn't fatigue him - particle;
onnnrenIly, as to all outward appearances.
there is twenty years Of good service in him
VET. asked the General what he thought
OF the outlook now that the result was deli
nitely known, telling him, as he made de-
predatory gesture, that | wanted to SEND 1t
TO the Post. Under this lnduccmcnt he
very chceriuliy consented to be interview
ed. renlarking pleasantly that the IoSt was
not only welcome to his opinions, but to
anything else lie had.
1.-The fight is over,' continued the Gene-
raj, in answer to my question, ''and we arc
NOT demolished. This is about rs much rs
we can boast OF, and, all things considered,
it is a good deal. | do not know what our
majority will be in the lower House, Dut'
whether five or ten, it is certainly enough
to organize it, and give us the Speaker, the
committees, and the direction and practical
control Of LEGISLATION. A maj ority OF ten
will be as good as hundred il the party
has sound sense and common honesty. II
il has neither, the larger the majority tie
more certain our defeat next year. The Ola
tree has been pretty well shaken this time;
the rotten fruit has fallen Oft, and am Giad
it has happened this year."
nGeneral, what is your estimate OF Demo
cratic chances in 1882"
Nothing but union and thorouon organ
izaticn will pull us through. With that we
can carry good candidate in rouSinSly.
Here is INV yaticination We VIII nave 10
tioht Grant, the Republican. party, the Ad-
ministration, the eighty thousand othce-
holders. two thousand banks, two thousand
millions Of bonds, the tariff interest, and
the combined money power OF America.
From one to five million dollars will be
suent by the Republicans to win the next
presidency. Now, where will our money
come from? We are the most moneyleSs
party on earth, and there is but one way for
us to succeed. We must plant ourselves firm
IL upon the grand old principles OF Democ-
racy and fight the battle with the highest
courage. Our leaders must be brave men
who will attack and move forward, and not
wait 70 be put upon the defensive"
"Then you do not think money can buy
Grant IMP"
.sI do not. The Republican party Is IN
minority in almost every State, and Will re.
main so unless the impression get abroad
that the Democracy haven't the sense &c
combine the forces that are. naturally an
tagonistic to the Republicans. Men like tc
fight with the strong side, but they Away;
| fight hardest on the side where their hon
| est convictions are, il its leaders show goot
generalship. That is shown by Indiana ant
Illinois. Illinois Is at heart as strong
democratic State as Indiana, but 1t lacks