Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26
GaGh's BPeeuIatlORs about the
Next PFeSIdeRcy.
spg cial Correspondence Philadelphia
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GAnh's Bpecul1elO1B abOuG the
Next PPeSIdehcy.
sp! cial Correspondence Philadelphia
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NEW YORK, April l2.
The two items Of interest l learned
at the launch last Saturday were from
Secretary SchurE, saying Il was for.
tnnate thing for public morals that old
Granny Howe bad undertaken the
role OF Balaam; and from Speaker
Cooper, expressing the belief that Don
Cameron's reelection was certain, un-
less the Democssts got the Legislature.
The powers of good and evil are yet
In their first fresh contention, Hayes
gaining In steadiness and anti. Hayes
dropping OF very little in cussedness.
The latter now base all their hopes on
running Grant in 1850, but while they
coalesCe on that hope the multitude 10
antsgonizing on Grant. Dull as the
times are, people feel that they medi-
clue ne and behold In Grants return TO
power the circling vultures flying low
er. Every day, while the politicians
resolve on Grant, the people, even those
who apologized for him, grow cooler.
1t 10 not Grant but Grantism which
repels not the wooden Trojan horse
but the thieves in his belly. While
Hayes sti1ly resists the Grant puddle
at Washington, there is no great inter-
est about bis successor. Everybody
sees that be is starving the politicians
out, and that is why the more hungry
band, led by COnkling and bis pals,
support Huntington aud Gould. A,
few Southern Democrats, equally In
need of ready relief, vote the same
way.
GRANT AND HENDRICKS.
By present indications Thomas A
Hendricks will be nominated on the
6rss ballot In 1880, unless the party
organs and leaders sell out for cash In
hand and Tilden wine again. Tllden
and Hendricks may ex,ingulsh each
other and Judge Thurman succeed
The Vice President will be almost GER.
tain TO be a souiherner, Tom Bayard
having a chance, Gordon or Ransom
the probability. In this city Hendricks
10 the favOrite of the Kelly wing, t
which belongs Lieutenant Governor
Dorsheimer, and BAyard continues L
be the pet OF the Belmont wing; thl
later accounts for Belmont personally
arraignIng Hendricks on the money
question. There is no Eastern csndi
date but Mcclellan and his possIbili
ties are not above the Vice Presidency
The certainty of Democratic SUGGEST
will make the next nomination hard Il
purchase. II was sold TO Tilden be
fore because 1t was not thought to b
worth much. The Presidency as
sure thing 10 not priceable; in q lOI
tery It can be computed. There ar
$4,000, 600 to be spent by the Pres
dent and party every year, OF whlc
one.half 10 In their absolute contro
Mr.. Tllden would probably be as Ol
noxi0us to the cormorantS OF bis part
as Hayes has been 10 the Republican
Tilden, besides, has shown an appareu
disposition to treat with the uneasy an
spleen tortured COnkling, 80 that man
think that Tllden would be part Q
Grantism,
The business men, whose interest
elect Presidents, observe one simpl
fact that will turn them against th
Republican candidate in 1880; that iS
Democratic Senate and Congress. The
are too much In favor OF short Cor
gresses aud governmental concord Il
elect President who would have cor
staut opposition. Besides, there is nc
q single respectable reason any longe
againsta Democratic national victory
Both parties have the same genera
Views and differences. Republican
defeat would mean q final farewell
the evils of civil war and all ils camp
followers. 1t is the only path to polit
cal reorganization. Probably 10 fou
years we should see all the spoilsme
and impractic In both parties &C
ing together, Democratic suCceI
mean. progress, because change. Il,
publican success means no chan &
therefore no extrication.
GrS. JANRs SHEIDs. who has bee