The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-11
THE LEADER OF THE LABOR HOSTS.
AN INTERVIEW WITH KEARNEY, THE
NEW POLITICAL CRUSADER.
re Proposes to Come East and make
Things HOt' for Everybody.
TNaYp Vnrk Grnphtn1


SAM FRANCISCO, June 27.-That Gstin-
Huished mushroom statesman and alleged
patriot, Dennis Kearney, president OF the
Workngmen'S party Of California, informs
me that he will start for the East about the
middle of July, or as soon as he RECEIVERS from
grand marshaling the procession OF the
Fourth. Thinking the readers Of the (tTdphtc
might wish to know the objects OF his mis-
sion. ] invited Mr.. KeGfney to dine with me-
that might interview him Mt my ease.
"Tell me, Mr., Kearney," | began, where
are you going, and what for, and how long
will you be absentW
'I am going to ali the principal cities OF the
Fast. !" replied the agitator. "My business is
to organize the wOrkingmen, and to tell them
of their immediate peril at the hands of those
hell-bound villains and daylight robbers, the
capitalists. shall be away about six weeks
"A sort Of political revival, as 1t we're, MI
eyes. I'm also going to look around for
President for 1880. l am going to see Ben
Butler" -.----,.-,
saehusetts. You don't want q Crgsus Tor
President? Besides, Gen. Butler wouldn't
have the Office"
"Oh. yes he would. And as for his riches,
that's lust what | want-a candidate with
coin 1t will be necessary to wipe out the
two old parties now buying and selling each
other, and plundering the nation In the In
term. 1t will take money to pay campaign
expenses. -. p,,4,o,, H. T.
not popular with the laborng classes"
1--WE can make him popular. He has been
retained to defend o pair OF Mollte Magnires
in Pennsylvania he will carry that state.
Massachusetts will go for him to man. He
Is sure of nearly all Che Northern States, and
/ guarantee now to give him all the votes
west of the Rocky mountains"
evil he accept p
"Of course he will. Hasn't he been bidding
for it all through the last session Of Con
rress And isn't he bringing the blush to the
cheek of every member of the Potter Commit
tee, Democrat and Republican alike? He is
blank shrewd. | can put him in the White
House without any trouble"
evil it be Butler and kearney?'
"No, sir. General Of the army Is good
enough for me. The Shermans must go.
Well have BristOw for Secretary of the Treas
paTtment keep Schurz where he Is, and make
other necessary changes"
"Who will be the Vice President, anyway
"Well, the Pacific coast must furnish him
Newton Booth Is a good man, but he Is too
lazy. We want an industrious man in every
Office"
''What will you do with Gen Grant, who re.
turns in the spring? You must look out fol
him, you know
"Well send him as consul to q warm eli
mate-Cuba, for instance, where cigars are
cheap and plenty"
Gen. Kearney showing facetious DISPOSE
ton. l. concluded 10 CnanBe bne subject. " nc
pays the expenses OF your trip, General p
asked. "Tt Is reported that the Central Pacific
has furnished you with free pass. Besides
YOU have been seen in company with secret
agent of that concern. Is there anything il
the report p
At this point Kearney let off string Of
oaths that would do credit to pirate. WheI
he had cooled down n little he replied: 1.-THE
workinpmen have subscribed money for my
expenses to Chicago. When | reach there
will be we'll taken care Of, have urgent In
vitations from six OF the leading cities OF thu
East to visit them and assist in organizing
the workingmen."
will you go TO Washington"
y shall. I'm going to see President Haye
and tell him think he's fraud"
"Wfll you pay your respects to the distln
guished gentleman of Gramercy Park
81 certainly shall. / wish to say to hin
that he Is fraud also. Samuel J. Tilden die
not become President because the fraudulen
designs of his henchmen and himself miscar
ried. He is not only a fraud but silly oil
fool"
afterwards you will go to see Gen. But
lerp
81 shall"
Reverting to q subject thought more ia
miliar TO Kearney than that relating to tn,
making or breaking of Presidents, / asked
You feel certain of q majority In the consti
tJtional convention y
Il do, unless the political lawyers and othe