The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-23
TIE NEXT CAMPAIGN.
VIEWS OF AN OLD POLITICIAN ON TEE
SHR5EgJT.
How the Republican Party VIII Hse Reaten
IN HS8O--A Union Between all epD0s-
Ing Parties to- he En9Cted-Fsae solid

in nsSO-A Union Between afl NpEeos-
Ing Parties to he Enected-The solid
soutEa-WHat 1t Really Means.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-IIon. A, D. Banks,
Of s M7ss5RR eonR2rabg To plsggaon ha5 Sysn and ind
has convcrsed with many prominent
members OF Congress, expresses the opinion
that Congress early in the coming session
will declare by resolution the necessity OF
separating the national banks from the gov
ernment He does not expect more than this
can be accomplished this winter. He, how
ever, thinks q final settlement OF the question
will be had early in the first session OF the
Forty-Sixth Congress.
Continuing his conversation, Mr.. Banks
said the election results in the States OF Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, ana even
Iowa, indicated that ct the next presidential
election they would be carried by the Demo-
cratic canddates. In those States tho com
hined opposition to the Republican party was
in d majority of 100000 voters: that the par
ties stood on practically the same platform
on the money question, and offered the peo-
Die the same currency platform, viz: First,
a divorce of the government and banks; sec
ondly q paper circulation OF currency to be
issued By the government These were two
| practical, live, distinctive propositions on
which both parties In those States agreed IN
| their platforms ut the late elections, and they
| embodied all the relief at this moment attain
able or desirable for the prostrated Industries
of the land.
In reply, as to how parties would b0 fused,
| Mr. Banks said that wh5 mere nhtter OF
detail. Both parties offered the pGopo the
same table Of victuais They surely, it hon st,
| wouldn't keep apart on the question OF walt
ers to serve them. lie said, in 1860, New
Jersey was saved from Lincoln Blythe fusion
| Of the Douglas and BraGkinridgo wings OF IN"
| Democratic party on q common electoral
ticket apuortionnd according to the vote ol
eorh. The result was five vnteSstpr Doug las
and two for Brecknrdge from Now Jersey
| Tho Democrats cOuEd afford to be generous III
the decision OF State officers and should give
the (irepnbnckrrs relative share OF them.
| Eetter practical politics Mt the next election
would easily dispose Of the Grant movement
and the Republican party, and give the coun'
try the only currency reform possible or Dc
girabIe viz: the separation OF banks AMI gov
ernmcnt. and have only paper in circulation
bearing the seal Of the United States.
About the solid South he snid it would bf
solid for it's true welfare In the Union, ana be
fore two years had elapsed will have glVci
evidence by it's conservative wise ana prudon
demeanor In Congress that it Is solid IN n
men who come from the South are mostly solif
men representing the solid interests OF th
country at large. The South no longer sen
ignorant negroes and vicious Carpet-bagghrE
and scnlnwagS to Congress, miSreprhSentinE
and slandprng their bsttPrs. In their place.
come uD almost an unbrolSen column OF sub
stantiai, virtuous men, willing and anxious t.
do their duty In legislating for tho whole pe0
pie of the Union.
l Major Banks is an old Democratic cam
Daigner He has seen much service. and /
equally at home, politically, in Pennsyl lvan
and Ohio rs in Virginia and Mississippi IL
was secretary Of the Democratic NatOn1
Committee for Il number Of years. He arrives
Yesterday on his way home.