Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-14
BLACKBURN
Thinks the Democracy Will Hold the
Next House bylan Increased. Major o.
Ity. and that we will. az n Con-
sequence, Elect the Next
President.
Thurman, he Thinks, is the Man-Grant
stands no Chauce-Ehe south Look
ing for Material PrOsperity-The
RAWLINGS OF the FanatfcaI
Communist Kearney.

Washington correspondence New Yorl
| Tribune, 10th: Representative Blackburn
| the Kentucky member Of the Democratic
| congressional committee, was asked 90 daI
how the committee Is GETTING along with 1T
| work. He replied: ''Tne statement that
| cannot get tie members together and down
| 10 Wort . not true. The Republicans, how.
| capital they can make out of that mlsstate-
lneut. The committee is organized anC
| doing good work. The resident committee
| Is also perfectly on its feet" The greater
| part of the conversation which then followed
between Mr.. Blackburn and the reporter is
| gwen below:
What are your prospects in the coming
eection?''
81 put thirty-six districts iu the doubtful
| list-which any Republican would place in
| the same category. Making allowance tOl
these and for other things, | can say, without
any doubt as to the accuracy Of the prophecy,
that We are going TO hold toe next house by a
| larger majority than we now have. Some OF
orr gains will be IN Nevada and California.
We will also redeem three, if not four, of the
Missouri Republican districts.
DO you attach much Importance to the
fall elections, as bearing on the Presidential
racer"
Il attach great impolta to them, as
having effect IN that direction. The coming
u
pitched battle along the skirmishing lines.
Ii we lose, our defeat Ia the fight for a Pres
ldent follows. If we win. of which | have
not the slightest doubt, there is no power
this side of the Omnipotent that can prevent
Mr.. Thurman entering the White House IN
1880. He will carry, by overwhelming ma
j)rtles, twenty-three out OF the thirty-seven
States"
Mr.. Thurman is then your choice to lead
the Democratic party?'
''He is; he VIII also be the choice of that
party. do not count MIR. Tilden in. The
New York politicians are making attempts
TO galvanjze him into a candidate, but they
cannot succeed. One best trait of the Anglo
Saxon race is that they have no use for a
coward. Mr.. Tilden has proved himself
such, and can never get half decent support
outside of New York
Who is your man for second place on the
ticket?"
wallace, of Pennsylvania. You may not
have heard much of MIN in this connection,
but he has very large field Of hackers, and
| am one of the most enthusiastic.
"Do you think the Republicans will run
Grant?''
Il do not; but I hcpe they will. He could
not carry ten States. The south would give
him no support.
"What are the issues of the campaign?"
"Oh, we have number The Republicans
the only peg upon which they can hang a
hope Charley Foster sounded the keynote
of his party when he called for a solid north
against a solid south. Tie Republican party
can never gain anything IN the south. 1t Is
on entirely different ground that it stands
down there. In the north it is indigenous to
the soil but IN the south it Is an exotic that
can take no root. The southern people, re-
heved from the military yoke, look forward
to prosperity and a revival OF business. They
are convinced that such a result cannot be
obtained under dominant Repubhcanism,
and look for some reversal OF power. The
Democratic party is their only hope, and to it
they will cling. The south is now the most
barren!of fields Tor the political adventurer
to hunt in"
DO you estimate the Nationals as having
much stren9th?'
''They will be potent factor in the cleo
tons At the recent election in Pennsylva-
MIA they polled forty thousand votes: At the
next they viii poll at least seventy thousand.
Their principles have become popular, and
their strength will extend; but as a general
thing they will not bother US. Their move
ment is also assuming a communistic phase.
Wherever it is strongest that is the surest
way of killing it. The sending of Kearney
east as the apostle will also hurt them On
the rawlings Of this fanatic the people viii see
the dangerous proclivIties of the party. 1t |
gravitates toward Butler, who thinks he is |
going to create wave and ride on 1t. Butler |
is a political marplot; and he and Kearney |
the leaders OF the Nationals. In |
Kentucky their leader is Banton Duncan, |
who never did stroke of work In his life |
Their final destiny will be. after creating |
to disappear
''You have seen Mr.. SOringer's remark |
that enough had been developed by the Pot |
Ter committee to warrant the impeachment |
If Mr.. Hayes?''
''The question is: Did Springer say that?'
don't see what they want Hayes out for; | |
know do not. He has given the south local
and the privilege of governing
herself without any interference from out
lders; beside, if we should put him out, we
hould have no grievance with which to go
before the country during the next campaign.
am very well satisfied with affairs as they
low are"
"You are not Hayes MANI"
''No, indeed. He is a complete fraud
lie is a fraud by his title; his professions are
fraudulent; his policy IS fraudulent, and ne is
cOnsummate failure In everything that he
las undertaken. His civil service reform
are certainly the most ridicu-
Gus in the history of politics. a vigilant
eputy-sheritf, after searching all through
he governmental service, could not find a
tiled thief who was not rewarded for help
ng him steal the votes of sovereign States"
"How does the south stand toward him?"
sit is willing to make frank and cheerful
acknowledgement for what he has done for
hem. This he could not help doing, accord
lg to his oath, and on account of Demo-
ratio house in refusing to vote support to an
rmy to keep the south down. It does not
asa though, and run into the ranks of Re-
ubicansm.'
''Do you think toe splitting up Of the par
les IN Tennessee is due in any way to the
southern policy?"
mo; that Is the result of the fight between
ne State credit men and the party that wishes
} scale the debt. | came through Tennessee
nd talked with most Of the leading men. and
now this to be the cause. l also judge that
ennessee will not repudiate her debt.
During tue interview Mr.. Blackburn spoke t
''the logic of events" and when asked t
hat he meant by that phrase, replied: 81 c
lean that there has been no instance in the i
ohtics of this country where party has {
aimed control of both houses of congress 7
lat 1t did not elect the next President. The |
emOcrats are certain of the next two houses, 1
nd are no less certain of electing their {
resident. How long they will remain in t
over depends entirely on their wisdom in e
e management of affairs" c
EPpa HuntOn's Canvass.
Washington special to the New York a
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