Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-09
CERRO GORDO WILLIAMS
Thinks the Democratic Party VIII
Elect a Western Man President
on the Greenback Platform
The Ohio Idea to sweep
the Country.
Grant will be the Candidate OF the
Radical Party, Sustained and sup
ported by the Money Power.
the whisky Ring and the
Vote SteaIers.

Cincinnati Enquirer: General John S. Will
| hams, the hero or Cerro GordO, and senator
elect from the State of Kentucky, was IL the
| city yesterday on business trip, but dropped
| business cares long enough to grant the En-
| gleYre,' an interview on national topics. The
| senator is in excellent health and spirits, and
| as senator-elec Is the same genial, ocular
| gentleman, and with the same following of
| friends as when surrounded by his comrades
| of Cerro Gordo, or in the struggles of the
| campaign as the peoples candidate for the
| great office to which he was so triumphantly
elected IN the memorable contest of last win
! ter. His friendships are warm and enduring,
| but IL the midst of them he remembers al
] ways his grand old State of Kentucky, and
! his country and its welfare.
I "What is Kentucky going to do this year
In her congressional elections, Senator?'
! asked the EHqUireF's hired man, after he
| had snatched the general from a party OF
| friends, and cornered him for an interview.
| ''She will send solid delegation for the
| Democracy, the peoples party, l think, re-
| pied the senator, as he famed himself Wig
orously; hot, isn't it? Yes, sir, she will send
up an entire Democratic representation.
| There is only one district that is in doubt
| Turner sand | earnestly think we will carry
that
Then she will certainly do her share to-
ward making the next congress Democratic. y"
eyes, sir; she is not really wanting In that
particular"
''And what do you think of the party pros
poets this fall IN regard to the election OF con-
gressr1en?"
Il think they are good. I think the party
will have a majority IN the house; that in the
senate is already assured"
And its effect upon the Presidency?"
''Oh, the question of the Presidency-you
refer to the present Administrations almost
settled. There can be no change, | think.
The electoral commission settled that, or
rather the house of representatives did when
it accepted the commission. 1t ought not to
have done so, but should have maintained
the right to decide the question; but now
that time is passed, and we must look to the
future"
''You don't agree with Mr. Springer, then,
that the Potter investigation will yet produce
great results?'
81 think the Potter investigation is really
making little impression the public mind,
from the fact that the people were already
convinced that Hayes occupies the place by
fraud All the investigation will do OF I'M
portance is to put those facts upon record, so
that they will stand as damning proof against
the party, and to bring out more clearly the
fact that Hayes was party to the crime. He
has already virtually pleaded guilty to these
charges in having recognized the services OF
the people who did mis- work, from Sherman
down to Captain Jenks-one hundred and
forty of them in all. He has virtually ac-
knowledged his completely IN this CRIME by
his course toward them, and the people
cognize this fact; and the only good the in
vestigatlon will do Is to bring out more clearly
these facts and place them upon record"
''Then, from the present administration,
Senator, we slip easily to the next?"
The next, sir, will, IN my opinion, be
Democratic; with some good western man in
the Presidential chair. Ii is only question
of the right kind Of principles and a man
well known to be in hearty accord with them
to carry the country on the next election.
The Ohio idea, the greenback, radiance of
the burden of the bondholders, freedom from
the rings which have for years burdened and
trodden under foot and crushed out the peo-
pie, the masses-all those for principles, and
a western man known and popularity recog-
nlzed as supporter OF them, and the Demo-
Gratis will sweep the country and carry with
them the strength of the National party, and
of the WorkIngmen S party, too"
''Then you don't look for these to be I'M
portant factors as independent parties?"
81 think that with such principles as the
Democracy are now advocating and demand |
ing, everywhere, those for which we of this |
section have struggled so long. both these |
parties will find that we are substantially IN |
accord Ewith them, and that to obtain the
principles for which they are contending they |
will see the policy and justice of uniting |
their strength with our own, and thus rem |
der assurance doubIy sure
And as to the Republican candidate?
'Grant seems now to be the most likely to |
be their man, provided he will accept the |
nomination. l doubt, however, whether, |
after he comes home and looks the ground |
over carefully, he will be willing to become |
candidate. Grant is very shrewd, and must |
see that the popular tide Is setting in against |
the money power and oppression, and the |
crimes and suffering and poverty and disaster
which the rule Of his party has brought upon
the people, and l think that when he gets
home, and sees that as plainly as he must, he
will be willing to take some military position
-feld-marshal, or something of that sort
and rellnquish any further claim to the Presi
dency."
And do you think he would be given
that?''
"Well, l don't know" said the general,
perhaps both parties might
think 1t policy to give it to him to get rid of
him"
You think, then, that he is the strongest
man the Republicans have Tor the candidacy"
Eyes. 1t would then be a struggle between |
the masses and all the aggregation of money
power and crime and ring rule Of every kind
that Grant inaugurated and brought together,
and it would be desperate struggle, but one
IN which the Democracy would, feel assured,
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