Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-06
has many men, any one Of whom would
stand good chance of election


stand good chance of election
''Then your idea is that the turn the recent
elections took has treasured the Republicans,
and satisfied them that the nomination of
General Grant is not essential to SUGGEST"
II would not say that exactly. The cleo
tons ought to have that effect; but how far
such feeling extends am not able to Judge.
AS have previously said, I do not think the
general will be in the race. There is no
crisis such as there was in 1882, when We in
sisted upon returning jackson, believing that
he was tie only man then that the Democracy
could elect''
"But you think the Republicans are likely
to carry the country in 1892"
81 think their chances are good, but it is
too soon to decide on that point yet. Wait
till Congress gets going. The issues have
yet to be joined. New men are constantly
coming forward. There is my old friend,
Governor Houston, of Alabama, who has
just been elected to the United States Senate.
He was fifteen years a member of Congress,
and was chairman of the ways and means
committee, the political leader of the House.
He is man of commanding ability, of great
experience and disciplined craftsmanship
Men like him and Bayard, and Eaton, will
make themselves felt in this Senate. The
issues OF the next campaign are, in my judg.
ment, yet to be formed'
Chow about the financial issue?''
''My view is that the leading men of this
country and that the great mass of the peo-
pie have got the same idea. They are in
favor of a paper currency that is convertible
at will into gold. The government has no
right to special privileges. It must stand
on the same footing with individuals. It
must redeem its promises the same as bank
or an individual, or else suffer dlshonor. If
there are $300,O0O,O0O of greenbacks out
there ought to be half that amount of gold
on hand at the treasury department to re-
deem the greenbacks as may be desired"
S'How do the chances of the Democrats
appear to your"
Everything depends upon what they will
do in Congress. If they act with wisdom
and prudence, their chances will improves
but few false steps will doubtless lay them
again on their backs. am an old-line Dem
ocrat. / fought hard for jackson against
the United States bank. We won, but not
easily. There was only one bank to fight.
If, now, Thurman knew his uncle, old
Bill Allen, we'll, when he was in the Senate
If Thurman should succeed in getting his
party to make general fight against the
banks great mistake would be made. Just
think, we had hard time electing Jackson
against one bank; fancy fight against 2, 400
of them-one in every county in the nation
| say-and all of them the repositories of the
peoples money! It strikes me that
wouldn't want to be in that fight. Il
wouldn't be fght-it would be massa-
ere. I don't think Thurman is strong
enough to lead his party into that sort o.
stupid folly"
Whom will the Democrats run for Presi
dent do you think?'
g would rather wait while before an
swering that question. I am apprehensivt
that the great South and West will sooner o.
later combine and leave the North and Eas
out in the acold. I don't think it you'd be
wise thing, but there is a growing feeling
that way South and West.''
Has Tilden any chance, think your"
ooh, no, none whatever. He is unques
ably man of great ability, of commanding
talents; but he has been dropped. He is no
even talked off,
"What of Hendricks?'
Hendricks is splendid man-you'd likt
him. Every body likes Tom Hendricks. He
would make fine President, and his wife
she's delightful lady. I know Tom anl
his wife well. He is man that would gathe.
around him the brains and character of thu
country
'But what are his chances?''
"Ah!you have to stop there. Some month.
from now, when matters begin to shape a
Washington, if you should call on me l ma,
be able to say something to put in the En-
quirea about that. AS it is now, dom
think anything I could say about it would
be worth printing!