The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
'sGath's- Ideas of the Coming Man-Hen-
bricks 10 be Nominated on the First

Writing from New York to the Philadel-
phia Times, "Gath" says:
The two items OF interest learned ct the
launch Saturday were from Secretary Schurz
saying il was a fortunate thing for public
morals that old Granny Howe had under
taken the role of Balaam and from Speaker
Cooper, expressing the belief that Don Cam
eron's reelection was certain unless the
democrats got the legislature The powers
of good and evil are yet in their first fresh
contention, Hayes gaining in steadiness
and anti-Hayes dropping off very little
in cussedness. The latter now base all their
hopes on running Grant in 1850. but while
they coalesce on that hope the multitude is
antagonizing on Grant Dull as the times
are, people feel that they medicine us and
behold in Grants return to power the
circling vultureS flying lower Every day.
while the politicians resolve on Grant. the
people, even those who apologized for him.
grow cooler. It is not Grant, but Grantism,
which repels; not the wooden Trojan horse,
but the thieves IN his belly. While HAYES
stiffiy resists the Grant puddle at Washing
ton, there is no great interest about his
successor. Everybody sees that he is starry
ing the politicians out, and that is why the
more hungry band, led by Conkling and his
pals, support Huntington and Gould.
GRANT AND HENDRICKS.
By present INDICATIONS Inomas A. Hen
bricks will be nominated on the first ballot
in 1880, unless the party organs and leaders
sell out for cash in hand, and Tilden wins
again. Tilden and Hendricks may extin-
guish each other and Judge Thurman sue
coed. The vice president will be almost
certain to be a so1therner, Tom Bayard
having a chance, Gordon or Ransom the
probability. In this city Hendricks is the
favorite of the Kelly wing. to which belongs
Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer, and Bay
ard continues to be the pet of the Belmont
wing; the latter accounts for Bel
mont personally arraigning Hendricks on
the money question. There is no eastern
candidate but Mcclellan, and his possibili-
ties are not above the presidency. The
certainty of democratic success will make
the next nomination hard to purchase. 1t
was sold to TIlden before because it was not
thought to be worth much. The presidency,
as sure thing, is not priceable: In lottery
it can be computed. There are 1920, 900 900
to be spent by the president and party every
year, of which one-half is In their absolute
control. Mr.. Tilden would probably be as
obnoxious TO the cormorants of bis party as
Hayes has been TO the republicans. Tilden,
besides. has shown an apparent disposition
to treat with the uneasy and spleen-tortured
Conkling, so that many think that Tiiden
would be part of Grantism.
The business men, whose interests elect
presidents, observe one simple fact that will
turn them against the republican candidate
in 1880, that is democratic senate and con-
gress. They are too much in favor of short
congresses and governmental concord to elect
president who would have constant oppo-
sition. Besides there is not single respect
able reason any longer against democratic
national victory. Both parties have the same
general views and differences. Republican
defeat would mean a final farewell to the
evils of civil war and all its camp followers.
1t is the only path to political reorganization.
Probably in four years we should see all the
spoilsmen and impracticables of both parties
acting together. Democratic success means
progress, because a change. Republican
success means no change, therefore no ex-
trication.