The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-10
POLITICAL.
TALK svETHE HOW. y. &. q.
BLACKBURN. OF KENTUCKY.
EsepmrsSs of the P6tter gaRtmfffee-Fhe G
Nationals -- Hayes an HHmatsgafeh
FRAUD ura Success of the mesnsc"


FRAUD tire Success of the Hsemec-
Facy.
WAsEtHaroN. Aug. q Representative
Blackburn. of the Democratic Crongressiona
COMMITTEES, was asked to-day how his com
mittee. was progressing in their work He
replied "We are getting along all right
Tie staten ent that / cannot get the members
together and down to work, is not true; the
Republicans, however, are perfectly welcome
to what little capital they can make out OF
That r11isstatenent, The committee is organ
lied and doing work the resident committee
/ is also perfectly on its feet
"What are your prospects in the coming
aIeetton Z"
II put thirty-six districts In the doubtful
list. which any Republican would place in the
same category: making allowance for these,
for others | can say, whithput any Doubt as TO
bhe accuracy OF the prophecy, that we are
going to hold the next House by a larger ma
Iority than we now have. Some Of our gains
will be In Nevada and California. We will
also redeem three, II not four OF the Missouri
Republican districts"
ssThen you attach much Importance to the
fall elections as bearing ON the Presidential
election?
tsYes; / attach great Importance thereto y
'tDo you think the Republicans will run
II do not; but hope they will. He could
him no support"
sssWhat are the prospects for The cam
paignT
isDh, we have number the Republicans
have only the bloody shirt. This Is the ohly
peg upon which they can hang any hope
Charlie Foster sounded the key note OF bis
( party, when he, called fur = Solid North
against q Solid South The Nepublicar
purity can never gain anything in the South
Ii Is on entirely different ground that It
stands down there. In the North it is indi-
ghnous to the soil. but in the South 1t is an eE,
ptic that can take no root, The Southern
forward to prosperity and revival of busi-
II ness. They are convinced that such result
cannot be obtained under dominant Repub,
lieanism, and look for some reversal o
power. The Democratic party is their onl
hope and to it they will cling The South is
8 now the barrenest of fields for the political
aHyentiirer to hunt in
"Do you estimate the Nationals as having
u much strength y
D At the recent elections in Pennsylvania they
d polled 4U.0Du votes at the next they will pol
q at least 10000 Their principles have become
q popular and their strength will extend but as
q d general thing they will not bother lis. Theil
q movement Is now assuming a Communisht
d phase wherever it is strongest That Is the
q surest way OF killing It.. The sending o
d Kearney East as their apostle will also hurt
~ them In the rawlings Of this fanatic the peo
n rle Will SEQ the dangerous prOclivities OF the
u narty. 1t gravitates towards Butler, who
u thinks he Is going to create 81 wave and ride
q on 1t. Butler Is n political marplot. and ht
q end Kearney represent the leaders o. ,,t tn
u ton Duncan, who never did a stroke OF w0rl
q III his life Their final destiny will be, aftel
u creating a disturbance to disappear.
d YOU have seen Mr.. Springer,,s remark thai
@# fHnough had been developed by the Potter
U committee to warrant the impeSehment ol
u HayesT" ,yr-t tt~
"1he first question Is, FDid Mr.. Springer
q say thatP / do notsee what they want Hayes
IT II. ~ a tnf,G yt,ti
local govellq qment and the privilege Of govern
ing herself without lnterference from out
"a siders BRsides, II we should put him out
% we shpuldlhave no grleVa1lce with which TO g'
q The people would say: What II you were
q cheated 1,ut Of your President, did you no
nut the Jother man out?' | am very wei
satisfiedlwith affairs as they are"
- ttYoti are not Hayes mann
stNos indeed. He is a complete fraud. He Is
a Ii fraud by his title; his professions hrt
5 fraudulent; his policy is fraudulent, and =
5 ID 4 eoilsmtnntttt foiIurA in eyervthi1ig that Y
u professions are certainly the most rdiculou
8 In the history Of politics. A vigiant deputy
. Sheriff after searching all through the gov
81 ernmetltal sgrviee, could not iind q title
81 thief who was not rewarded Tor helping hill
81 stnnl the vote of several states
ID HHow does the South stand towards him !!
n 1T ID willing to make q frank and cheerlr
3 acknowledgements Tor what ne has hone ~
#s hnaIIl. This he could not heip uOlng hccofulu
. fn his oath, and on account OF the action OF
q Democratic House refusing to vote sutiicie1
d money for an army to keep the South doW'
D It does not break through and run into tn
q ranks OF the Republicans.
q 1p you think The splitting up OF parties
III Tennessee Is due IN amy way to the Pres
aAfelellt's Southern poIicyT
E mo. that is the result Of the fight hetwen
lie State credit men, and the party thf
Z ishes to scale the State debt. / cam
s st ,ough Tennessee, and talked with most {
SIS leading men, and know this to be The cas-
Ha .s2 leo Judge that Tennessee will not repudlat
L debt"
sS During the Interview Mr.. Blackburn spol
sg 'sthe prospects Of the two parties, acoott
|SR y to tie logic Of events
Tie reporter asked him what he meant
aat phrase.
aS as been, no instance in the politics Of tn
s,llntry where party has gained control I
9TH houses of Congress that it did not ele'
ne next President. The Democrats are ce
ain Of the next two houses aud are no les
Iartain Of electing the next President. Ho
nnr they remain in power will depend ol
irely upon their wisdom in the managemei
ss#, nifnTS.H ~