The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-16
CHSSIES ". Oily SPEIkS.
TIE Mea Elected should Have Been scented
No t1vn Nnr AntIcipn.ed.

Although IL l. nearly ten years since the
Hon. Cassus NJ Clay visited NV York. he
sccms to have aged but little. His brHrd and
moustachc. close cut. are white now. ant his
hair. although abundant. is very gray. But as
he stood in the p1rlnr Of thr R,esnorr Hotel
last evening. rscNving n few friend. his stop
WIS NJ firm and his carriage as er,'t as they
used to bc in tho OH days. whom h. faced angry
and dangerous throngs AMI talked TO them
about slavery as no other man ever did and
live. o occasionally. as he chattsl. his eyes
lighted up with that remarkable expression
which was noticed by evory one vino heard
him in the ant-savcry days but his voice was
soft. though decided in tone. as 10 referred to
the stolen Presidency.
II am nero only ON a little private business"
no said. and 20 hence TO ST. Louis to deliver a
lecture on Commerce by invitation OF many
OF tho prominent men there, =,
Do yon still take an active interest in poll
An active interest 2-yes. An active part.
You havc very decided views regarding Mr..
Tildcn's election t. the prcsidencyY'
81 certainly bellows that he was elected
elected cguitqbly and legally. His lawful ma
iority in the Electoral College was just MS cer-
tain ns his undisputcd majority OF the popular
=" You thought that no should havo been
Not only should have been. but could have
hecn. believed that. having u clear. legal ma
Jprity of the cr 'iDrHl vote Congress should
have proceeded to act consiiWtiunuiiy nnd de-
clare him elected. | presided oyer conv"n-
ton i'm my own state. and framed u resolution
to that effect. IL WIS the constitutional duty OF
Congress to declare him elected who was
eIr, trd."
You did not anticipate civil war. had this
been done -
~. Had the Democrats insisted and stood
their ground. Mr.. Tildru would have boon
scaled, Grant would not have fired u gun. Tho
Republican party would hive opposrd rnvolu-
ton. for II he'll the bonds. much of toe capital.
and controlled largely the hu-in'-s Enterprises
| that would have boon pro.trat "a ~ war"
" Then why iid the Democrats uuuti
Il don't thiua TINT Il was TIE result 90 any
bargain. hui more ON account % the ttuidity Of
| tho Northern Democrats. The southern Dom
ocrnts did not wish g. take the initiative. IL
would have been thrown at them. liut. had the
| Northern Democrats stood firm, TidDn would
| hay" been seated
You opposed the Electoral Commission ?"
" did. thoroughly. ! thought it was Il gam
| bling game
" aud your opinion Of redress now is"
" Well. Hayes has given us of the South what
W" cXpe ted from rilirn. Therefor | = " to
our people that. having got what they wunt from
| the hands OF mcron and Conkilng for them to
| handle. Besides think that they pgr.ed To
| stand by th" game ot Glance, and in good taith
| ought To- do 50. His policy has made
poet to s"e tho country governed by
southern men AMI influence largely. now that
our troubles have hern resumed. b'cHu~" We
urr more homogen -OuS than tar people of the
North. We nave no Jaeubini-.n thrr". Men
follow an issue more cpmpacily. whil" at the
North they are divided into factions. parties
and s'hirms. But regard all tbs tax about
North and south ns uut II place. W. arr uI ono
ceptng rs am called upon To defend NY
own people.