The New York herald., 1878-10-07
BOSS SHEPHERD ON GRANT.

VIEWS OF A FRIEND OF THE Ex-PREsIDENr ON
THE NEXT PREsIDENcY-Nor DESTROYS, but
WILL AccEpr-THG PRESENT MOVEMENT
LIKtLY TO CULMINATE IN NOMINATION
THE Ex-Govi RNoR DEFENDS HIS OWN
RECORD.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ST. LoUIs, No., Oct. 6, 1873.
Ex-Governor Shepherd, OF Washington, has been
hero for several days experimenting the departure
OF the relief boat which left yesterday under govern
mental auspices with cargo OF supplies Tor tho su
fercrs from yellow lever at points between Cairo
and New Orleans. In an interview in reference to
the next Presidency and the prospect of General
Grant becoming a candidate the Governor said:-
s.The Grant movement Is stronger out here than IL
is East, though there good deal said about it all
over the country 1t is stronger here than II
is in the East because the East did not
start it 1t appears 10 have originated among the
people est and the East does take well
anything she does not originate herself II is like
somebody said OF Sumner that be did not believe the
Bible because ne did not wr,teit. Tho Grant move
mept is spontaneous. know It is. IL comes from
the people ana not, as has 0ecn charged the work
OF polc,ans. Tho politicians have had nothing to do
with has Grant had any thing 10 do with IT,
GENERAL GRANTS FEELING.
.Do you tn Ink rant Is seeking the nomination to
the Presidency 2" your correspondent asked.
s.Iknow he is not. On the contrary tnere is great
doubt that he would accept the nomination. He was
heartily SICK OF public life when he left ashington.
He told me that he never intended to hold another
olce that he had held ofce Tor seventeen years, ana
that he was tired Of II, my from HIM now
10 the effect that ne docs not want his name 10 be
used as possible candidate"
.ls II your opinion, then, that he would not accept
the nomInnlion II rendered hiin?'
The might be prevailed on to accept " II It was
plain that was the unanimous desire OF tho rcpub
can party that he should 0e the Candidate, but have
no assurances that he would accept under even those
circumstances"
biliou. 2"
mo, indeed. Anybody who knows him knows
he is man OF tho simplest habits aud desires. The
people IN ST Louis know that. When ne lived
mere he unprelenlious man, ana ne IS yet.
He is u natural republican, hates auytning mat
aupruucn.s Is mere pomp or snow HIS greatest des.re
| is TO bo SIMPLY a quiet ctzen OF the naiun."
PROBABLY A CANDIDATE.
s.Do you not believe, however, Lnat he will be the
| next republican canalaate Tor the PresidencyY"
Il tnink ne viii Tnero is a sentiment among re-
publcans that Grant rs rally ing point; that they
have been sold out by Hayes ana tnat Grant Is their
| ouiy salvation. Dcicve Grant w,ll be tho unanl-
nous cnoice OF the Republican Natioual Convention
! IN 1851. Fuzzy pineN-nino out OF every hundred
republicans disgustc4 with Hayes, ana those VINO
i No adminislrat,on viii STAND niancr than Grants
| wnen tuo accounts made up aud sober judgment
prevails. tic was attacked by few newspapers and
viineu without cause edltors OF these jouruals
because they uic not receive The consideration they
thought they were entitled Rot mad ana went
| their sander0us work have lately met very
| prominent newspaper man VINO has been travelling
/ lnrough the West He said somebody told him he
ought to get up u feeling ior Grant Get up feel.
ing Tor Grantl' said ne; 'tne feeling for Grant
already got up And 50 - is. and you wi see tnat
ot these papers that nave been viifying Grant
viii lorced by pubic sentiment ~ come around 10
MS support"
A POLITICAL CHAOS.
ssrhere is now poiitical cnaos. Everyt thing Is
turned upside down, ana this is the cause OF the
| greenback movement. IL ought 10 be called tho
party OF dissatsfaction 1t has dissatis-
faction among people and general dstrust in tho
present administration. Nen want something solid
| 10 stand upon. They want some Independence, And
| lh,s Is just what we nave not got at present.
''Do you beieve any democrats Will support
Grant?"
81 do doubt It, Several democratic Congress-
men from Northwest nave told me that they
wouiu support Grant II their party sOl out 10 tue
greenpackcrs. Grant woaid have the support OF a
great many democrats II the ISSUE wero
nard sofI money, or say between Grant and but
er.n
on HIMSELF
Concerning his oxn career IN Washington tho Boss
said eel nave been made a scapegoat and have mad
10 uesr u vast anlouus OF slauaer and abuse. was
put In position there at Washington aud funiled
my duties best OF my ability. fouDd the Cap
ana tried 10 improve It. spent my own money and
came noar ruiuing myself financially. l have gone
through the invests atoms, Dut they could not fnd
any thing against Instead OF probing by my po-
sition lost heaviiy by u nnd am "a much poor or man
TO-DAY than was when went into II. !"
Governor Shepherd departed Tor Washington last
night