Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-31
PARKER PILLssURY's POLITICS.
The Old 1bolttiomist Has a Fe,c Words to
Sag -i6out Pending Issues-His Tieics
of the Presidential Contest.

The Old Abolitiomist Has a Fe,c WOrds to
Sag -i6out Pending Issues-His Tfeics
Of the Presidential Contest.
Chicago Inter Ocean Interview.
81 am not interested in politics much in
a general way" said MIR. Pillsbury. 81 have
never voted for a President yet. At present
I oppose both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties. My sympathy was with the
Republican party years ago, but since slavery
has been abolished it seems to have fulfilled
its mission and done nothing since. So l
have come to the conclusion that we need
another party. Greeley and Sumner were
honest in their aims and desires to organize
a new party which should agitate the ques-
tons of to-day, but you see they were I'M
successful
ssDo you believe that the Republican party
can elect candidate for President at the
next election?"
81 don't quite think that the party will
elect a candidate. There seems to be a gem
eral strife TOT have Grant again, but fear
that that is forlorn hope, and I am sure
that it has no possible hope of success with
anyone else. Although Hayes is far better
man than Grant, he is terribly surrounded.
But his intentions are good, and he has a
good wife, and believe that women in the
White House have great influence for good
or evil.''
"Do you expect tnat Hayes will receive a
denomination
81 don't think that the party will put
up Hayes again. He has great enemies not
only among the Democrats, but in the Blaine
and Chandler factions. He has more to fear
from his Republican friends than his enc
mies.''
sThen you believe the OF ly hope of the
party is in Grant,"
sIf they put up Grant, it will be as des-
perate step, and although it is hardly time
for it, l think they are preparing for Grants
nomination, as they dare not risk any one
else.''
"Has Grants European trip any political
significance in your opinion?"
eyes, a great one. Take his interview
with Bismarck; it is full of political meaning
and will have much to do with procuring
a denomination. I think, though, that
Grant will not be used again by the country
| if the Democrats have any sense about them
and put up good man. Many Republi
cans will never vote for Grant again. The
Democrats need man who is honored in
| the North, who can carry the South, and can
| uelP LII D11uSIAs, tue t"O toScIuSt. Io-oeS
we have no representative men in either
party. Butler cannot succeed, although
like his financial views, and think he has
been doing much to assist the labor party
elbow about the financial systems of thu
day."
"We can only regret what has been done
in the last five years, for the financial sys
tenn of the country. It has been gettinl
worse and worse. The Democracy will no
do better and can't do worse. If Congress
during the past five years had let the fnan
cial question alone we would all have BEEF
better off,
"Have you any man to propose for tn
next PRESIDENT"
81 know of no man to trust for Presi
dent, and I have no preference for eithe
party The Republicans have done thei
work and quit. They have killed Creole
and Sumner; slavery killed Lincoln, and the
party has no men to fill their places or evel
approach them. Hayes will not be renomi
mated, for the party will not unite on hin
again.