Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-07
snecIal to the Cincinnati Ennuirer.

Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
New YORK, December 3.-Your CORE
spondent went to Elizabeth, New Jersey, to-
day, and bad long talk with Mr.. Abel c..
Corbin, General Grants brother-in-law. MIR.
Corbin recently denied that the ex President
had ever been a tanner, and when | told
him that these denials had been pooE-poobed
in all sections of the country, he reiterated
his former assertions. When | also told him
of the story from Phillipopolls, that the Bull
garians had offered their throne to the gene
raj, he regarded me with blank look OF in
credulity, and then burst into roar Of
laughter.
"Oh, that's too funny for anything!" he
said. Ulysses, king of Bulgaria! Hal hal
ha! Why, there isn't an iota Of basis for
such report"
told him how the report had originated,
but he still refused to believe, so led the
conversation into another channel. | asked
''Now that the elections are over, Mr..
Corbin, what do you think the prospect is tor
1880? Do you think General Grant will be
recalled to the leadership of the Republican
party?"
Il have had no conversations or CORE
spondence with the general on the subject
but my conviction is that he will not enter
the contest as a candidate. He feels, | am
sure, that he has had his turn. He is lover
of far play, and Is too manly to do anything
that would savor of sehshness or of ingratI-
tude to those other great men in the Repub-
lican party who so long and so ably sustained
and defended him. / am sure that he feels
that it is their turn now, he having had his.
The recent elections have settled one point
they have made it certain that the Republic
can party, or any party, Is not dependent for
success upon any one man. 1t has many
men, any one of whom would stand q good
chance of election
"Ihen your idea is that the turn the re-
cent elections took has treasured the Repub-
lcans, and satisfied them that the nominal
ton of General Grant Is not essential to sue
cessP"
Il would not say that exactly. The cleo
tions ought to have that effect; but how far
such feeling extends lam not able to Judge
AS | have previously said, do not think the
general will be in the race. There is no crisis
such as there was in 1882, when we insisted
upon returning Jackson, believing that he
was the only man then that the Democracy
could elect"
But you think the Republicans are likely
to carry the country in 1902"
81 think their chances are good, but it is
too soon to decide On that point yet. Wait
till congress gets going. The issues have yet
to be joined. New men are constantly COM
ing forward. There is my old friend Gov
ernor Houston, of Alabama, who has lust
been elected to the United States senate. He
was fifteen years a member Of congress, and
was chairman of the ways and means COM
mlttee, the political leader of the house. He
is man of commanding ability, of great ex-
perience and disciplined craftsmanship. Men
ike him, and Bayard, and Eaton, will make
themselves felt in this senate. The issues of
the next campaign are, IN my Judgment, yet
to be formed.
"How about the financial issue?"
''My view is that the leading men of this
- I
got the same idea. They are in favor OF
paper currency that is convertible at will into
gold. The government has no right to spe-
cal privileges. 1t must stand on the same
footing as individuals. 1t must redeem its
promises the same as bank or an individual.
or else suffer dishonor. If there are three
hundred million dollars of greenbacks out,
there ought to be half that amount of gold on
hand in the treasury department to redeem
the greenbaeks as m ~ be desired.
How do the chances of the Democrats ap-
pear to yOu?"
Everything depends upon what they will
do IN congress. Ii they act with wisdom and
prudence, their chances will improve; but
few false steps will doubtless lay them again
on their backs. | am an Old Line Democrat.
/ fought hard for Jackson against the United
States bank. We won. but not easily, There
was only one bank to fight. If now, Thurman
i knew his uncle, old Bill Allen, when
he was in the senate-if Thurman
should succeed in getting his party to
make a general fight against the banks a
great mistake would be made. Just think;
we had hard time electing Jackson against
one bank; fancy fight against twenty-four
hundred of them-one in every county IN the
nation, say-and all of them the repositories.
Of the peoples money. 1t strikes me that
Woudn t want to be III that fight. 1t woUldn' t
be a tight-it would be massacre. l don t
.hink Thurman is strong enough to lead his
party into that sort of stupid folly"
"Whom will the Democrats run for Presi-
lent, do you think?"
81 would rather wait awhile before answer
ng that question. l am apprehensive that
he great south and west will sooner or later