The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-11
hEARNEY.
An Interview with the New Polit.
cal Crusader-He Proposes TO
Come East and Make Things
Hot- for Everybody.

An Interview with the New Polit
cal Characteristic Proposes 10
Come East and . Make Things
Hot" for Everybody.
Correspondence Ssu York Graphic.
SAN FRAscIsoo, June 27.-That dis.
tiugnished mushroom statesman and al.
legged patriot, Dennis Kesrney, President
Of the workingmen's party Of Califor.
mia, informs me to-day that be will start
for the East about the middle Of July, or
as soon rs he RECEIVERS from grand marsh.
aling the procession Of the Fourth.
Thinking the readers OF the Graphie
nigh. wiEh to know the objects OF his
mission, I invited Mr.. Kearney to dine
with me, tbs. l might interview him at
my ease.
aTell me, Mr.. Kearney," I began,
where are you going and what for and
how long will you be absent?'
"I'm going 10 all the principle cities
Of the East, replied the agitstor; "my
business isto organize the workingmen
and 10 tell them OF their imminent peril
81 the hands Of those hellbound villains
and Daylight robbsrs, the capitalists; /
shSll be away about six weeks
"a sort Of political revival, as it were
Mr.. Kearney!"
"Yes, Pm going 10 look around for
President for 1880. I'm. going to see
aWhy, the General I replied, some.
what astonished, Il one Of the richest men
in Massachusetts,. You don't want I
Cre,us for q President? Besides, Gen.
Butler wouldn't have the Office"
"Oh. yes he would. And as for his
riches, that's just what wAnt-a candi-
date with coin. It will be necessary to
wipe out the two old parties now buying
and selling each other and plunderipg
the nation in the interim. II will take
money to pay campaign expenses"
but why do you choose Butler! BE
is not popular with the laboripg classes"
"We can make him popular. Hehas
been retained 10 defend pair OF Mol.
lie Maguires in Pennsylyania-he will
carry that State. Massachusetts will go
for him 10 q man. he il sure OF nearly
all the Northern States, and / guarantee
now TO give him all the votes west OF the
Rocky Mountains"
"Will he aocepiP
Got course be will. Hasn't be been
bidding for it all through the last session
OF Copgressl And isn't he bringing the
blush 10 the cheek Of every member Of the
Potter Committee, Democrat and Rspub.
Iican alike? BE Is blank shreWd. 1cSn
put him in the White House without any
trouble"
GWill it be Butler and Ksarneyp
aNo, sir. General OF the army ia
good enough for me. The shermans
must 70. Wen have Bristow for Secre.
tsry Of the Treasury, Alexander q. Ste
phens for the Stale Department keep
Sehurz where be Is, and make other nee
essary changes
"who will be vice-President any
wayr
him. Newton Booth is good man but
he ia TOO lazy. We want an industrious
man 10 every Office"
"What will you do with Gen. Grant
who returns 10 the spring? You must
look out for him, you know
well send him as Consul TO warm
climAte,-Cuba, for instance, where Gig
ars are cheap and plenty"
Gen. Kearney showing afacetious dis
position, I concluded to change the sub
ject. "Wbo pays the expenses Of your
trip, GeneralT' I asked. "Itis reported
that the Central Pacific has furnished you
with pas. Besides, you have been
seen 10 company with : secret agent Of
that concern. Il there anything In the
reportP
At this point Kearney let of a string
OF oaths that would do credit 10 pirate,
When be had cooled down little be re-
piled: "The WorkiDgmen have subscrib.
ed money for my expenses 10 Chicago
When reached there will be taken care
Of. l have urgent invitations from ak
Of the leading cities Of the East TO visit
them and assist in organizing the work.
aWili you 90 to Washington"
u shall. I'm going TO see President
Hayes and tell him think he's q
tIaud.H
aWll you pay your respects to the
distinguished gentleman Of Gtamsfcy
PnkF
Il certainly shall. wish to say to him
that be Is fraud also. Samuel J. Tilden
did not become President because the
fraudulent designs Of bis henehmen and
himself misearried. he IL not only 4
fraud but illie old tool."
Afterwards you will 20 TO see Gen,
ButlsrY
II .haIl."
Reyertipg to 3 subject I thought more
familiar TO Kearney than that relating 10
the making or breaking Of Presidents, l
asked: You feel certain Of majority
IL the Constitutional conveniion7'
II do, unless the political lawyers and
other thieves manage 70 count Us out
You know they have capital on their side,
while We are poor
GWhAt will Be the nature Of the changes
In the organic lAWP
GWsll, you see IL Ia not 20 much the
changes We wish 10 make n Il is the new.
tangled amendments We desire 70 present.
II nv party Is counted ont and thereby
fails 10 secure control Of the Convention,
honesty will Be In the minority. The Con.
yeption will, in that event, be composed
Of lawyers, and other sehemers, who will
make . constitution lar more dangerous
ana complex than the presRnt one. The
capitalists (here Kearney's face began 70
set red, and 1t was evident be was mad
sgaiu), the monopolists, the daylight,
tSieyes. he midnight robbers, the legal
ieehers, and the hsll-bouud Villains
generally viii be made more secure in
iheir infamous position than ever
Alter 3 short pause, during which the
General cooled down few degrees, he
continued: "lt We have . majority in
he Convention, laws will be made 70
eQualiTe taxation, 70 simplify legal pro.