The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
AN INTERESTING TALK.
Hon. j. G. s. Blackburn, OF Kentucky, O
the Political Situstion.
WASHINGTON, August 8.

WASHINGTON, August 9.
Representative Blackburn, of the
Democratic Congressional Committee,
was asked to-day how his committee was
progressing in their work. He replied (:
We are getting along all right. The
statement that cannot get the members
together and down to work, is not true
the Republicans, however, are perfectly
welcome to what little capital they can
make out of that misstatement. The
committee is organized and doing work ;
the resident committee is also perfectly
on its feet"
"What are your prospects in the
coming election 2"
"I put thirty-six districts in the doubt
full list, which any Republican would
place in the same category; making al
lowance for these, for others I can say,
without any doubt as to the accuracy Of
the prophecy, that we are going to hold
the next house by q larger majority than
we now have. Some of our gains will
be in Nevada and California. We will
also redeem three, if not four, of the
Missouri Republican districts"
"Then you attach much Importance to
the fall elections as bearing on the
Presidential election 2"
eyes, I attach great Importance there
to-"
s."Do you think the Republicans will run
Grant 7"
"I do not but hope they will. He
could not carry ten States. The South
would give him no support"
"What are the prospects for the cam
paign ?"
"Oh, we have number-the Repub-
licans have only the bloody shirt. This
is the only peg upon which they can
hang any hope. Charlie Foster sounded
the key note of his party when he called
for q Solid North against a Solid
South The Republican party can
never gain anything in the South. It is
on entirely different ground that it stands
down there. In the North it is indigen-
Gus to the soil, but in the South it is an
exotic that can take no root. The South
ern people, relieved from the military
yoke, look forward to prosperity and q
revival of business. They are convinced
that such result cannot be obtained
under dominant Republicanism, and
look for some reversal of power. The
Democratic party is their only hope,
and to it they will cling. The South is
now the barrenest of fields for the poll
tical adyenturer to hunt.in."
"Do you estimate the Nationals as
having much strength 2"
'They will be potent factor in the
election. At the recent elections in
Pennsylvania they polled 10000 votes;
at the next they will poll at least 10000.
Their principles have become popular
and their strength will extend, but as a
general thing they will not bother US.
Their movement is now assuming q
Communistic phase wherever it is
strongest. That. is the surest way of
killing it. The sending of Kearney
East as their apostel will also hurt them,
In the rawlings of this fanatic the people
will see the dangerous proclivities of
the party as it grayitates towards But
Ter, who thinks he is going to create a
wave and ride on it. Butler is politi-
cal marplot, and he and Kearney repre-
sent the leaders of the Nationals. In
Kentucky their leader is Blanton Dun
can, who never did q stroke of work in
his life. Their final destiny will be, at,
ter creating disturbance, to disappear"
"You have seen Mr.. Springer's remark
that enough had been developed by the
Potter committee to warrant the I'M
parchment of Hayes 2"
"The first question. is, Did Mr..