New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29
THE HON. n. u HURD on TIE SITUATION

THE HON. n. IL HDRD Oh 1HE oliohiio''
TIN ppc,1vr OF Tuy GREESBAcK PARTY-FINAN-
CI,I oPINIoNs-JHE MKT PRESIDENTIAL CAN
DIpATE--MR. TIIDES NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CIPHER pIsPArCHEs-A POSSIBLE ATTACK on
PRESIDENT HAYEs's TITLE.
The Hon. F. III Hurd, OF Toledo, ONO, DEM
oclate Congressmanelect from that district VINO was
member OF the Judiciary Committee OF the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. at the time the Electoral Commission
BIZ Was passed. was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on ffl-
day and in conversation with TRIBUNE reporter gave
his views on various matters OF public interest In re-
gard to the probable future strength OF the GreenDsek
party. he said
AS party do not think they Will amount TO much
They are already the decline In Ohio though ri tine
recent election in my district they p0led 6ooo Nos
ont of about 10000 But Toledo is their stronghold III
Ohio and WAS In fact the first place where bey deNe
oped any strength 1t practically the nome OF that
marty They carried the municipal election In that oity
NV plurslity over the Republican candidate In the lae
election was 1000 The GreenDack party 10 ONO ana
elsebere go far as nv knowledge goes draws far more
votes from The Republican party than from the DEMO
cratic Thers is no why Democrat shond leave
his party TO Join tho Nationals because
we have always opposed the financial legislation OF the
Reuublic,ns We opposed the act which created the
National banks believing it TO be unconstitutional ana
we opposed the Resumption Act anu nearly All tho
other financial legislation Of the Republican party But
If Republican desires 70 oppose his party on hhahcu
matters, his only course Is to JON the haona-"Ieo
back or the Democratic party"
ibid not your party oppose the issue OF green
backsp
eyes true enough We did believe the Law TO be I'M
constitutional but the Supreme Court has decided
that matter and we accept that ueclsion'
There are various shades OF behet In OUT
party on that question but do not think the men VINO
advocate al unlimited Issue Of greenbacks or mat
Gin
the Western Democracy. / think that the Western
Democrats favor the Of Government Paper eur
rency instead the National bank notes. but they 90
not believe in disturbing the National bank ehaHers'at
the present time at least That wonid greatly disturb
the business interests OF tho country. aud would be an
nadvisabe step The bank charters viii expire In ie"
years and they should not be renewed I'm tho meantime
the circulation should bo called in, and Government
paper currency issued instead"
"Wha Will be the probable course ofyour party on the
ResumptonActf"
az introduced a bin in the XLIyth Congress- proyd-
ING that after January 1877 all debts should DC pay
able in coin unless otherwise expressly stipulated That
hill was defeated but II It had been carried It would
have led 10 resumption bv easy steps The present Re-
sumpiion Act is suicidal, and has wrought immense
harm 10 the business interests OF the country Besides
believe resumption under II TO be an impossibity' NO
county can redeem S7O0O0OOOO OF paper Win S2Oo-
100000 OF coin, keen them on par with each other
z n
no d0t that the present Congress will attempt The re-
eai nj that act but probably without success. Inc
Democrats will it Is bkcy. provide III the tuture Tor me
is,uc of Government paper currency, and frame The
laws 80 that 70 will be kept equal In vaue % coin Oe-
neye that be done without INA King 1t redeemabc IN
Whatd you beicye to be Mr.. Thurmans prospects
hel,eye Mr. Thurman 20 bc the proper man for the
tp,iI man Who can carry the State OF Ohio
againyt q popular Republican candidate. and II tho
Tty tanks the electoral veto Of that State
10 elect It's Presidential candidate n VIII nominate hinl
Mr. Hendricks il favOrably mentioned but he Is not very
pular with tue ONO Democratic and II j. very doubt
u If he could carry tine state Dir. Bayards name -
chosen from doubtful state"
is Mr. TI'den out In the coldi"
II DO nos think be l. an available candidate"
Has he been clphcred QUIT"
lido not think lie cUuld have been nominated again.
but II that had been probable the cipher dispatches
would not have injured hun. DO not attach much I'm
" Have you read those relating TO the Offering OF
money!" - -,
rdcu had ANYTHING 10 VITA them. nj the
ilme and was with Mr. Tldcn great deal aud talked
GI4eatcSes, ana II Mr. Iiiden had Known anything
anUnf them am suro would hsvo spoken to me Of
send Harrison McHcnry Maryland to Grover. Salem,
Oregon That dispatch has been given az mystic
rios cipher but IL refoTrcd onl 10 sondng Mary
lana law reports thet were In my library TO Governor
Grover that he might see decision ABOUT 'hs inesl-
are forgcres. lnt do not think Mr Iden cOunenaneed
any such methods. Whatever h friends may have done
As member Of The judiciary Committee. TpOrted 10
the House against the right compel the telegraph
COMPANY produce dispatches ualess they were deg
mated and described, ia similar regarding papers
IN ordinary lawsuits My report was voted down, bat
there came my knowledge at the time reasons which
maae me believe course, considering the
character OF the officers Of the telegraph company. Twas
told then the best authority or dispatches sent
by Republicans transferring money purchase electors,
by the side Which thing that has been published
would lail into inagnincance. what ever became OF
those dispatches do not know
there any truth In the reports that the Democratic
Congress viii ignore President Hayes 7"
" do not believe such reports; bus Mr. Hayes was
never elected President, and II the ID mOcrats ind
way TO unseat him without disturbing The peace Of
the country they will be tustired in doing IT,"
DO yOu not accept the settlement made b. the Elec-
toral Con mission y
{ was settlement. said the time when 7
voted against ~. That commission simply dec0ed not
to receive the evidence We had 10 on. II nnd a
proper tribunal that will receive II, we will probably
than mattcr. But II that Cannot dOns WITHOUT DIS
turbiug the peace OF the country should adVse that
continue TO suffer rather than take such course"
THE LIQUOR DEALER ~ POLITICS.
The liquor dealers associations have been
Whiting the Assembly conventions as to BIO able
to choose candidates from both parties that they think
will favor their interests. II is said that q
new Excise bill VIII DO drafted and intro
dueed IN the Legislature. a prominent lgu0r
said yesterday he thought that the present was good
enough n not too rigdiy enforced The ten perance men
present law and for the suppression OF disreputale
places where liquor sold. all respectable ianor
dealers sided with the Society for the Prevention Of
Crime.
a COMPLIMENT TO PAULDING'S MEMORY.
SECRETARY THOMPSON SENDS A PRIVATE LETTER
OF SYMPATHETIC COMMENT TO A RELATIVE OF
TIE LATE ADMIRAL.
WAsHIN GToN. Oct. 2S.-Tho following letter has