Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-13
coNGREssMAN BLACKBURN,s ideas
What He Tafnhcs d Third Term of Grant
neutrality-suspicious. eorDa,sasation-Ge Gen.
Buffers Inhibition.
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BMtfer's ambition.
Graphic.
Congressman Blackburn, tf Kentucky, who
arrived here iass hight from New Orleans.
where He has been gathering evidence in rela-
ton to the Presidential investigation, he being
one of the Potter subcommittee. talked Will, a
Graphic reporter to-day on political issues and
the coming Presidential campaign. Mr. Black
burn was decided In his views, and as strong
Democrat gave all the credit to his party pos
sible. No doubt, " said ne, 1--WE shall have a
Demo cratic President in 1880, and the struggle
will be peculiar one. There is no doubt that
there will be four candidates in the field, and
so far, they point to Grant, Butler. Thurman
and Tilden, with Bristcw, df kentucky. and
Cox, OF Ohio, in the wake. The Republican
party Just now is all at sea, and there
is no man who could keep it in power
another day save Grant. The Republicans
that Is, the conservative portion, will not 60
for Grant. They cannot as they viii! at once
admit of military force government in place of
constitutional and civil government. Thurman
is the strongest man in the West and South to-
day. He can carry easily now twenty three
out OF thirty-seven States in the Union. The
Ohio boys will go for HIM solid-even the Re
publicans of prominence will oono5ede this
much. There is talk that Wallace, of Penn
sylvaniai will join him in the ticker as Vice
President. Bayard is acceptable to the West
and South, as a man. but his opinion on money
matters is not acceptable. He has shown him.
self more clearly during the last Congress, and
therefore. the differences between him and the
people are understood. Still, He would be a
good running candidate Butler is trying hard
to get a nomination for the Presidential chair. y
But he is up for Governor Of Massachu.
sets" sad the reporter.
oh, that's all fudge. Butler knows what
ne is about. He wants to get all the weight he
can on his side, and to lay hold of the National
party. By-the-by, the National party has beer
underrated in the West, and it strikes me that
great trouble will spring up in 1880 from this
movement. Yes; you may safely Eeiy on VIVA,
l say-the Republicans party will never engage
at present organized. If Republicans want &c
live as party. they should reorganze while II
power, not when they are out Of it,
What do you think of the movement in tn,
South for forming an independent party2''
That's of little Importance, OF all sections
of this great country, Che Snut!: is the mos
barren and the weakest for forming any new
political organization. Why they could no
raise party of any Importance in years, anc
therefore they are anxious to be under Demo
ocratic control IS it now exists. They believ
in having rehearsal Of everything that has ex
| listed among them during the past twelve years
and then they will be satisfied"
What is thought Of Mr.. Davs's speech a
Mississippi City by the people of the South?'
We regard with regret that Mr.. Davis SHOULD
| have thought to interfere or to make such
speech when the occasion for it had no
arisen. In many ways his speech was accepta
BILE; it was broad and liberal in Commercial
view, but the sentiment Of the people, as far a
the doctrines Of secession was concerned. j
| condemned. The Southern people tried i
once, and they have sufficient sense left to kee
from the attempt second time. We want t
bury the dead past in place of renewing oil
strifes., Davis is getting old, and we mus
/ excuse him