The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-14
CERRO GORDO w ILLIAMS
WHAT HE THINKS ON NATIONAL
T0FKCg.
Phe party. tine President and the Finan"
eaaa Question.
TCincinnati Enuuirer.l

"a
Gen. John williams, the hero Of Cerro
Ssordo and Senator elect from the State OF
Kentucky. was In the city yesterday on o
business trip, but dropped business cares long
national topics. The Senator is in excellent
health and spirits, and as Senator-elect IS the
same genuine, iocular gentleman ana Win
the same following Of friends as When sur
rounded by his comrades OF Cerro tordo, or
III the struggle Of the campaign. as the PEG
pies candidate for the great Office TO which
he was 30 triumphantly elected In the mem
CRADLE contest OF last winter. his fr1endships
are warm and enduring, but In the midst OF
Them he remembers always his grand old
State Of Kentucky and his country ana It's
welfare.
f1er Congressional elections, SENATOR asked
the Easquirer's hired man after he had snatch,
ed the General from q party OF friends and
cornered him for an interview.
aShe will send solid delegation for the De
. the Senator as he famed himself vigorously;
hot. isn't it? Yes, sir, she Will sena q, up an
entire Democratic representation, r.. Ihere Is
only one district that Is in doubt-Turner g.
and think we will carry that.
''Then she will certainly do her snare 20,
ward making the next Congress Democrat.l,c ,!
Eyes, sir; she is not usually wanting IN that
particular"
ssAnd what do you think Of the party. pros
poets this fall in regard to the election OF Con-
gressmenW ,,
II think they are good. / think the party
will have majority in the House; that Id the
aAnd its effect upon the Presidency"
"Oh. the question Of the Presidency-you
refer to the present administration almost
settled. There can be no change, ! think
The Electoral Commission settled that, or
rather the House OF Representatives did when
IL accepted the commission It ought not to
have done so, but should have maintained the
right to decide the question; but now t nt
tine Inc l. passed, and we must look 70 Inc
ssYou don't agree with Mr.. Springer, then,
that the Potter investigation will yet produce
great results"
making little impression on the public MIND,
from the fact that the people were already
convinced that Hayes. occupied the PLACE oy
" fraud All the investigation will do OF I'M
t1at they will stand as stamping proof
against the party, and to bring out more
clearly that Hayes was party to the crime.
He has already virtually pleaded guilty to
vices Of the people who did his work from
Sherman down to Capt. jerks, 140 OF them IN
all. He has virtually acknowledged his COM
plicity In this crime by his course towards
the only good the Investigation will do Is to
bring out more clearly these facts and place
them upon record
@Then, from the present administration,
SenhLOT, We slip easily bO tuS ueAt!
"The next, sir, will, in my opinion, be Dem
ocratic, with some good Western man II the
presidential chair. It is only a question o.
The right kind OF principles and man well
known to be in hearty, accord with them IT. to
carry the country on the next election. me
Ohio idea, the greenback, radiance OF the
burden Of the bondholders, freedom from the
rings which have fol, years burdened and
trodden under foot and crushed out the PEG.
pie, the masses-all those for principles, and
q Western man known and popularity Tecog-
nized as supporter of them, and the Demo
Gratis will sweep the country and carry with
them the strength Of the National party, and
OF the Workingmen's party, too
tsThen you don't look for these to be i'm.
portant factors as independent parties?'
II think hat with such principles as the /. De,
rnocracy are now advocating and demanding
everywhere, those for which We Of this section
have struggled SO long both these parties VIII
find that we are substantially in accord with
them, and that to OBJ din the principles for
which they gre contendn!g they will see TIE
/. e nt5y and Justice of uniting their strength
lrner 81 our own, and thus render assurance
t aalys bly, sure -