Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-05

OH Scut ueEe ny Iut CUlCdBO iim6S TO
learn what you have to say
About WHAT"
Politics.
BLESS you p said he, with slight laugh, 81
don't know anything about politics.
The reporter took this as a Joke and pro-
ceeded.
'.Of course not. You know nothing, pre-
sumo of the movement
TO BRING MIR. GRANT FORWARD
in 1850 as candidate for the Presidency?''
Mr.. Grant would undoubtedly be very
strong candidate. His party will need such
an one. Still, l think the East will be FESTIVE
under continued neglect in the matter of the
Presidency"
What do you mean!
why, all the Presidents for the last twenty
years have come from the West. 1t is non
sense to suppose the only good Presidential
timber is that which grows on your Western
prairies.
How far East would you go for a candi-
date?'
have to be gone after. They'll be only too
ready to come
Would they come from as far East as
Maine:
Why not: don't see why Maine man
wouldn't do as well as one from Illinois, Still
IL may De tne hepuDl1can party Will ind itself
in a condition that will oblige them to accept
Gen. Grant as the most popular man they can
put forth. | haven't the least doubt, myself,
that it the convention were to be held to-mor-
row, Gen. Grant would be the man. The feel
ing is now very strong in his favor. l myself
would favor his nomination. Things are not
in such jug-handle state now as they were ten
or even five yeare ago-they' re not all on one
side. The country is not in state of mind
that from this present point of view it is not
altogether certain any man the Republican
party could nominate would not be defeated. .
DO you think
THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
has weakened the party?'
1T requires no very deep knowledge of
affairs to enable anyone to see that it has. Mr.
Hayes seems inclined to make amends to The
enemy for having from shelf the Presidential
title lifted and put it in his pocket, by throw
ing everything possible into their hands"
Let me ask-Do you regard the Grant
movement as really
INsTIdATED BY TIE GRANT cLIQUE?''
How should know that? 1t has that APP
pearance, but can't speak with any certainty
on that point
Haven't you noticed a general resurrection
of the old leaders?''
Certainly l have. And why should they
nOC De Drought Iley made victory before
why should they not again?''
What do you think, for instance, of
THE NOMINATION OF ORTIZ
in Indiana ?''
1T was most appalling grave robbery. And
it displayed bad judgment in the men who
committed it. Competent body-snatchers
would have chosen cadover and not a fleshless
skeleton, with nothing to commend it to no
tice but the lingering smell of recent and awful
corruption.
What do you suppose will be the financial
policy of the party in the next campaign ?''
''Oh, that makes little difference. Platforms
mean nothing anyway. The financial plank of
party about as much as the Chinese plank in
the last one uid-which is to say, it will be en-
tirely forgotten
Speaking of the Chinese
HAVE YOU SEEN KEARNEY 2"
''Kearney Yes Why?"
''What do you think of him?''
II think he's unduly inflated sack of
very bad gas. In my belief Butler has had him
under pay, as the California railroads had him
| during the campaign in that State
What is your opinion Of Butler?''
You won't dare print it,.
Better try and see.''
''Well, Pll tell You, and you may do as YOU
please about making it public. My own per
sonal opinion OF Butler, founded upon some
|
ably successful cross between the fox and tn.
| hog"
| DO you think he has any following?"
We'll, yes There's great deal of human
nature in man, and some of it crops out even il
Massachusetts Human nature loves to be
humbugged and fattered. Any adroit dema
| gogue can have a following
TO RETURN TO FINANCE:
Have you any idea what the idea of the part,
during the next campaign will be?''
II don't know why you ask such a uuestlo n
nor why you should think know. don't O.
course. nave my own opinion as to VIVA
would be BEST
| ''Let us have that
THE hard-money demands of the Eas
should be tempered with the fiat notion of th
West. You can't get golden opinions into al
sorts of people, and the party will have to lool
out for public feeling that subject and con
nation OF hard and soft ideas will be fount
most effective
Have you any reason to believe MIR. Tilde1
will be the next Democratic candidate?'
"You flop from one subject to another witt
felicitous agility my friend. Yes. l have
some He will be dangerous man to fight i
he gets the nomination. Mr. TiIden gave then
a dusty hunt last time''
'As to Kearney again-do you think he rep
resents any considerable class?"
Really-Pve never seen any statistical in
formation as to the number of burglars anc
other communists in this country, and dom
know how numerous they are"
DO you think him dangerous man?n
ITO himself, yes. He held some authorit,
In California, but he knocked the hoops off hi
own barrel when he crossed the mountains, ant
has been dropping the slaves wherever h
stopped ever SINCE
| What do you think of his cry that
THE CHINESE MUST Go?''
| 1T would have had more effect if the Chi
nese had come. There are hardly any China
men IN this country outside of California"
| HOW WOULD ROSCOE CoNKLING RUN
for the presidency"
| That's an absurd question Mr.. Conklins
| has as much chance of the nomination as a nis
would have of going to- heaven in wheelbar
row on the back of hurricane
DO you approve Of Secretary Thompson p,
I'm what respoct?"
| 'As to his cruising about in government yes
sells with parry of friends?"
Don't you think you have asked abon
enough questions? I'm infinitely obliged +,
the Chicago Times for considering me of enouef
consequence to interview. But L lrust reaiI,
go to my apartments. Good afternoon
And the great man walked away in the direc