The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-09
A TALKING SENATOR.
Colorado ChaHee's Opinion of Things
ksNw Blaine and CpnkBtng Stand.

cincinnati Enuuirer1
What do you think of Mr.. Hayes, Senator
II think Hayes Is the weakest man who ever
held the presidential office. Such President
has disgusted me with service In the Republi-
can :!vPhat Phsty; has ho dono that ID n,rt,sto9.
80, he's q liar. lie makes promises without
sincerity or fidelity: on infirEn, small, cheap
man.
'sYou have heard him talk INTERESTINGLY"
'sYes; he likes to hear himself talk. He
doesn't mean any OF it, or remember any OF
it. He talks just as unmeaningly to the next
conner. I believe he desires to break UP the
Republican party
"Why, where is the proof Of that?"
He has appointed Greeley Republicans,
renegades and go-betweens all over the coun-
try. He's got q Cabinet OF them"
"Give me an instance Of his downright de-
fectiOn to the Republican idea"
"Why in appointing United States mar
shals like t'itzsiEnmOns, OF Georgia, generally
Democratic rebels, over the Southern States.
We've beaten good many Of those appoint
ments in the Senate. It is those marshals
| who will have to take the next United States
! census. Don't you see that they will do it SO
as to increase their apportionment Of repre-
sentation in Congress- and the Electoral Col
lege? I'm inclined to think that he meant to
sell us out"
g What do you think was the policy Hayes
| set out to aCcOrnplish?' p
|
he was to unite the Republican party. and the
| Democratic party would melt away in one
year. But he had no sense and you see how
it is. He hates, the Republicans because ne
| didn't succeed
| "Do you like his Cabinet?"
"No. Key, Of Tennessee, is the best OF
| them. McCrary, Of Iowa, is the smartest,
but he is sluggish. Devens is q lizard. schurz
is g theorist, with shining faculties OF no good
| to ANYBODY Yet what reward Of honors
| INIT hn1 min
ter, Senator, and Secretary and all devoted
| to mere theory"
s'Is Blaine an expeetant Of the presidential
nomination in 1892
years to come. No leading Republicans want
| to run next time, because they would have no
chance, Grant excepted, can't see where the
votes are to come from"
s'Why Is Grant stronger than the civilans"
Because he might carry some Of the South
ern States. / am pretty sure he could carry
New York, too. Grant has q great. number OF
Democratic friends In New York ehey would
make q gigantic effort for him and take the
State. I don't know whether he will run. He
probably will If he sees his chances are good.
| [ will go into the campaign II Grant runs
again, and I wouldn't do it for anybody else.
Colorado would go for him easily"
| eff the Democrats are for him, does that
! show that he has Democratic sympathlesW
"No; it Is respect for sincere, modest, man
| Iy character. He never ran away from O per-
secuted man, nor quailed before Il furiously
silly public opinion. He was no ,hypoerlte,
professor ana pretender, and wasn't half ap-
preciated until he was gone. But no man in
the Republican, party has been from the first,
truer to the principles Of Liberty, which it was
organized upon"
| "Has Thurman not taken the principal
place as the Democratic aspirfpR for the
Presidency 7"
sit looks SO. 7 don't know 4pbout his
chances, but he is the ablest member of the
! Senate"
"Do you leave out Blaine, Conkling aspd Ed
| munds ?"
"No; Thurman has more ability THAN any
Senator Of either party. Bayard is veryi much
his inferior Thurman has such splendid
Judgment There he excels all the Senators.
He can arise on q question not previously
studied by him and express himself with
ready felicity, united with accurate jtdg-
ment, that has always gained my respect.
If there is to be q Democratic President
can take Thurman without much Wtneing.
AS to his honesty it is pretty fair fora poll
tician. On that soft money question ! hardly
think he can be sincere. / guess the old gen.
tleman yielded there to & little clarnor."