The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-27

1no machine IN THIS CITY, IL Is argued,
will keep Mr. Wheeler in Office at all hazards although
his term has expired long since.
PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS.
GRANTS AND sHERMANs PROSPECTS OF ELEc-
TON IN 1880 DISCUSSED BY Mr.. SMITH, OF
THE CINCINNATI GAzETTE-THE DEMOCRATS
TOO MUCH IDENTIFIED WITH REPUTATION
NEW PARTY WANTED IN THE SOUTH.
Mr.. Richard Smith. tho editor and proprietor of
the Cincinnati Gazette and of the leading moulders
Of public opinion in the West, visited this city yes
terday and was called on at the Windsor Hotel by
HERALD reporter. with view to Obtaining his opn-
ions current political topics and especially with
regard to the next Presidential election.
"Will General Grant. in your opinion. be candi-
date for the Presidency in 1892" asked the re-
porter.
Secretary Sherman is . candidate for the Presi-
dency and popular in Ohio He Is regarded one of
the ablest politicians in the country" the reply
OF Mr.. Smith. "He has served in the Legislature in
Congress and in the Senate and in every position
which he has served he has commanded the respect
and confidence of his party. and very largely the
spect of all parties His record public with
out blemsh. and. in the absence Of General Grant
there would be doubt of his carrying the vote of
candidate 1t is not improbable that he might get the
solid vote of the State at least majority Of it.
With reference Grant, he is very popular with the
people, and but for the fact that he has served
serious opposition to his nomination. There is
large class of republicans who opposed to elect
ing any man President OF the United States for
period of years. whether taken together sepa-
rately longer than President Washington served in
that capacity. That is particularly of the Ger
mans, who come to this country with their preju-
dicas against anything that might be construed as
one man power. They favor frequent elections and
as as frequent changes in men occupying
what they consider kingy control of any
department IN the government. With the
man prominently mentioned as Presidential candi-
date, although Washburne would be quite accepta-
favor Sherman pretty generally because they
approve OF his financial policy which accom-
piished resumption. and and, with him as presi.
relying upon policy that would guard against
financial disturbance that might injurousy affect
business. There is besides. with reference to Grant.
q fear that his surroundings would parake i'll part
at least. Of those which characterized his previous
WHY GRANT is POPULAR.
1.-THE popularity OF Grant is traceable mainly to
this cause. went on Mr.. Smith. "The extra session
of the democratic leaders, il they should obtain full
control Of the government to repeal all Of what is
iatio M which defined and ''i put into the
constitution the terms upon which the set
Element ., Of the war a was elected The
upon the slightest pretext seize the Presidency by
throwing out electoral votes that might be in their
way, and that therefore the man for such emer-
gency would be the man who suppressed the rebel
lion. Naturally. therefore, they turn to Grant and
Of e
and those people in their support Of Grant for the
Presidency seem to be in advance Of the politicians
the people OF 1864 in their support of Lincoln for
reelection in advance of the politicians"
''what weight do you attach to the Southern DEM
Ocratic movement in favor OF Granty
II had conversation last week with q prominent
Sontherner, an editor who controls an influential
paper in the South He told me that II Grant should
be nominated he would support him. asked him
IL that would not depend upon the nominee of the
democratic party. IS he seemed to be especially
hostile to Mr.. Tilden. He said No. that no would
support Grant anyhow; that he wanted the
'Bourbons,' he called the present democratic
leaders, driven from the front. He said he had
fought through the rebellion on the rebel side and
when the war closed 1t was supposed that the old
secession leaders had been e1ectualy shelved. but
they had since come to the front again and taken full
control SO that there chance for the young
OIL the South to be any thing else to the demo.
water lie wanted to see q reorganization Of
parties at the South that would break mp the
speaking. Divide the white men into two parties
and thereby divide the colored vote He thought
the future interests of the South demanded it, There
is something in this. in my opinion Nevertheless l
don't think there is u fighting chance for the
republicans in any of the Southern States in the
south Carolina and possibly Tennessee There is in
Tennessee already a very strong republican element
composed Of white Than men 'n.tve aided by the
recently split tho question Of repudia-
ton. and they are not in condition to
the rest. have no doubt the Southern States will
vote for anybody the democratic party may nom-
are that the south will be solid on that side The d.
vision OF sentiment that Is now showing itself would
unquestionably become formidable at the South
in the republicans should carry the next Pres
dental election. l think . republican victory in
1880 would be the end of solid south. as 1t might
also be of solid North; for y solid South
shall be- dissolved questions having no reference to
the will be likely to arise that will lead to the
reconstruction Of both parties as tho new issues will
come up.
win the question OF reputation take prominence
Undoubtedly. 1t is prominent fact that nearly
every Southern State has In shape other
either repudiaed debts or favored Republication Their
be difficult to make the people believe that
States that disregard their own obligations.
national government, would not favor tho repudia-
ton of the national debt. That Is question that
will affect seriously tho course otthe people of the
vival OF business. which everybody traces to an
honest policy on the part OF the national govern
ment in regard to its financial obligations. 1t is
also noticeable that population has nowhere been
proposed or suggested except in States controlled
by the democratic party"
"will these facts have any effect outside Of party
lines and affiliations during the next campaign
1T Will. In OHIO, u great many democrats VINO
had voted anything but their party ticket be-
fore, voted the republican ticket ut the late election
for purely business reasons. The democratic
party, q party. has fully identified itself
with unsourd financial principles that no matter
what they may resolve in national PLATFORM BUSH
ness men, whatever they may have been In their po-
iitca associations in the past. will distrust it. Mr.
who is one of the best and abest men in
tho democratic party, destroyed his future poo
litical prospects by yielding his sound financial
views to the demand OF the soft money
element. Hendricks has been sitting the fence
In regard to fnances and Bayard is the only of
the candidates now prominently mentioned. since
rilden is out Of the way. who can 20 before the
country consistently upon q hard money platform,
and he would be distasteful to the soft money ee-
ment which such leaders as Thurman and Hendricks
have helped to into life and give strength aud
vigor."