Daily Republican., 1879-09-20
PRESIDENT HAYES.
He Talks About the Political Fu.
ture-Grsnt, sstiated with Hon
Ors, Not Likely to bo . Prestden.
tial ASniranf.

I
ture-Grsnt, Bstlated with Hon
Ors. Not Likely to bo Prestden
tial Aspirant.
A correspondent writing from Gin
cinnati to the "Herald, "says:
President Hayes, during the three
days he was here, was the recipient Of
mnch attention from the people among
whom he lived for. 80 many years.
Personally he was always very popular
in Cincinnati, and ip his first campaign
twenty years ago, he. ran ahead of his
ticket and was elected h1 THE. Largest
majority of any one on it. 0ulE apae was
he beaten here, and that was in 1874,
when he ran for Congress and was
beaten by General Banning.
A "Herald' correspondent had u
short talk with the President to-day on
the political future, and first asked in
regard to the occupancy Of the Presi
dental seat, and particularly Of Grant's s
prospects.
"General Grant will soon be back
again in this country. Do you think,
Mr.. President, he will be a candidate
for the Presidency for the third term p
81 don't think he is seeking q re-
nomination or desires it. General Grant
has enjoyed the highest honors the
country could testow on one of her
citizens, and think he is not DESTROYS
of having them repeated. He was un-
doubtably the ablest General the war
produced. His m4nagemsnt of the
armies under his control closed the war
Of the rebellion. After that 10 was
made General of the army md then
twice elected to the Presidential chair.
Since his retirement from the Fr6siden-
tial Office he has travelled abroad extern
sively, and everywhere he has received
attentions Of the most gratifying kind,
such, in fact, as no America citizen
ever received in foreign countries be-
fore. All this must be extremely pleas
ing to General Graft, and l doubt
whether he would be willing to euter
into another contest for Office. I have
no information from him, but believe
that he would much prefer to take some
repose, keeping out of politics for the
present."
"Do you think Tildsn will be the
Democratic nominee next year 2"
Everything points that way now.
And yet Mr.. Tildsn has many enemies
in his own party. l think he would
be the easiest man beaten the Demo.
ocrats could norinats. The attitude
of Tammany toward him in the New
York convention shows that he is not
able to keep his party in line. There
is a suspicion Of trickery hanging
about Tilden among those who have
been his followers. Look at Hewitt,
who managed his campaign three years
ago, and David Dudley Field, who went
to Congress for the purpose of taking
charge Of his claims-both are now op-
posed. to him. That is the way it
seems to 60 with him His most valua-
BILE allies in politics desert him."
"Do you regard him as a man of
great ability f'
81 do, undoubtedly. think that
there are few men who are his equals
in organizing and conducting a cam
paign."
"Whom do you regard as the best
The Democrats can put forward p
~ think Senator George H Pendletou
Is theiI most available man and their
strongest. He has been before the
people as a national character long
ong time. His abilities are of the
irst order, and he has fower enemies |
han any man in the party. Thurman
s man OF great ability, but he has
,nemies right here at his own home.
IN the whole. shiuk Pendleton the
oes, man the Democrats could nomi-
late
"Do y,u think the national bank
Question, wlDich appears to be one Of
he d. moorat,c issues in this State Just |
low, will he made national issue in
i~ uexi campalgn?"
''No. tn qhrstion that will be all |
IL the next campaign will
~ Ea.tnpal supremacy, not ma
ional banks. This Is the best banking |
ystem that h. country has ever enjoy
d and it will not be ready to give it
lp, no matter how much it may b. at
acked by politicians. If it were abol-
shed S'at- banks would spring up all
yer the country, because some bank
ng system IS necessary to the wants Of
he people, aud every system except
Ills has always resulted in wildcat,
responsible currency. With the ma
onal hanks issuing the paper money
here is absolute security to the hold
RS, and no danger at any time of their