Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-12

II appears to be understood that Mr.. Hen
bricks fights for and with Tilden no more,
preferring to take his chances for an indie
pendent nomination, or at least to attach him
self to some other than his old political
cheftain. Within a few days he has declared
that he would not take the second place on
the democratic ticket with Tilden. This de-
termination is also conveyed by an interview
published in the New York World recently,
which paper is not favorable to Mr.. Tildens
nomination. The following passages are
found in the interview as published
q. Mr.. Hendricks has not the moral value
to the democratic party Of the fraud issue of
1876, considered by itself, been impaired by
the action of the Potter committee? | observe
that that commtte were very careful, Mr..
Hendricks, to exonerate you by name ut the
close Of their report from all suspicion OF
improper operations in the Southern States,
and you can therefore give me your opinion
freely, | hope, as to whether the fraud issue
ought not 10 be treated now from large gen
eral democratic point of view rather than
fastened down to that day and those events ?
A. don't know that am prepared to an
sWcr tiidt qucstiD1 iulIN. l ne Investigations
by the Potter committee have established very
important facts not known before. but think
that the conviction Of the people as to the
wrong that was done was at least quite as
strong before as it is now. The rebuke OF
1880 should be administered to the wrong
done to the people of the United States and
to our institutions rather than to individuals
and to the party. The publication of the ci-
pher dispatches no doubt developed wicked
purpose on the part of their authors, but it
certainly is an established fact that the votes
of at least two States were for sale and also
that the Democrats did not buy Them while
all OF the implicated Republican parties have
now received Offices from President Hayes.
do not believe that the people can become in
different to such wicked practices
z. What is your information, Mr.. Hen
bricks, if you have any, as to the physical
stamina Of Mr.. Tilden. mean as to his fit
ness to undergo a new Presidential contest ?
And, by the way, Mr.. Hendricks. when do YOU
first remember hearing of Mr. Tilden in pub
lie life? And from your observation Of the
Presidential Office in your long experience do
you believe that man in the state of health
in which Mr.. Tilden is said to be. or in fact
any man not in very sound health, could en-
dure the strain of ofiice-seekers and the hard
work of the necessary democratic reforms at
Washington"
Gov. Hendricks sat thoughtfuly for mo-
ment or two, quietly smiled as il to himself
and then politely but absolutely refused to
answer, nor could my most persistent efforts
elicit anything beyond the repeated and en-.
phatic words, 81 assure YOU will not saw
anything whatever about Mr. Tilden''
read to him from the Chicago Tribune a
statement that a prominent and wel-informed
democrat was heard to say not many DAYS ago
that Mr.. Hendricks himself will come out
boldly for Tilden within short time, and
asked SIS that so, Gov. Hendricks?" "NC
sir" he replied, that is not so. and ma,
say to you that my attention has been called
to that before, and | have written a let.
letter to friend at Washington to say that
this statement is unquaihedly false. | have
not talked with any one about Mr. Tildcn.
but have uniformly refused to do so. as have
to you to-day. ] can say also that have said
in that letter, which may or NAV not hay,
been published, that did not feel under an,
obligations to again accept second plac,
upon the ticket | was beaten in the las
convention and accepted my defeat and be
came candidate for an office which did no
desire. / don't think that | am called upo,
TO do this again. ! think we have talke,
enough upon the frauds You certainly hav,
my opinion about it-that it was grea
wrong, not to individuals, not to a party, bu
to the people of the States"
The publication of this interview followin,
the reports of the Hendricks opposition t,
Tilden has made a lively sensation in III,
camp of the great fraud" candidate, and viii
occasion the opening Of another bari as
means of Cancellation or bulldozing the rcfrac
tory elements in the new conspiracy agains
Mr.. Tilden.