The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-11
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vccted and grave condition OF affairs.
49, '-.. T. A. NJ. S.
Hendricks.
TIE VIII, NOT ACCEPT SECOND PLACE On
ANY PRESIDENTIAL TICKET. .....
The following extract from an interview
with ey.Goyernor Hendricks Is taken from
Fort WAYNE letter to the New York
World: ., T.. -
o. From your. observation OF the presl-
DENTAL Office in your long experience, do
Won believe that man in the state OF health
in which Mr.. Tilden is said to De-or, IN
fact, anv man not in very sound health
could endure the strain Of ofice-seckerS aud
the hard work of the necessary Democratic
reforms at Washington!
Governor Hendricks sat thoughtfully for
moment or two, quietly smiled as II 10
himself, and then politely but absolutely re-
fused to answer; nor could my most per-
sistent efforts elicit anything beyond the re-
ncated and emphatic words, 81 assure you
Will not say anything whatever about MI
TildeD."
/ read to him from the Chicago Tribune
statement that prominent and WeIl-ln-
formed Democrat was heard tn say not
many days ago that Mr.. Hendricks himself
will come out boldly for Tilden within a
short time, and I asked, 6: Is that so, GOV
cruor Hendricks ?" "No, sir" he replied,
that is not so, and may say 10 you that
my attention has been called to that before,
and have written letter to friend at
Washington to say That this statement. Is
unqualitiedly false. l have not talked with
any Ole about Mr.. Tiiden, but have uni
formly refused 10 do so. As | do now. can
say, also, that I said IN that letter, which
may or may not have beeu published, that
did not feel under any obligations TO
again accept Il second place upon the ticket.
| was beaten in the last convention. anu
accepted nv defeat and became candldate
for an office which lid not desire. | don.t
think that am called upon to do this again.
o. When people talk, Mr.. Hendricks,
abnut disturbing the country by contest
for the restoration Of the principles on
which the country was proSperouSly GOV
crncd for sixty years. does it not seem 10
YOU thai the Democratic purity can afford TO
make that contest now with as little danger
OF shaking the foundations OF things as
General Jackson incurred when ne fought
tn break down the bank monopoly; and
was not the country more quiet after his
victory than before, and will it not he the
same thing now?
A. Unqucstionably. I think the World
is right in assuming that The success OF TIE
Democratic party in 1880 Will mean Il re-
Storation OF the legitimate authority ana the
practices OF the Government which were 80
well illustrated in JacksoE's administration,
and believe not only that 4 greater public
confidence in the stability Of our lnStitu
tons will be the result, but also, rs you
have suggested, that the public quiet will be
restored and made permanent, and business
and individual prosperity will naturally and
us IL consequence follow. We can't have
confidence and the public harmony which
is favorable to business and individual pros
pcrity so long rs the Republican Party is
able to keep itself in power by revolution
AIRY appeals 10 sectional animositicS. Public
prosperity, in part at least, depends upon
friendly as well rs upon commercial rcia-
tons between all the sections.
Q. BY the way, Mr.. Hendricks. was it not
customary in the Senate, when the Republic
cans controlled it during your career there,
to put all sorts OF enactments into appropria-
ton bills?
\. Why, OF course it was. During the
six years OF my services in the Senate and
the subsequent period OF General Grants
administration think that there was more
general legislation attached 10 appropriation
bills than perhaps during any other period
OF the Government before that time, and
especially was that true during the period
OF the contest between President johnson
and Congress. The Republican party was
not restrained by any consideration OF the
rights of the Executive or OF the principles
of proper legislation, and in that respect tie
party was governed. rs il appeared, solely
by considerations OF its own interest.
Q. Can constables under The election law
OF Indiana, Mr. Hendricks, may | ask you,
arrest without warrant for anything occur
ring the day before, or for aught else than
some immediate felony or breach OF the
peace at the polls!
A. No officer oil this State can arrest with
ont warrant, either on election day or on
any other day, except for violation OF law
in his Immediate presence. think that in
our State we would have serious legal trou-
BILE il any effort was made TO arrest without
proccsS-that Is, to make what are called
general arrests.
Q. You were a. young man when the
veto question was much discussed because
of the ,Jacksonan vctoeS. Was it not then
admitted by all parties that the veto ought
not to be used merely to signify Executive
dsapproval Of legislative methods or lsgis-
lative views OF eXpcdiency or 10 prevent
mere party triumphs? Should it not always
be confined 10 cases in which the objection
able matters are unconstitutional in SUBJ
stance?
4. suppose that the veto power cannot
be properly exercised to enforce Executive
judgments against legislative Judgment upon
a question purely OF cXpedency. 1t is GER
tainly very clear that it is DO ground for the
interpoSition OF the veto that general lcSis.
lation is attached to appropriation bills.
Such legislation has been OF too frequent
occurrence with the approval OF the EXecu-
tive ior it now to be called into question by
a veto. II it is the deliberate idea OF Con-
gress tina: there should be no tcSt-oath for
jurors, l don't see upon what ground the
President can exercise the veto; or, upon
the other hand, il with deliberate con>idrra-
ton Congress shall decide to withdraw
Federal central and Interference with Statp