Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-14
HENDRICKS In POLITICS.
Ho,U He STATES HIS Political Princtples a
ApplieG to the Meet Presidential Elec

HO1C He St0SeS HIS HOtstlcUt Principles as
Applied to the Nert Presidential Elec-
ton.
Fort Wayne Correspondence N. Y. World.
At the outset of the interview Mr..
Hendricks recalls the days of his novitiate
in politics-his election to Congress during
the free soil excitement of 1851, his previous
services in the legislature in Indiana, and
his appointment as commissioner of the
general land office in the summer of 1855.
Coming down to later years, he says:
every great progress in restoring the
proper equilibrium that the constitution
aims to create has been made since the
Democrats obtained control of the House of
Representatives in 1874. There was, of
course, during the eight years of General
Grants administration a condition of per-
feet partisan harmony between the legislative
and executive branches of the government,
and, consequently, there was no advance
made during that time either in admins
trative reform or in restraining the tendency
to Capitalization. The economy which the
Democratic House Of Representatives has
forced upon the administration of the pub
lie service can not be truly questioned, and
should be very positively approved by the
been very great despite of the serried oppo-
sition of Republican Congressman.
81 think that since tle Democrats have
had control of the House the tendency has
been to restore the untrammeled machinery
of the constitution as the motive power in
federal authority. The struggle that the
House is making to secure free and fair
elections by the repeal of the law which
has been used to control the jury power of
the federal courts in many localities, [
heartily approve, and hope that Congress
will stand by it's purpose until these obnox-
ious laws are repealed. The cry from the
Republicans that it is revolutionary on the
part of the Democrats is SO entirely false
that it will hardly deceive any one who is &c
quainted with Republican methods in the
past. think that the scheme and proceed
ings by which Mr.. Hayes was made Presi-
dent of the United States, and Mr.. Wheeler
the Vice President, without any actual cleo
ton in their favor, we're wrong, not to
candidates or a party exactly, but to the
States and to the whole people. A fair count
of the actual electoral votes would have re-
resulted otherwise than it was decided, and
it would have been toe expression of the
States through the electors at large, and of
the voters through the electors of districts,
and of the large popular majority of the
people as whole body"
Mr.. Hendricks holds that there is no
sufficient reason for division among true
Democrats, and that the differences upon
financial questions are less threatening than
they appeared at one time. He says:
cit is now plain that the leaders Of the
try to its utmost tension in order to revive
/ oil itv 10 hotr bofr
the North and the South, and SO to hold
their political power in the North. When
that purpose is thoroughly understood, and
especially in the younger generations OF
voters, and the dangers which it threatens
are appreciated by the whole people, 8
patriotic union sentiment will develop itself
that must prove sufficient to overthrow the
authors of what must denominate wicked
scheme. The existence of the war was
made the pretext on every possible occasion
to promote Capitalization and the Repub
lican party during the last few years ha:
sought the same end, and still seeks il
under the pretext of CONTROL
ing what they denominate disturbing
elements. They are pleased to say that fo
such purpose what they euphonistically cal
strong government is necessity; but
what are known to history under the phras,
of strong governments have never been IA
vorable to popular liberty or rights
Mr.. Hendricks would say but little con
corning the Potter committee, and still lss
about Tilden. When told that it had beer
said that he intended to come out boldly To-
"Uncle Sammy" he replied:
s'That is not so. My attention has beer
called to that before, and have written a let
ter to friend at Washington to say that thi
statement is unqualifedly false. I have no
; talked with any one about Mr.. Tilden, bu
have uniformly refused to do SO. can say
also, that have said in the letter-whicl
may or may not have been published that
did not feel under any obligations to AGAR
accept a second place upon the ticket. wa
beaten in the last convention, and accepted
my defeat, and became candidate for al
Office did not desire. I don't think that
am called upon to do this again."
In bringing the interview to close, h
said:
ssThe success of the Democratic party il
. 1880 will mean restoration of the legiti
mate authority and the practices of the gov
eminent which were so we'll illustrated il
Jackson's administration; and believe no.
only that greater public confidence in The
stability of our public institutions will b.
. the result, but also that the public quiet will
be restored and made permanent, and bust
ness and individual prosperity will natural,
and as a consequence follow. We can no
have confidence and that public harmony
which is favorable to business and individual
prosperity so long as tbs Republican party
, is able to keep itself in power by revolution
airy appeals to sectional animosities. Public
prosperity, in part, at least, depends upon
friendly as well as upon commercial relations
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