The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-30
WHAT HENDRICKS SAYS.

WHAT HENDRICKS SAYS.
! Hon. John \. Hendricks spent few days
recently at Block Island, watering place IN
Long Island Sound, and while there was in
terviewed by a reporter Of the New York sun.
| The report fills column or two of the Stu,,
but the following extracts sufficiently indicate
| its nature and are certainly good reading. Mr..
| Hendricks had told the reporter rhh 40 CON.
,idcration could induce him to accept the SO.
ond place on The democratic ticket in 1880,
when he was asked:
How came you to take the vice presidency
IN 1876?
! Il accepted it then because the circumstan-
ices attending it rendered such a course I'M
peratvc. The nomination was rendered unani-
mOuslv, and in such Il way that | could not
have retired without dong serious injury to
the ticket and appearing ungracious not only
to the convention but to the friends who had
worked so hard for me in the first place. Now
the case is different. They know and the pub
lie know that ! do not want the place, and
never wished it. The Democracy Of Indiana
understand this, and so does the party gener-
ally. When Mr.. Tilden and myself were nomi-
mated in 1876, the Democracy of Indiana did
splendid service tor the party. We carried
that state against a combination of money,
talent, and hostile influences such as has rare
| " been seen before There never was strong
err fight made by any party than that which
resulted in the election of Williams and the
Democratic state ticket by 5000 ma iorty in a
total poll of over 100000 The state was de-
uged with money from Washington with of.
fcehoders, paid speakers, and every appliance
of election. The bloody shirt was waved, ne
groes colonized from Kentucky, and every APP
pliance which the most ingenious and corrupt
OF partlsans could invent was put in practice
to beat u.s. We triumphed finally, and tri-
umphed in the belief that our ticket, if elected,
would he inaugurated"
What do you think of the prospects OF the
Democracy in the coming campaign"
II think 1t will WIN, provided 1t is united. 1t
cannot 90 on fighting and wasting lis strength
by internal quarres. 1t must be strong and
united, with bold front, and with candidate
for President whose record it is not necessary
to disown or explain away. With such a can.
didate, for whom there is no need to apologize,
we will win, and not otherwise" Mr.. Hen
bricks added that he did not regard the fraud
Of 1876 as so much a personal injury to him
self or Mr. Tilden as IA direct blow at demo-
cratic institutions and the cause of popular
government 1t was wrong which must be
but in the interest of justice and the laws-the
rights Of the people. There had been too
much talk about candidates beforehand and
about the nomination for the coming cam
paign. 1t was time to decide on the candl-
date when the convention met. If they were
pure, honorable, and had the thorough conf
dence Of the party, the Democracy would, in
his Judgment, win splendid and lasting VIC
tory The times were ausplcious. The Re
publican party had lost ITS old vitality. Its
constant and futile attempts to revive section
al feeling to fiaunt the bloody SHIRT, and to
build up success by fomcnting discord among
the whites and blacks and of the south, had
wearieu and disguised the masses OF the PEG
Pile The Democratic party was the great
popular party of the country, and the election
OF 1876 had demonstrated that it represented a
clear majority of American voters. But lis
success could never be assured by harping
upon individual grievances and making II the
tool of the ambition of any one man.
| What do you think OF the Ohio canvass"
II think that Ewing stands IA good chance
of success He is making gallant fight, and
deserves the hearty support of every good
Democrat HIS candidacy and that OF Rice,
ms opposed to Foster, Is an excellent thing ior
the party, as showing the hollowness of the
cry against rebel brigadiers. If the Republi-
cans would elect their own soldiers tor office,
AS the Democrats of the south are doing, and
those of OHIO are trying to do, there would be
very little talk of rebel brigadlers, because the
Union brigadiers would outnumber them two
To one | know the money power Is making
a determined fight against him, but money
doesn't always win. That Foster and Sher
man are making great effort is certain
BIG FISH SToRY-Thirty years ago the