The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-08-29
VIEWS OF MIR. HENDRICKS.

ing on the clean wet SanuS OF the De3cO
in the bright sunlight, yesterday morn
ing, he stated his position to your cor
respondent as follows:
"I wrote that letter deliberately,
after having beon forced to do it by
the Misrepresentation to which was
being subjected. 1t was openly an
pers that had writtcn to Democratic
friends in that State and elsewhere say
ing that 1 was i'm favor of the old
ticket. They even pretended to quote
my words, and represented mo as say
ing tthat the denomination of tho st.
Louis candidate was thing to be
commended.' never made such an
avowal, and never said anything which
could be tortured into it. I desire the
success of the Democracy as heartily as
any one, and am as ready to sink per-
sonal preferences as any one, but I can
SEQ no reason why I should be forced
to take tho nomination for an Office
which never sought and do not de-
sire.''
"IIow came you to take it in 1876 ?"
"1 accepted it then because the cir
cumstances attending it rendered such
a course imperative. Tho nomination
was rendered unanimously, and in such
q way that ( could not have retired
without doing 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 tho case is
different. They know and the public
know that do not want the place,
and never wished it. The Democracy
of Indiana understand this, and so docs
the party generally. When Mr.. Tilden
aud myself were nominated in 1876,
the Democracy Of Indiana did splendid
service for the party. We carried that
State against q combination Of money,
talent, and hostile Influences such as
has rarely been seen before. There
never was a stronger fight made by
any party than that which resulted in
the election of Williams and the Dem
0cratic State ticket by 5000 majority in
q total poll Of 40O, 900. The State was
deluged with money from Washington,
with off3ceholders, paid speakers, and
every appliance of election. The bloody
shirt was waved, negroes colOnized
from Kentucky, aud every appliance
which the most ingenious and corrupt
Of partisans could invent was put in
practice to beat u.s. We triumphed
finally, and triumphed in the belief
that our ticket, if elected, would be in
augurated."
HWhat do You think Of the pros
poets OF the Democracy in the coming
cam paign"'
ri think it will win, provided it is
united. It cannot so on fighting and
wasting its strength by internal quar-
reis. 1t must be strong and united,
with a bold front, and with candi-
date for President whose record it is
not necessary to (1isOWn or explain
away. With such candidate, for
whom there is no need to apologize,
we will win, and not otherwise" Mr..
Hendricks added that he did not re-
gard tho Fraud of 1876 as so much Il
personal injury to himself or Mr.. TIL
den as direct blow at Democratic in
stitutiOns and tho cause Of popular gov
err nnlcnt. 1t was Il wrong which must
be righted, not in the interest of any
individual, but in tho interest of jus
tice and the laws-the rights Of the
people. There had bcen too much talk
about candidates beforehand, and
campaign. 1t WAS time to decide on
tho candidates when the Convention
met. If they were pure, honorable,
and had the thorough confidence Of the
party; the Democracy would, in his
judgment, win splendid and lasting
victory. The times were auspicious.
The Republican party had lost its old
vitality, Its constant and futile at
tempts to revive sectional feeling, to
| ha,,nt the bloody shirt, and to build up
success by fomenting discord among
the whites and blacks and of the South, =,
had wearied and disgusted the masses
| Of the people. The Denlocrntic 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
its success could never be assured by
harping upon individual grievances
and making it the tool of the ambition
! Of any one man.
"What do you think of the Ohio
| can vass :''
! t.1 think that Ewing stands Il good
chauce of success. He is making a
gallant fight, and deserves tho hearty
support OF every good Democrat. His
candidacy, and that of Rice, as op
posed to Foster, is an excellent thing
for the party, as showing the hollow
ness of the cry against rebel brigadicrs
If the Republicans would elect theil
own soldiers for Office, as tho Demo
Gratis OF the South are doing, and those
of Ohio are trying to do, there would
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