The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-26
TH:OLD WAR HORSE.

+, tho country as the "Old Democratic
War Horse" has Just returned from Wafh-
in,ton. and as is his wont, whenever he
comes home, he dropped in yesterday morn
ing TO eake The TINES friendly call.
Whenever Colonel Eaton comes we always
get come interesting items CONCERNING the
inside workings Of natio-al politics, for
although he NAV be a little over-cOntdent
al times, in regard to the future, there are
yery few men in the country who have
clearer knowledge OF Whit is going on
among the men who shape and direct the
policy of the Democratic party.
After informing us that he always found
THE TIMES, wherever he went, in every
part OF The United Stste9, the Colonel
brought out slip cut from newspaper,
and read il 10 us, describing the manner
in which the Greenbackers are conducting
their campaign in Msine-ard in that
state. he sAys, GreeIbdck means Democrat
they are both cns. The slip referred TO
described the Moody x Sankey camp
meeting at, lie of campaigning. adopted by
the Greenback party in Maine, deacrip-
ton Of which We published a few days ago.
This ia the wav, tie Colonel says, that
Maine i. to be carried; said Re, 1--WE intend
to sing you dOwn."
But" We iUqgired, will not your
Greeuback arguments lose you the votes OF
hari-morey Democrats ?'
I've don't intend to argue snvthiug. We
intend To carry Maine, and We intend TO
carry the country next year, Just as the
I Whigs Carried it in 1910. Thy wouldn't
argue a word. Whenever We would try 10
get up al sr2EmeBt on parry principles
,hev would chsIye US with isyoriug "len
cents a dag and pea soup" for wOrkingmen
ard then begin TO sing about "TiEpecaroe
AID Tyler, too"
do you thick YOU can carry the country
in the same wsy now"
"There's rot doubt about it. The
whole cruntry's bankrupt. Everybody's
on, Of work. Ii's struggle between r1oney
on one side and the people On the other.
| We don'l need any argument. ii We have
10 do is to sing these Maine songs about
work ard plenty for everybody, and We
can carry the whole country like Wild fire.
Il will be the sorgs Of tie people against
the gold Of the hoGdholders."
"How about the situation in Ohio?'
Couldn't be better. Well elect Tom
EEirg by thirty thousand majority"
How will Wall Street like it? Won't
the hard money Democrats be against
him?'
a. gainst him, Hell, no! Why we're
going to make old Sam Tilden contribute"
Wasn't Ewing's nomina;ien surprise
the Democrats al Washington, "
Yes, to some II them, but not to me. /
told them all the time he was going to be
nominated. They didn't believe it, but l
knew IT. had means of knowing it that
the rest Of them didn't know anything
about. lis all the Lora's work"
The Greeuback issue beat old Bill Allen,
and you remember, Colonel, you thought
he wss going to be elected"
YES. But / was a little premature IN
thst. / didn't fully understand the reve-
lgions hsd had But there's no mistake
about it this time The tulness Of time
has come. The Lord ia mansging it, and
il Toms elected BY majority Of twenty
five or thirty thousand, as be certainly will
be. all hell can't beat him for President in
1850"
"Rut suppose he is not elec.ed, who will
Won nominate for President them
David Davis, one Of the stronges: men
in the country, Be nominated sure ii Ew-
ing should happen to be defeated-but he
wont"
"You ought to nominate Tilden again in
lISSO"
NO doubt You think so. All tie Re-
publica1s think so. Bus We don't intend
70 put up any more fossils. We are going
to have live men; young, vigorous men,
and will beat all your shermans and
Grants so damned bad you won't know they
were running"
"Why not take Tilden?'
"It you could hsve been with me while
the electoral count was going on, and could
have seen Us as We were trying to make MIN
90 10 Washington and fight for his rights,
and then if you could have been there sitter
he was counted out, and heard him whine
about it, you wouldn't ask that question
WHY, hes halt d, al now. He's psraiyzed
OF his left side. But he can talk above
waisper, and that's more thsn he could do
q while sgop::
"Whst effect would the election Of
Democratic President have on Kansas"
"We'd carry the State st the next elec-
lion BY twenty five thousand. Why, the! re
coming over to us now, all the time. and If
we had Democratic President they d come
| in droves, and we'd have to stand at the
door with club to keep the damned scala
Ssg Republican editors out Of the party"
The Kansas people always like to read
Shst you have to say about political affairs.
Couldn't you give rs your views on the situ-
alton, Colonel, for publication"
"No. I've been interviewed 20 much
that don't have anything to do with re-