The New York herald., 1879-03-15
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

AN INDIANIAN WHO Is STRONGER THAN HEM
DIIcKs-REcoRD AND CLAIMS OF WILLIAM
H. ENGLIsH-rHE GREAT STRUGGLE ovEs
KANSAS.
LOUISVILLE March II. 1879.
Said a gentleman to me a railway train of the
Indianapolis and Louisville route the other day
"Dd it enter your mind that the Hoosier State
has stronger man with the people than Hen
dricks?' .4.
''Yes." was my response; "Ibelieve the Tall Sycs
more Is a more popular man. is he not?'
mo. not at all. Voorhees, is not strong as
Hendricks; the man refer to is William II. English.
of Indianapolis"
''But has he not left the political world?"
"In measure. yes; in fact almost entirely. al
though the recent election of his only son to posi-
ton in the General Assembly Of Indiana has aroused
the old spirit which marked Mr.. Englishs career in
politics in days ante-bellum. and suspect that he
was loath indeed to make way for Voorhees, last win.
ter. when the latter's defeat with him as an oppo.
nent. was certain You see Voorhees, goose was
very near cooked English could have beaten him
with ease. The strong paper money principles Of
Voorhees, did him no good. to begin with in his own
party. which was somewhat dissatisfied and par.
TALLY inclined to help hard money democrat OF
course Voorhees, would have received the bulk Of ha
partys vote. English. had he consented to the use
the democratic and independent vote. well tho
entire strength of the republicans. in oil enough
have defeated Voorhees, with The position
actually rendered him, believe. and his election
demonstrated beyond doubt. strong banking in.
fuence from all sections particularly East and North
was in readiness to do anything English desired and
many northern newspapers preferred him very much
to Voorhees,"
II am surprised that he declined" said !.
"Simply because he would have received such
republican Endorsement as describe. You ask why
the republicans were for him; simply because he
was strong federslist during the war; He then had
charge Of the Indiana repository of the government
and as the trusted servant of the administration III
charge of all funds in Indiana, he gave the utmost
satisfaction to- to &sy;erybody E; He LEFT Congress to be;
he displayed wonderful energy and fidelity acquit-
ting himself with apt ability and to the "a cat salts
and will yet cut high figure the national politics.
Some say Mr.. English will succeed Mcdonald in the
Senate. He do he desires; but it my opin-
ion he very little about it, In this event he
would be chosen by the democrats alone and enter
the Senate sas republican support which, of course.
any man with promising and only son in q demo-
cratic General Assembly wouldn't care to receive"
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
"Y0u say Mr.. English very little for O posi-.
tion III the Senate OF his countryf'
Not exactly that. He would perhaps go i sent.
have something better for Or him. p'''' '' ''''n''
"what am to understand you to mean by thstf'
- will answer that question as the Yankees do.
by asking another. Who do you Kentuckians pre-
fer shall receive the nomination for the Presidency?
'Ycs.'
1.-THE man who will be elected" laughed the
HERALD man. II suspect, though" !" he Continued
that we over the river like Bsyard Tilden best.
The people in kentucky strongly favor IN Eastern
man..
Exactly. So do we Hoosiers; but we want the
well. what are you going to do with Hendricksf ~
Hendricks wants the first place. The piQue Of
1875 still worries him. He believes himself fully
titled to an elevation. and. between you and me-
laughed the Hooster q! suspect that he will get it in
Q way he don't expect"
"Oh, can't say as to that; but you can wager
safely he'll not get what he wants. English you see
is stronger in our State than any man VINO can be
many independents and republicans, and besides all
this has bar1 Of money almost much In fact
ENGLIsH's CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
"Mr English. believe. served several terms in tho
"Yes. he was there from 1859 until the breaking
out VI the wsr. His Congressional conduct was
marked chiefly by his prominent work slavery
Territories and had much to do with the famous
kansas-Nebraska bill. English took strong grounds
but greatly deprecated and unsparingly denounced
the aggressive measures OF agtatng abolitionists.
suon hs 20 ds ts .1s
TO be governed They are the true judges Of what
will best suit their condition. promote their welfare
bill the defeat Of all except three members from
tree States who voted for it, Mr.. English being
Of the trio returned. Mr. English up to this time
Buchanan administration, % we'll great
party man. He now opposed the Lecompton
bill to admit Kansas much to the surprise OF
ministration and his colleagues OF the democratic
party. The Senate had passed bill admitting Kansas
under the Lecompton constitution and tho adminis-
ration favored it, but the House would not sanction
It and adopted substitute which the Senate refused
to concur III. Five months OF angry fighting was
the result, and at time when an agreement seemed
hopeless Mr.. English took the responsibility Of
ferng to concur In proposition from the Senate for
committee Of free conference. Amid the greatest
excitement vote was taken resulting in tie lOs to
1OS but the Speaker voted in the Affirmative and the
mouon carried. The House Committee consisted Of
". II; Englnishss Of indiana; A. H. stephens. Of
the part Of the Senate Green. Of Missouri.
chairman, II. NJ. L. Hunter. Of vir-
ginis. and W. H.. Seward. Of New York,
ayers on the part OF that branch Of Congress were
informed by Mr.. English that propositions for COM
promise must come rom there; the House had
accepted. The Senate COMMITTEES then asked the
House Committee II they had any compromise to
Offer Mr.: English replied that he had nothing ready.
history Of the origin OF the great compromise
measure called the 'Enghsh biil.' which finally
tho s ths sna
formant. "the question Of admitting Kansas under
the Lecompton constitution referred back to tho
Il should be-and Of course. defeated he had pre-.
dcted and hoped It would be- He Ii far seeing -
he Is determined and practicable"
"Does Mr.. English favor Tildenr
'I cannot say. Ho wants Eastern man. either
Tildcn Baysrd doubtless; but here we are getting
into Kentucky where. doubtless. Henry watterson
ticket than any man know Of"
THE LECTURE SEASON.