Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-11-22
OF HON. HENRY
&. DAVIS.

- w HeeIluS hes to'e' iePN'
ing captured United States Senator,
Hon. Henry G. Davis, of this State, the
other day, drafted him for short inter-
view and drew from him the following
opinions upon some of the leading po-
litical topics of the times:-
Rep.-Senator, the Register would
like to give its readers your opinion OF
the present political situation, National
and State.
"My opinion is worth but little and /
have always tried to avoid parading 1t.
R.-Our people would like to hear
from you, and hope you will crafty
them and myself.
"Well, what is your point!'
Can the Democrats elect the next
President
eyes, and ought TO do it. The South,
or former Slave States, electoral vote Is
1873; New York, 50; Indiana Is. 1t
takes lS5 to elect. We have lSS,three
more than necessary. Hayes was count
ed in by one majority. Then there is
New Jersey, 9; Connecticut, 6,and Ore
gon, g. All are as likely to go for US as
not. Indiana is regarded as a reliable
Democratic State. In 1876 Tilden car
ried it by FIVE or six thousand majority.
l think at the last Gubernatorial cleo
ton the majority was about fifteen
thousand, and the State has been stead
lily increasing Its Democratic majority
for eight or ten years. New York is
Democratic. Seymour carried it for
President in 1868, and Tilden in 1876.
Seymour was elected Governor during
the war. The present Governor is a
Democrat. At the recent election, with
a divided party on Governorwe having
two candidates and the Republicans one,
we elect our Lieutenant Governor, etc,
which shows We can carry the State In
1880 if we are united and nominate q
good, strong, acceptable candidate"
Who is the man?
ok Governor Horatio Seymour | feel
sure is our hest and most available can
didate He is now by far the ablest
and strongest man in New York, and
perhaps in the country. Senator Bayard
| think is the next most available candl-
date. Governor Hendricks is states
man, popular in the West, and would
make a good President. General Nc
CleIan is an able and pure man, and
strong in New Jersey and New York.
lie is now Governor of New Jersey, was
elected by about seventeen thousand
majority. General Hancock has many
friends, stands well aud is a good man.
If we had carried Ohio Judge Thurman
would have been our best man.
Do you think the Financial Question
will be leading question i'll our next
Presidential election?
at ought not to be. Resumption is
now fixed fact, no sane man ought TO
think of turning back, and going over
the rough and expensive road we have
travelled to get to resumption. ~ green
back is now equal in every way to
gold or silver dollar. We have more
paper now than England and Germany
combined, land more than Russia, France
or any other nation, and three times as
much as at any time before the war,
The highest amount Of State banks or
paper money before the war was S207,-
100000. We now have in Legal Ten
ders and National Bank Notes, S4S4,
100000 Silver was remonetized by
Democratic Congress and increased our
circula alton about S4O,OOO,OOO. We
find business in almost every branch I'M
proving, with good prospects ahead.
Why should we interfere? Late cleo
tons show that the Grecnback Labor
Party is fast dying out. The history OF
our country is that two great parties are
necessary to free government, and the
nearer equal the better for the people;
party like the Greenback Labor comes
and goes in year or two
What will be the leading question in
our next Presidential campaign?
decentralization of power in the hands
of a few is the great question between
the Democrats and Republicans. Par
ties under the lead of Jefferson and
Hamilton divided soon after the tor:na-
ton of our Constitution. Hamilton for
Capitalization and strong National Gov
eminent, Jefferson for the people, dis
tribution of power between the Nation
al Government aud States. The Dem
ocratic party represents the principles of
Jefferson, the Republican party those Of
Hamilton"
Who do you think will be our candi-
date for Governor next fall.
81 cannot say who will, bat | believe
the people want Camden. They know
him TO be q good and successful. man,
honest, able, competent and deserving,
and he would make an excellent Cover
nor or Senator