The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30
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BAYARD IN ST. LOUIS. .l,lLj IS.
Tho Senator Speaks Unreserredly About
the weather and General Grant.

Il reporter of the st. Louis Post and
Dispatch of January 16 gives this account
IAN interview with Senator Bayard:
Needing the reporter at the door, Sen
ator Bayard motioned him to a seat, and
III perfectly unreserye6 manner spoke
of the miserable weather, saying: II
regret that it should have been so un-
pleasant during my visit here, for al
though I have been number of times in
the vicinity of the city, it is the first time
/ have visited st. Louis. i had great
desire to see the town, for it is fine,
large and strong city-a strong city.
Besides, am familiar with the town
from the fact that number of my old
friends from Delaware formed kind OF
colony here, and naturally have very
friendly feeling forSt Louis.
q What is tbs political outlook in Del
aware at the present. time? asked the
reporter. l
Everything was very quiet andpeace-
ful there was the response. During the
last election the Republicans really had
no organization. In fact, they placed no
tickesfn he field, but a portion of them
formed a Greenback ticket, and the only
Deaiacratic opposition vas the Green
back ticket. You see, weihave q prepay
nient Of tax in Delaware which forms
unaliE easion for voting. and the negro
- rs, of course, solid Republican, as it
Is in most States. This latter fact has,
perhaps, done as much as anything to-
ward injnring the Republican party, as,
2 the expense attached to all elections
necessary falls upon a very few. Yes"
added the Senator, in reflective manner,
cit IS some time since the Republican
party have elected anybody in Della
ware
Row has the resumption of specie
payments affected your State, sir?"
oh, there is no difference there from
what there is in most other sections OF
the country As soon as persons found
that they coald get as much gold as they
wanted at the banks they began to de-
post il, aud the banks have received
more than they. paid out. My own opin-
ion is that there was q great deal more
lS gold bearded than was generally sup
posed. Hoarded.in small sums, as people
who had any, either during or since the
war; held on to it with the feeling that
RS long as there vas a premium attached
to gold twas safe 70 keep it. They
3 had seen gold as high as three to one
during the war and who could say but
what Il would go up again? !? This vas
the feeling nntil gold dollar was worth
no more than paper dollar. Then
people we're perfectly satisfied that twas
q no longer worth while TO keep their gold
idle.
S g As 10 the effect upon business? Well,
feel all that is necessary now is for
confidence to be restored in order to have
prosperity returned to the country-con-
:idence restored, and the outrageous sys-
tenn put.an end TO of fembittering oDesec-
& ion Of the country towards another.
= When this latter happy event shall take
place there is no reason why we should
IS, mt ente sar, era of prosnerity all over
4 tlse land u "
isSenator Bayard. what do, YOU think
4 of the nrcsnect Soft General Grant being
q She nominee of the Republican party in
$50 9ps was the query.
.ssIs ;yotild seem at present that he was
fae choice of the Republican party; that
the choice of its managers. 1t is very
discreditsble that such a system of adver-
stisinp should be resorted TO BY the fol.
- slnIvers Of General Grant. as III he was
some kind Of merchandise. 1t is such
an, unidentified way to bring him into no.
8 tire.
i.Then stteStalk about his restoring
2sneciies p,:yment. The fact is, during the
leirht years Of his administration he did
mora to render resumption difficult of
r seeomplishment. or impossible. than he
lid to bring it about. Itwas during his
administration that the demand notes of
fbe yreasnry 4yere increased. by reissue
gfar 20 ncaijai;on. from S356 600 600 TO
ss7s 600 600. and that without any legal
ripht. -
IT regret to see the movement on foot,
for 10 me il signifies that the parties who
prenare It are practically admitting that
our popular form of government is q
fsilure. -
.as'rbes nriinssiple laid down by the found
s. sers. IF ms m :goyernment claiming that the
,,so,,ia sbei nile themselves is to be
s,,I,sstit,tad nv one new and foreipn to
s,,s asS;,,s ~ orr S;nst;tnt;onsS Sthet the
,5,I;Ts mi sSy mower shall he from without ard
MI ast was Intended from witbinLtbat
~ & . snSst;tnts an ;nyoInntarv for vol.
h, ,,s,sary' svstem His, nomination would
only be the signal for renewed confusion
ana trouble t6roughout the country. In
s Ebe South the negroes alone would vote
Ia, rim and the neonle everywhere know
Sis nolicy and ideas of administration.
4;or thew have tried him for two terms.
ana A,oIs0 spI,ass .Irsods SaiIs bs
.,s i;asa D. .fst ,beys vas more neacs and bar.
,,,o,y Ssv s,, sbronsbont the conntry when An.
drew draw Iobnssn went out of Office than
when General Grant retired from the
Presidential chair, aud this agitating of
the:ouestion is only having a tendency
to nnsettle the business of the country.