The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-31
was not inaugurated And yet, occu-
pylng This commanding position. he
may nSt want the place.

aoou' him whose ambition would push
him o9 He has really no greed OF
powers He ran for Governor of New
YORK eeeause he thought there was no
one el swho would carry out his idea of
what Wconsidered right John Kelly
Is dolug the same thing now. Tilden
has always been consistent Democrat.
but never slave to Tammany He
saw them place over his head men like
Oakey Hall and others whom he knew
10 be bis interiors. He waited until
the power was in his hands and he saw
his opportunity to knock Tweed over,
and be Knocked him over. He never
does anything until he is ready to do
It he will listen to what you and |
or anysody else may have to say, in
trodux the syphon into each OF us,
drs,p M I've know, and, because the
--ssz k2Sck les our tiroSts,-- wes.ssialz h
he says yes to our views. when he has
really said nothing He makes up his
mind for bimself, and when he has
come to his conclusion
HE PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN.
1T IS from this that many conceive
the idea of his dupIicity, but it is al
together erroneous. He is rather a
studious man. anl man of action
rather than words He may not want
the nomination at the hands of the
Democrats. but, if be should, I do not
see what is to prevent it. Even if he
should lose New York in the approach
ing election, | do not see that that
would alter the case very much In a
race for Governor. where there are
several candidates and several side
issues, discOntented men can find Que
or another Of them to vote with, or
not vote at all; but in a Presidential
race every fellow must vote one way
or the other-he has but one of two
choices, aud he is
GOING TO VOTE HIS SENTIMENTS.
believe that the independent, think
ing Republicans of New York would
support Mr. Tilden for the Presidency,
as would the Democrats
Il will tell you, said Col Breckin
ridge, another curious thing about
Mr. Tilden | don't think the man
lives who can say he ever
GOT PROMISE FROM HIM
| have taken some little interest in it,
and have tried to fnd out from persons
who have been to see him-men like
Stoddard Johnston, Gen. Preston, II
d McHeury. Henry Watterson, Mr..
Blackburn and Mr. Beck q never saw
him myself but once, and never spoke
TO him; he had nothing to give that
wanted d)-and | have correspOnded
With others who had been to see him,
and | have yet to learn of the first hu-
mIu being that can say Tilden ever
gaze him a promise or authorized any,
ooay else to give il for him. He is al
empently silent man. says nothing
butwhat he wants to say, and then
only when he gets ready. and when we
see published interviews with him and
repHts Of his having said this and
! that rejecting upon the South aud
upon the Democratic party. they can
be set dowp as lies If any interview
with him was ever published, and
that in the New York Times in re
spouse TO Mr. Field may have been
one, it is more than probable that be
wrote question aud answer, or at any
rate stated orIy that which be desired
to say and no more
1T occurs TO me, too, " said Col.
Breekinridge, that this story of Til
den being the spider weaving the web
that has entaDgled New York politics
is all a mistake Things have occur
red ss they have simply because Mr..
FiIden went ahead, as he always does,
without consulting anybody else. He
supported Robinson for the Governor
shin Just because he thought he was
the right man for the place, and with
out auy reference to what Mr. Kelly or
Mr.. Anybodyeise might do He mere
ly did 10 that case what he has done
always when action was required of
him
In the event of Mr. Tilden re-
ceivng the nomination, inquired the
cores pondent, would i. be cumbent
upon the party to put Mr. Heudricks $
also upon the ticket?'
.MR HENDRICKS Is NOT ESSENTIAL
to the ticket" he replied, ''and | think
of all the men in America he is the
least likely to get the first place His
claim 10 it would rest upon a similar
foundation to that of Tilden, aud l
hardly think the party would pass by
the principal to take the second.
see by the papers that Mr.. Hendricks
saws her husband shall under no cir
cumstances take the second place II
tbar is as conclusive in his house as il
I is in mine, the matter is settled"
"In the event of the Democrats los
ing New York, who, in your opinion
will be the choice?"
well, that depends upon what sor
of defeat the Democrats receive. L
the Republicans win by bare plural
ity, still think Mr. TiIden will be-
the man; but if they win by hand
some majority over Gov. Robinson anG
John Kelly combined, then l am in
clined to think that, perhaps, another
sfandard>bearer would be chosen. II
that event, l think, Senator Bav'
ard, of Delaware, would stand the
best chance; as l think he coulC
best reunite the warning elements o
the party. He is q gentleman BY
birth, by education. aud, by his life
pure, upright, consistent Democrat
representing conservative Democracy
the Democracy before the war, tht
champion of no ism" man who's,
standard all can follow, whether he b.
hard money or soft money, or spell
naiiou with big N or little n I
man who will raise no question o
state rights as against national rights
who recognizes that the States have Ger
tam rights which should be maintained
ioviolate, and who would encourage
the assertion of none inimical to peae,
and the good of the whole country;
man with honest oninions and th,