The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-04
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS.
.rMg PERSONS hut FOR WHOM 1T -
COMMONLY SUPPOSED THE UNITED
STATES WOULD GO TO THE BAD.
what Gen. Richard Taylor. who knew
Them All, Thought About Them.
[Nam Ynrk Wnrlf

New York World
On the first Of February last The WORT
published, at tho request Of on ola ant
valued contributor, Gen. Taylor, a keen
somewhat sarcastic, but ptquant and telling
review of the most conspicuous presidential
candidates now in the Held. Ii was writer
by Gen TAYLOR while in this city last winter
and II may be regarded as In some sort thu
polftjcal last will and testament OF maj
thoroughly familiar with the most intimate
secrets of the political life OF our time utterly
weary Of the ftlrtive and secretive methods
which have crept Of late years into the con
duct of American parties, gifted with rare
insight into the characters and the motives
OF men, and addicted beyond most persons Of
his standing In this time and country te
speaking his mind, not only of other people
but to other people, with candor which those
who suffered under 1t not unnaturaly mis-.
took sometimes for cynlcism. The paper
which we now reproduce was written by him
Of his own motion, to embody the substance
Of many full and unreserved conversations
with the editor Of this journal, his only ur-
gency being that II might he published In
time 'to help anybody who cared to be helped
to something more nearly resembling an ac-
cllrate notion Of the condition OF our politics
that could be gathered from the orchestra
seats, with the footlights all In blaze and
the flddlers playing Hail Columbia
In the conversation at Washington towards
the end OF January, Gen. Taylor, who passed
much time during the last session lof Con-
gress In that city as the guest OF Mr. Hewitt,
expressed to the editor of this journal his
firm conviction that the real interests of the
country were getting Into serious jeopardy
through the complete surrender as he
put 1t, "of everything to the wire pulers and
the President makers" and suggested that
his review Of the candidates might be advan-
tage6usly brought at that time before the
ADhblic. His suggestion was acted upon and
the paper at once attracted great attention
1t would be Incorrect To say that 1t was re-
ceived with enthusiasm by party or personal
organs on either side Of our politics But
such were Its causticlty and Its plainness of
speech that all independent and thinking
men received 1t with kind of thankfuness.
Such men will be grateful to us for letting
them know to-day to whom they are in
debted for IL, and now that amid the unani-
nous regrets of all honorable and Intelligent
men Of all parties this brave and clear-sighted
American, fallen upon evil days but equal
always to any fate, has been laid at rest, it is
right that his countrymen should hear, ms
from his own lips, what no living man to-day
perhaps, either can or will 30 adequately tell
them Of the impressions made upon gen,l-
Inc intellect and character by direct and per-
sOnal contact with individuals who must
necessarily be to the enormous majority of
their fellow-cltizens little more than the
shadows of political magic-lantern, or, at
best the socked and buskined heroes of
StrOlling stage.