The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-30

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DispGtch of January 16 gives this account
of an interview with Senator Bayard:
Meeting the reporter at the door, Sen
ator Bayard motioned him TO scat, and
in perfectly unreservcd manner spoke
of the miserable weather, saying: II
regret that it should have been so un-
pleasant during my visit here Cor al
though have been number OF times in
the vicinity of the city. it is the first time
/ have visited St. Louis. l had great
desire 10 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 for st Louis"
"What is the political outlook in Del.
aware Mt the present timer" i.sked the
reporter.
ful there" was the response. During the
last election the Republicans really had
no organization. In fact, they placed no
ticket in the field, but o portion of them
formed Greenback ticket, and the only
Democratic opposition was the Green.
back ticket. You see, we have prepay.
hlCit VI tttA III 0ElNHdTG WIllCu lOTl1lS II
qualification for voting, and the negro
vote is, of course, solid Republican. as it
is i'll most States. This latter fact has,
perhaps, done as much as anything TO.
ward injuring the Republican party, us
the expense attached to all elections
necessary falls upon q very few. Yes"
added the Senator, in reflective manner,
"it is some time since the Republican
party have elected anybody in Della
ware"
How 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 could get a. much gold rs they
wanted at the banks they began to dc.
posit it, and the banks have received
more than they paid out. My own opin-
ion is that there was u great deal more
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 tho feeling that
rs long as there was premium attached
to gold it was safe to keep it. They
had seen gold rs high rs three to one
during the war and who could say but
what it would go up again? This was
the feeling until gold dollar was worth
no more than paper dollar. Then
people were perfectly satisfied that it was
no longer worth while to keep their gold
idle.
''As to the effect upon business? Well,
l feel all that is necessary now is for
confidence to be restored in order to have
prosperity returned to the country-con-
iiGeuce restored, and tho outrageous sys-
tenn put an end to Of embittering one sec.
ton of the country towards another.
When. this latter happy event shall take
place, there is 10 reason Why we should
not enter an era of prosperity all over
the land"
"Senator Bayard, what do you think
ofthe prospect of General Grant being
tho nominee of the Republican party in
18S0?" was the query
1t would seem at present that he was
the choice Of the Republican party; that
IL, the choice OF its managers. IL is very
discreditable that such system Of adver-
tising should be resorted to by the fol.
lowers of General Grant, as if he was
some kind Of merchandise. /: is such
on und:gni6ed way to bring him into no.
tice.
Then the talk about his restoring
specie payment. The fact Is, during the
eight years of his administration he did
more To render resumption difficult OF
accomplishment, or impossible, than he
did to bring il about. II was during his
administration that tho demand notes of
the treasury were increased, by reissue
after cancellation, from S356, ,00p, 600 to
y 1878 100000, and that without any legal
right.
II regret to SEQ the movement on foot,
frr 4o . nt tl,,k 81. -.
prepare it are practically admitting that
our popular form of government is a
failure.
) "The principle laid down by the found
ers of this government, claiming that the
people shall rule themselves, is 10 be
substituted by one new and foreign to
tho genius of our institutons-that the
ruling power shall be from without, and
not, as was intended, from within-ihnt
is, to substitute an involuntary for rol-
untary system, His nomination would
only be the signal for renewed confusion
and trouble throughout the country. Tn
the South the negroes alone would vote
for him, aud the people everywhere know
his policy and ideas of administration
for they have tried him for two terms
and know to what desperate straits hi
. has brought our affairs already. be
iieye that there was more peace and har
nony throughout the country when An
drew johnson went out of Office thar
when General Grant retired from th,
Presidential chair, and this agitating o
the question Is only having O tendeuc,
to unsettle the business of the country
* understand from one of the morninI
papers, added the Senator with smile
that there is n queer story of tryins
20 mako him United States Senator from
illinois,
sfBut then Ii IL impossible to say wha
the feeling win he in 1880. There ia ,
long time yet to pnss before any Presi
dentipl nominations are made, and befor
then public opinion may fuctuate great
ly b9th as to men and measures, and |
3 is impossible 90 predict anything abo,i
it. In fact, alii,ostS regret having ex
pressed any views on tile subject. Yo,
see have @ piace to speak from, an,
prefer to do 1t in the Senate chamharn
ss,i s.i5s5; remarks ste Sonata: &c
,ltely bade the reporter goo3s, after
noon.
MAYOR AKDRa'a WILL,--The will O
Major Andre filed among the recnrdsoftli;
Surrogate's Court, bears the date OF JnnC
z, 17T7. and reads;
The following Ia .1.v Lost will Ans
tesigmeiit aud appoint as executor,
thereto Mary Louisa Andre my mother
David Andre, my uucle; John Levi,
Andre my uncle. To each of the above
executors give ESQ. give to Mar
S Hannah Andre, my sister, ss700; I giyt
to Ann Marguerite Andre. my sister
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