The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-20
~ ELEG On Politics.

III tuc iiNiitiC. Il tue Csitc
aft signifies that my election was sup
posed By lie Fsneuil Hall Democrats to
IpjuTe Mi TiiGen's chances for the nomi-
nation for the Presidency, and hence the
action OF that class of so-calIed Democrats
VINO look to Mr.. Tiiden to give them
Nalional Office. That bubble, however, is
burst, sad Mr.. Tildeo, In my Judgment,
stands less chance Of being elected Presi-
dent than he does Of being struck by light.
ming the coming winter. The Democracy
will hardly push the choice Of 8 man for
the Proficiency The second time who had
not the courage and ability to tske his seat
when elected to it. In my younger days it
was not accustomed to such Leadership.
The election 10 New York has settled that,
II nothing else."
"What will be the effect of the election
10 this State upon the FareGil Hall Demo-
cratl, or, rather, upon that organization"
81 have seen what Judge Abbott SAYS.
He attended one \ ational Democr attic Con-
veooSon. attended all, from 1915 TO 1860
inclusive, aud know that the Democratic
Party reed votes more than they do Office
holders. They always have enough candi-
dates for office. They need the rank and
file, and not captains and colonel, and
brigadier-generals, without men, and with
out the means OF raising any,"
"1Ou think, then, that there will be no
question but Whist the next National Con-
vention will recognize the delegates chosen
at Worcester and those chosen by the peo-
pie 10 their respective districts, and not the
batch Of delegates chosen by the Faneuil
Hail Convention"
ali they don't, there will be no question
"a to the result Of such management in the
election. For nearly fifty years the De-
mocraCy Of Massachusetts has chosen its
debates by the districts, except the Sena-
torial districts. Mr.. Iiiden or his fus le-
men ordered it otherwise last year by the
resolution introduced in The Faneuil Hall
Convention, and the order was obey ed.
This Is not Democracy"
as the Democratic party Nationally
stronger or weaker for the defeat Of Mr..
TI!den in New York %
''Strorgar !"
"Why"
"Becsuse he Represented nothing tina
wasn't equsily Represented by the Rspubli-
csn party. He represented the wealth, the
monopolies, the pecial privileges, the
banking and currency interests OF Wall
ruSct. vi thot Cidrb vi fuc5'iOus tue
publican party can beat HIM and give him
six to ten in The game, for they have be-
come, from necessity Of administration
during The war and since, the chosen
guardians Of all that class OF interests. The
Democratic party north and west Of Alba
ny in New York, and west of the Alleehe-
MES in the country, are in an entirely diff
ferent way of thinking from Mr.. Tilden !;
and they never will vote for him again,
even # he were nominated"
"Do you agree with the opinion which
has been so generally expressed, that the
Democratic party has no chance next year,
IN view OF the results in Maine, Massschu-
setts, Chic, California, and New York %
81 agree that the Democratic party, under
its presen. Leadership, going in the same
direction, HASN'T any chance. Ii has no
chance, because / fail to fiud any distinc-
tive difference in the principles held unan.
imous!y by the members of the Democratic
party from those OF the Leaders Of the
Republican party, for whose candidate the
LieutensHt5 and Captains Of the Demo
cratic party in Massachusetts voted, and
whom they have attempted TO elect in the
past TWO years. Ii you say the tariff, then
the Democratic leaders in PeDnsy lvania
are tariff men; il you FAY the finance
question, both parties are split in two upon
tina. question by the backbone of the A lie
gheDies; Ii you say upon the question of
protection OF citiz Ems in their rights by the
General Government, the Democratic party
doubts whether ii ought to be done. Most
Of the Democratic leaders are afraid to say
that 1t ought TO be done, and Hayes
administration ia afraid to do it. II you
speak OF foreign policy, there is no question
between the Democrats and Republicans
upon that. IL took them four months in
the spscial session OF Congress to get up an
issue last summer on which they could
divide, and that was the question of put
ting troops at the polls, when there we're
70 troops to put there, and it was wholly
an immaIeria question; snd. further than
that, neither party claimed that the pres
ence Of troops at The polls had ever iDtiu-
enced 900 votes. If you cay universal
suffrage, The Democracy are against it in
against il in the North. On the
question Il internal Improvements, tie
Democrats are az anxious to vote i'm
proyemeuts for their rivers and harbors
az are the Republicans for theirs. Upon
the granting Of special privileges, 60 that
you can make yourself rich by watering
stocks OF railroads, charge has been
made BY Mr. Field that our last Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate watered the
stock OF the Elevated Railroad TO worse
extent than airy such perform ance has ever
been carried in the United States; but Mr..
Iilden returns the charge upon Mr.. Field,
and believe the N both"
SIS there any issue, then, which does to-
day divide the two parties ?"
mo. The leaders OF the two parties are
together in their interests and habits OF
thought on every issue; and the rank-and-
file OF the tao parties are also together, If
thev could only break away from party
ties"
SIS there any line OF policy which, in
your opinion, would lead the Democratic
party to success il pursued by them"
Far be il from me TO undertake, to ad-
vice even, what shall be the policy to be |
pursued BY the Democratic party. l have
said that the Democratic party ~ At pres
ent organized i, practically dead; but true
Democracy is not dead and will resume its |
place in the future government OF the coun- |
try, for this country is either to be . De-
mocrscy or an Empire. The people will |
never submit to an oligarchy, especially q
moreyed one, having DO other merit but |
the fortunes ilched BY special legislation |
from the people"
"You think, then, any party which will |
place itaelf in line with the people will
succeed"
"The whole history of the country has
shown it. The Democratic party was
ruined BY i;s support Of the institution of |
lavery, which Institution was not in con-
sonance with the feelings, the wishes, the
belief, or the eense of justice Of the people,
and was only sustained go many years be-
cause of the constitutional obligation to do
20. Tha. Is COW or. Of the way, and very
soon all o. he evils growing out of it will |!
fade away; and, wktn that il done. nobody
doubts that true Democracy will resume its
sway in our Government, except among
those who believe in Imperialism"
do yen believe that the people of the
South, az people, are to-day ditloyalor in
favor either Of seceesiun or the restoration
Of elayeryT
Il don't believe that the people q Ne
South are n favor # the restoration q