The New York herald., 1879-02-10

general law giving all exPresidents $4,000 year
whilathey lived would be approved by the people.
but ii would not be right to create an office for
Grant which would die with him.
MI. BLAINE NOT DESIRABLE.
CoRREspoNDEST-How would Blaines nomination
Mr. McCuLLAGH-f republican convention
could elect the next President it would be Blaine.
the nomination and the installation. and Blaine
would stand a big chance of defeat. As between
Grant and Blaine there are thousands OF republicans
who prefer Blaine; he got almost the solid vote of
the Northwest at Cincinnati and nobody Is sorry ior
having supported him. But to Nominate. hiM u, IN
1880 would be to take chances which the party III
its present condition cannot afford to take. inen
there is another point. To put Blaine forward as
ternals of the party. Conkings friends would be
up in arms and the next Convention would De
faction fight resulting in an accident hxe tnas a'
Cincinnati
CoRREspoNDENr-Does conkiing stand any chance!
Mr.. Notwithstanding is recognized here as
elsewhere y very great mana very great senator
But he would not bo very strong Presidential can
sidered hostile to Western interests. He is not a
national man so much as he is a New YORK man: TO
paraphrase from Macaulay's Essay on Or. . john
son." He has studied not much the genus
American the species New Yorker. But there
is the same trouble with him as with Blaine-a fac,
ton fight in prospect, which the party cannot afford
until it is put squarely on it's feet once more.
REPUBLICAN ISSUES For 1850.
CoRREsPONDlNr-What will the issues be IN the
next campaign?
Mr.. MccuLIAGH-The same that have been up
since the close of the war. Not the bloody shirt
exactly but the general proposition that the party
that saved the Union is best fitted 10 administer its
affairs. Then the republicans win have good chance
at the democrats the Southern claims business,
and the undoubted tendency OF the democrats
toward reputation. But with Grant as candidate
there will bo a sort of political revival all along
the party lines and the fife and drum will do good
deal of tho work heretofore ntrusted to the stump
speakers Arguments are not needed SO much as en-
ConnEspoxDENr-In the event of Grants election
do you suppose the Southern policy OF President
Mr.. McCULIAaH-Not at. all. That is to say, there
would be attempt to go back to military rule IN
the South Grant was tired Of that long before Hayes
was elected The trouble with Hayes Southern
policy that it the decision OF great party
question without consultation with recognized party
leaders, and then it followed Immediately by the
soced civil service policy, which justly gave great
offence without accomplishing the slightest good.
Grant would have done to the South undoubtedly
Hayes did but he would have done it in a different
way. There is parallel in the of Andy johnson
and his policy" Johnson said he was only carry
ing out Lincolns policy, and this true But Lin
coin would have accomplished his purpose without
quarrelling with his party. Hayes ought to have
that the men who organize the victories Of party
cannot he ignored when the fruits OF victory are
gathered The difference between Grants irst selee-
tons for Cabinet officers and his last represents the
extent which experience taught Grant IN this par
ticular.
REPUBLICANS FOR AND AGAINsr GRANT.
CoRREspoNpENT-Woulda any portion Of the repub-
1can party refuse to support Grant
Mr. McCuIIAeH-A small portion. perhaps, but
not enough to make any showing. Grant would get
two denocracts for every republican he lost. He
would get pretty good democratic support from the
solid men OF the East--rnep who DESIRE II not
strong government at least strong man at the fead
of weak government--men who believe that ~. y.
Grant" means more than "John Smith when signed
to proclamation telling rioters to disperse. There
are great many influential democrats in st Lou1s
who would give Grant quiet but elective support.
becaused he recognized, to certain extent the ele-
ment of force i'll government and because the neces
sity for this element is becoming greater as the
country is growing older.
ConREsPoNDENT-How would Mr.. Schurz stand
toward Grant?
Mr.. McCuLIAaH-He would be against him. sup
pose, and Grant would cordially reciprocae the feel
ing One of the best traits about Grant is that he is
magnificent hater and that no never forgiyes any
body. He says himself that he never deserts friend
under fire. and it may be added that he never deserts
foe under retreat Schurz disikes Grant and Grant
askes ncnr ana on ,ranss paps .ne aa.reu m IS
But Grant would get the best part OF the German vote
even with schurz against him. The republican op-
position to Grant would not be as strong as 1t was in
1872 when the New York 7rbune the Chicago Tribune,
the Cincinnati C0mmercsnJ and the Springfield Repu6
hcan were all against him. These papers are all
counted against his denomination now. but their op-
position in 1872 did not cost Grant thousand votes.
SO far as can be made out from the returns
SOLID SOUTH.
ConnEspoSpEST--Do the republicans rely on any
Southern States in 1880?
. Mr.. McCULLAeH-I think not. They cannot carry
q single OF them. The republican organization
hus been abandoned down there, and the democrats
can count on solid South but with Grant for
tany count on u solid North. with the exception,
perhaps. of Indiana.
ConnEspoNpExT-H Grant ever said or written
anything the subject OF his candidacy?
Mr.. McCuLLAGH--Not that / know of. He has,
however, been kept well posted in regard to the
progress Of events in his Dealf in this country. he
knows very well that his candidacy is being urged.
and those who are most competent to speak for him
say he will accept. To make the movement success
fl the nomination must be by acclamation as Ii was
in 1868 and in 1879. think this will be the case.
Grant will be far ahead os all other candidates be-
fore the Convention meets that the lew who op-
posed to him will stay away. us they did in 1872
coRHrspoypryr-D yon think Grants third nomi-
nation would create any alarm IN the direction OF
CGsarisn?
sIr McCuLrAGH-None whatever The HERALD
published very fine editorial on that subject some
months ago which covers the whole case showing
that Grant could not be accused of using the power
of the government for his election no harm could
result free institutions from his third eleva-
ton to the Presidency. Iwould go farther than that
and say that the people have right TO elect to
three consecutive tefms of they want to. to
re-eect him every four during his lite. While tho
power to defeat him is in their own hands to be excr-
csed every four years, with Congress elected every
two years. there can be no danger OF Cnsarism unless
the people really want it. There is no danger OF
C9sarism in this country. except as last refuge from
Communism, which is not likely to gain very strong
foothold here in .he present generation
CoRREsrospExr- would become of civil
service reform in the event of Grants reelection?
Mr.. McCULLAsH-whut has become OF II undcr
Hayes administration? 1t was Utopan scheme to
begin with. 1t attempt to cngraft monarch
ical ideas upon republican form OF governmental
mcon IN mnIE luca, Wnlcu lie tenure OF
hce based upon competitive examinations 1t
required higher order o. education to be thou
sand dollar clerk than to be Minister to England.
IL was intended also to antagonize the policy OF "to
the vctors belong the spoi1s never heard Of party
succeeding by giving the spoils to the vanquishcd.
That's what ails the republican party now Tho
truth is that Notwithstanding all that has been SAID
against Grants administration, the civil service under
lim Just az good as IL II now. The public SER
vice OF this country s better to day than the private
service government officer defaults pcculafcs
4 gcts into the papers and there grca. OF pub
lie "cQruption," but II private bank officer steals
S1000O 1t is put down individual sin for which
only the sinner IL responsible Take the list OF bank
dcfslcations in New York Tor year and contrast
them with the list Of government dcfacations, and
You'll see how much more honestly the public money
is handled than the private.
SEVENTH REGIMENT NEW ARMORY.
In view Of the fact that new subscript ptions to the
now nffnnrY fund are Of latc mnscrate In amount