The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-15
HORATIO sEYMOUR's VIEWS.
Prospects of the Democracy in the Next
Presidential Campaign.

Horatio Seymour was recently oornered by
correspondent of the New York World, who
succeeded In squeezing out few words Of
advice and counsel from the eminent states
man. Among other things Coy Seymour l.
represented as having said
In looking over the political field II is EVIL
dent that on the Republican slde there are
sharp controversies and much bitterness The
ReptlbItcans are In d far worse way than the
Democrats 50 far ~ fends are concerned. 1t
Ia true that the divisions In the ranks VI the
latter are more open and conspicuous, but
they have reached point where they admit
OF healing remedies. Hatreds and jealousies
In the ranks OF political organizations are
like erysipeas In the human system-half
cured when brought 70 the surface. Con
cealed hate and feversh jealousy poison the
blood OF the Republican organization. The
party has no remedy for this state III things.
Its disease Is internal and therefore danger
GUS, perhaps deadly. 1t 1t could be brought TO
the surface 1t might bs cured, but now IL Is
fostering inwardiy and with very bad symp-
toms. The poison has permeated the whole
system and there Is no sage so sktllful ns to
be able To prescribe successfully For hidden
distempar.
ION The other hand, there is one great adj
vantage which the Democratic party possess
Il al ways comes up smiling after defeat Its
vitality Is wonderful It has outlived q dozen
opposing organizations. and 1t has held to Its
every excitement or novelty brought TO the
surface by events. In the country especially
the Democracy have made their adherence to
sound party principle matter as personal as
their religion, though In % different way. 1t
Is matter on which they have permitted
themselves to become enthusiastic You can
not change them. The hard-fis cd Democracy
cling to their faith under defeats and trials,
and are wthal imbued with sentimental feel.
ings never seen In the conglomerate ranks of
their opponents. The Republicans fall To
pieces unless they can be Kept at a welding
heat by passion and excitement. II these
cannot be kept Up against their opponents
they break out In their own ranks.
"under these circumstances there ls every
reason to hope for the success OF the Demo
cratic ticket IN the coming presidential cleo
tion. The Democratic vote In this State last
fall under the circumstances, was marvel
Gus one TO my mind 1t amounts to demon
stratiun that the State can be carried by the
Democratic candidates whoever they may be.
We have had our fight and 1t Is over. There
are no feuds on jealousies left to rankle in
wardly.
"There is another element now coming to
the surface which will tend strongly to In
crease this harmony. The town meetings
and elections are Mt hand About twenty
thousand town officers are TO be elected and
there is probably an average OF three candi
dates to an office. All these men arg doing
everything that lies IN their power to unite
the party and concentrate its undivided
strength Oh LhB LnWU GlbCblDHS. It0nh3 III inc
country really care less about who shall be
President of the United States than who shall
be supervisor of their town, Or justice of the
peace or perhaps school commissioner. They
Will oil vote for supervisor and will work
with united energy to secure the election Of
their party's candidate. This Is especially
true OF the Democrats, much more So |
think, than In the case of the Republicans.
The old sores of the Democratic party, rs |
have said, are on the surface and therefore
not only not dangerous but can easily be
reached to be healed. Whatever healing pro-
cess is necessary will, no doubt, be completed
by the spring elections.
"As to candidates on the Republican side,
the men who have opposed the present ad-
ministration appear to favor Grant, and his
strongest opponent now ID Blaine. The fight
liz 80 sharp that 1t may end In bringing up q
new man. as has happened before. The third
term Ia against Grant, and Blaine is too
much of n Republican to suit his party. The
Republican party does not like violent men in
Office, though IL always praises them for their
boldness In tho fight Morton, Chandler,
Blaine and men Of that stamp were thrown
over In 1876, and the more malleable and less
we'll known man from Ohio WAS picked up
and made President. Something of the kind
is likely to be done again.
son the Democratic side there is a readiness
to take up any man who can unite all factions.
AS they are all anxious to harmonize, a way
will he found to carry out their wishes. Out
side OF this State Bayard, Thurman, Hem
bricks, English and Others have been spoken
OF as presidential candidates. and either of
them, should think. would prove acceptable.
The Democracy cannot go aStray In making
their selection. The man whom they will
nominate has every prospect OF success"