The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-08

theosslva = Nh Hsgh HastinOa. Q
the New Yosk Cossnere;d AdteHise'
Who be- been q. I'll de great eooveu
tio~ disco 1910. and reported most o
them in hi Own paper. my feeling
are for General Grast," - mid. ''an,
therefore I suppose my judgmeo
GOES that wsy. soo. I esjoy the 10
dividuaI position Of being . Grant re
publican from New York. yet Opposes
TO TIE Cooking oschise there. Ian
in favor Of q machioe when It l. man
eyed With sense and Is representative
I am opposed to Cornell because be il
q fool. 1 think = Grarts friends arr
now bound TO stand together. becauss
Of 60 much abuse leveled ut him. NJ
doubt there IL diss6ection. but thai
does not justify people assailing the
charscser Ut . man Of bis sesvicea
still think he 10 most likely to got the
nomination. {:
Mr.. John N. Francis. owner Of the
Troy 1isses. the richest paper Of in.
terror New York. and late minister "a
Greece. said: Il have been for Gen.
eral Grant from the beginning.
sm for him nov. l think that bis
nature and character are the
best 10 have. He trassceuds any
candidate in greatness and excelleDce
They may beat him here--I do0's
know. II they should. I think Ne
want to select = candidate who vill
draw the largest vote. If Ne can not
have the man Of our cbosce let rs as
his alternate nominate some one to be
Who IL that man :" asked
Ar. Francis refectively. "Is it Wash
burne! Perhaps il is. Then why not
Washburne Z
General Fort, the distinguished
CONGRESSMAN whose currency views
we're not exactly those of John Sher.
man, said:
"After the state Of New York in
for General Grant, l thought,
- that was TO he the battlefield. we
10 Illinois had best take
counsel from New York. So l have
heen 10 favor of General Grant
Perhaps. q I had waited longer. /
might have seen reason to make .
different choice. Within the past
week or two there has been q good
deal Of hitter feeling against his re-
election. 1t exists in Illinois, as ]
does everywhere"
.'Coud Giant carry Illinois :"
"Oh. YES. think be could. Illinois
s republican.
could Washburne do better in
[llinois!"
YES. Our politicians Who have
been drawn into intimacy With Wash.
ourne say that be used to ball-dose
hem too much; bat the reputation
# being the vatch-dog Of the
treasury, together With his foreign
'ervices and support Of Grant during
he war; give him great opportunity
.mong de people. He would have .
7ery large majority ont here"
Would George F. Edmunds draw
he whole republican vote ="
81 do not think. said General Fort,
that he would run we'll In the West.
4 large number Of our people thought
he currency good enough. l intro
iuced the legislation which kept the
egal tenders from being retired.
they are popular with our people.
Resumption has come about, and
here Is no opposition to it but Mr.
Edmunds and one or two men of his
lass are constantly making new
lgRressions On the AUTHORIZATION
,eople of the country. He Is the
Of Chi,tenden, who Is bring
ng the suit in the supreme court u
est the legal tenders. We may have
luller times this summer. and there
ore I do not think it would b wisdom
o nominate Edmuuds."
How wovld Sherman do for q can.
lidate?"
Il think he would run better IN the
vest than Edmunds. because be 10 .
western man. There b not much die.
,osition among our people to 30 70 the
mall states in the east, which have
,ther advantages over us. to end our
political rulers. While Sherman has
,een the leader of resumption, be al.
rays had some respect and under
for the anxietiss Of the west.
,rn people 10 that matter"
"Do YOU think General Grant made
, mistake in allowing his name TO be
lsed again." .
"Well, it is hard for man to be .
noueutity-to step from greatness and
occupation into nothing. That, l
may be General Granite
feeling. For years be has kept his
health and renewed the vigor Of bis
mind by his large. responsible occupa.
ton. 1t happsns that before he is I'D
to want repose, he quits the
presidency, and in th1 country there
doee not seem 70 be anything to do for
. retired president. Whatever be
NAV engage in leads to some criti'
cism.'
"General Fort. does not the temp.
tatiou Of Grant to run again show u
that provision oaght to Be made for
retired pseGdents-I mean that Grant
is not allowed to do anything. and
probably hes but . few thousand dbl.
iass n live or
"Yes," sid 0eoefal Fort. "thai
may lead the people TO think fhvorably
of retiring our president With some
competency. I believe Ne have hui
. single ex-president now living. L
"A II Al