Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-15
Mr. Dana ON Presidential Can.
didates.
(From an interview with Mr.. c. A. Dana in n
Y 1

VI OuI 0SsuoCTatiC TcpuOtlCs 1nt uoN
ernment was founded as O very abolition
Of government. The leading idea wa.
to carry on affairs with the least possible
governmental interference. The Re
publican party has constantly strength
ened ana centralized the Federal au
thority, in violation Of all the principles
upon which Tie Union was esta bIished
So long as slavery was i'm question. ol
its extension or restriction was an issue
it was vital matter, and / was Re.
publican. When that was out of the
way, and We could go back To the fun
damental developments of the democrat
ic-republican system, the Democratic
party seemed to me to he on the right
side. There I have substantially stpod
since the war was completed and recon-
struction done with"
land about the candidates."
GRANT.
81 am against Grant, because he is,
above everything else, the representa-
tive of the GENERALIZATION policy of the
Republican party, and because regard
it as essentially dangerous for any
man to be more than twice Presi-
dent"
CONKLING.
"YOu used to be u great friend of Mr..
Conkling?"
.'That is very true. He is q man of
warm blood, and has qualities that
warmly attach his friends. But part
ed with him i'm a political sense when
he became devoted to Grants wrongs
headed and corrupt Administration.
Besides, as candidate for President,
he Is impossible for one. He is the au-
thor of the Electoral Commission, and
is the most Jealous of third-termers.
That Is enough.
BLAINE - SHERMAN WASHBURNE-
EDMUNDS.
II should oppose them for the same
reasons. Every one of them would, in
a party emergency, support Grant for
a third term"
land OIL the Democratic side?"
TILDEN.
"There are three questions which
come up i'm connection with his posi-
bic nomination. First Can he be
Do the people regard him
as Innocent of or having been person.
ally interested in the cipher despatch
business? If any considerable portion
of either or both political parties be-
lieve him to have been knowingly n
party to that affair, tliatswill become a
there in the Democratic party elements
SO hostile to him, either i'm New York
State or elsewhere, as to make his cleo
ton Impossible were he nominated?
his state Of health and
physical vigor such that he could or
could not stand the canvass and the
subsequent toll and exhaustion which
attend the Office"
''That's nOil-cOmmittal"
"ShOuld Tilden be nominated and
his election be the only means of
Of crushing the third-term dogma,
should undoubtedly support him. But
should there be "A third candidate, a man
who would stand greater chance Of de-
feating third term, might support
him in preferences"
BAYARD AND THURMAN.
"They were identified with the Elec-
fOral Commission. 1t would he stulti-
fication and suicide on the part of the
party to take up either of
Ihem."
"How will Hendricks do?"
HENDRICKS.
"No. He is too small pattern.
FIe is very respectable, conserva-
i've man: would make u first-rate ves-
,rymUn. He hasn't breadth, courage,
'r force enough to fill Andrew Jack
,On's place."
Whom would the San he likely to
avor?"
PALMER.
"The most available man against
Grant would probably lie John NJ.
Palmer, of Hi ,uois. He has been /
vice Governor of Illinois, and his war |
experience as a semi-cIvil administers
i've fficer and General showed salts
actory executive qualities. That he
las never been In Congress is not to his |
HANCOCK.
"Against any other man than Grant,
3en. Hancock would be u very strong
andi'iate. He has a clear record, es-
,ecially on tie rel ,tions of the military
o the civil power. There il nothing
more admirable i'm all our history than
he declara tons put forth by him wnen
n command of the Departmental LOU
siana after the war. Any stateman
night be. proud Of them. They say he
) not a p,liticiau, but men who are
ct at all politicians are fit for office.
sut it is not desirable 20 run one mill
ary man against arother as a candi-
ate. If the Repu Jlicans shonld nom-
nate Blaine or Vashburne, Hancock
you'd be available
DAVIS.
"Judge Davis would be a fair candi-
ate, and would attract conservative
republican votes. 1t does not, how
yer, 4em prebable that the Demo-
rats will take him up. He has few
mn iesiiate personal friends, and hard
: a personal or political party behind
i'm.
"In some respects Judge Stephen j.
FIELD would be an available man.
hat he is on the Supreme Court
'ench should not necessarily be
gainst him. The difficulty would
e that he is thought to be too friendly j
D the Pacific Railway corporations.
Besides, the Fields do not seem to be y
opular family.
RANDALL. 4
~ believe Samuel j. Randall would
make an excellent President-a first
ate President. But the delegation