, 1881-09-17
E-oovs-.s- Hs.arseha


Ex-0overnor Hsnaracka
0fs opanisn RaearAasG varssas PsAaI
Aen-ss0e e saaDy flAaea's
SeeFess.
In an interview with Gath, EI-0oy
Hendricks among other things said
"I was accused Of having said that
would not run for vioe-presidsnt on th,
ticket With Mr.. Tilden- That I nevel
said. did ssy that would not run fol
yice-presidea. Imesnt did not wan,
that Office. 1t hsd too little sphere in i,
to console me for tbs losS OF my occupa
ZION and practice"
"Spssking OF the personal advantage.
OF +. B. Hayes of getting the presidency
without 8 popu!a- title. Mr.. Hendricks
said:
Dc ycu see how osscure Hayes has
Aresdy beeomel He does not .saad ou.
from obscurity ike legal vice-pre.ident.
He had rathsr successful administrs.
ton Tbs times became good in his
term Yet they do not rebound To his
fame, CT save him from insisnihcanoe.
He snoxs NJ. TiidsL was the elected
pres;den.
What il yonr estimate OF the late Gov.
Ncrton' He wss man Of undoubted
sbiiity sad force. He belongs 10 the
group Of what I may call great senators
and psr.y leaders. There Was, however,
one quality Of which he WAS alnost des-
titute-persnssion. he slwsys wanted
to drive mon instead OF reasoning with
them atshly. II Is Al error in 6 party
leader, because there is constant ten
dency in every party to drop away for one
slight or disappointment after another.
If you do not keep the pieces together
you msy Soon have no party at .li. Nor
ton WaS constantly haching pieos after
piece Of bis party from his resentment or
oombstiYeness He hsd s; ono time
20, 90 majority in Indiana He bee. me
only about 900 vc.ss when l 6rst ran,
and In The campaign cf 1872 hia ba.k was
broken. think he could have achieved
one or two more victories Il he had pos-
sesaed any ssnse OF conciliati"D.
sANA:Y's sRcEIrs
DID Coz. Hl2sa ever converse With
you on some joint course Of sntioa after
you were both deprived Of your Offices
blythe einausurstiono of Hayes and Wheeler1
He did lot snd there, l think, he wss
at fault. Psrhsp5 his mind was too much
occupied 1ith great variety Ct sugges-
tions from man nearer TO him. But
visited, expecting he would conisr with
me, bat he never did 90. / think Gov.
Tiidcn, On that day Ehcn Chandler sent
his defiant message ihst Tiiden snd Hen
dricks had not hssn elected, cush. to
have expressed hnasel; distinctly that he
regarded himself "a elected, and meant to
maintain the authority ct the majority.
Had bseu tbs candidate at tho head Of
The ticket l should have done just that,
aid there would have been no contention
either, because the orderly portion Of the
republican psrty believed we we're elected
and would not have resisted cur taking
the ohces, with congress in our favor.
Do yua think M-. Blaine is as strong
before the pecp!e So he was three or four
years ssoi No. We can beat Bisine
whenever he runs for president. He
wcu.d have 10 be on the defensive from
the tins he took the field
loan ROSCOE
Whist 90 yoa think OF R.se5e C0nk-
linsl That il the man, Il l were re-
publican, / would nsnt 10 s9e president
Of tbs United States While he Is rather
OF aEistocra;ic behavior, he is man who
:o'esates no i"hbeFy nor loU intrigue
His pride ii character has most OF the
elements Of se.i-respect IL il As to h.s
abilities, they sre proiig:ous ] think he
is the post powerful speaker | over knew.
sat in the senate with him full term,
and | never had the least reason 70 sus-
pect him Of being concerned IN anything
devious OF interested In it. On one &C.
cssloa he got ready to pitch into railroads
sud endeavorei To srrsst SINE sction OF
the executive carrying out the rights Of a
railroad thai ran from the Northwestern
Missouri to the Union Pacific road l
frequently tcok I favorable yiew OF rail-
roads, and in examining this case con.
c!uded thst the compsny had performed
i.s work, snd Nss entitled 10 Its franchise.
Mr.. Conz,ing came 70 ne and invited
NE TO Join with him in sa onslsueht. !
said In this case do not think il just
Why reid be. hsd expected s different
course from ycu. Then ycu sre mistaken,
Mr.. Conhiirg. asid L
81 siii ment:on another man, ssid the
governor, "sho think to be one OF the
parest men among the republicans ever
knew. Senate. Gr;res ci Iowa He Wss
one Of the earliest governors OF lows. and
the impress Of bis character and virtues
is .tiI 70 be felt sli through thst s'ste.
Grimes, Faasenden snd Trumbuli we're
three s,ste.menl;ke issyers. and they
chiefly brcke down tie :apesehmant