The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-11
M'CLERNAND.
What Che Hero Of vicksburg HAD 10
Say on the
Destiny Of thn Democracy --hopriu'
Words.
Thoroughly for riiden-TimeI, Talk

who kolOufntd WIN Va WIZ H..
~UrnkIp reporter sought the cisiingulsntN
Gentlemen aud found hini engaged Va tht
pl,a,snt occupation OF dining ~ tho otahu'
Winhsor saloon Upon intfoducinB hlM-
al, and informing the eenersl oil tue OBJ CT
ofthe visit, hs was informed that tae inter-
view woald be- ohee1fully accorded alter ms
meal VAS concluded. The general NAt
Inohins as wei as whom here several year
ago, aud his manner as nervout ana 49,
ifei as ever. Ia f,ct his carriage CONVEX
saiion and neral dapor, mant indicate tue
sound mind IN the sound BODY shu ~
burning OF tho same democratic Ore thhl
has ever animated the bear hno Puf-
pose OF the slaunoh veteran d..
he saws be Is Tilden's Eonor
After a bfiai preliminary coll1quy he re-
porter proceeded 10 business, aonle"hA1 IN
this wise: 49,.
Reporter-"Gensral, we are all snxious'o
know your yisws on natlona, bha'rs, ma
moro paftlcll ,riv viin reference 10 tbs
probablit.oa Of rilden's nomination and
the possibility Of hts acceptance. Gan you
give ns your ideas on these tWin Quss-
tions?' ,,
General Merchandising sir; 80 far as
my views and opinions are concofnsd, YOU
arc perfectly Welcome 10 them, and i've
than vita the conviction that thsv are
Identical with almost the una imOus senii-
ment OF the north and NORTHWEST. am Tor
Tilden, omphatio6liy, and believe the peo-
ple eyefy1 where are aud should be earnestly
Ia favor OF his selection by the Chicago con-
yention. There should be spontaneous
him al tho president-clect OF 10
aud such an ,unmis,skable uprising in the
conyen ton as not TO stsft boom Tor him,
but evince beyond a doubt the deep.seaied
admiration Tor his statesman-nlp, cnd the
popular determination 10 seat him III a 90
si'inn which nothing but gross fraud ana
elrn0ft hrute force has excluded hun. Yes.
sir, am tor Tilden above and beyond all
Others, and favor his nomination By so
hearty and spon,sneous manifsstatioD aS
90 leave no room or power Tor him 70 de
cline"
Reporter-'Doyo on think he would accept
after the Iroquois 'ettcT?'
General McClernanc--"l do, sir. The
nomination must be so nnapi-
nous, 20 urgeut and sisniiicaor
as 20 be An appeal 20 his patti
otism. AZ appeal that has never been laade
Ia vain. Lot him be made %
feel tina. the people cry aloud
wrongs, the enbodyiug figure OF tho great
est popular victim cvsr offered upon the
altar Of civil liberty and he cannot, Will not
fail TO rcSDOnd."
Rsporter-"Bat, general. they cay he u
too old, too feeble 10 undergo the lGbors OF
n pfoHOeEtlhi C4ulpEiens
General McCiernand - MY dear cir,
(s,raightssing himself up and looking every
inca the hero OF Vicksburg anu Arkansas
Posi) do look too old, TOO feeble 10 run
for PRESIDENT Add yet Tildsn 10 conscs' =
ably my junior. Do You suppose that any
man In state Of mental or physical decay
c)uld have written The letter you refer .Ol
No sir. his mind Is as comprehensive aud
luminous, his will an rtsolute and his active
energies as unimpaired ns when he was
forty years OF age. But that 70 not
the question. he should be nominated by
reclamation, and we're he 10 die his ghost
should receive the candidacy OF the pee
pIo's party. TO show their reputation OF the
foul, not national, nut republioaH crime.
There will bs no trouble about his health.
His habita Of life have been good, aud
many men OF greater age have successfully
administered the affairs of state"
Reporter--"You think then that the idea
OF reltori1g 10 Mr.. Tilden the honors lost
or wrested rom him would give him good
strength"
General MoUlernaud. ~ do, but this by
no means comprises bic main strcngth-his
great aud successful s'atesmanshir-hi
splendid organizing abilities and wonderful
financial akill, so often prsCt cally dr.
played as well aS bis thorough knowledge
OF men and ripe echolarship stamp him
as the foremost politician
the day His democracy 10 OF the olden
time, Il IL Jeifsrsoniau and based on prtn-
cIp!e. He Is the man to lead tho reyola-
ton against fraud in power and is the born
Mose1 20 Lead the people 10 the
promised land OF pollticsl purity or to stnrt
the exodus from the temple Of lho corrupt
army OF money changers. There are many
good men spoken of--McDonald, of India
no, for example, with whom sat IN con
gress. He is good man, but none 30
GOOD and Adaptable TO the emergency rs
ha Ea4-ralefvHd n " IL
aigh mortal wound and 10 must be healed,
TildeD mus. be the physician. The radi'
Gals must be defeated, aud Tilden must be
our candidate; because,
First-"He is probably the only man
that can do II; and,
"Sscondly-He can do IL etfsotually, and
with victory carry rebuke."
Reportef-'Do you think he could be
elected II nomiuated?n
General McCieDand--"I have not the
shade Of doubt on that score. There are
large mum bers Of Demonstrations republicans,
ne v-ss ehrwn IN the election 81 Ps't'eoN W.
Pennsylvania and Cleveland in Nav York.
They will accept What is now a recognized
fac that Tiiden aud the nation were de-
frauded ia 1876, and tnat justice demands
the seating OF the real presicent-eieot. fhs
whole battls.cry Of that year should be
raised anew. rnrog out the thieves and
restore pure government. Let the ugtoe
Tiiden is OF 80 superior an order Of stiles.
msnship that both parties on the tsriif issue
are willing TO trust him. am en- oid.time
free-tTrde man, but | would moss
enthusiastically support him, whilst
I have no doubt that Sam Randell
would cheerfuilv enrol himself under his
superb leadership. Tilden means succesr,
and success means sans 6auci TO the ne-
tons sgony. With him In 1876, there was
no blunder. In 1880, laundering gave vic
tory TO q foe numerically our Inferior. We
want the man who can win. Our vital
points are Erst TO get the republicans out
and next to determine how 1t Is to be done.
It 10 indeed true that Il takes two-thirds
outside to get out one.third In, but Tilden,
backed by spontaneous sympathy and de-
termination. such as pulsstes the masses
nov all through the north and northwest.
can it. 1 have no doubt Of either his
nomipation or election. want TO see him
ucminated, mo one dissenting and do
not believe he couls be prevailed 10 take
the nomination on other terms; then he
could not and would not refuse. His ex.
oltod patriotism would be invoked and
pdyafe interests su forgotten: a a;,,, wo snd
Yi9htful president
RSporter-"Do you think other aspirants
would waive thor pretentions?"
! General NcOlernknd with some anima-
Hool-"Nr. Tilden II no aspirant, but there
r some generosity among politicians, and
n ~ lDoliug now manitesting itself con-
Hnoe. - oItburst at Chicago. u viii not
rsSSrfSr-"Dcyhe dsmocrats Of the north
~ ~ 8 deep interest In the approaching
1SSSS1sa afoCIernand biting the top Of his
-@xnR moe - than you would sup.
S1 Jxt1uott yoafg Ne have been knots