Year: 1879

want. L really know nOtnlnS ABOUT
what has happened during the last
few weeks excepting what | have
read in the Times. "


The Senator was assured that if he
had carefully perused the Times ne
must be fully acquainted with the
events of the day, and that the re-
porter rather desired to hear his Opin-
ion on subjects of national Importance
than any contribution to the news de-
partment of the paper.


"Were you not surprised at
THE RESULT OF THE OHIO ELECTION"
queried the reporter.


"Well, | was as to the Legislature,
which l certainly expected would be
Democratic, but it was quite evident
from the first that the balance of pub
lie opinion favored Foster"


"To what do you attribute the Ohio
defeat-to the greenback doctrine or
to the -"


"To the Southern Brigadiers ?" sug-
gested the Senator. "Well, really, |
am unable to state. | was not in Ohio
at all during the campaign"


"Do you not think, Senator, that
the vacillating conduct of the Demo-
cratic Congress in regard to the army
bill last summer went long way to-
ward injuring the party with the peo-
ple?"


"Well, / can't say what effect it
may have had on the people, but |
think that Congress gained great
deal We managed to secure the Ju
ry laws, by which it was within the
power of Republican jury, in any of
the Southern States, to prevent any
Representative from taking his seat in
Congress. / have reason to believe
that


A CONSPIRACY WAS ARRANGED
by which, under the jury law, sufii
cient of the Democratic members of
the House of Representatives were to
be got out of the way to allow the
House to organize in next December
with Garfield as Speaker. Then, too,
we secured the promise that troops
will not be used hereafter at the polls.
| am in favor of sustaining the Uni
ted States Government in its suprema-
cy, but at the same time | wish that
it shall have nothing to do with the
local affairs of any State or section. l
do not know whether the people real
ly appreciate the position occupied by
the different parties in the last session
Of Congress; but | do know that while
the Democrats were anxious to carry
through necessary legislation the Re-
publicans did their utmost to keep
matters of sectional difference as prom
inent as possible, and continually
harped on the string of Southern ag~
gressiOns.


"What will be


THE POLICY or THE DEMOCRATIC


PARTY


In the next session


"Well, we will find lots of more i'm
portant matters than Southern affairs
to engage our attention, however anx-
ious the Republicans may be to give
particular pre-eminence to the ques-
ton. Here we are without an ocean
marine, almost without vessel carry
ing the American flag, and something
should be done in the matter. Then
there are several other matters which
need legislation, which will be quite
likely to keep the hands of Congress full
during the term, without meddling
with sectional issues"


"What will be the chances of elect
ing


A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT
next year?"


at is too early to determine as yet.
If Ohio, New York, Indiana and Col
Orado are all going to 60 Republican
this fall, why, they will probably car
ry everything next year, and we will
have high protective tariff and other
Republican legislation to no dnd. But
much will depend on the action OF
Congress next winter"


"What effect will the election of
Republican representatives from Cal
ifHrnia have upon the Democratic ma
jority in the House?"


"It will probably leave two or three
majority if the Greenback members
continue to act with the Democrats. "


"What do You think of the condi-
ton of the Democratic party in


NEW YORK STATE?
Will they be likely 20 settle their diff
ferences before election time ?"


81 fear not; l had hoped that when
the news of the Ohio election reached
them they would come to an agree
ment; but when they did not, in the
face of such a warning, | have but lit
tie hope of a reconciliation. l felt
quite certain that both Robinson and
Kelly would make way for Potter, as
the state can certainly be carried by