Year: 1877

ANOTHER INTERVIEW


WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.--Tbe President, In CON-
MentlbE upon the electoral bill to. day, turned his
conversation upon the tendency of the parties to.
ward q thorough and complete rehabilitation.
He said that he had observed movement in this
direction for several years, and that the political
Feaction OF 1874, popalsrly known as the tidal
3waye," waa accepted by him as an indisputable
evidence OF this prospective change. He then
Thought that the party which had been In power
would be able In great measure TO re-establish
ks lost advantages, which IL would possibly main
tain thi ough another Presidential term, but the
experience of the contest OF 1876, though iavora-
ble


IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS,


of Representatives In Congress, showed that on
rational que stons the time for readiustmept of
The political status of the parties had come. He
did not mean that the Democratic party would
secure permanent ascendenoy but that the Re-
publican party, much sha, tered by internal dis
sension, would be compelled to rally ita forcee
ard to harmonize lie diverse elements upon some
general line of policy. He said that 1t could not
he known until the result was declared, what
party would secure control of the government
with its extensive patronage, but whatever that
declaration might be 1t would not stay


THE INEVITABLE TENDENCY OF THINGS


IL was shown that the South presented a
united front when permi ted TO act unrestrained
by the nterpositien Of legally constituted author
ity to prevent the uee Of the means resorted to
In carrying tho elections in those States. In the
North, where the Democratic victories were
gained contrary to former results the means by
which these were obtained might be considered
exceptional. He thought that before the end of
the next q residential term there would be an en-
tire reorganization Of parties in the south, 90
that in the contest of 1880 it would be no more a
solid Democratic South than a soIld Republican
North. He said that in the South, as political
contests we're now carried Oh, there was no Dem.
oefatio nor no Republican party basis upon
which the struggle for political power is made
that in that pare OF the country an election Is
nothing more than an effort on the part CT the
whites 10 control and to


COMPLETELY IGNORE THE BLACKS;
sfiAt there was no harmony nor policy in tho
PREMISE: that the white voters were eimpiy
united in opposition to what are designated there
as carpet baggers, and also against the blacks:
that now all but two of the southern States have
gone to the Democrats, he will not say by what
means this result was accomplished, except tina I
it was the natural outgrowth of the opposition of
the ante-beiium party against that which grew
out of the exceptional state of things which fol-
lowed the war: in the event of the declaration OF
Mr. Tilden as justly entitled to the executive
office, the authorities in the two States yet Re-
publican would promptly sucoumb, leaving the
entire list OF Southern States


IN THE HANDS OF THE DEMOCRATS.


The moment this nnsnimity is reached as against
the ascendaney OF the colored man and the few
whites from tho North or South ha said that tbe
people would begin to agitate measures of State
policy, and ae soon as this point is reached polit-
icsl opinions will crystalline into political organ
izatione governed by more wholesome oues,,ons
of controversy. 1t would be impossible he said
for but one party to exist, which would result in
adiyision somewhere, and he thought that would
be in contest of the party leaders for power and
the control of patronage. The spectacle would
then be exhibited OF both these political contest
ants exerting their best efforts 70 secure


THE NEGRO VOTE,



the Irish, and ths RepubGcsus cultivate the Ger
mans and scsndinsyians. He then spoke spe-
officially of the early political future Of several
OF the southern States. He sail that Florida
with Northern capital, and railroads bringing it
within three days of the Northern markets with
its fruits and early vegetables ana it's salubrous
winter climate, could now be said to posssss
almost ali the characteristics of a Northern
State; and that the people, instead of being
sectional, would vote their sentiments on Ma.
tionsl and State issues the same as in the North
esn States. He also said that North Carolius
might also be mentioned SO having a political
faIure similar to that of Florida. and for The
same reason. In speaking of n est Virginia. he
also spoke of


NORTHERN CAPITAL


having been largely invested in valuable graz
Ing, mining and forest lands, all OF which Bring