Year: 1876

Legislature has already been elected II democratic
and will olect democrat but taking up paper ana
glancing at he returns from Coorado) Colorado VIII
oyerbalancs that


rnE SHOTGUN roLicr.


HAS ID not been thought that South carolina would
go republican beyond any doubts"


eyes, and so 1t will II The democrats do not resort
to the shotgun policy But IL Will be surprising II TINS
policy 10 not adopted 10 bring forward solid south
IL is the only way In which IL be brought about
The elections In Texas Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi
ana probably Louisiana are quite sure TO 40 demo-
cratic II We lose Patterson ana Frclipghuyscn, and
the south should come up solid would not envy Gov
crnor Hayes his position as Presidentthat is II the
solid South should have the effect OF giving the demo
Gratis majority IN both houses Hence y IS impera
tive that the greatest effort should be made to carry
the Congressional and State elections Little can DO
expected from tho Southern states which have named,
with the single exception. probably OF South Carolina
Mind do not say that the probabilities are that Pat
terson VIII be defeated but there great danger Tho
democrats are disposed carry the election with the
hopes tor Frenghuysen too but in the other case,
there probability OF his defeat The democrats arc
urging Joel Parker for his scat. and as he is candi-
dase for everything hc will doubtless make effort to
secure the election"


INDIANA ALL RIGHT
"llow do you feel about OHIO and Indanaf"


"There Is no doubt about either OF them. Indiana
will all right. sure think; vet there is danger OF
colonization from Kentucky This has been going on
for some time. and 10 stii going on, have doubt
But this cannot be done unnoticed and tho denocrats
viii DO likely to find that this will react against thom
Hayes, never having been beaten in his State, it
is measuraoy certain that ne viii not be beaten In tho
supreme contest OF ms life"





scheme OF making ex.Presdents liio members Of the
Senate was referred to- General Grant said that he
had thought little about the subject as It did seem
to him to be practical at this time He thought that
would have been well If this had been templaed
the scheme OF tho constitution and had been In opera
tlon from tho beginning Whlc he did not express
explicit opinion adverse to ths proposition,
no treated Il Ia such way to leave the
impression upon ones mind that he very
dubious OF Its utility Peter Coopcr's plan OF civil SER
vice reform was passingy referred TO by the Prcsi-
dent The aged infationst recently connded his
plan TO metropolitan reporter Ho proposes, in the
event OF his election, to appoint q comm-s CON-
posed OF the Governors oil all tho States this commits
SION to have the power OF appointing all federal OIL
GERS. He proposes further to have this commission
bound by an oath to appoint no person to position
under the government who not intellectually cnpA-
bic TO discharge tho duties OF his Office and whose
character Tor honesty Is not above suspicion Per-
sons appointed It Ia the plan TO retain ofce
long they shall meritornusly discharge their trust
General Grant said this plan was excellent in theory
but 1t would fail in practice He surmised tnat the
calculation In the appo nmcnt OF the commission of
Governors that those gentlemen would be beyond
tho reach OF petty political influence. The President
said also that II was In conflict with the spirit OF the
whole plan OF tho government. IL is tho incstmabe
privilege OF any American citizen 10 aspire for any
oice within the g OF the people, and General Grant
was Of the opinion that life tsnures were wholly un-
necessary to any branch OF the government service,
with tho exception OF the army and navy.