The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-11-19
Postmaster Generals Opinion Of the
Recent Elections.

postmaster UeueF0IS OplulOu VI inc
Recent Elections.
A correspondent of the Washington
Star has been interviewing" Mr.. Cres-
we'll and in two column article gives the
substance of the conference In reference
to
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
"The result has not surprised me-" he
answered, "though, of course, | am dis
appointed in Maryland. ascribe the loss
of that State to the energetic canvass made
by the Democrats who brought out their
entire strength, including voters who had
not been at the polls before for thirty years,
and to the jealousy or prejudice of large
number of persons who have previously
voted against the Democrats, but who last
Tuesday voted against the negroes. Some
of them will learn before next year that it
will not hurt them to vote their own senti
ments even if these sentiments are also
voted for by black men, and more of them
will learn the same thing the year follow
ing, SO that it is not impossible that we
may carry the State at the next Presiden-
tial election. Our people relied on the
majority which we evidently had by calcu-
lations based on the new registration, but
l warned them not to be confident. What
/ tell you about the detection of white
voters to the party know to be true from
personal observation. l was in Elkton on
the morning of the election, and at Port
Deposit in the evening, and l saw myself
that we were losing votes in that way
The good order maintained throughout the
State, of which l am certainly proud, is
indicative of condition of the public
mind which is favorable to the increase of
our strength, for We are always strongest
in law-abiding communities. 1t is not
impossible that our Democratic friends
may have cheated us little; but as have
said, the main cause of our defeat was the
detection of some of our former friendS.'
elbow do you view the result at large as
directly affecting the Administration %
"Well, as said before l am not sur
prised. The history of all previous Admin
istrations will show you that they have
suffered similar treatment. In other words
the election intervening between the Presi-
dental contests has always been and always
will be more or less unfavorable to the
Administration in power. 1t is natural
that it should be so, for it is season of
apathy, or what the politicians call the
'off year, when the policy of the admins
tration is only partially developed has been
but briefly discussed, and is not well under
stood. was in the Thirty-eighth Con-
gress, which, you remember, was the
second of Mr.. Linccln's first term. We
came very near losing the House them
The Border States alone saved us. In fact
we had but fair working majority, and
many of our most important war measures
were carried by from fourteen to twenty
votes. The Freedmen's Bureau bill, for
instance, was adopted by only one MAORI
ty. So you see there is nothing new in
the present condition of affairs. In fact,
l think we might have expected it, and
am certain that the President didn't antci-
pate the reelection of all his friends. After
all, the most serious result which follows
our losses is the disappointment of Office
seekers in our party, and they are small
class, you know. They will not have their
Representatives here to help them along,
and they will be compelled to wait and
work for better times in the future. l
think, ON the whole, that we will be better
off with the fair working majority which
we have in the House than we would with
our former power. We were too strong.
The members were not compelled to con-
suit with each other; there were too many
aspirants for leadership, and there was too
much opportunity for the display of per-
sonal jealousies. We will be free from all
this now; there will be no risk of Emporium
in inspeiro, rings within rings, and there
will be greater and more confidential con-
cert of action. In short, am very we'll
satisfied with the result.
"There are especial losses, wesuggested
(Which you no doubt have occasion to
regret" :.
great reason to regret the defeat of General
Schenck He is an able, honest and trust
worthy man, and was a capable leader
His loss was undoubtedly the greatest of
the canvass. The Administration will GER
tainly miss his power in the House.
NO REASON FOR UNEAsINEss.
Choking to the future he continued,
1--WE have no reason for uneasiness. We
are in condition now to patiently wait
for the mistakes which our adversares are
sure to make. We have only to continue
the development of our policy to win in the
next elections. In other words, we must
keep our finances firmly in hand, continue
to reduce our public debt, which is the
most effective way to maintain the national
credit, and at the same time relieve our
people as much as possible from taxation.
To do all this we are required to maintain
a sufficient tariff for revenue; but we must
take from the tariff list such articles as
sugar coffee and tea, and rely on luxurieS
alone for our income. We must also relieve
our people from internal taxation, because
it is the most odious form of collecting
revenue. The law which says to a man we
assess you SO much, and if you do not pay
it, we will seize and sell your property, is
simply oppressive. For that reason. if not
for the protection of our home industries
we must keep up at least a revenue tariff.
When the people see and understand these
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