The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-06
WHAT THREE MILLIONS OF DEM.
OCRATS CANNOT AFFORD
TO DO.
THE PASSIVE POLICY ALREADY
A FAILURE.
I pee nj ts The Courier, Journal
WAsuIxGrON DAG a

prominent southern politician, the psrtic-
ulars Of n conversation, had within the
last day or i've, with Senator Trumbull,
o! Illinois. My informant, who is him
self an er-Untel States senator, states
that he met Judge Trumbull in the H..
brary Of Congress, and that after ex-
changing friendly salutations, he asked
the senator whether he would consent to
the use of his namc as a conservative
candidate for the presidency against
General Grant. The Illinois statesman
replied with moro than usual emphasis
" No sir, would not. "
And why not
"For many reasons. " Judge Trumbull
said in substance: ain tho first place I
am satisfied where l am. / consider O
seat in the senate of the United States .
position in which l can be more useful
than any other, and believe it to be as
honorable as any under the govsrnmen mt
lifts dutio. be efficiently and properly
discharged. In the next place, I do not
agree with the programme which has
been marked out by those who refuse to
support the candidacy of the president
for reelection. am conscious of the
need Of many reforms, and am daily
striving to accomplish them. But I do
not believe that revolution OF
parties at this time would
DO salutary. do not believe either the
people of the North or South are ready
to profit by such u change. "
"And why not9"
because the people Of the South have
really accepted nothing and are not willing
to cooperate with the liberals Of the n orth
in settling the practical relations Of so.
ciety on sure and generous basis. !
know that the South has much to com.
plain Of. But SO have the liberal republi.
cans. 1t is not tho rebel element, perhaps
but it is the nature Of things that the South
should not realize the complete overthrow
Of the old order and the necessity for ,
complete change Of the domestic policy.
believe that the defeat of Gen. Gran
would involve n reaction At the South
whose consequences would be even wors,
than the present state of affairs
Don't you think Gen Grant mediate,
the permanent usurpstion of the executive
Office %
mo, do not. My opinion is that Gen
Grant is, in the main, conservative man
He has made mistakes. But can no, saw
they justify his removal"
what are your personal relations"
Every friendly. have opposed some OF
his measures; but have no personal feel
ing against him, and indeed, this is one of
the reasons why it is disagreeable to have
my name mentioned in the connection
you name" -
"The Southern Democracy would sup
port you with pleasure"
"You are mistaken. The democracy is
yet too strong in numbers to disband, for
that is the meaning of the passive policy.
Three millions Of democratci votes cam O,
afford to sell themselves to two or three
hundred thousand republican voters, and
that fora mess of pottage which the repub
licans ind not the democrats are to enjoy.
don t believe they will do it. THINK
thepns''ce policy already faiiure.'
Like the new departure"
g No, not exactly, The nsw departure
sDas necessity, ioin or lose. Had the DEM
ocrals not adopted it, but in its place
adopted the platform of 1868, they would
have been still more disastrously
oealeh' Inc new departure
made no recruits because the people
did not believe it honest. The democratic
party leaders did what they could no
longer svoid-thst is, accept the amend
ments-and the Republicans hare 10 thank
sneh writers as Mr.. Stephens aud Mr.. For
sythe that the step in advance did not
make further irroads. BY 1875 the issues
OF the war, the amendments and the ku.
klux will be out Of the way, and there may
be new and complete reorganization Of
parties. But not now
"What do you think Of the ku-klu1 p
"They may be exaggerated. But there
is enough Of UNPUBLISHED violence at the
South to justify the news papers in all the
cutlery they are making. This slono would
L..a a l.