Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-12-14
Senator Trumbull's Views.
WASHINGTON, DEc. 3.

| prominent South RI politician, the
particulars of conversation, had
within the last day or two, with
Senator Trumbnll, of Illinois. My
informant, who is himself sn OK
| United States Senator, states that he
met Judge Trumbull in the library of
Congress, and that, after exchanging
friendly salutations, he asked the
Senator whether he wo lid consent to
the use of his name as conservative
candidate against General Grant
The Illinois ST m n replied with
more than usual emphasis:
mo, sir, 1 would not"
| "And why mott"
"For many reasons" Judge Trum-
bull said in substance: "In the first
/ place l am satisfied where / am. /
consider seat in the Senate of the
United States a position in which 1
can be more useful than any other,
and believe it to be as honorable as
any under the Government, if it's
duties be efficiently and properly dis
charged. In the next Ilice, 1 do not
agree with the programme which has
been marked out by those who refuse
to support the candidacy of the
President for reelection. 1 am con-
scious of the reed of many reforms,
and am daily striving to accomplish
them. But I'do not believe that q
revolution of parties would be salu
tary, / do not believes either the
people of the North or South are
ready to profit by such change"
"And why not %
'Because the people of the South
have really accepted nothing and are
not willing to cooperate with the
liberals &C the North in settling the
practical re, ,,ations Of society on
sure and generous basis. 1 know
that the South has much to complain
OF. But so have the liberal Republi
cans. 1t is not the rebel element,
perhaps. but the nature Of things, that
the South should not realize the COM
plete overthrow of the old or;,or and
the necessity for a complete Grange
of the domestic policy. behcve
that the defeat of Gen. Grant woulL
involve reaction in the South, whose
consequences would be even worse
than the present state Of affairs
Don't you think General Grant
meditates the pertinent usurpation
of the Executive Office %
"No, do not My opinion is that
General Grant is, in the main, a con
sentative man. He has made mistakes.
But 1al not say they justify his re-
mova1." =.
"Wlas are your personal rela-
ions ?"
Very friendly. 1 have opposed
some of his measures; but have no
personal feeling against him, and, in
deed, this is one of the reasons why
t is isa rreeable to have my name
melt oned in the connection You
name"
THE Southern Democracy would
support you with pleasure"
You are mistaken. The Demcc
racy is yet too strong in mum oers to
disband, for that is the meaning of
the passive po.ieY. Three million of
Democratic voters can not afford to
sell themselves to two or three hun
dred thousand Republican voters, and
that for a mess of pottage which the
Republicans and not the Democrats
are to enjoy. / don't believe they
will do it. think the passive policy
already failure"
Like the new departure 2"
mo, not exactly. The new dep1rt-
ure was necessity, win Or lose. Had
the Democrats not adopted 1T, but in
its place had adopted the platform OF
1868, they would have been still more
disastrously beaten. The new depart
ure made no recruits because the peo-
pie did not believe it horest. The
Democratic party leaders did what
they could no longer avoid--that is,
accept the amendments--and the Re-
publioaps have to thank such writers
as Mr.. Stepens acd Mr., Forsythe that
the step in advance did not make
further inroads. BY 1876 the issues
of the war, the amendments and the
Ku kiux will be ont of the way, and |
thei e may be new and complete re-
organization of parties. But not
now"
s'What do yoa think of tle Ku
Klux?''
''They may be exaggerated Pu
there is enough of unpunished yio-
lence at the South to justify the news
papers in all they are making. This |
alone would beat the Democracy"
"Then you think the fight next
year will be a straight out party
affair p
Il think it will be as far as the Re
publicans are concerned. The party
is not really divided. Its internal
discussions merely exhibit the exer-
else of individual free will and do il |
good and no harm. 1t will act as a
body, and think will poll a larger
vote than it did il 1868, no matter
what frame work CIR what candidates
arc opposed to it. The people believe
in the republican party on account OF
its liberal discussions"
/ am assured in saying that the
opinions Ex-senator Trumbull are also |
the opinions of Senator Sumner
Cor. Louisville Courier Journal.