The New York herald., 1872-08-27


1t is said on every side that Greeley Will lead the
whole ticket and also every Congressional district
ticket in Michigan, and his friends VIII make vig-
It is with the greatest difficulty that the demo-
Gratis can get their best to run for Office In the
Western States as their hopeless minority here has
led the best OF them on TO the pursuit OF mercantile
wealth which successful prosecution they win not
gardly figures OF $1,000 and $500. AT the head OF
the Democratic Convention sat Mr.. Bancroft, OF
Port Huron, who Is man OF that class, assiduOus
successful and enlightened, who claims that in two
years the democratic party OF Michigan will be the
progressive party OF the country, and the regular
republicans viii be the Bourbons.
had two short
INTERVIEWS WITH GOVERNOR BLAIR
| at Sweets Hotel, and his conversation taken in
conjunction with that OF Mr.. Harmon, of Detroit.
the democratic organizer will nearly exhaust the
views OF the situation as the coalition statesmen
| observe them.
Ex-Governor Austin Blair is middle aged man, OF
irOn-gray hair and beard, Scottish type OF face
frame and attire becoming gentleman OF admin
lstrative and civil authority and, with some OF the
nervousness OF positive nature, he has the voice.
| thing OF q clergyman In the impression he makes
His talk is prompt and sincere, incisive, and with
the twinkle OF ready appreciation OF humor. AS
a candidate for Governor on the stump he has In
no whit let down the bearing and rank OF his
WHAT BLAIR THINKS OF LOUISVILLE.
Governor Blair, said the HERALD correspond
vote will not be sSoVs or Sa na Of
breckenridge in 1850. Do You think his estimate
correct w
at is too low; generous estimate would be one
per cent OF the whole democratic vote, which Is no
more the annual detection, even when any straight
| isville vote will probably come In the main from
those retired counties where the mails penetrate
crat and the New York Day BOOK circulate"
"D0 you apprehend that Louisville Will do any
harm to you in the Michigan campaign" 7"
"NOne. Louisville is q benefit, and will be the CON-
mon dumping ground OF obsolete and foolish men
like Wise and TOombs The democrats of this State
| have behaved with signal decision and patriotism.
ever to make of them-on the contrary, all praise.
Our effort is for republican votes. Tne democrats
clearly see that Chandler, Terry, Edmunds and
some purchasable or Indifferent material are max
ing ali this foolishness which win cost more than
it will amount to. The republicans, who are stin
| undecided between Greeley and Grant, note also
rs te are gacp te W
over again. and 1t is necessary for their purposes
that there should be an irreconcilable democracy
| still eXtant"
s.CAN you CARRY THE STATE, GOVERNOR BLAIR %
"We may. do not wish to be too sanguine. We
and trust to that large silent vote which in the
| times OF Harrison declared itself at the polls, and
not until the ballots told the story. An uneasy
feeling pervades moral and observing people every
where. The party has lost its heroic motive and is
perfectly materiaized Its fears are addressed by
the administration, and no high or new incentives
are set before 1t. 1t still preserves, however, the
machinery and coerces hundreds OF conscientious
but ambitious citizens OF the middle class through
| the completeness OF its discipine.n
'is the organization
very complete ?'' ''''-'O''
| "Perfectly so. From the county committees up
to the highest federal offices it exists with mi
nuteness and system not known elsewhere i'll the
country. 10 be Justice OF the Peace or Supervi-
must be submissive to it or be crushed out.
| dominant here and all the avenues to cOnsidcra-
ton leaa through it. We have sought to pierce
this machinery at every point; but 1t yields only to
money, and that we do not possess
''With this condition Of things, Governor, do You
not ase ee @ e spirit OF
ENTIRELY so. The true theory OF republican gov
| ernment is the neighborhOOd theory. Centrallza
| ton must relax its grasp, or as communities we
shall insensbly lose ali local control OF ourselves
| washington puts the bit in the mouth or Michigan.
A change OF sentiment no longer insures change
| of administration"
.what is the general character of the federal
| Oflce-hOders here ~
.'People without scruples, loyal to the man
! who presides over the system IN the State, and
who liveAby the avocaton OF % ONCE; ~, He, IN turn
from washington, and his wishes are implicitly car
! ried out there"
"a good DEAL and it often comes from men who
to 'S break @ X their line and imperii Their present
| chances for prefermeHt."
.Is the ot1ce Of Governor here desirable one f''
"Over q State like Michigan 1t is an honor; as Q
LEAST REMUEERATIvE OFFICE THE UNITED STATES.
mum, received $1,000 currency per annum"
| .'Do you find the argument OF prosperous cOun-
Of the administration Y''
at is probably their most plausible argument;
Youth. progresses in spite Of such an admnistra.
tion, and to claim Its progress is an assumption
| preposterOus in any one man as to arrOgate that
the rain and the dew are the gifts OF an admins
AN UNEASY PROSPERITY
in Michigan; strikes are prevalent among the work
ing classes on oil sides, and the condition OF the
Southern half of the country is shocking II the North
where the carpetbagger Is absolute 10 cannot fail
| to suffer in turn from the perpetuaton OF such a
system. Our Northern prosperity advances on
! parallel lines with anarchy and robbery at the
| South Four years hence how can we straighten
out those States or stem the tide OF corruption
| there, arouse the stagnati0n OF the white p0pu
| latlon sunken into apathy and despair This boast
of prosperity in the sight OF such state OF things
is false in point OF interest and demoralizing in
point of Christian sympathy and common patriot
Ism. Mr. Grants friends point only to the prosperity
| of a part OF the country; in the South disorder
| moves toward barbarism, and rapacity toward re-
| pudaton. 1t may be the object Of our masters to
depress every security in the country except the
| swift to destruction"
''Do you think Mr.. Greeley will do anything, il
THE SECURITIES OF TIE CoUNTRY?r
'Nothing. He Is the last man in America TO
assume the responsibility for financial panic. The
only point they make upon him Is that he compre
hends something OF finance, and Grant nothing lf
ignorance is the mother Of safety we have got TT
Nevertheless, Governor Blair, are not the bust
ness classes In some CONSERVATION Greeley's
business pr0spectSi
"NO ihat is political and campagn assunp-
tion. People whose private prosperity is not com
patible with public refOrm-if you can conceive
such-wince about any changes But ! have no
idea that our Western people are so sunken IN pelf
and lost to love OF country that they stop their
ears to words OF warning at the insensate cry Of
we are doing wel.' No man can do well where
the public example is bad and getting worse all the
tme.'
"Governor, your old associates the side of
protection against Grants party did not take the
bold step, as you have doneY'
'Alas, mol There are plenty of them whose spirits
were willing, but the flesh was weak. Had they all
stepped out we should have required very little
campaigning; and, as 1t stands to-day, there are
several who would
SECRETLY REJOICE AT GREELEY's ELECTION,
II their own return to Congress was ensured"
what Is the extent OF detection to Grant in
Michigan among the repubcans?'
''It varies. IL runs from five per cent to twenty
per cent In towns and counties. We have above
seven thousand republican liberals enrolled, and