The Portland daily press., 1872-09-12
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: ''But the Louisville straight out conven-
tionp' suggested l.
"Will hurt GRAFT more than it viii us.
For don't you see every man who votes that
ticket would have voted for Gen. Grant,"
quickly answered George.
But cannot see but that those votes will
AFFECT the five per cent. which Won REQUIRE,
according to your own figuring;
1t will put three tickets in the field -
sa'd ne, which will be bad for the admins
taatlon party, as 1t counts upon Democratic
votes for success"
'And draws votes only from our side.u
suggested third party, listener to the con-
versation."
"The Louisville convention cannot affect
this election; it will not cause RIPPLE" add
ed Saunders.
''But hoy can you support Mr.. Greeley?'
1 asked.
''Well, will tell you," said he smiling, and
growing very confidential: 81 don't believe
in negro suffrage, or in negroes anyhow. 1
do not believe in the sagacity of the race for
suffrage or for citizenship. The negro is on
ly valuable in industrial activities, and then
only as subordinated by the white race. I'm
der Mr.. Greeley's administration he will have
opportunity to develop, and to reach to the
highest point to which he can attain. In the
meantime the atrocious-legislation of the last
ten years will'have had time to be proved
unconstitutional, and the negro, showing no
capacity to rise, the country will then see the
necessity of restricting his political privileges,
and reducing him to his proper place"
do you propose to re-establish slavery?''
/ asked.
''No; that would not be possible; but some
system will be devised whereby not only the
south but the tropics will be cultivated by the
black man, under absolute control-in the
form OF military rule, perhaps, or contract
systen-in some way to compel him to work.
For" he continued, ''the products of the
tropics, coffee, sugar, spices, &C., should be
furnished to the world at prices far below
those now charged for them, and would be
IL the wages paid for cultivation were not
every way dlsproportionate TO the price of
labor in other counties"
DO you expect Mr.. Greeley to be convert
ed to your theories?' ?''
"Mr. Greeley is a man of sense. and must
eventually see this necessity. But he will
only be president for four years then, having
gained the power, we shall hold it. The next
term we will ''be hampered by no Cincinnati
PLATFORM" but have one of our own
what was Mr.. Greeley's connection with
the peace conference atNiagara Falls ?" asked
L
Just as l stated in my letter, precisely.
You see that thing only failed in consequence
OF Jake Thompson's cowardce. If he had
stood up to the rack, and we had obtained our
passports, we should have gone to Washing
ton, ana made peace ON the basis of the
southern constitution; there isn't the least
OF doubt about it. And that would have been
satisfactory to Mr.. Greeley, who has never
been the rabid radical many men have be-
lieved him to be. He never advocated the
abolition of slavery after it became ques-
tion to be dealt with politically. So long as
1t was moral question, Mr. Greeley disbe-
lleVed in it.; but when he met it i'm the DO
litical agitation he did not advocate emancipa-
ton. There has been false impression
about the position of Mr.. Greeley on many
subjects"
''On his hatred for your party, for one,
suppose"
This was poser for George conundrum
he could not guess.
Anxious to know what new political issues
he saw in the future, | asked him what
would be the ranking questions of importance
after dividing the spoils, shonld Mr.. Greeley
be elected.
"Well, we must have Cuba and Canada
and Mexico" said he, mounting his old hob
by, and growing eloquent over our future
destinies.
''Then you must favor Gen. Grants
scheme for buying San Domingo"
"Yes; have always favored that; it is
undoubtedly the thing to do, and should have
| been done before this. 1t was the wisest and
most statesmanlike measure recommended by
| him.
Don't you think the labor question is
looming into Importance, and may demand
I political place and attention before long?'
so, no." said he, ''the laborer has no real
cause for complaint in this country; he is the
most prosperous and best provided for of any
| of his class In the world. In Europe the dis
content may grow into revolution, but not
| here; there was no cause for it,
"Well, you seem to be fully satisfied that
| your principles, and those of the class you
represent, are to have fair trial before the
world, and you are willing to leave them in
Mr.. Greeley's hands,
YES" said he, smiling; "since we can do
no better, 1, for one, am willing to trust
| him."