The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21

eestD. 60e President, and william s. Groesbock, o
RxrOsrsR-Do you really think. Judge. that tie
p0nderous Groesbeck would be content TO air hae
smDiuon ~ back seat ike tnats
49, uoge mArTHEwS-We, really cannot speak LOB
sne gentleman personally. You see, ! am only
making an illustration OF my idea But there arg
Justice Chase or Lyman TrumbuIi. or other repre-
sentative men OF that class; but / am free to say
REPORrER-Wel, what is TO be accommodated By
the movement or your partyf
plish by the success OF such q party would De the
permanent establishment OF well considered princ-
honesty and eicIency abjurne Altogether the prao-
tlce 0t appointing ana discussing from once sub
ordinases ~ the c.y se ns on merely potost
sstent revision OF the whole revenue system, b0sh
OF tariff and internal revenue, upon the basis OF
MIR. Wells reports, so as to relieve the productive
industry OF the country from the unequal burdens
OF excessive taxes imposed as Jobs ror the benenI
or classes and sections. Third, return on the pars
OF the national government to the constitutions
limit OF its functions in reference TO analrS properly
belonging 70 the states ana ni 20 s
rebellion. so as TO enable the people OF the ooutnefH
states to rid themselves OF the extravagant anu COZ
rupt Administrations now depressing them TnaS
Is all.
JUDGE ;. B. sTALLO.
Judge StallO responded ut once TO my inquiry ~
to what ne thought Of the new party. He speaks
with q strong German accent, but his language ~
viii give the pun OF his remarks. Inc republican
party he SAID, was perverted from the purposes OF
ltS formation ana made 10 SuD8erve tue purposes OF
certain mon0p0lists, namely the prominent leaders
or the party. whO under the pretext or raising Q
revenue to pay the national DEBT, are enrichiag
themselves ct the expense or the ab0ring classeSs
imposing tariff 0stensiby for the revenue, while tt&
real eject Is TO make the poor poorer and the rlch
richer He used the smile OF the idol OF Baal 10
illustrate this idea. the people brought their
offerings TO the idol public debit, but n0s
the IDOL but the priests monopolists) consumed tho
right these questions, and that an appeal .Ought
to be made TO them, to the honest democrats as well
as to the honest republicans. He disapproved OF
the new departure republicans because they ex-
Guided men who mad been acting with the dem00raa0
party and called themselves democrats, but, sald
he, distinctly, 'when signed the call Tor the May
Convention 1t was with the distinct understan ding
that when the Convention meets 1t win divest itself
OF It's character as an association OF liberal repuD-
cans and address itself to all men c0ncurring In the
principles or the reunion and reform PLATFORM. be-
tween which and the platform OF the sO.called lbe
raj republicans OF Missouri l understand there
Is no substantial difference. And" he added, II
coed " nominate ticket and make preparations
for o Presidential campaign without addressing
themselves to all citizens whatever have been thel1
former party affiliations, provided they agree TO the
propositions embodied In that platform or the
Missouri Convention" Judge Stall0 expressed ma
intention to continue out OF politics. ana above all
not to make speeches. He thought ne nad done
poses not TO enter the arena again under any cf-
cumstanCeS.
/ have given these mems words carefully.
and they were 'lnIervlewed" under such Crcum-
stances as precluded the possibility Of either Know
ing what the other said. None oil them nazarded
could elicit single expression on that aspect OF
a All