The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-06
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Il. have inst. had detailed Co. me, rby I
prominent Southstn politician, the parlicu.
day or TWO with ,6snaa0r Trumbuu OF Iili.
noia Ny informant. who 10 hiusself IN ex-
United States Senator, states thst he mes
Judge Trumbull in the library Of Congress,
and that. after exchanging fEieDdly, s9luiai
tons. he asked the Senator whether she
would cOpsent, 10 the use Of his naJne ~ a
Conservative candidate for tbs Rrssidsucy
against Gen. Grant The Illinois statesmaa
replied with more thaa- usual emphasis
=. mo, \ o. asRAy9,!.!a ,l ',C9 I! noh"1iH"i,A'
"For MANY -reagpuGn ,t,al ei siliar .''siioqs
'.For many ressona,ns Judge Trumbull
said in substance: '4n the first place am
satisaeda where 7 an .'7',f 'cSnsihef 4 seat 10
the Senate of the United States position
in whieh.I can Ghe mdte ussfui than any
other, and believe It to be - honorabss -
any pnfer !he Government IT, iisa adntics g
efhcicnt1y and properly discharged. o.Intthe
next place, do not agree with the pra-
gYamne which his been marked out by
those who refuse to support the candidacy
of the Presiasnt for 70 election. ann con!
sci0us of the need Of many reforms. and I
am daily striying TO- accomplish them Bat
l do not believe = revolution of parties
would be salutary.. I do not believe eithar
the'people Of the North Or South are ready
to profit by such d change" '''' : ID
/ ''And why not"
! because the people of the South Rave
really accepted nothing and are not willing
to cooperate with tho liberals; of the
North in settling the practical relations Of
society on sure and generous basis. III I
know that the South has much to complain
Of. But so have the liberal Republicans.
the natufe Of things that the South should
mot realize the complete overthrow Of the
old order xnd tho necessity for . complete
change Of the domestic policy. nI bslieve
that ths ldefsas OF Gen. Grant would involve
:. reaction att the South, Whose oonses
Quences. would b. even wosse- than tho
present state of affairs." ,i'
Don't you think Gen. Grant meditates
the permanent =, t u,statpasion ,t Of the Executive
':Ne, I daaot. NY opinion, Is Il, that Gen.
Grants, = the main. I conservative man.
He has made mistakes, but cannot say
they justify his removal. 7" .e.t,,,
"WhAI are yo1r>peisonal reiations3'' =
''Very friendly. l have opposed some of
his measurys, B6t have no personal feel,
ings sgiinst him, and. indeed. this q one
of che reasons Why it is tltsagreeable TO have
my name mentioned in the connection you
name. !" ei g.tf,t:al t@ II .9,"i 'IDr.= !d
''The Southern De nocracy would sup:
port you with pleasure i" 1h's' ',ln' >, 90 :,
''YOu aSo' mistatcD. The Democracy is
yet too strong in numbers TO disband, for
that 10 the nsea"iegof the Passive policy.
Three millions Of Democratic voters cannot
Ot)O Republican voters, and that for meas
of pottage which the Republicans asd not
the Democrats arcto snjoy. I don't believe
they will do 1t. / think the Passive policy
already y failuro". II ur iu,E, .aaeastf - n
no nh sAs sSsss,RP' Sss, R'oafis'*K . *K.w Departure
was . necessity, win. or lose.- Had the
Democrats hot adopted 1t. but in it's place
had adopted the platform Of 1858. they
would have been still more disastrously
beaten. The New Departure made, no re.
cruits because the people did not believe il
honest. The Dem.scraiic party leaders did
4ss1~y tD.,sSA M Ssps8VA sOSVsO -sOo1 yosS
h; sccept the amendments-an the Re-
publcans have, to thank, such: writers Is
Mr.. Forsythc that the step in advance did
not make further Inroads BY 1870 the u !
sues Of the war, the amendments and the
Ku KlQx VIII be out Of the, way. and there
may be new and complete reorganization
of parties. But not now ~ :.
''Wh.s do you think Of the Ku. Klux p y
. ''Thcy may be exaggerated. But there Il
enough Of unpuhished violence at the South
to justify the newspapers ii all the outcry
they are making: This alone would beat
the Democracy. nE lab s2r@5tt,A h@p5 ~ ~ ~ y.
''Then you think the fight next year will
be strsightOut party 1daiS3' I'll" ~ = 4
~ think il w,ll u 10 fsri - tie Repuhli
cans ars c0ncssned. The party u not realty
divided. Its internal discussions merely
exhibit the exercise Of individual free will,
and do it good and rot hssm, n L. will aet
as . body, and l think will pollis larger
vote than. it did il 1858, no matter what.
frame work or what candidates ere opposed
10 Il, The people. .belieye In ahea RepsbR..
can party on account ct itsir liberal idiscos-t
DS0lle. Ba. IL, % sAu9 :isy1 lsseai ib ~ 3
am assured in saying that the opinions
of Senator Trunbplls sass7 allo the opinions
'f Senator Sumner, y BIOS, gatniasli II 4 /.
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