Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-10
One of GreeIey's Supporter.


One of GreeIey's supporter.
A New York correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette has lately had talk with George Saun
ders, who readily gave his views of the politica
situation. Some of them are interesting, if no
important. The conversation is reported as fol
lows:
When introduced to Mr.. Saunders, he said
Call me George, madame, if you please. l an
not Mr.. Saunders. Mr.. Saunders signifies moth
ing; but George Saunders everybody knows
My Youngest boy calls me George"
Very well, l replied, George it shall be
And will you tell me something of the poltica
situation as viewed through your horoscope
Is Mr., Greeley going to be electedF
He looked at me quite quizzically as he an
swered: Elected? Who has any doubt upor
that question? 1t SCENE to me too patent TO ad
init of conjecture"
"Well, our people at home are not the mos;
rapid in the world, but we have INDUCED the
hope that Gen. Grant was going to be reelected
and since have been in the city l am surprised
to find great number enthusiastic enough &c
bet on New York for Grant, and one | have
met crazy enough to think the city will go fol
him."
ooh, what folly and nonsense! Why, all We
want to elect Mr.. Greeley is a change of five per
cent in the last vote. Who doubts that this will
be easily effected
"But the Louisville straight out convention p
suggested /
"Wil hurt Grant more than it will 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 you require, ac-
cording to your own figuring"
1T will put three tickets in the field" said
he, (which will be bad for the administration
-
success"
And draws votes only from your side" sug-
9eSied a third party, a listener to the conversa-
ton.
"The Louisville convention cannot affect this
election; it will not cause a ripple" added
Saunders
But how can you support Mr. Greeley2" 1
asked.
"Wel will tell you" said he, smiling, and
growing very confidential ''I don't believe in
negro suffrage, or in negroes anyhow. | do not
believe in the sagacity of the race for suffrage OF
for citizenship. The negro is only valuable in
industrial activities, and then only as Subordi-
mated by the white race. Under Mr.. Greeley s
administration he will have opportunity to de-
yelop, and to reach 10 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 po-
litical privileges, and reducing him to his proper
place."
''Do you propose to re establish slavery" l
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-n the form
OF military rule, perhaps, or contract system
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 char ged for
them, and would be if the wages paid for culti-
Walton were not every way disproportionate to
the price of labor in other countries"
DO you expect Mr.. Greeley to become con-
verted to your theories~
"Mr Greeley is 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 at Niagara Falls? asked l.
Just as stated in my letter, precisely. You
see that thing only failed in consequence of
Jake Thompson's cowardice. If he had stood
up TO the rack, and we had obtained our pass
ports, we should have gone to Washington and
made peace on the basis of the southern consti-
tuition; there isn't the least of doubt about it.
And that would have been satisfactory TO Mr..
many men have believed him to be. He never
advocated the abolition of slavery after it be-
came question to be dealt with politically. So
long as it was moral question, Mr. Greeley
disbelleyed in it; but when he met il in the DO
litical agitation he did not advocate emancipa-
ton. There has been a false impression about
the position of Mr.. Greeley on many subjects"
"On his hatred for your party, for one, sup
pose"
This was a poser for Georgia. 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 divid-
ing the spoils, should Mr.. Greeley be elected.
well, we must have Cuba and Canada and
Mexico, said he, mounting his old hobby, and
growing eloquent over our future DIES TIMES.
Then you must favor Gen. Grants scheme
for buying San Domingo"
Yes; have always favored that; it is I'M
doubleday 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 loom.
ing into importance, and may demand political
place and attention before long2"
20, 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 EuroDe the discon.
tent may grow into revolution, but not here
there is no cause for it,"
well, you seem to be fully satisfied that your
and those of the class YOU represent
are 10 have fair trial before the world. and Won
are Wiling to leave them in Mr.. Greeley'5
hands,"
YES" said he, smiling; 'since we can do no
better, l, for one, am willing to trust him."