The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-20

controls entirely. Messrs. Sumner Schurz and
cncnnaM s seE YORK and Chicago S
30, undertook to defeat his last nomination,
saE az cGNG a9 did not control single
popularity. Never was there public man for
whom less enthusiasm is manifested. THIS signal
any power in the republican organzation' Money u1
and money only, rules The fact that he ~ main.
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onlyin appearance. The country is none the less
SsGsSa snsaysS now than EnEsp vas under
large bodies OF soldiery We have however. the
enforcement laws and the power in the Protectors
machinery, better suited to the times and ante "A
ercctuaL We have the forms OF freedom left and
proceedings called cleo Ions. Ac;, 90. are had.
VIGOROUSLY carried by the use OF money and fraud
aided by the negro VOTE. which " organized with
Thaddeus stevens, even without such organization,
would inevitably
ANTAGONIzE THE WHITE RACE,
his avowed reason for giving the suffrage to them
being that by their help few. mercenary whites
would be able TO Keep the South In Subsection
CoRREsPONDENT--You do not suppose that the
parallel Will be carried out in the recan Of the dem.
ocrats TO pOwerf . il q
Mr. BLAIR-No. Sectional Jealousy intervenes to
prevent that. The democratic organization ID
Identified by the people OF the North with southern
supremacy, and while Seymour Pendeton, Thur.
as men Of talents, purity and patriotism their
ldentlncation In the democracy while this organ
them the confidence Of the people OF the North.
The triumph OF that organization the people OF the
North would regard as the triumph OF the South,
and the suDjugation OF the North again and the
loss of all the fruits Of the war. This fixed idea
OF the Northern mind Is the bulwark OF the mon
opolists. There is just as much probability OF an
Irish party coming into the possession OF the gov
eminent OF Great Britain al OF O Southern party
or one regarded as Southern ever again coming
into power here. As the starting point for our de-
liverance, therefore, we must recognize the fact
that the North is the governing power Of this coun
and % sSs North for
Ing the corrupt and corrupting despotism Of the
TONS ncAu's VIC very n0 springs % 0uf ln''i'0'
CoRREspoNpENr-was not this reasoning the
philosophy Of the Greeley movement, which iailed
MI. BLAlR-It was. But the failure Of that
movement does not prove that the reasoning upon
which it proceeded was not sound, any more than
the failure to elect Fremont proved the Republican
tn re wers To
Greeley. Besides, think, Mr.. Greeley failed to
press the real issue involved In the contest upon
the country. His speeches were wonderful and
made a great Impression on the public mind; but
whilst he showed the corruption which pervaded
acknowledgements, &C, he did not tell the Northern
people that they as well as the Southern people
were practiea n that their govern
classes, and that the corruption which pervaded
extent was due to the reign, :" =
NOT OF GRANT, BUT OF THE MONEY KINGS
veloped by Mr.. Greeleys genus, believe ne would
have triumphed in the election. But he aid not go
that widespread Generalization which he pictured
T oGh ana make %s not sae
Of the aea and people
and other mOneyed corporations were robbing them
Of their labor and Of all power over their govern-
and even the Bench with their agents and attor.
neys, for Messrs. Strong and Bradley were the at
torneys of railroad companies, whose interests
were put the bench by their clients for the pur-
pose Of revoking that decision. The sentiment OF
They were deeply moved by Mr.. Greeley's appeals
to It; but still more controlling power with them
the slave which created the republican party. The
old ab0itionsts who piled that string could never
elect constable. It was not till the Southern
OF the nation and made series OF Presidents by Its
agency that the republican party came into being
as the antagonist, not OF slavery as domestic nsti
tuition but Of the slave power as the masters Of the
government. Now, the money power which the
slave war mas mas created IN tne North mas stepped
the government II Mr. Greeley had fought against
thus money power as he fought against its prede.
cessor, the slave power, he would have conquered,
because this came home to every man. 70 win
political battles the interests Of the masses must
fectually rouses them than those which touch their
power. Mark Twain did not care how many OF his
the people Of the North be greatly concerned for
the distresses Of their own kinsnen of the South
whilst they are made T.. to believe tnat these as
selves also the victims; that the negro and car
tiOns have dlspoSsessed them as well as the south
ern people OF all real political power and are rob-
grievance II Mr.. Greeley had pressed this aspect
OF the question with his marvellous genius even
Charles 0,Conor, little as he knows Of politics.
the last campaign did really represent the true In.
terests OF democracy, and would not have
ALLOWED THE BANK. HIBELINGs THE USE OF HIS
against the cause.
CoRREsPONDENT-Did Mr.. Greeley know that the
whole money power was banded against him in
Mr. BLAIReThe fact was notorious from the be-
atey after the nomination, from q radical, whose
name and information I communicated to Mr..
Greeley, that they had even them concert ed meas
ures to defeat him BY the lavish use of money.
CoRREsPoDENT-Why, then, did Mr.. Greeley fail
to repel the war thus made upon him Did he
doubt the fact that the money power was organized
and had entered the 1eld against him
Mr.. BLA1R-NOt at at all He recognized the In
to Be wog he 4 wou ne SD
It successfully, because he had possession OF tie
deared to the people. 1t did not need prophet to
foresee the result when the war was all on one
side, and when the real power that struck us down
did not receive blow In the contest But the issue
which Mr.. Greeley failed to mako, the farmers Of
the West are now intent on making. Al present
1t Is, in form, only war with the railroads, but
they are part OF the money alliance which now
holds the government, and the organs Of that al
lance have taken the alarm. The Times ana
World and Nation ct ID Ona,,e genus, see In 1t
something even worse and more dangerous than
Greeleyism, and they are not mistaken. 1t really
means, believe that the people are preparing to
make
A DETERMINED EFFORT IN 1870
to reclaim their government, and have il conducted
with honesty and justice to all interests.
CoRREsPoNDENT-Buti Is not the democratic or
ganizatton as much In the way Of this new move
ment as the republican,
Mr.. BLAIR-Ihat is, indeed, the great obstacle;
but 10 Is not an invincibe one. Mr. Weed and Mr..
Seward and the other whig leaders were utterly
opposed to merging that party In the republican
movement In 1885. They controlled the old Or
ganization, and were rightly distrustful Of their
ability to control the new one. But the logic OF
events and the necessity Of progress were, how
ever, stronger with the people than the wishes OF
leaders founded on selfish calculations When o
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