The New York herald., 1874-11-06

blame They had tne rover to carry the state
with the .orce 81 a whirlwind; but they FILTERED
away tier opportunities anu nave Sunereo Just'
Though a terrible doom"
.Rut air what do you regard as the immediate
a,a oneratiye cause OF the defeat in this Statesn
~ tbinK Ben Butler is the great original OF the
evu He insisted against a well defined ana dis
fnctly announced pubic opinion and against the
protest OF the best firms In Boston, in putting into
lne Collectorsnip man wholly unit for
the office and acknowledged TO be un-
able 20 occupy first class position OF
frust; position to administer which de-
manded not only large business foresight bus
great executive ability. Simmons was not the
man TO sit IN the chair which even Vice President
Hamln nlled with difnculty. The Boston mer-
chants made mp their minds that mere party
POLITICIANS, without respect to capacity or integ-
rty OF character, should not be paid for election
work in any such way, and the consequence mas
been what you see. Besides this,
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION
has been allowed to occupy an important position
In the politics OF the State, which was very bad
policy, considering the far more important issues
at stake. ana altogether the republicans have
allowed themselves to be slipped out OF their seat
by want of offorethought and OF ordinary political
wisdom, OF which they are. by this time, heartily
ashamed
"And Butlers,
'well. Butler il buried beneath the ruins. He
has been killed by being too ambitious OF power.
He wanted 10 have his own way. and did have It
TO such an extent that the people OF all parties
grew disguised and determined to give MN sea-
son or rest
POOR, POOR BUTLERl
Butter has indeed gone under. His machin ations
are over. He has run the President, giving very
bad advice to the Executive, and by political In
trigue foisting men into Office who were eminently
unnt for the positions they occupy, simply to re-
ward the men whom he had found useful or to
give power to men whom he hoped to use Amid
the general gloom OF defeat there sho1t up scin-
tilations OF Joy that the reign OF one man-roo
much politician and too little statesman-is
overn
Ipursued the conversation in this wise :-"Gen-
eral, what is the trouble with the politics OF the
country Everything looks gloomy. Why Is itf"
sit is because" ne replied with emphasis, "the
people OF America are getting sick OF mere party
hacks and OF distributing onices OF emolu-
ment and influence to men who have not
only no fitness for them, but whose object is per-
sonal emolument. The cry everywhere is for
statesmen. We are getting to such pass that
VIE MUST HAVE INTEGRITY
i
the affairs OF great nation In such helter-
skelter way that boys and third rate men are pus
INTO responsible positions. That whole policy is
wrong. Before we can have any security for the
future We must adopt the only policy which Is
consistent with republicanism-good men for
high positions, integrity and ability above every.
hing else back seats for small fry and chairs on
tie stage for the solid dignity OF the country.
Politics have become an intrigue, when they
ought to be science. They are an immense
grab game, and in the general greed the
leope get disgusted ana let the elections go by
deiaut.r
THE THIRD TERM.
At last veutured upon the question OF the third
term.
'Oh, that third term matter has been very un-
fortunate and destructive. The President has
been unwise in not saying distinctly and with all
possible emphasis, that under no circumstances
can he be induced to stand as q candidate again.
third term is not only without precedent, but
IS subject which the American people should
trample under loot at once. A third term means
a fourth term, and fourth means election tor
life, and then goodby to our form OF government.
do not care how good q man ia, nor how popu-
lar he is, ne ought not to be permitted to inter
fere with tnat tradition OF our country which
makes 1t imperative on o man to step out when
his term ol ofice expires.
GRANTS MOTIVES.
81 know from good authority that Wilson has
again ana again expressed his opinion on this
subject TO the President in the most explicit man.
ner. Indeed, / more than half suspect IL is a
pretty sore subject between them. It Is certainly
not little suspicious that the Southern men
men like Mosby and Toombs, with host OF
smaller ry-are yelling at the top OF their voices
for Grant and third term. That the President
has evQ % w a haa occ med
so long, and hopes to keep 1t for indefinite
time there is little doubt in the minds OF the best
men in this section OF the country. 1t is evident
that he Is willing to sacrifice the republican party
TO his ambition, and not lew OF those who con.
tributed TO the defeat OF Dix by their sullen in
difference are gravey at fault, and lay themselves
liable to the charge OF collusion for ambitious pur.
poses"
Views OF the Western New York Press
on the Result-Interview with Hon.
T.. G. SPaulding, ssthe Father of the
Greenback"-The Financial Blunders
OF the Republican Party-How the
Resumption Of Specie Payment Might
Have Been Attained.
BUFFALO Nov. s, 1874
"we have met the enemy and we are tneirs,n
could be heard upon all sides on Wednesday morn.
ing, and the astonshment created by the returns
from other States only equalled by the satislac
ton 1t Afforded the opposition. Such clean sweep
was never known before, and 1t is not to be won.
dered at that the republicans were surprised. The
Commercial Advertiser, the leading republican
Journal In this city, in an editorial upon the un.
looked for result, thus comments
The great and powerful republican party has been
taught severe lesson by which II can hardly fail to
pront 1t discovers that II Is not nvincibe it Will
mat dissensions in the Quarrelling among the
leaders. uniounded distrus captious envy and
merted denunclaton OF the successful men fatal
elements OF weakness Sosuch sweeping POLITICAL
luton has been in the tn first elec-
uon OF Abraham Lincoln. We concede pretty much
every point that the enemy caim They have
horse. foot and Dragons" and this
result was expected Many iudicous republicans fore
saw that great disappointment was In store and
Gome disasters but man. not the biuest the blue ex
pected any such widespread disaster As this
With a view to ascertaining the opinions OF
prominent men OF both parties in this city a
HERALD reporter started out on his mission. The
first gentleman called upon was