, 1874-11-09
VICE-PRESIDEN WILSON.
HIS VIEWS on THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
Ero1u fhe Hnsfau f{ar1tf

A. Herald representative, on Wednesday oycn-
Ing, had An opportunity OF exchanging 10"
words with tho Vico-Prcsident. llr. Wilson ap-
pcared to be rather depressed, but not dishoart-
ened, by tho losses which tho Ropublicans have
tbH year sustained. While admitting that the
record was gu extremely unpleasant ono for him
to contemplate. he said that the result was one
not unforeseen or unprodictol+ AH far back aa
last Juno tho catastrophe waB apparent, and ut
that timo. in consultation with Lending members
Of his organization, he announced his bcllcf that
control Of tho new Houae OF Representatives
could only be retained by small majority.
Tho causcB Of this outbreak Of popular tllssat-
isfaction with the Republican psrty alr. Wilson
thought were we'll unleratool--at least hero in
hfansachuhetts. Fiyo years ago this Common-
wealth hold oven moro than her fair proportion
at tho great political positions OF tho country:
she had tho socEetaryship Of the Treasury and
zens fillod tho London and Berlin missions. In
tho Senate WAS Charles Sumner. aa Chairman OF
tho Committee Oh Foreign Relations. IN tho
House, Dir. Hooper Waa on tho COMMITTEE on
Of tbs Committee on Appropriations, position
us important as any in that body, il not more I'M
portant t!inn my olhor, III hls Judgment; hlr.
Washl,urn was the Chairman of tho Committee
or cnS 9a Gen. Banks vas Tar.M IT, ths Snrs sGaa
while Gen. Butler presided oyor the
Committee on DEMONSTRATION. That was
tho situation when the Republicans OF Mas
8achusetts were undivided. Her situation was
fnr different nov, though hTr. Dawes hold the
Craftsmanship Of tho Committee on Ways and
A1oanB, and Gen. Butler WnA at tho bead OF the
Judioiary Committee, Tho Vico-Pfosidont. re-
garded this as unfortunate, and soouled 10 thtnk
! that 1t prudent coupselg Ind prevailed 1t might
| have been inverted. IIo thought thoro never was
q party strong enough to look with Subtraction
on dssauBloa in its ranks. He did notb bolieSo At
all in tho prosoriptiye policy. OF all parties tue
Republican mas tho last That couI tolerate what
| Greeley campaign, the true policy Was 10 open
| the doors and ondeAyor to Bocure tho return Of
| Sumner, 6churz, Banks, aud other tsopnbilcana
| who went into the Liberal Republican movement.
| Other counaela prevailed, aud what could haYe
been offootod was neglected. Anntlter thing that
| w9}Ehtei tho Republicans heavily wan tue third
term schemo. Tint Was something the country
| could not DO brought to consent to. and topllb-
| licans, ns lie knew, had reasoned tint thoy
might aY vel! kill tho project nov aa t'Yo yeals
hence. At tho present tino tho public mind was
| hxoa on tho adYiaabiltty Of having but Two
terms. Another error was made Gy the ofllce-
l,o'dbrs III proasing 30 uniformly for pofpet"at~
| Ing themselves in oEtlce. md still anotllor IN
mixing unit nomlnatlons. AL Of thesn Ind
contributed to produce dissatisfaction. still Ar,
Wiaon dor'arod tint, eyen il lila iears should DO
roalized, lie waa diBincllncd to bolioye that tho
| defnnt WIS other than temporary. aiMt that It
would not determine tue ignno Of tho llext l'Eoal-
dontisl campaign. lilo did not, no said, Welcome
| disaster, hut 1t 1t came lo could not but tAnk
| ita effect on the Republican party would be ben
| eticial, and that under the chaBtoaiug they
| would riso to victory again,