The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-16
Judge Poland, Of Vermont, Oh the
Recent EcSusts in Massachusetts and

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Elsewhere.
In an interview with 81. LOUIS reporter
Judge Poland recently said:
After referring TO other causes Which led
TO his defeat local jealousics, old political
rivalrieI, etc.-the Judge, by request, gave
his opinion of the causes which led to the
general disaster of Tuesday week. He could
speak more accurately, he said, Of the trOI-
hlss which bcset and hampered the Republic
can party IL Massachusetts. They were, to
put 1t briefly, Ben. Butler ard Prohibition.
What was The particular point against
Butler?" inquired the Globe reporter.
"Wcll," SAID the Judge, "the people had,
or thought they had. everything against him.
Ia fact, with the country people not only Of
Massachusetts, but of New England, there
is an impression that Ben. Butler is a scamp ;
ard they are so strong in this belief that they
will b, at any party that undertakes to carry
Butler with 1t, or allow Butler to control it.
They were vexed With the Administration
for allowing Butler 10 dictate the appoint
ment of Simmons as collector, and the nomi-
nation of Cushing as chiefjuSIice. They
were determined to put an end to Buffers
domination Of the Republican party in New
England, and they voted against some very
good men merely to express their views on
this point"
"And you mentioned Prohibition also as
one Of the causes Of defeat 7"
"Yes; they have been running that too
strong in Massachusetts. They went to eX-
tremes, and the people determined to check
them"
"Wil the new legislature repeal the Pro-
hibition laHs?"
"No; but it will modify them. 1t will
repeal what is called the constabulary act,
by which special police force is employed
all over the State for no other purpose than
10 enforce the prOhibitory laws. 1t was Il
very tanatica idea-the worst feature of the
whole system. 1t almost amounted to the
right to search q mans house on suspicion
OF finding bottle of champagne in 1t. The
DeopIe of Massachusetts, are willing to sub
nit to fair and reasonable temperance laws,
but this constabulary business was little
| too much for them.'
THE THIRD TERM.
1t is, of course, impossible to conduct an
| interview without abiding to the journal
| istc bete noir Familiarity known as the third
| term, so the reporter introduced the Judge
! to this grim apparition, and asked his views
| on it. The reply was that the third term
was not thought of in New England, and
| had no effect upon the elections there un-
| doubtedly, however. the Judge said, it had
| some effect in New York, because the papers
had been harping on it so necessarily for the
purpose of making political capital against
the Republican party.
THE GENERAL DISASTER.
Thus much as to New England and now
| the Globe mans efforts were directed to
Judge Polurd's opinions as to the causes oil
| the dciest elsewhere than upon the sacred
| soil Of Yankeedom. 1t was not difficult to
| get an Ineligible and plausible response.
g Everything was against us, especially the
| hard times; but the worst Of all was the
amount of bad blood within the party lines
| ill feeling between this man and that man
and the attempt Of one man to break the
other down. For instance, the Ways and
Means Committee spent seven months invcs
tigating Sanborn and Jayne and other Trea.
sury matters. Il was done for the purpose
of SCATTERING Ben. Butler, but it smirched
4 great many others besides Butler
| Nobody ever doubted Buffers connec
ton with these things. He was the attorney
for some Of the parties implicated. He was
The attorney for Sanborn and for Jayne, and
it is not long Sllce he got averdict for 1925,
600 for somebody else in the same business
do not think member of Congress should
act as an attorney in cases like that. 1t /;
bad enough for u lawyer who is not in Con
gress to do it. But the fact is, the people
got disguised with the daily revelations o.
corruption and fraud, and they concluded
to hold the party in power responsible fol
them all. Undoubtedly, too, there has beer
a great deal of corruption and fraud fol
which men who have been identified will
the Republican party are responsible"
THE DEMOCRATIC PROSPECT.
"Do you think" asked the reporter
shat the Republican party can recover it
losses in time to win the presidential race Of
'76?"
81 don't know about that" replied the
Judge. alt is only the shortness of time
that will prevent it, if 1t is prevented. Il
the Democrats had the House of Represents
tiyes to themselves for u couple of good long
sessions they would beat themselves. don'i
know but the best way to give them chance
would be for the present Congress to pass
an act conyening its successor next spring.
"But," said the reporter, "they wouldn't
do anything but meet and adjourn. They
are too smart to be caught"
"No, they amt" said the Judge. "They
are very anxious to get a chance to meet.
They think they can fix things up just
right, and nothing would please them better
than to get good chance. I am 10 favor of re-
J,asSinr THE nId ,law IF And . .Tohnsor,s time