New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-22
Vice President WilsOn's We've on the
Recent Elections.

! Vice President WiisOn's We've on the
| Recent Elections.
A reporter o: the New York Tribune, whc
| interviewed Vice President Wilson, tells
bis story:
He said that he did not consider that The
I result OF the elections indicated q thorough
I or permanent revolution in public opinion.
! Or that this result toreshad0wed the con-
) clusiOn of the next Presidential! campaign.
But the Republican party, to regain what
it has lost, he said, must adopt wise, lib
eral policy; must crowd its ranks with all
! the worthy elements it can secure. and il
must be careful not to ALLEVIATE any good
men from the party. Above all It must pu,
the best men forward. That is the only
policy for party to pursue; in that way
alone can it be kept ac high standard and
gain and retain success. With proper
policy and with the best men of the party
at the front, think, said Mr.. Wilson, that
the Republicans can in two years carry
every one of ths old free States
ard some Of the old slave States. It
be strengthened and helped by the policy
which the Democrats will pursue after
their accession to power. The history OF
the Democratic party for the last twenty
years has been a series of blunders. lt has
hardly drawn breath in that time which
was not blunder. Ths Republicans have
controlled Congress for sixteen consecutive
years. longer time than any party has had
the control since 1929. The Democrats will
hnd it NO easy task to conduct affairs to the
satisfaction Of the country. much harder
labor than t. find fault with Republican
methods Of administration. lind no reason
to think that their course will contrast
fayOrably with that of the Republicans.
do not know what financial policy they will
pursue, but the cause OF hard money does
not appear to have gained anything in these
elections. People wanting work have been
prone to attribute their troubles to contrac.
zion. as Congressman Kelley and others
asserted. and Pennsylvania. for instance.
seems to have become paper money State.
For several months we have seen the
causes working which brought about the
Republican defeat OF last week, and long
ago ! would have been willing to comprO.
mise on q majority of ten IN the House OF
Representatives as the result Of the cleo.
lions, and the day before the elections /
expressed the belief that they would 60
against US. This country has grown so
great that q movement once started in.
creases swiftly in power and volume. and
sweeps across with a rush. The current
ever way it advances it gathers strength
and expands till it carries all before it. If
the States which went Democratic Tuesday
had gone Democratic year OF two ago, !
think there would have been q change in
the current, and they nigh: have been car.
ried by the Republicans this year. Look at
Wisconsin. Last year it went over to the
opposition. This year it comes back. Iowa 8
case is not unlike. Last year the Repub-
do =
Is INCREASED Tae current y: Tuesday was
not permanent revolution. The success
of the opposition was due to tens Of thou,
sands OF Republicans who either did not
vote, or who voted against us because they
felt inclined 10 give check to some tenden.
cies and some things in the party. II the
warning lie needed and the Republican party
adopts prudent, liberal and lofty course it
will sweep the country again. Among the
causes o. Tuesdays defeat was the dissatis.
faction among the unemployed. who had
losg work from the effect OF the panic. and
who were restless and wanted change.
Another Calise for the desire Of change
which found vent on the third Of Sovein.
Der was the opposition OF the people to
certain men who have been prominent in
the party, and to certain C!ficeho!ders. !
hope that last Tuesdays work will. have
the effect Of purifying and strengthening
the party, and lead it to put its best inen in
the place of some who have been conspicu.
GUS in it. The state of thing. in the South.
also. has borne hard upon the party. and
has influenced the election; tu: / consider
that the course of the Republican party
toward the Southern States generally has
been based or correct principles. The men
who came into power IN the time OF Andy
johnson made system Of laws to Cypress
the blacks, and deprive them of .heir
rights, which made their condition worse
than slavery itself. These laws were terrible
in their cold blooded brutality and when laid
fully before the people. as shall show them
in chapter OF ny book, they will shock the
world. The Republican party established
equal rights in the South. and any men who
attempt to grind down the blacks and take
away their rights, must learn that they will
be crushed and buried out Of sight. Equal
rights must be maintained in the South. but
l believe in as generous policy as possible.
and favor the restoration OF the privileges
of the small number Of Southerners whoare
still DISTINGUISHED. There are probably not
more than $50 in all now.
With regard to the results Of the election
in Massachusetts, Mr.. Wilson stated that
the Republicans of the Bay State had not
Mr.. GastOns election as Governor,
but they had thought that the contest
would be close, and that Governor Talbot's
majority would be emall. They had ex-
pecteu to lcSe enc or two Congress men, but
had lost more than was thought possible
The defeat on the State ticket was largely
due to the efforts OF the liquor interest, and
the losses in the congressional districts
were occasioned by local causes as well as
by the general causes for Republican
defeat which are assigned above. Mas.
sachusetts has not really gone over
"a Ham th.A
Vice President, with the utmost fervor,
would stake my life that in ninety days
would give 10000 majority
for Republicanism on any distinct kepub-
lican issue against q distinct Democratic
issue; and if she were to vote in that time
in a presidential contest, the Republican
candidate would have large majority.
The beginning of tie trouble which led to
the Republican defeat in Massachusetts, was
in the appointment of Collector Simmons
last spring Mind, l do not criticise the
OF the character of Mr.. Sim.
mons, but the feeling il Massachusetts was
strong against The appointment. The Mer-
chants OF Boston felt that Mr.. Simmons had
not the training and experience for the
place which had been filed by Governor
Morton, Governor Lincoln and Vice Pres-
dent Hainiin and they sent delegation to
W ashlngton to get the nomination with
drawn, but the President was persistent.
Governor Boutwell, did not defeat the no,pi-
nation in the Senate, and Mr.. Dawes did no,
work against it. That lost Nj. Dawes the
Senatorship at that time. and Governor
Washburne was chosen Senator. Governor
Washburne's position IN relation to the
liquor legislation was known. bu, Governor
Taloots action IL vetoIng certain bills was
unexpected. and aroused the strongest OBJ
position from the opponents of prchibitory
laws. Hence Governor Talbot's nomina.