The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-05-19

ieS Tue secretary OF the Inferior, quit
we'll, and l know, too, that be has bee
most Indignantly assailed when Sens
ator and l would really like to know
in case this pure political party you pre-
pose to organize should get power, VIVA
better man you have in view to take hi
place as Secretary of the Interior, VIII
is an ADLER business man and of NOR
genuine business integrity. This i
plain talk, but l think suggestive il
view of the attitude you assume in you
circular letter. The Independent press
assailed him with great violence, ant
made out, together with the Democratic
press, to so poison few men agains
him that the State of Michigan was de
prived of his services as Senator
The Secretary Of the Navy is passing
through terrible political ordeal, but
have faith that he will come out un
scathed. l don't think that either
new party or the Democratic party Cal
appoint Secretary at War who coult
fill the place better than Judge Taft
and have serious doubts if the place O
Attorney General, filled by Mr.. Pierre
pont, can be improved upon by the selec
ton of any man from the whole category
of Independent or Democratic lawyers
you might be pleased to suggest.
regret the fall of Belknap, but de-
not wonder at it so much from the fact
that his political education was in the
Democratic party, where the JEFF. Davis
the FIoyds and Thompsons got theirs
Believing that either Republican or
a Democrat must be elected and that nc
one can be elected who is not nominated
either at Cincinnati or st. Louis next
month, l prefer to do all | can directly
and without guile, for the Republican
candidate, whoever he may be: and to
work to correct evils that exist within
the party, in which effort | hope to have
your cooperation when you have fully
reflected on and talked over the subject
have long since given up the idea
that any man elevated to the Presidency
can 60 through even four years term
without committing some mistakes
Gen. Grant received his education at a
military school. In his career as a sol.
der, posterity will place him in the very
front ranks with men of his class. In
his administration of the civil affairs of
this Government he has had hard task
nevertheless the Republican party need
not be ashamed of comparison of bis
civil administration with either that of
Mr.. Pierce or Mr.. Buchanan. the two
last of our Democratic Presidents A
Democratic President elected in 1876
would be as completely hand. cuffed as
were Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. Buchanan, and
under the same political influences.
The Republican party is not response.
bic for the contest relative to National
or State supremacy which we must un
dergo in 1876; but they will meet it as
they did in 1856 and 1860, and per.
haps in another four years our recon.
structed Southern brethren will have
learned, too, that to displace faithful
crippled Union soldier from position in
the Government employ, as was done by
the present Democratic National House
of Representatives in order that the va
cancy might be filled by one who is a
citizen of this Republic to-day from
compulsion, will not be tolerated by the
North.
Perhaps it is proper that l should say
something relative to the reference you
make of the grave economical CUES
tions" which you seem to anticipate are
to override all others in the coming
struggle. l do not agree with you in
that view of the case. Our old adver.
sares are ready to accept either side of
such questions (tariff and currency
which may. promise success, so to be in
a better position to control, when the
victory has been won l ardently de-
sire that the country should reach specie
payments as soon as we are commercial.
ly in position to do so, and l hope it
will be as soon as January l, 1879, but
fear that the extreme men (such as
Mr.. Belmont) among those who agree
with us on that point wish to 60 further
han is either polite or practicable for
his country. We are and will continue
20 be for centuries to come the great
silver producing country on the globe,
Ind cannot therefore permit the demone.
,izing of silver. All that must be asked
If us is to adopt both gold and silver as
a basis for our circulating medium as
nothing more can be conceded.
On the tariff question, confess / do
not agree with you nor with such other
gentlemen as are members of the Cob
len League. l am an old fashioned
tariff man of the Henry Clay school, al.
though l would accept Mr.. Adams as
The Republican candidate notwithstand.
ng his views on the tariff question. So
you can readily perceive 1 am willing to
,oncede something, and sincerely hope
you will place yourselves in like attitude
and conclude to support the nominees of