New-York tribune., 1878-11-08
MrRAT HALsTEAp,s COMMENTS.

Murat Halstead, Editor of The Cincinnati
Commercial, was al The BfeyOort HOase, Wednesday
night, aId TRIBUNE reporter asked his views on the
pOiitica! situation.
was not prepared" he said, for great victory
for the Republican party bur the result is espec ally
raylng Indicating az il docs ;he sound sense Of the
people on the fnancia question. The de'eat Of Tan.
many in NewYork Gnd Butler in Massachusetts by 80
Large mGogtcs Il surprise. am especially giad 10
see the elecuon Of Mr. HawIey, Of COunecticut. The
fpuorat result fprcshadows Republican victory 10
1850 especially If the election FOR President should be
thrown IN tBe House OF Representatives. and for that
reason it Is 4 matter 0i great congraiuation"
"TO what 90 you attribute the result |"
have beca in Europe for time, and have not
bern paving very close attention to polislcal matters
here but have not omitted 20 te splendid Jour
raliste enterprise or THE TRIBUNE IN exposing the
eipler frauds have doubt That has had consider
able effect Then there great many persons in ta
country take part IN politics unleas aroused bY
some oyersbadowiag danger aud bis tune the great i'm
poranee OF the aa noia question cal ed out that vote
Tie peop of the North arc d,trnstfu OFT Deinoca-
t,c ,arty and ,hourh hey uay ri times allow IL
tain extent OF pONer wBcn hsteIs danger Of MS seiE
snd % tne vorc aS,.insf - a. they have this time"
Do YOU 'hink the GrerBtacx craze is AT an ends"
mo. am afraid not. Ihe G4nger IRON thAt party o.
Butler been buried under large adverse vote bnt
not deep oui that he WI DIG out aEain. Inc lacs
that he BOILED 1907 vCi,s Ia Massachusetts,
shows bow great the danger and though tEe result
may XII. OF Buffers PRESIDENTIAL 2snIioas II wl not
Kill the GfCcubaCk party tic western Democrats 9dyO-
cate recalling National hanE-nOtcs aud issuing gee
backs IN their stead. but thai Is not what they mean
Tnt cry OF theirs ~ "a fraud 10 conceal the entering
wedge Of Trpudaii0D, in the shape OF an issue O more
Crernacks In time OF peace Ii Is An attempt TO over
r the Cons ituti m, and y begun now, there - 40 tell
Ing where IL Will end Ii was with partial view OF
count r8ctpg this growing feeling that advocated re-
uuOnetlLItiOn OF silver
DO you utnk thr Presidents Southern policy has
had much effect on the Syuth" Z"
"NO, the South hiss voted Sold usual but n the
Pre- sdpnts pClICy had been DIN rently received by MS
marty tie re nit uisht have been different Mr Hayes
Is the only President who has had House oi Repre-
4utatiyrs accord with him during the nest Two
wears OF his CrD. Mr.. Lincoln wss the only other
Pr sieit " no had adverse House elected WIN mm;
but tbe opposition thinned out by joining the
Cnnfedrracy aud left his parry IN The majority MI
Hayes thought be might enlarge the Republican party,
and attempted t0 earry ont his Southern policy IN
leaders IN the Republican party were educated the
theory OF hatred the South and they had made that
their caief political capital, consequently they did not
eubrace Mr.. Hayess views but threw obstacles IN his
way whlc many sOuthorncrS would have been brought
over they prevented BY this position of Repdhl
can party leaders. They claimed that Mr. Hayess did
not repssent his party ana there was use OF Joining
him The danger ot che Sold souib. however, dO not
regard much Importance In te future. Tie Large
immigration into Tsx1s VIII soon char &c the character
of tlaf state, the settlers Ougumb sfing the old
southern famlCs. Tbe Northwest is rapidly nug up
and the purely Southern States VII be cOuhned t0
sina cOruer and viii not DC of so much importance n
In past.n