Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-27
Our Washington Letter.



length. As the
VIEWS or SECRETARY EvARrs
upon any subject are calculated to be instructive,
rs well ~ entertaining to the general reader 1t
may he of interest to diagnose the result of this
interview, and see what the Secretary has to say
upon the political signs of the times I'll notice
able, In the first place, that Mr.. Evarts takes n
very hopeful view of things ms regards the future
prosperity of the government, mt the same time
being particularly sanguine of the success OF the
administration in its efforts TO bring about a
peaceful solution Of our Southern troubles, and u
return to specie payments. In the last elections
the people, In his opinion, and not the mere po-
ltical leaders, won the victory. Thirgs should
settle down now in the immediate future, and
politics should be ignored Thegreat bane of our
elective and political system was to be found in
the never-ending discussion of campaign matters,
even when no campaign is pending. "What the
country needs, and what | believe the people
themselves want, is peace and quiet freedom
from public excitements of all kinds that they
may settle down to the serious and more material
interests of ife." In this sentence the Secretary
has undoubtedly voiced the sentiments of every
one of your readers. As to the violations of law
in the South, the government would take care
that the law of the land was indicated, while
public excitement would not hasten the matter.
Our government was stronger to-day than it ever
has been, and the peoples and powers of the
world all agreed to that fact. The redress for all
political, las well for other crimes comes in course
Of time for public sentiment is certain to develop
itself on the side of justice in the long run.
Take it," said the Secretary, Sin Vermont, for
example A man who is tried for selling liquor
is generally convicted, while in New York. on the
same charge he is generally acquitted" Liquor
sellers were regarded as violators OF state laws,
as well as murderers and both must be punished
as such, il punished at all. The recent elections
in the South were for Congressman, and therefore
were national in their character and it is proposed
by the administration that the full extent of its
cognizance of their conduct, permitted by exist
ing law, shall be exerted To do this, the power
of the judiciary has been invoked and it will
be used said Mr.. Evafts " without fear or
favor" II was his belief that the people were
now assured that the President is doing every
thing in his power to vindicate the laws and
maintain the integrity Of the government all of
which should satisfy Them and he believed it
did As to the reported change in
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY,
Mr. Evarts said president Hayes has never
surrendered, abandoned or changed any policy,
because he has never had any to change, The
equality or parity of the states was reinstated
when he came into office. The same administra'
tive functions were to be performed in all of them
under the new condition of things The Constitu-
ton oil the general government was ana Is YET
MS GUIDE ana oelhg confronted oy tno' document
he could not ne described as pelng confronted ny
purely political pollcy' Nor were MS ehdeaVorS
IN the nature oil an experiment, unless IL Is an eN-
pertinent to adhere closely to CONSTITUTIONAL re-
quirements.
As to the appointment of democrats to office,
the Secretary SAID he wished some one would take
the tro"pie W Hiahe up d" iis' vi 'io 'resiuen.
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