Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-12-12
WENDELL PHILLIPS.

lie Talks to a Reporter About Politics and
Party Mattcrs-The State of Greenback-
ism in Massachusetts.
From the Cleveland Herald.
"Ah, these interviewers are anuisance, p"
said Wendell Phillips 10 a Herald report.
er last evening, as the latter requested an
interview, in the office of the Weddell
house. The gOod.natured old gentleman
led the way to the parlOr, took seat, and
at once put himself into position for a
short talk.
"Wnat do you think of the late elec.
tions?' was the reporters first question,
"As aGreenbacker, see nothing to dis
courage our ranks. The party has trip.
led its vote during the last campaign. |
am no Judge Of the meaning of elections
outside of New England, but in New En-
gland the victory for the Republican par
ty is only apparent. Apparently they
have had very decided victory, but when
you come to analyze it you will find it
surface ice, so thin that it wont bear walk
ing on. If the leading Republicans alter
the policy ofthe party from any idea that
the late elections justify any change in
party lines, they will find themselves
much mistaken. For instance, if Blaine,
Conklng, or any other man is so much
encouraged by the late result that they
think they can afford to dispense with
GRANT As A CANDIDATE
And carry the country without him, they
will be sadly disappointed, unless affairs
should materially change within the next
k,,,nl,,n lao 1,n r,,El, l,,llt,,,. 60.
the support of the wcst by advocating
Soft-mOney, they willssurely name the EeXt
president, unless their young mad-caps let
the cat ont Of the bag too soon. My r3a-
sons for this are as follows: Take Mas
sachusetts for instance. There was no lie.
publican victory there at all. The lines
were not drawn on any issues that were
distinctly Republican. If Blaine had
gone through Massachusetts, as he did
through Pennsylvania, making bloody
shirt speeches, he would have been laugh
ed at by his audiences and ridicued by
| the press.
THE ONLY ISSUES
that divided Massachusetts were the mon.
ey question and the hatred felt for Butler
by the money kings Many a man who
aided that victory did it to beat Butler
not tosupport the Republicans. There are
men who would have drawn THEN
che,kss ,haerfu'ly for $1,000 to whip But
icr who wouldn't have given $4,000 iOr
any mere Republican issue. What be.
tween the popularity Of Butler and the
strength of the t'rcenback idea he although
defeated got 10000 more votes than elect.
ed Governor Rice last year. When you
analyze the state Of the Republican party
in Massachusetts, take for instance the
Essex district, so overwhelmingly Rcpub'
lican that nobody doubted DR.. LOring',
election, yet the GreCnbackcrs nominated
a young lawyer of only local fame. and he
lacked but fOrty-twO votes OF carrying the
| district over lIoring That certainly is
not Republican victory. Massachusetts
has Il body in the State called the coun.
cilors, thirteen in number. This is com.
posed usually of men Of age and wealth,
and men who have formerly held distin.
guished offices. The Greenbackers nomi.
mated Young plasterer for this office and
he was elected over his wcalthicropponcnt
bv about thirteen thousand majority
| When this state oi things is to be found
inside the State the Republican victory i,
only apparent with proper 0rTlnl2N'
tior lle "Iegh9acH parry WlHl P'''irr al
think that
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