The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-09

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.Se' The leaders of the two parties are together
Issue and the rank aud fle of the two parties are
also togsshss. n they could only break away from
ia there any line Of policy which. in your opinion
would lead the dsmocrssc party 20 success IL pur-
~rsr he il from me 10 undertake or to advise. even
cratic party have said that the democratic party
democracy 10 dead aud will resume it's place in
the future of the country, for this
people viii never submit 70 an oisarchy. especially
: monsyei one. having no other merit but the for
tune. niehsa by special legislation from the
~iou thinh, then. any party which will place itself
An line 9th the people will succeodf''
The whole history % the country has shown IL.
The democratic party was ruined by ia support Of
the Institution ~ slavery. which institution was
belief the of justice OF this people, and was
only sustained 40 many years because OF the consti-
way, and very soon all Of the evils growing out of
ID wai fsas away. and when that IL done nobody
doubt. that true democracy will resume ITS rway in
eur government. except those who believe In i'm
periaiism"
people. are to-day aisloyAl or in favor either OF
secession or the rcstorAtion OF slavcryr'
IN favor Of the restoration q slavery for they have
by free labor greater amount OF product or
OF slavery. They 200 nov what the North learned
early that slave labor was not prontable and was
wholly ineensistsnt With republican institutions:
Nor DO beliese that there - any considerable body
OF men in the south that desire secession. 1 think
all Rejecting men agree that that question 10 settled
lis there. then. any advantage Co DO gained by
keeping alive the spirit o. sectionaism which has
existed In this country since the WARP
"a great advsntAge TO tue party which can keep In
power by doing. without disadvantage to the
Than 10 the spur, Of the aisrssard Of
human life. whether OF white or OF black. the resort
10 force In conducting eiyl controversial. which
have shown themselves ia some parts OF the south.
and would 80 further than would to bring
| such mob violence 10 an end"
do you bclisve that tue disturbances II the south
since the war has been greater than what might have
| war and the political chicaa.ry which have been
practiced In that section since the war; In other
words Isn't u trus that what happened 81 the south
would have happened almost any where where human
nature had been subjected 10 the same circum-
| stanccsy'
II should express my idea. perhaps. in different
| words. No country has ever sstflcd down imme-
diseiy after long civ without the delsterious
shs Northern states a the Union That is the Won
der Of the contemporary statesmen OF the world
and will be the theme OF admiration OF the
future historian. The peculiar organization OF
society Ina the south. the irritation produced
their property by the rssul, Of the war the dssaan
| ment of an army largely composed OF uneducsfed.
unframed young mon. whose only tsAchns during
their lzttsr youth been the lawiessness OF the
camp and the only law respected by them Ne
military order. the presence of race deemed .
| dominant race TO have been their property ar '
| interiors suddenly made their equals and
cases their superiors In political right and
| the force Of the action OF what Was consir -
| dominant race substantially foreign efa,1eNf
has hardly parallel IA history.
! difhcut to say what might have bee
| that has happened ought not to tss
politician. We can see now .f
wrong and evil might have lNfi
curbed aud more allevstcc ft
| became the source OF poll
| ties. A solid south sust
evils and political wrons
| blood Of the other.
"How much long .
ism in political lifs
| at will vanish aft, x tho
/ democracy of the North ei,s neae DO an
element before them III. work
ing to that end. One YER, sthAt the
| state OF lawlessness IL inn business
| interests Of the South. a. preventing
the influx Of capital there ant ntirsiy stop
single State OF Texas where there has boon less OF it,
| in fact. than in any other and where emigration ~
%s.s e ss i North o. .n' mean to give e.
opinion when ! say 'hss ,.,,s val snd ,hs IN
tSs census Of isso win show tssi political
power has passed from the kast and south TO tho
West Many OF the Western states will double their
lego ~ in tho House. New York and the seaboard
viii lose in like ratio. The South win lose. so that
votes it will hardly have the proportion Of
| oue-third. II moro than one-qusrtcr. the only
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different In popular composition from Kansas. so
that the South will to he lsrge factor for
side. and the divisions in politics hereafter be.
| tween parties will be questions upon which tho
South viii divide alike with the North"
| THE BuTLKR PARry.
ITO return to Massachusetts II has been asserted
and Is being reiterated almost daily In the Boston
Herald that the party which has supported You in
other words. that it is not . party based In any
sense on principles nor bound together by senersi
"On the contrary. It ia the only homogeneous party
in the State-i e.. where the head OF the party and
the rank and file are in perfect unison. IL n not
interest by unity OF IDEAS aud . common purpose
| to establish its platform of principles.'
| THAT PLATFORM of course, In the one upon which
| you stood last year aud this. General Butierr
eyes, and upon which shall continue TO stand so
And yon believe that the people OF Massachusetts,
are united. or at least that part OF them which has
| supported you that PLATFORM
| ENTIRELY 80. and assume that a. the whole
people of the State ndoctrined with II and un-
derstand it the majority will come to y. Ma.sschu-
| and will come and stand firmly upon this platform
OF true democracy. This result will he brought about
and the two tails Of the old parties coming ossshsr
| The tails are the longest"
| NOT CALLED UroN TO 90 TO coxoRxss.
81 see IL 10 said you are 10 run for Congress. Gen.
| era;r'
public SO much Of my life in That direction that 1
| don't feel called upon to devote any more In that
way. and if change my mind shall have no occa-
which gave plurality Of their votes for me I'm the
| last election
| s'Hsve not the people of Massachusetts who sup
ported you this year good reason to believe that
they ct least tour of the dis
| trcts in this state next year, Generalr
"They can do II easily. II the same fight IL made.
and wish to add. respecting my running for Con-
gress that IL change my mind and determine
| to do so the first notice of IL will not appear I
opine, the Boston Journal. Advertiser Trass-
| cript
SENATOR CONKLING IN TOWN.
Senator Roscoe Conkling 10 In this city. taxing
rest to enable him to argue an impor-