Year: 1872

Tho Country's Situation.


Tho following given in the World as
the expressions Of opinion made by Mr..
IIutchins, n noted politician and Liber-
al leader. Our readers will he amply
rewarded by full and careful pcrusal Of
it. IL is a great pity that we have few
such men rs Mr.. II. comparatively but
day after day finds the number swelling.
Mr.. Waldo Hutchins spoke as follows:


"As the popular interest as far as pol
itics are concerned now centres upon the
coming Presidential election we wish TO
know, Mr.. Hutchins, what your views
are concerning the main points at issue.
First, then, what is your general idea As
to the causSsthat have produced the nc
ccssity for the Liberal RepublIcOn move
mentT


81 consider that it is q serious mistake
on the part Of the supporters of General
Grant for them to suppose as they seem
to that the opposition Of so many Re
publicans to him is caused by their
disappointment in not obtaining Office
under him or other rewards for political
services. l don't think that this consid-
Grafton weighs further with the men
who were most prominent in the Liberal
Convention. OF course we all like to
see fair dealing, and reasonable impair
tiality in the distribution of patronage;
but we know that the people at large do
not care for such private grief. For
years before the war the country was
divided by slavery into two sections, and
the people Of these sections were kept
apart by that agitation. When the
South armed and tried to break up the
Union, the North Of course became q
unit. When the war closed the two
sections were naturally, for time, more
antagonistic than ever. The South was
strongly Democratic and the North Re-
publican. But / think that when Grant
was elected


THE SOUTH


wished and expected to accept the stua-
ton. II was ready for the amendments
and for the laws that were based upon
them, as finalities. It desired to see
friendship between the two halves Of the
country, and between whites and blacks.
1t desired to bury the past and live for
the present. Grant and his advisers did
not understand this. Such men as Nor
ton and Chandler seemed to think that
in order to keep the power they must
F57p sp nc SccttrwxiuTrr. Dirue nd
it would not do to trust the oousls, De-
cause il this was done the old traitors
would again get in power. They thus
played upon the fears of timid North
eners. The passage ofa thorough am
nesty bill early in Grants administration
would have produced peace and quietness
in the South. As it is, that region is in
the hands of fcsrpet-baggers. Bankruptcy
and hatred of the government are rife
there. II the Southern population,
black and white, were allowed to arrange
their own affairs, all would be well.
This is the great issue of the next fight.
the masses of the North and South are
determined to live anhcably together in
spite of the old Bourbons of both re-
gions, who are determined to keep up
the animosity."


"What about


CIVIL SERVICE REFORM"


"The people want it. They desire 10
sec capable men in Office, and to have
them kept in during good behavior. and
not have Offices dispensed as rewards for
political services. The administration
having failed to carry out this plan the
people desire a change"


"Ilow do you regard the


FINANCIAL srrUGrroNl"


81 believe that the people consider the
government great failure in its man
agement. 1t is commonly said by its
defenders that the government is paying
the war debt. that business is prosperous.
/ think it IL disgrace and a shame for
a government to omit to pay the debts
it really owes, because it cannot be COM
PEELED to, and then to buy debt not due,
for any discount Il may see fit to force the
people to pay. A deprecated currency
is one of the greatest curses that can be-
fall any country. Ii is the chief cause
of that speculation that is bringing des-
truction upon the land. 1t is disgraceful
that a Secretsry Of the Treasury should
have power to tighten or loosen the mon
ey market at his pleasure, and do what
he pleases with the finances in other res
poets. This will last until srscie pay
ment is resumed. If Grant had brought
US to that he would have done something
truly great. But he and his advisers
have put il as far off as il was before
Boutwell, took hold. He has shown
about rs much ability a. is needed to run
a country variety store. Finance Is an
intricate matter. If the people would
study ii more they would soon repudiate
the schemes now in vogue


"Let us come to the met.er OF


OFFICIAL CORRUPTION"


IL think that the people Sant to know
about these oorruptions, snd are disap-
pointed with the way in which the gov