Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-11
The Press ON She "Depo.itieu. =,

The Press ON She " DepOsitiOu.,
Most Of the papers have something to say in
regard 10 the displacement of Senator Sumner
from the chsirmanship Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and il the partizans of that
gentleman expected that he would gain any
amount Of sympathy from the republican press,
they doubtless begin 10 appreciate the extent
Of their mistake. With the exception of MIR.
Summers home organ, the Boston Advertiser,
we lind no pronounced republican paper dis
posed TO sustain him in the matter.
The New York Tribune says tIati it cannot but
regret that it should lie deemed necessary to
remove Mr.. Sumner, but that 1T would be All
surd TO contend that the Senate should not as
sign to its committees respectively the mem
hers whom the majority shall from time to time
consider fttest for the discharge OF their re-
spective duties
The Providence formal, Senator Anthony',
FaPerJ while regrettiDg that the efforts to dis.
place Mr. Sumner were successful in the SEN
ate caucus, SAYS:
1T is not surprising, however, that certain
members of the Senate now entertain the idea
that Mr. Sumner ought to be displaced on sc-
count OF his open avowcd variance with the
foreign policy OF the administration. This yari-
ance we must think. he carries further than
there Il any occasion for, And presents il to the
public far more frequently and more conspicu-
ously than Is to be expected of a Senator in the
position which he occupies. This is regretted
most of all by his best friends. IT he ANNOYED
because the President and Mr.. Fish know iees
than he does OF diplomacy and inter national
law, ne may comfort himself by expecting til At
~ would be ittcut TO find any public man of
whom this would not be true. He ought how
ever, especially TO bear in mind that a states
mans superiority in knowledge, as in every
thing else, Is most gracefully Illustrated when
NJ Il made tributary to the highest and bravest
national ends The post of chairman of the
Senate committee on foreign relations is uu-
raaN fu - 49, IL
family IL not superior to that of President of the
United States or OF Secretary OF state; nor is IL
70 be expected that the influence which natu-
rally belongs to this position, should be used to
embarrass the administration or to thwart its
foreign policy"
TIE Newark Adrsriis.T reviews the history of
the Sumnerian difficulty with the President nj
length, andsays iis ground Is not the st. Dominao
difference. but that the real difficulty and
danger affecting the public interest ia in the
embarrassment that would be sure to attend the
final action upon the report Of the Joint High
Commission, when ii came to the Senate for
approval or disapproval Aside from the trouble
arising from the personal non-intercourss. Mr..
Sumner is avowedy optneed to the basis of
negotiation upon which the joint High Com
mission was appointed. He opposed the having
any commission at all and denounces its work
IN advance. 1t may be fairly said that the adj
ministration after having been endorsed by the
Senate in the appointment of the High Commits
zion has Just claim that the treaty it NAV
negotiate should be confded to the MANAGE
ment Of some other than an opponent.
In regard to what Mr.. Sumner NAV effect nv
a raid upon the Administration, the Advertiser
says . he is without the personal magnetism TO
rally around him popular following and with
no exciting cause on which to make an sppeal.,
The New York Commercial saws that Mr. Sum-
ner " has served for many years, and generaIv
with acceptance, but lie has no claim upon the
position, and il il entirely within the province
OF the Senate to determine the composition of
its committees"
The New York Nail believes:
81 That the average opinion of sansib,e amar;-
cans Will be that the removal of MIR. Sumner |
W a. forced upon the friends OF the Administra- |
ton and most reluctantly resorted to, that II |
imphes neither repIO8ch nor persecution And |
mat IL simply means that so long as he il held |
responsible tor the maintenance OF friendly
relations with foreign powers the President |
Goee not propose TO ailo" lis house to DC divided
against itself"
I he New York Sid4dard saws:
. III the Senator had been greater AMI the |
PRESIDENT not so great, there ~ould have been |
no quarrel Mr.. Sumner would have been tran |
gully ana peacefully master OF the situation
dlctating the foreign policy of the country as |
lie DID under previous administrations and sat !
l-hsd with the substance, while President Grant /
shadow OF authority. As il il, il II not So Mr. !
ofant prefers TO be President himself"
The New York Herald takes yery decided
ground in support OF the caucus action, and
saws:
" MI Sumner, If he will have il So should be |
e moved, As a simple act of Justice toward the |
Executive Department, q coordinate branch of l
me treaty making power. As far as possible,
nAi mony should be sought between the Presi-
Dent and that particular member OF the Senate
who represents IL on our International affairs
ne dlfhculty Il clear, and the remedy is simple
alter all. Finally, upon this direct issue be- |
tween PRESIDENT and Senator, the republican
party OF the Senate must stick to the President:
ctherwEe the whole organization becomes de-
morshzed, and scrub race for the succession
Is inevitable. How else can il be il the head OF
the party Is snubbed and Sumner Is supported |
~ a mutineer"'
The New York Post (revenue REFORM con-
demns the Senate action, and the World and al
the semscrstic papers are suspiciously profu.e
in their expression Of sympathy for Mr.. Sumner.
With them Mr.. Sumner has suddenly shot up.to
the highest mark OF statesmanlike sagacity,
erudition and patriotism, and his displacement |
strikes chill to the very center of their de mo-
cratic marrows. This Is rather different from
their usual style OF talk about Mr.. Sumner.
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