Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-23
COALITION STATUS.

lAAAAANAH "a AhAN
WAS full of the subject. With an
inquiring journalistic spirit to get
at the opinions OF the Democratic
members of Congress on the above
questions, l inquired their views
and was generally answered to the
effect that coalition was not aSreea-
bio to than, and in a number OF
cases their opinions were quite
warmly expressed, Some weeks
afterwards, in conversation with
these same gentlemen, | found a
radical change in their views and a
passive policy advocated uatII the
political sky should be clearer ana
we could act wisely and effectively
A few weeks later these same out
apd.out Democrats said that "when
we (meaning the Democracy act "
will be in ~force," intiNatinS thai
coalition was not improbable, and
" that when ths Reform RepubII-
Cars showed their hands and devei-
oped their programme we would be
able to act understaadingly." In
tho past two weeks | have not met
a single Democratic member whs is
not either openly for coalition or
resigned to accept it as the best
thing under the circumstances In
this connection, the New Hampshire
election has settled two things the
ronominAtion-of General Grant, at
Philadelphia, and tho doubts which
existed in the minds Of those Dem
ocrats who were reluctant to accept
the coalition situation, and the union
Of slI tho elements opposed to Gen
eral Grant and bis administration.
OF course Members of Congress do
not control the Democratic party,
but their views, formed as they are
BY a clear insight into the working
Of things gained by actual expert
ence, are well worthy Of being re-
ceived with due consideration. The
nomination Of Judge David Davis,
ofthe Supreme bench, by the Labor
Convention, virtually settles the
question AZ to the nominee OF the
Reform Republicans, At Cincinnati,
as no doubt Judge Davis will re-
csive that nomination. If if is de
termined by the Democratic party
that coalition is desirable, there is
no name presented which so pecu
liarly combines all the essentials
OF strength as that of Judge Davis,
and around whom all thes",antsGo-
uism of the Grant administration
can rally. Every Democrat to
whom | have spoken points to the
nominee Of the Labor Convention
as the mar for this crisis. On this
subject Mr.. Sam Bowles, of the
Springfield Republican, a shrewd
and prominent Republican politi,
clan, said, "Evcrything snd%any.
thing is possible to the political his
tory Of the next ninety days" and
for his outspokon and unpaIateable
views Of the political situation, the
Grant organ here, the Republican,
pitches into Sam and calls him 4
newspaper quack," and also into
Upton, of Nebraska, as q 'mainiac-
al Senator" because he said that
two leading Congressman are "se-
cretly in sympathy" with the anti
Grant men. Whatever may be the
views Of the Democratic party Of
the country with regard to the wis.
dom of q union of all tho elements
opposed to the present corrupt ad
ministration, there is no doubt Of
the almost universal feeling among
Congressman and Senators as to
the advisability of such coalition,
and from what | can CLEAN and see
here, | feel satisfied that a union Of
the Labor ]reformars, liberal Repub-
licans and Democrats upon Judge
Davis as their candidate is more
than probable.
THE TARIFF.
The committee Of Ways & Means
are at work on the tarifbill. They
are quite close as to what they have
done, but they say that they will
NOT have timn duripg this soasion IN