Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-25

not so popular US it is represented to he. The
talk of breaking up the Republican Party on
this issue has weight with only few thought
| full people. But the feeling of the Represen.
tatiyes from the Northwest is greatly aroused
and they are hurt and indignant. The prop
osition was broached to have caucus of all
Republicans for the purpose of bringing TO-
gether the divided elements, but no meeting
Of that kind was found TO be practicable or
prudent.
While the inflationists are unsparing in
their denunciations Of the Presidents veto,
and talk oft as a runous action for the Repub-
| lican Party and as runons to the the Interests
| of the country, there are, on the other hand,
| a very large number of members Of Congress
| who cordially indorse the veto and regard 1t
as one of the wisest acts of President Grant.
Many of the anti-inhationists are jubilant
over the result, and as loud in their praises
as the infationists are in denunciatjons. SEN
ator Morton listened to the reading Of the
message with marked surprise. Perhaps the
most forcible expression OF his views is con-
tanned in the this single sentence: 1.-The
President is mistaken if he thinks the mouth
OF the Mississippi can be damned with straw"
MIR. Beck, Democrat, of Kentucky, said upon
hearing tina. veto message had been sent in.
| That gives we Democrats the President
next term" Speaker Blaine remarked on
hearing of this oracular declaration of Beck,
"That is discounting the note for very much
more than its value" Hester Clymer lead
| ing Pennsylvania Democrat, says that he will
be obliged to support the administration in
this veto message. Albright, of Pennsylvania,
| admits that the message was great surprise,
and believes it's effect will be Injurious. Will
| liam d. Kelly does not complain of the veto.
| He did not vote for the bill, and is not sur
priscd at the veto. Donnan of Iowa, from
strong grange district, says that unless
there is some remedy devised, the gravity of
| the consequences can scarcely be estimated.
Stanard, of Missouri, the merchant repre-
! sentative from st. Louis, who has not been
classed as an infationist, is greatly surprised
at the veto. He is confident that the voters
in his section will be dissatisfied with the
message and its results. George F. lloar
thinks no serious results will follow, and feels
| assured that better bill will now be passed.
He believes a satisfactory compromise be-
tween the sections entirely possible. Gen.
Hawley, of Connecticut, thinks the veto mea-
sure is one of the most notable and COM
mendable acts of Gen. Grants career. The
Massachusetts, representatives are especially
jubiant. They are confident that the veto
message will do much to secure Gen. But
ler's defeat in the coming campaign, and that
| intimacy of the relations between Butler and
| the President is a fiction. Sunset Cox de-
| clares that the Presiden. has shown eminent
wisdom and patriotism. Alfred c. Harmer,
of Pennsylvania, is disappointed at the mes
sage, and is confident that it will be received
with dsfavor by the Pennsylvania manufac-
turers. Philetus Sawyer, of Wisconsin,
representative Western man, is not carried
away with the extreme sectional enthusiasm
manifested tot night by Representatives from
his section. Mr.. Sawyer does not think tina,
any serious sectional trouble is necessary.
Crutchficld, of Tennessee, noted character
in his section and an oddly in the House,
says of the message: ''It is cold-blooded
murder" Cannon. of Illinois, believes if
some compromise cannot be effected by an
equitable free banking bill, the political COM
pications in Illinois will be very serious. He
thinks something like the Maynard bill with
the Foster amendment might be satisfactory
compromise. The people of his district will
never accept any financial theories which
will compel them to pay their mortgage debts
in a currency in which they were not con-
traeted Mr.. McDill of Missouri, another
representative man from his section, thinks
that if this message is not followed by some
banking measure which shall be fair to the
West, the consequences may be political
revolution. Gen. Rusk, of Wisconsin, one
of the leading Western members, entertains
similar views. He believes that the West
has not been rightly treated. and is not very
nj If tisfap