The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-11-14
Political Notes.

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REptnLIoAN PARTY CoNFEnENoE--A
scoLpISG IN VIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-From letters
received here from leading republican
Congressman il Is learned that i is in
contemplation 10 have party conference,
as near as possible, about the time Of the
meeting Of Congress. The purpose of the
conference will be to lay down definite
line Of policy to be pursued during the
coming session. The President in his
views, as set forth in these dispatches, lays
the blame Of the recent defeat ON Con-
gress, while the republicans in that body
ascribe the disasters to his action. They
say that the President has made his
administration too much personal and too
little party. II is proposed at the APP
proaching conference to have plain talk
with the Executive. Some of the repub-
lican members argue that they would
prefer that he should act with the opposi-
ton than that he should continue TO claim
fellowship with the republican party and
refuse to listen to the advice of its most
trusted leaders. Among other things
which they think absolutely necessary for
the President to do is to remove the
inefficient and obnoxious oificeholders,
such as Packard and Casey and the like
and replace them with proper and capable
men, and that he surround himself with
men Of a higher calbre. What they want
and what they say they intend shall be
laid down is that If the President will not
act with Congress that some Of the same
medicine which was applied TO Andrew
johnson shall be used in his case. They
will hardly be silly enough, however, to
try the impeachment dodgc.-Batimore
Sun.
GRANT AND THE RADIcALs.-Thc
gossips at Washington inform us that a
sharp discussion is waging now between
President Grant and the Radical leaders.
The Radicals are trying to make Grant
understand that they have been swamped
by him, and Grant is trying to make the
Radicals understand that he has been
swamped by them We have no desire to
put our hands between the tree and the
bark, as the old proverb has it, But the
truth is that Grant and the Radicals have
swampcd each other. Such policy az
that which for ten years past has kept
alive the passions and perpetuated the
burdens Of the civil war would have
destroyed the best of Presidents. And
President SO utterly incapable of looking
at power as anything but personal
perquisite would have brought to shame
much wiser and nobler policy than that
which Grant has served so stolidly aud
with such selfish uneonccrn Grant and
the Radicals in their mutual ordinations
and determinations remind one of the ILL
conditioned couple who delayed the mar
riage ceremony in the kirk By their
quarrels First the bride took scunner'
at the groom; then the groom stock
scunuer' at the bride At last the minis.
ter finding that patience had ceased to be
q virtue, xclaimed-"And moo | have
ta'en a scunner at ye bath, and with that
put them both out Of doors The people
Of the United States have taken scum.
ner' both ut Grant and the Radicals, and
that is the end of them both.-Nco York
World.
THE PRESIDENT AND Col. MosBY.-
A Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald has the following :-"Col.
Mosby met the President for the first time
Friday since the election. Both being in
favor Of third term, they sat down and
discussed matters for an hour. The con-
gressional candidate in Mosby's district,
Mr. Barbour, who was to vindicate the
third term policy, was beaten by General
Hunton, Democratic member OF the
present Congress, who said the people of
Virginia were Internationally opposed to
third term. But this did not discourage
the President nor his Virginia visitor.
Both agreed that Cerism had nothing to
do with the result and his Excellency was
more convinced than ever of the policy of
keeping silent. There are those who think
and say in the Presidents presence that
his friendship for Mosby does not inspire
respect among the soldier element of the
Union army. The President replies by
appointing additional friends Of Mosby to
Office, Of which fact the Colonel, Friday,
had substantial evidence. More than
that, the President intends visiting Col.
,MoSby at his home in Warrentou in few
days. This shows how much President
Grant cares for public opinion and the
voice Of the press.
There is quite conflict of auth ority in
Louisiana between the Federal and State
officials. The United States Marshal,
United States Commissioner and several
Supervisors of Election have been indicted
by the Grand jury of jackson county for
kidnapping, cutting telegraph wires, and
other charges growing out OF arrests made
by them under the outrageous Enforce
ment act Of Congress, and in direct viola
ton of the laws Of Louisiana. Judge
Trimble, of the State Court, ordered the
Imprisonment for ten days Of the United
States Marshal and a regular army officer
Tor contempt Of court in disregarding the
writ Of habeas corpus issued by him.
Governor Kellogg Immediately pardoned
them. The United States officials continue
making arrests on one side us do the
State officers on the other. A number Of
arrests have also been made in Tennessee
for alleged violation Of the enforcement
act IL is time this whole business was
stopped. The election is over, aud there
can be no necessity for Attorney General
Williams subordiuates creating .'sensa-
ton at this time. They cannot change
the grand result of Tuesday
CoNFERENcE or Political MAoSATEs
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