The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-05
THE COMING PRESIDENT.

The First Session OF the Forty-third
Congress and the Relations Between
the Administration and the Republic
can Party In Reference to the Presi-
Dental Succession.
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1874.
It must be apparent to every candid observer Of
political events In Washington that within the
last six months there has been significant change
from the pre-existing relations Of harmony be-
tween the republican party In Congress and the
administration. IL Is but little less than the differ
ence between treaty OF alliance, offensive and
defensive. and the condition OF armed neutrality
between the high contracting parties.
When this Congress first assembled the idea pre-
vailed among the republican members that General
Grant was not q candidate for another Presidential
term, and that accordingly ne would have no
policy to pursue against the expressed viii OF the
two houses, but that from q sense OF gratitude,
II from no other impulse he would, upon our
foreign and domestic AFFAIRS, seek rather to meet
the wishes OF the Senate and the House than to
pursue his own ideas to the verge OF declaration
OF war, or to the point OF o disagreement. But
this impression among the republicans has been
some what rudely dspeed, and there Is not man
among them who does not now know that General
Grant would sooner be the first man In village
than the second man In Rome.
CAUSES OF THE UNPLEAsANTNESS.
The nomination OF Caleb Gushing as mis- second
choice for Chief Justice alter the virtual rejection
by the Senate of Attorney General Williams as hts
first choice, satisfied the republicans OF both
houses that General Grant was playing his own
game regardless of the consequences to the repub-
ncan party. Nor was the Presidents third choice,
the successful nomination OF Judge Waite, entirely
satisfactory as q concession TO the regular repub-
llcans inasmuch as the distinguishing act OF Judge
Waite as republican politician was Q bolt and
an active campaign, as an independent against
the regular party nominee In his district for Con-
gress. sH1 e ii 4at
r. ATTITUDE OF REPUBLICAN, LEADERS
From this point some OF the most powerful re-
pubicans Of the Senate fell back from confidence
to vigilance touching the movements Of the admin
istration, and from comparative indifference re-
gardng the Presidential succession to distrust OF
the designs OF General Grant. From this trouble
between him and the Senate upon the Chief JUS
tice many Senators concluded that General Grant
was aiming to create dscords In the republican
camp, in order, from these distractions strength
en- himself as a necessity to the party for third
Presidential term. Others while acquitting him
OF any such deep designs, formed the opinion from
this affair OF the Chief Justice that General Grant,
in undertaking the Presidential role OF General
jackson, was attempting too much. rV
Next. just. proper and benencent IN It's results
as was the Presidents snunlng out OF the preten-
sons OF Davis, OF Texas, to the ONCE OF Governor
after his rejection BY popular majority OF 10000
this decisive act OF Intervention in behalf OF the
Will OF the people was not enthusiastically APP
plauded by the chiefs OF che republican party in
Congress. To say the least OF 1t this thing did
not please them, because It pleased the democrats
and because the object of the act appeared to be
the appreciation Of the democrats. Again, only the
other day, alter coquetting with both parties in
state OF civil war in Arkansas for many days. 1t
Is held by stringent republicans that the Presi.
dents manifesto in favor Of Baxter was intended
to conciiate the democrats regardless OF the con-
sequences to the republican party In or out Of
Arkansas.
Some hints on this subject have recently been
thrown out in the form of special Arkansas
dispatches to one OF the republican Journals OF
this city, which fully confirm this as q party view
OF the Presidents proclamation in favor OF Baxter
These republican malcontents say that General
Grant sacrificed his party In Arkansas to curry
favor with the democrats In a new departure for
another Presidential term The insinuation carries
with 1t the idea that General Grant feels that to
gain third term he must cast his nets outside the
lines Of the republican party.
THE NEW ALLIANCE
But the unlocked for and stunning veto of the
late Senate Currency Imitation BILL more than all
other disturbing causes combined, has oper ated to
unhinge the republicans (0f the West and South
particularly from the administration aud from Gen.
eral Grant as candidate for another Presidential
term. The veto has convinced the inflationists OF
the South and West that General Grant is a candi-
date for the succession, that he has formed or
seeks a new alliance with the banks, bondholders
and money changers OF the East, and that from the
Waqf apd GOuth ha will loor
OF the approaching Congressional elections that IN
this change Of base he has made great mistake.
INFRINGEMENT THE REPUBLICAN, RALLYING CRY
Meanwhile the republican majority in both
branches OF Congress-, apparently unshaken In its
general unity and harmony by Presidential vetoes
or by sectional and personal differences upon the
banking and currency questions, and upon the
tariff and internal revenue laws and other subjects
has steadily pursued its new programme OF re.
trenchments In all the annual estimates and def
ciencies and incidental appropriation bills. These
retrenchments have been often absurd and will
prove to be very costly in many cases; but
altogether they are to form the vindicaton OF this
republican Congress In these coming elections for
the next Congress- in connection with the various
devices tried for lessening the burdens upon the
people and for relieving them or their financial
embarrassments. And the party, in these coming
elections, Is to work In harmony with the admins
tration; but there Will be no enthusiasm In this
work. The administration, as In the late New
Hampshire and Connecticut elections, having little
or no interest in the results OF the coming elec-
tons Will not exert itself to carry them. The
Indifference OF the administration, as IN New
Hampshlresand Connecticut, will affect the repub.
lican rank and file, ana the consequences VIII be
general apathy, discords, divisions and, most
likely an opposition majority in the next House OF
Representatives. T1
PROBABLE RESULTS OF THE FALL ELECTIONS.
Under Johnson's administration Congress be-
came the head and front OF the republican party
against the President, while under Grants admin
istraton Congress and the President nave been
supported as constituting the ofncial embodiment
OF the party. But General Grant Is chafng under
the restraints OF the senate, and the party leaders