The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-08
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FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, March Z, 1878.
BUNDLED TONE OF THE ADMINISTRATION BE-
PUBLIcANs-A MEEK EFFORT TO COAX THE
LIBERAL AND MODERATE REPUBLICANS INTO
THE cAUCUs-sALUTARY EFFECTS OF DEFEAT
The administration's defeat on the Arkansas
question begins to bear substantial fruit The ad.
ministration Senator's begin to eat humble pie.
When they came to prepare the call for the
caucus they discovered that 1t would not
do to make the caucus an exclusive
body, and 1t was determined, after consultation,
to open the doors and invite republicans Of all
stripes, liberal and moderate as we'll as admins
tration. to enter During the last session liberal
republicans, like Schurz, Fent0n and Upton, were
carefully excluded, the invitation to caucus
being extended only to "all republicans
who abide by the declaration OF principles
set forth by the Philadelphia Convention This
sentence was omitted from the call OF yesterday,
and some anxiety was expressed to get into the
caucus all the republicans, or every stripe. Those
who drew up the call even consulted moderate re.
publican members OF the House about its wording,
aud 1t has been observed that since the
victory Of the moderate men over tho ad-
mtnistration republican members OF the
House, whose Opposition to the President" and
Opposition to strong measures for the South'
was before that bitterly denounced. have been
mnisrration men. There was time, but q few
weeks ago. when the administration men In
the House carried matters with very
high hand and banded together TO op-
pose every motion or suggestion made BY
q moderate republican, but the defeat OF the Ar
kansas Message and the Force bill has changed all
that. 1t is now even thought desirable here that
Mr. Charles H. Foster shall be the republican can
didatc for Governor in Ohio, though only three
weeks ago he was bitterly denounced here and by
the administration organs In his State as rec.
usant republican.
PARTIsANsHIP REWARDED.
Per contra, the President has nominated Jasper
D. Ward to be United States District Attorney for
the Northern District Of Illinois, which includes
Chicago. and is one OF the most important dis
tricts In the West. Mr.. Ward made the minority
report in the Arkansas Committee, ana moved
the resolution which was 80 overwhelmingly de-
feated In the House. declaring Brooks the rightiul
Governor OF Arkansas.
Nearly one hundred Of those who ranked as ad-
ministration men In the last House were not re.
elected last fall and there are q good many men
therefore, to be provided Tor.
REPUBLICAN, DEVICES TO REGAIN THE Favor OF
THE PEoPLE-PRoPosEp pIsAvowAL OF THE REV.
oLUTIoNARY SOUTHERN POLICY.
There Is some talk an ong members OF the last
aOuSc, WHO are Stu ncTe, auQ OeuaCOrS OF mOO.
crate views, about the propriety OF holding q
meeting Of prominent moderate republicans at an
early day for consultation, and, possibly, for q
declaration OF policy, with the intention OF setting
the party right before the people, and relieving 1t
or the odium OF such measures as the
Force bill, and Of the imputation OF coun-
tenanclng, as party, revolutionary and oppres-
sivc measures in the South. 1t Is thought by many
moderate men that such declaration is advisable
and even necessary; that withoutit the party Will
be in false and indefenslbe position before the
country. Others, however, argue that the plat.
forms In the fall elections will suf1ce If they are
properly made and II moderate republicans like
Foster IN Ohlo are nominated, to show where the
party stands. Nothing is, therefore, as vet agreed
on, but 1t is evident that the moderate repub-
licans mean TO rule the party and are not here
after gong to be put down or allow the extrem.
ists to rule or r0wbeat them.