, 1875-03-12
NEW REPUBLICAN SENATORS,
Their Opinions and Views Of Their Re-
lations to the Party.
The Bogus C!afms Of tic Opposition on
Their Allegiance.

III tin Cnct50NH cf Tim tnkt fHw nnOntf10. T1tAF
lava o,o,,,nS ,,,,, NO.. 1,. ,,,ou Il, wc roa,'
49, "s, .,.".'. '. s .s ~. .,,m t,'
sat.no' aEa ~ the aetoas OF eomo ot tno o." Ne-
publican Senators by otllor Republicans tho Up.
jicau tl1sastara. with how much roueon their
nf1na ,ro-, ~ -, r,,I ~, .,,ao ,,,o-, rot hv
..'s "at' W. up ~n' W. nauo 'no.o aPpates "
WV to'lo"'nR staiomoMa Of eohao 0! Inc aenatois
WHO como into tho aenato through divisions in
tho Republican rnnlss Tho rcai,truth la tlias.ho
1,on,ncrata wI,1 i,nyo In Mo ennato on1v tho.o
-. ,....., c,. wv ~ 49, n.'.,. sas
~ w. o''''"r 10 De"oe'N no ~ sa4oelaH'
LostslasuFes' 44oy uafo not aaoea 70 tAelr
ranks oven Antrow johnson, who WAS elected by
a Republican minority actlnN With Democrats In
Democratic Lprtelature. In snitn Of rcucatcd
a,otor,on4. - n,e oo,,tror.. oort,;, ~ ~
.'.u', " 'no oo,'lats, eo''u ,'a ~"
nopapnaan ne Scnasoss % nave icon assigned 10 .no
view to having themselves set right before tho
co,,ntrv an that thorc nav bo m ninnnt1orat,n5.
Inc M atsnu,o hnro rosrordo1 IN rco,,nu,. +,
M allow W. ste.emSuu ] t OF tboIrs 10 be- ninte astSo1t
torH Chris.ialcy, Mcmillan. and Cameron we're
proeehtoa 70 them 6oiofe HahsMiAe.on LOT, 20 tie
1iMcs' anu are pnpllahea ~lsh tAar in11 Kho~l'
THE pos. laAAg r. cnRisr1AscY, OF MICHIGAN.
senator Cnrlstianoys attcutton ~as called 70
the d7ubts TINT haTo boon fosterea anu Increased
by tho ppoaltloii proas as to hle futnro political
hHsS Hae "eaoLtAs1uIo- - nos oHplVcnGN sA11t Hio
response 70 tue invitation to moot with the Re-
publican senators n oanous Tes eoheaalyo eyl"
detco that nc regarded himself ~ Nepuohcan,
nna WOULD pursue 10 tho sonNse the coafso Of
nepabllean. unt u ms boon stateu ttat hla AZ
tenaanco apon the caact.s haa Asf!e sRnlheanco,
aId renewed doubts NJ haye boen raised Iesnes'Ins
his political stains. Tho senntor oxpreascd his
vscws freely, frankly, nnd With . d!isctnoss en-
tssoly tore!En TO ,s. ono OF those rohtisaha Who
as Wcnlo1 Phillips says, "weuId not for
tho WOflQ u1fQ tHElf GntlHGltlGIlt3 kTQW
Wnat tloy 40 ~ Nahhlnston. hor
their associates III Washington Know what they
co at homo. Senator Chrstiancy eald no was
ePapcan DIT he feeseou ,. pas,s 81 as a., meafa ,e
and be boann by: sho KeFnnllcan caucus III such
matte1s ~ selecting otfccrs OF tho senate, hp'
poiuting commlteees, nnu aE1angins easliesa
"hich docs not require the snTrentler Of nrinnt-
rle Or OF private Judgment. ho Was Wiling 20
10 into caucua TO advise nnd consiilt Win PTS
political ashooiatce on public questions III oruor
70 hafmohlzo Vlo~s tlpon M'hot ue.alis tnas
coErnon nItd aoqaentiai object mlGht DO securod
ton upon my aud nll moaaures. bat
nc WoitM hos 70 into auy caucus H
compelled thofcby to snrranuct Ills lnat-
yidual JUDGMENT TO tue Wy OF major"
est. Ho would not bs bound by caucus oven
70 stich details OF mcnsnre as "efo hot III ms
Judgment right lilo would not Aa9o remained
i, tho Republican ca11ous to dscnes tud consider
tue q ~
Senate without regard to any caucns domination
or agreoment. It "as well understood III caucus
that every oro roaont was t. DO !9ls ,foa 70 acs
in tho Souato upon his individual convictions.
The snb}oct WAS brought hofozc the eaucus for
consultation, aud not for dictaslon- Tho souator
aaid lie Ind observed no disposition among lie.
pabicanB in tho Senate to suboru!nato individual
Judgment mud conviction to tho will OF tho pnrly
as oxprossed by majority Of ita 1ncmpcrs.
Senator Cls1Htianty eaid lo adhered to all tho
prino,ples Of tho Republican party, but indl-
vdunls must be allowed to differ as to the
boot means Or measures for carrying thoso ptin-
clrlea into c,Ioct. Ho was IN favor Of all tho
constitutional anondaents, and tho LEGISLATION
necessary fos carrying thom into ciEcct ii, good
faith: II othe.s also wore ~ favor Of the same
plinciplos, as he believed they wero, 1t was With
lin d subject Of rejoicing. not Of regret. l1o
la not CONCUR in hon1o Of tl,a measures which
had bcon urged by prominent mcn In the nopub-
Iican party ind adopted by the Administration.
mud he would support NO measure or policy Of
the lscpublican party. but should bc guided BY
tho etrout npon the county. lie would
not uBo wrong meanb to accomnlist, a