New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 1875
TITO Peitsic.l Horizon.

Inc intelligent Washington correspondent
Of the New York GrapAie furnishes the
following political predictions:
The statement Of Charles Francis Adams,
given in q letter to the Nation, that the
Republican majority in Congress is nov a
"RumFS" that IL does not represent either
the country or the party; that it is certain
to do what it should not do, and leave I'M
| done what should be done; and that the
election of Democrat in 1876 is morally
certain, has attracted good deal Of atten-
ton here. and brought to light the fact that
there is a number of presidential schemes
IA hand in the Republican party based
upon very curious and contradictory
theories Practical politicians see that
it is Congress which has got into trouble
with the country. The Presidents late
message shows that he realized the diff
Guilty in the Louisiana case when it
first came up; that he then warned
Congress to take some action that
would be wise and prevent great scandal
to the Republican party. But Congress
would not act, and has not acted until this
day. The President has had to deal with
state OF affairs which he did his best to pre-.
vent. So in the financial question, the
President in all his messages, in all his
acts, has been on the side of good currency,
Of the restoration of specie payments, and
Of financial system which would insure us
chance of taking part in the commerce of
the world. But Congress in the past has
been remarkably stupid, and has always
done the wrong thing at the wrong time.
In the Credit Mobilier scandal and the
Pacific Mail subsidy scandal, again, it is
Congress which has achieved all the I'M
popularity and brought shame upon the ad-
ministration of the party. Curiously
enough, the corrupt and stupid fellows who
l.. ~ :.,Ao ~
to blame the administration for their own
shortcomings and the disfavor in which they
are held by the country. Although
two-thirds Of the present House have
been left at home by the recent
elections, still the Authorizations they
suffer under are not cured. Ii is understood
that the presidential candidate of the con-
gressional faction is Speaker Blaine Of the
trump" OF the Republican party, which
has brought the party to its present con-
dition. A plot is now afoot to put him
forward as the candidate to rope in the
so-called Liberal Republicans, and it is
understood that the New York Tribune is
to be the organ of this new congressional
com bination. Foster and Phelps, having
done all they could for the Democratic
party in their late report on the Louisiana
troubles, are to be the high priests of this
new congressional party. Indeed. the
said, by Blaine, ir order to give all the
aid and comfort possible, not only to
the anti-adminlstr4stion, but also to the
Democratic party. These people have some
wild notion that q certain set of Demo-
Gratis and Liberal Republicans can be
brought to break away from the Demo-
cratic party and unite with the Blaine Re
publicans, and so elect Q President. 1t is
obvious. however, to practical politicians
horo fh0t fn.6au proaiAonf 10 <ho
strongest man in the party. There is
nothing yet to prove that he is not strong
with the people. What Congress has done
is no fault Of his. He has been in accord
with public sentiment on all the great ques-
tions Of the day. The reaction, such as
there is, Will inure to the benefit of the
Democratic party; not at all to the con-
gressional faction which has injured the
1t is the Democratic party
which has been made strong by the recent
elections. aud not the congressional
rump or the Liberal Republican party.
And it is well understood here that
Speaker Blaine, if he should secure
the nomination, would be compelled to run
on the congressional platform, and would
be visited with the condemnation that the |
country has passed upon Congress. 1t is
doubted here if he could carry solitary
State-not even bis own Maine. 1t would |
seem there ought to be brain enough in tho |
party to save it. 1t still has |
vast organization, unlimited means, a large
and habits of dealing with |
public affairs; but there is no disputiDg that |
the present organization Of Congress is |
exercising q deadly effect on the fortunes
Of the party. The leaders can not "rise to |
the height of this great argument" But |
from present appearances there will be an |
active canvass tor Speaker Blaine, with the |
Tribune as his organ-or rather a sort of |
dispute between the Tribune and World as |
10 which shall have the organship OF the
administration.