The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-25

POLITTCiL OPPORTUNITY THAT
con- IS 10 OELY IEU MEN.


at any previols time whether the Chanuier-
Sherman programme does not mean suicide Tor
the party. OF course Chandler ana Jonn Sher-
man and Don Cameron aud the others VINO nave
committed thenscl,es ana their political tu-
lures to the theory that the ficSldcnt OF the
Senate is returning board rom whose dec'ar'-
tion there Is no appeal cannot anofd TO weaken
now. Their are however, other Republican
leaders who recognize toe folv 1.-THE desperate
policy puf iueu since the TN II November The
question seems To he not 90 nluch Whether
malt VIII be called as how II VIII DO called ana
VINO viii call H.
There are several leaders who could call hatl
loud enongn to bring Chandler aud the COUNT
lng-n consprac, to nstand still.
Roscoe t'nking's character ana iunuence are
tuch fhN hls present attitude ot itchiul al
ience hns gooc deal OF sisnihcance. lie has
not yot sal word Va public which commits
him to any par. or portion of the programme
drawn up hY iaN Gould "ni Iach Cnandler ana
announced to 'he senate Chamber by John
Sherman.
The name or Ipige imunds ~ the head oi
the senate's qiots ~ The Compr'inise C"mmit-
Tee mas encouraged somo 20 lock Tor a cons itu-
tionM seitemeni of the dihicul1y. but he mas
sun ieuiN proved on former occasions that MS
senses may DE sWainpel SD ue-p IN laiusahship
that only ear tips are N-ioe
'''''' "'t' ''''- ~ ''-N
hrnaiv NnNnDer and sian IS CHOW % emo" with
him in regard TO the powers II the President of
the SENATE In the count Of The elec oral vote.
Bat Morton's care T. for Norton, md not for
Haye-, and his political agility Is 90 .reat that
sudden nia-nio ma, leave the elogist of J.
Madison Wells standing alone without twenty-
four hours notice.
Gen. Butler who takes a scat in the House on
the 5th of March, AID who is a. ali times a
ga, ha "a .saf al
lety by the conspir tor clique. lie has not COM
mitted himself further than to take decided
positt ln az in . rmau's assun zion that the
President of the senate has the counting Of the
votes-an Assumption watch Gen. Butler visor-
ously combafed IN Congress a. long ago as Feb
ruary, 1859 when the Georgia case was under
discussion. On account Of this record, and be-
cause he Is known TO have both brains and atll-
cnt for making himself heard aud und ,rstooj.
the General Is source o. some anxiety to the
conspirators.
Blaine Is handicapped by the record OF his
past traus-re.siius Evidence of his iobbsry Il
IN ,b.. ,,..as.t f,,..,,, t,..,,,,'ir,ns ,..I
III the possession ol hpsi'lf h'iuhhcins' as wen
as Of Democratic opponents. II Proctor Knott
stands threatrninaly Oh oae side of the fence
IT, 1, ,,,t 80, ,, ~. ~
''". q" "N-'''' '"" tiN Dl'9'o" n'eu ~ po'toh
are on the othe- aud Ia hi, present delicate 90
sitionitis for Nr. Blaine to unt,uo.
si,,..,.r -,
hH' either p-rN.
pentionad II, ,.,n,,c,i ,,,, ,h, ,,.,sst,.,It,,. -,
u,, ' go ''''''' %
hcpuolcdh protest against ths programme
that begins with Chandler's cunning and ends
with Craut's troops
NJ ,t,, -. -., a.. ..., ..
iue "'''l -NnN S'''nn '''A' Sl'h protest
will be made before thu 18th of February. md
that the R-puhli.t m leader wn, has th. bold
90. 40. t,,, .,..,, -. . 4. nil 49,,
."'e' ." '"" 'N '''N'1' 80 "''N vi" "'t
only be PERFORMING pAtrlDlc duty, but Will
Also be ayailtu. rimself OF polticsI opportu.
49, ,,.., ...,,... o.. l., 80 ..,r ..1.,. ID
h'' ''"' ''-''' ~ ""' iV" mum '"e ""'f
thing. stii a prominent hepup ctn IN private
eonver. ttion ve.tortav that kee,s the mass
n, b.,,..., t.,,,..u..,. f-,, 4,,,,,,o,,, 80.
" r'"'''''"' '''' N'"'""'."S '"''
countih- IA business as ci-none-t as well as i'm
polite D. the conviction taAt IL the disputei
=, 90. .,ii ..., . t,.,.t .t.., -. ~, .. . -
S''' ''' ".' 49, !. .-'N9 '''' '"' O"-u' ~ "''e
gone hepuuhclu lu. Perfectly honest citizens who
do not reason very .sely feel I'm A ynru. sort OF
... 81, -, -
way '"'' ''' i'"''' % '''9 i''''"'"s W 'iIs are
justin lie because they ace Juun-h substantial
justice. II Louisiana and Floriaa md South
o., ...t. - .-
NAi"in "eh' DeW'ciaNc' % Was these hohest
Republirlns believe, result not In accordance
with a. lines, OF things. And even II Louisi-
hn Drda. rri Sogiu taiohna were fhry
DtunDrftti spt.e other s,a'ts. lay Aississ ~ I
and Alu' lnia, Woua have : Iue itenIt lean II 1t