The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-05
Mr.. LAMAR on SOUTHERN AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Garfields Defence Of the Repub-
hCan Administration
Ex-AttOrney General Williams on the Anony-
nous Letter Scandal.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

SOLUTION REPEALING THE RESUMPTION DATE
PASSED BIZ THE BANKING AND CURRENCY
CoMMIrrEn-ErgEcr OF THE DELAY OF Mr..
TILDEN's LETTEg-THE HARD MONEY MEN
pEMoRALIzED FOR WANT OF HIS SUPPORT
CRITICISMS RESULTING FROM HIS DISPLAY
OF CAUTION.
At last the tail begins wag the dog When the
Banking and Currency Committee this morning, 1t
was at once seen that fresh determination moved the
Soit money members la several meetings OF lato
they have been willing to let tho opponents OF repeal
carry the day. Yesterday even the committee sepa-
rated without doing anything, but yesterday
afternoon special meeting was called for this
morning and when they assembled Messra Cox and
Wlke acted with vigor which led Of thor fell
low members TO imagine that they had heard from
home aud that, perhaps, Mr. John Kelly had sent one
OF his peremptory orders that The werk DO done.
There was skirm,shing but the attempts Of tho
hard money members to got further delay were
put down. The committee kept in
sion after III, House had met. contrary to
rule Of the House, It permitted TO adjourn
until u resolution repeating the resumption date
adopted by "a vote OF 0to4 Tho committee stood
Gibson, democrat; Kasson, Townsend and Eames,
republican, against Cox, Payne, Goocc, Raymond,
burchard aud Wiko for repeal Hubbcll rcpub-
lcan, refused to vote, declaring that he would
NIT himself His vote would not have changed the
result
Thus cnds unless the result Is changed tomorrow.
In victory Tor the Western soft mooey and ad-
versciy to Mr. Tidcn, long struggle In the committee
between the two opposing factions In the democratic
party. The hard money democrats, who have made
with the help of the republican members OF tho CON-
mttce a good fight, have ut last been worried out
They deserve great credit Tor their persis, ence,
especially Mr.. Gibson Of Louisiana, and their defeat
At last the fault less OF the determination OF the
money men than the general encouragement resulting
from the long delay OF Governor Tidens letter. This
has Kept the hard money wing OF the party without
leader, and It's strength and courage have gradually
oozcd away, while the aggressive force of the soft
money men has been increasing under the continual
pressure Of Mr. Hendricks aud the agents whom he has
Lad here
Governor Tilden's theory has boon, explained
here that he had better avoid the risk OF an open
break in his party Congress by Withholding his leer
until Congress should dissolve. This is confirmed by
The Tact that n, the same time that his letter
bounced Tor next Monday MIR. Morrison in the House.
brought in resolution TO adjourn next Monday But
the Senate has voice Adjournment and the soft
money men were some time ago disinclined TO adjourn
until after Mr. Tilden had published his manifesto so
now the republicans of tho Senate will wait little
longer perceivrg that every additional days delay in
the appearance of the letter the Governor
Ridiculous and the letter itself of less Importance
Mr. Hewitt and others OF Governor rden's
friends going about tonight trying to
get together the Banking and Currency Com
mttce tomorrow morning before the House
Will the object OF endeavoring delay or
Illustrate Its action OF to-day. Mr. Cox put the repeal
ing resolution In his pocket on the urgent cntroates of
Mr Hewitt and others OF his hard money friends and
thereby aroused the anger of the soft money mon,
who wanted a notice OF the repeal reported to tho
House at once, as the committee had ordered II
mains To be seen whether the effort to turn the
mntee once more will be successful 1t does not prom
tsc well tonight
For this FINAL break down Of the hard money wing OF
lns party Governor Tiden has only himself 10 blame.
HIS delay HIS caution. his timid private negotiations
which ye, could not be kept private, have constantly
encouraged his opponents and gradually demoralizcd
aud discouraged his adherens aud The demoo attic hard
s'oney m Fora whlle, when his letter dd not aI
pear, there were, instead OF IL, hints that IF
The SOFT money men did not behave themselves, If
they pushed the repeal they would have to end another
head Tor their ticket Tor M Tiuer would stand IL,
and II was added that he would presently out
with an resstibe bugc blast for hard money These
were bravc words, but when week after week passed
without the letter they lost their terror. The threat
That he would, IN certain contingencies abandon the
party rs late longer frsh.ens the
Western democrats, and good many OF them
would be highly pleased II no did He
never popular laan among the democratic members
Of the House and he has now lost the confidence OF
number OF those who originally believed in him. It's
doubtful II poll OF the House TO morrow would show
more than fifteen or eighteen Tilden mon There u
great deal OF private discussion about his mental uua
ties among the members late IL SAID he IL
evidently to" cautious and secrctive for OF at
fairs that though he may excel AS secret manipu-
lator OF and caucuses. his timidity
and caution incapacitatc him tor promptly and boldly
scizing an initiatives that he were President the dan
ger would be that he would never be ready TO untl
the time Tor action had long passed by and that
injury TO public and important interests might result
his intellectual composition, while his opponents
privately make the most OF II, and
II.
In this Mr. Tlden has lost ground among his sup
porters tor week which nc will nnd 1t hard
recover. Few OF Tho democrats here know him. out
they accepted tho assurance OF his personal friends
that the Governor WAS man OF uncommon determine
lion, OF mo most decided and Jacksohian character
and reai leader OF men. They begin to think that
the picture thus painted of him greatly overdrawn,
and their disappointment is serious and depressing
THE CONDITION OF THE soUTH-MR. LAMAR's
PHILOSOPHICAL AND uNPARTIsAN SPEECH ON
THE CHANGES IN SOCIETY THERE-TKE STUMP
SPEECH OF Mr.. GARFIELD.
on Tuesday Mr.. Lamar, OF Mississippi, delivered IN
che House speech In which he discussed not III the
manner OF PARTISAN but US phosoph heal politician
the OF the discomfort and turbulence
In some OF the Southern States Part of his speech
forcblc and ingenious statement OF why the
democratic party ought to DO trusted with the federal
administration Not the least important part of II
. plea for just and generous consideration Of the
Southern difficulties, which produced upon thoughtful
persons who heard IL profound effect, for II brought
conspcuously before his hearers the aud
OF tho changes which society there suffered after the
var, the grave apprehensions with which Northern
and rcpu statesmen like Senator Morton
Hose changes when they we're proposed and the
ua,esmaniiko manner with which they have been
forced II is doubtful " the gravity aud the
real character of the charges made the South
The war and OF the events OF The last ten years has ever
been ~ clearly aud imlartialiy presented
When Mr. Lamar closed Mr.. GarnciJ obtained the
floor, and hoped by many o his ricnos that lac
would continue The discussion aud that his speech
would to throw new light and IRON different
direction upon subject which Is OF tho
utmost importance aud which partisan poll
ticians have long and too exclusively
handed Unfortunately Mr.. Garfield, In his speech
to-day was not equal the occasion. lie replied only
TO that part Of Mr. Lamars speech which referred to
the i'm portancc and safety OF change IA admnistra
ton, and did III IN stump speech which wandered
back TO the Torres Of the Rovonon attacked he dem
ocratc party, praised the republican party, Tried 10
eta ~. fhe mi CDu,l
the democrats conclusion asserted that III order
10 make liberty peace and order safe. or In HIS own
words. s'to have them saved alive tho republicans
nsust be kept IN power until tho whole nation has be-
cotnc habituated to the ORDER OF things When, IN
his opinion, that will be he did not II Is pity