The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-03

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and And aptiSht{ s. : x .eaa .,oral .at.
rS'l ne %sueHsieSSi Llsia,dre D. ny
a vote Of 9S to Is. OF The So votes
cast against the bill, q were by Dem
ocrats. OF the l6 votes for it only
one was cast by Democrat.
The Democrats are becoming ap.
prehensive for their majority in the
next hou e. The Cincinnati ENQUIRER
sounds the alarm in its Washington
dispatches. 1t says: "If there il
NJ session Of the Forty fifth Congress
Immediately following the 4th ol
March next, enough Democrats will
be corrupted with patronage to wipe
out the slim majority before Decem-
Der next. There is some talk 0.
holding over one or two appropria.
ton bills to force the calling of All
extra session."
JERE BLACK, OF Pennsylvania,
and Judge Groeabeck, of Cincinnati,
say publicly that it would be very
serious thing ito go behind the Gov
ernor's certificate and regular returns
in a question OF this sort (Presiden.
tial Eiectors), and that ii such Il pre-
cedent was once established it might
lead to the destructian Of the Repub.
lie" Thus, these two Democratic
jurists join with Chief Justice Church,
of New York, another Democrat
against the decision OF Justices Cliff.
lord and Field.
Whatever party controls the next
House of Representatives it is now
freely predicted that Mr.. Randall
will not be its Speaker. His zeal t.
| accomplish partisan ends has run
icompletely AWAY YYh his respect fol
the ruieS and precedents and Ior the
rights of the minority. In thus for
getting that he is the Speaker OF the
House and not of Que side OF it, he
has lost the respect of the party
whose interests he is SO eager to ad.
vance, and he can no longer be couu.
ted among its leaders.
THE composition of President
Hayes Cabinet is becoming the mat.
ter of very active speculation, and
the most variod conclusions among
the political speculatOrs. a constant
stream of visitors has already set in
toward Columbus, Ohio. The poll
ticians are using all manner Of devi
css in order to secure an interview
Gov. Hayes receives all callers with
the greatest courtesy, but declines to
enter on the subject of his future pol
icy, and will not enter upon it until
every doubt is removed. Senator
Sherman arrived on Thursday after
noon and went directly to Gov.
Hayes residence, where he wtS clos
eted several hours with the Cover
nor. Rumor assigns him to the Sec
retaryship of the Treasury. 1t is un-
derstDod that Senator Sherman wi.
accompany the President elect on
his trip to the capital.
THE opinions of political oppo.
nent ore always in order. The fol
lowing special despatch from Wash
jngto to the CINCINNATI Gazette i,
said to contain the views of well
known Western Democrat "Ot
course, our case is lost. Hayes will
now come in without further opposi
tiOn. | have worked with all my
might to prevent it and to defeat il
ut any hazard, but we are utterly
beaten at every point. ! had "A per
sonal interest to spur IN on--as ex
pected, and greatly desired, to &C
abroad-but talk and work have beer
to no purpose. Weare beaten. The
worst of the whole thing is not the
present defeat, but the certainty that
with it and by it theDemocratic parI J
is swept out of power, if not forever
for long series of years. 1t canno
now be rallied for a successful cam
paign. The Republican party viii
undergo wholesome change.
know the new man from Ohio well
He will give the country an honest
liberal and brilliant administration
one in which honest men will be up
permost, and one that fair.nindeI
men of all parties will be obliged t,
respect. 1t will draw such streng.l
to it that, in view of the present di
vision and defeat of the Democrat
majority in the House. it will keel
the Democracy out of power for TWEEN
! ty years, if it lives so long"