Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-23
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HE P RESIDENT rs A HARD MAN
IL. To 1fa 81 N E n NE

AS soon as he was inauguratcd he
made up his mind that he would see
as little of Congress as possible, and
set about, with the assistance of Vice
President Wheeler, to find a method
of avoiding an extra session. The
matter was thoroughly investigated,
and various plans were proposed to
sustain the army, but none Of them
were acceptable. Finally it was de-
cided that the army could go without
pay better than the country could
suffer political simeon which would
certainly sweep over it il the South
ern question was debated.
1t is absurd to say that the South.
ern question had nothing to do with
the postponcment Of the session. l
have seen newspaper dispatches in
which such a statement was made on
the pretended authority of members
of the Cabinet and the President him.
self. Such talk is idle, and the coun.
try cannot be bamboozled into the
belief that law will be violated
the army and navy Inconvenience
and the many important things that
need to be done postponed merely tc
accommodate Congressman who dc
not want to come here in hot wealth
CT. A majority Of Congress, if tht
matter could be put to vote. woult
declare in favor of an extra session
and there is every reason in the worlt
why one should be held, except The
powerful reason that debate on thu
Southern policy would do great dam
age. President Hayes knows, ant
his Cabinet knows, that there is .
powerful undercurrent of feeling il
the North against his treatment O
Packard and Chamberlain that need,
only an excuse to break out into fury
4, One Of Blaine's speeches in the Sen
ate would raise such storm in thu
North and West as has not been seer
in many year, and it is to avoid thi
!, storm that the President has mad,
great sacrifices and took great risk
to prevent a meeting of Congress un
til after the October elections. If thu
elections i'll Ohio and other State
are made, as they can be made, ex
pressions of opinion upon the Presi
dents treatment of the south, anG
declare in its. favor, the Presiden
need have no fear of Congressional
wrangling, but if his sentiments an6
conduct are not endorsed, there will
be war of words that will be fierce
and interesting. .... ~ ..........
i The other day Edwin Cowles, O
the Cleveland Leader, called at thu
| White House to express, as an ole
and intimate friend of the President
his disapproval of his policy. Thu
President gave him a good talking
to. He admitted there was foun
dation for the fear which Mr.. Cowlc!
expressed, that the Democrats would
carry Ohio this fall and elect a Legis
lature which would send a Dcmocra
to the Senate in Stanley Matthews
place, and he feared, too, that til,
| Republicans would lose other North
ern States, bnt in his opinion it woult
be only a temporary loss-in the ent
the party would be stronger thar
ever. lie likened the condition o
the Republican party unto sick maj
suffering from modification in SOM
of his limbs. If the modification wa
: allowed to go on, it was death; if tn
! mortified part was amputated, j
would give the patient temporar,
weakness and suffering, but in tn
end it would give hip strength ant
life. 1t was terrible condition, ans
required heroic treatment.
The President repeated to MI
CoWles that the party might lose TO
a single election one or two of tn
Northwestern states, but when hi
policy had become fully understood
and thoroughly in practice, it vii
regain its losses ten-fold. ......
lie considers that his policy is sar
} to destroy the color line in the south
. and he was already convinced tina
both Tennessee and North Carolin
would be Republican states next fall
The adyices he was receiving froI
those states could bring him to N
other conclusion; and he was con
stantly receiving letters from Soutl
Carolina to show that the Democrat
party was breaking up. 1t was
guess of his that Hampton would b
the next Republican candidate 70
Governor.
i This shows what broad faith tn
, President has in his policy, and h
. wants it to have as long and thoroug
"a trial as possible before it is subject
: ed to Congressional criticism. This
was why the extra session was pos
I poned, and no one will doubt tn
Presidents wisdom.-Cartis IN III
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