The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15

Woo JuoC DIS we'll TO Say no more aDOu
that. But the appointment of rebe
fellow like Key to the cabinet was re
sented as bitter bill. It was gene1
ally agreed, however, that Mr.. Key i
such jolly and good natured MAJ
tnat, personally, it is impossible t,
quarrel with him, only it is impossible,
to go to him about post office ap
polntment and talk freely about til,
advantage it would be to the party O.
TO the reelection Of the member
urging it, and this was thought by al
most everybody serious hardship
The advantage of Mr.. Keys fact how
ever, appears in this, that he seemed
on the whole more acceptable to the
mutlneers than either Mr.. Schurz OF
| Mr.. Evarts.
AS to the civil service reform bust
ness,lt found scarcely defender ex
cept Mr.. Cox. Mr.. Grape and Secreta
ry Sherman, the latter of whom did
his best to make it more palatable to
his friends. Civil service reform is
almost unanimously pronounced a
fraud and humbng, extremely danger
Gus to the republican party land there
lore by all means to be opposed and
broken down.
SO far in all the meetings of delega-
tlons, as we'll as in the meeting at
Secretary Sherman's house. the pro.
ceedlngs had the appearance of rank
mutlny But after all these utter
ances were but to prelude to sub
mission. sThere is an old fable of re-
calcltrant donkey who said savagely to
his master. "don't strike me p then
seeing the stick uplifted he added.
meekly, s'but if you want to YOU
may The republican class-meetings
ended IN pretty much the same spirit.
Having grumbled and declared their
opposition, they all agreed to sup
port the president and stick by him
with the hope that he would by and
by DO better. General Butler is re-
ported to have said that it is the high
est duty to support the president as
the head Of the party; that the party
must be kept together and he meant
to 90 SO. Mr.. Page, of California, re-
marked that he was not discouraged,
ana would never give up the Ship
while four of the seven cabinet mem
bers were republicans. Mr.. Danford.
OF ONO, did not remember where, in
the Cincinnati platform, the president
was requested to appoint rebel to
the cabinet, but he also will support
the president. In short, the party
lind no other course open to them than
TO submit, and do this with as good
a grace as possible. General Butler
proposed that when ugly resolutions.
approving the presidents policy come
up IN the house, the republicans shall
not vote on them land this is the course
accordingly determined on.
Nor is this the only sign of submits
sion. On the senats side. there are
rumors of intended proffers Of recon
Prominent senators are
SAID to be ready to surrender at dis
cretlon,tO demand no terms whatever.
m fact, from the White House. 1t is
admitted that the party must
1T all hazards be kept together, and
The opposition to the president means
break in the party. If they cannot
make him back down they will sup
port him, rather than have quarrel:
Ind as SO far no one has discovered
my signs of surrender or weakness in
he president he is likely just now
gain to have everything his own way.
IS he did in the confirmation of his
cabinet. The situation is a little RI
llcnlous for all the -administra-
ION republicans, who were very bold
week ago. They intended to play
ome big cards, but they have found
heir hands emDty.-N. Y. Herald.