The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-12
THE DISAPPOINTMENT CONGRESSIONAL
ORGANIZATION.

ORGANIZATION,
At the time Congress adjourned, the
general belief both In and out OF the
house was, that tho inevitable extra
session would be called in May, After
considerable lapse of time, II was de-
termlnod to defer the call until June
18th, still organization matters were
not ripe enough TO suit the administers
ton, and partial cabinet meeting
agreed TO defer the call until OCTOBER
That this postponement Is due solely to
the fact, that ii Is the wish and purpose
of the administration TO elect tho
election Of republican as speaker, and
arrange the committees accordingly
no one can or will deny, Mr. Hayes
would willingly send halfdoaen Pack
ards and Chamberlains TO the wall
every day Tor the time intervening, to
secure this result. lie dares brave the
contumely Of tho unpaid officers and
servants of the government to effect
this. II il either this, or he is in with the
bankers who will discount the pay-rolls
of officers and men in the military and
naval, as well as the civil service of the
government
Tho democratic party has been kept
in u good humor by the late extraordi'
nary executive Difference TO its views,
but it should never for one moment
forget that there is danger in all this
seeming mildness. That it is worth
more to the republican party to handle
the different committees Of the house
by compromise speaker, than South
Carolina and Louisiana are worth TO it,.
By such an arrangement, an organiza-
ton can be effected, by which the abso'
lutte certainty of u democratic victory
in 1880, which exists now, will be rem
dered doubtful, ifnot perfectly imprac-
ticable. The last race was q close
shave, and all the wiles Of republican
party trickery will be severely taxed
to prevent a recurrence.
With democratic majority and or
ganzation in the lower house. the ulti>
mate defeat of the republican party is
only u question of time. They know
this as we'll as we do, and hence, the
bland approaches of the administration
and its apparent liberality to the south
and the democratic party generally.
The great fear is that another electoral
commission may stand eight to seven,
with the majority on the wrong side for
them. This must be prevented, and
hence, the political heads of Packard
and Chamberlain must roll from the
scaflold even at the imminent risk OF
the ripping up of the frauds of the
Louisiana returning board by which
both Hayes and Packard were elected
Packard's subsequent silence is omin-
Gus to the administration, and can
be explained upon no other theory only
upon that of future reward by this or
some subsequent republican administra-
ton.
The senate is by no means safe for
the administration and with q demo,
cratic house and organization, Hayes
would have rough sailing indeed. He
has played bold game to provide
against this contingency by deterring
the extra session, which has been n
grave public necessity every moment
since the adjournment We confidently
believe that all this will prove only n
vast waste of nerve; is in fact, il the
democracy stands firm against the Sc
ductions and Establishments of Hr
Hayes and the liberal wing of the lib
eral republican party, which is now no
party at all, if they are defeated in
their bold attempt to secure the organ
ization of the next house of representa-
tives