The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03
THE REPUBLICAN QUARREL.
THE DEMOCRATS MASTERS OF THE
SITUATION. AND ABLE TO DIC.
TATE TERMS.
Maaine's Late Campaign for the Presi-
Siency Telling on Him-Ris Physique
qNrOken by his abOr then. snd his
Heart Broken ny his Defeat.


NsOken by his ab0r then. snd his
Heart Broken ny his Defeat.
fspecial Correspondence N. O. Democrat
EBBrrr House.
Washington. October 30. 1871
The President has at last passed tire Rubicon.
and the legiens Of Caesar HAYES and Pompey
Conkling may now be said to be fairly arrayed,
This is no ordinary party sauabble- but. by rea-
son Of peculiaritles of the situation which are
familiar to every newspaper reader. amounts to
A POLITICAL CArAoLYsM
The Radical leaders who have been muttering
and growing and sulking all summer at their
homes are now confronted with a concrete op-
portunityto testify their faith by their works
and to oppose practical resistance to the Ad-
mfnistrAtion In the important matter OF nomi-
nations to high positions inthe public service
1t is, inieed, no new thing to see Executive
nominations hung up or reject d by Senate Of
which the majority Is In party sympathy with
the Administration. But hitherto such c,ses
have been based upon personal reasons. and
never before have they grown out of trrecon ail-
able or radical differences on points of policy.
Moreover there has never before occurred a eat
Reiysm between an Executive and Senate ma
jorits of the same party under such eireum-
stances as to make the opposition minority
masters Of the situation.
THE SENATE
contains thirty-nine Republicans, which num-
ber will undoubtedlybe be reduced to thirty eight
before this reaches you. In fact kilograms
hHve been received here up to IL o'clock ,-day
stating that Senator Morton is not likely to live
twenty-four hours; that, for all practical pur-
poses we may as well base our calculations
upon the immed ate occupation OF Morton's
ssat by Dan VOORHEES,. This leaves the Senate
with thirty -eght Republicans. thirty five Demo-
erats-for Judge Davis. is Democratic sena-
tor for all important purposes-and three con-
tested seats, all of which properly belong to
the Democrats The immediate objective point
In all current political effort and strategy s to
get the three Demo ,rats In on the one hand and
TO keep them out on the other. But the Demo-
Gratis have the advantage in that they are thor
uughly united body and are devoted to single
purpose, as abeve stated, while the Rep ,bli-
cans, though united In desire to keep the
three Democrats out. are divided and demoral-
lied upon other topics touching which their
strife takes precedence of any concord of
sentiment they may entertain as to the contest
ed cases.
Upon
THE GENERAL QUESTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE
POLICY
which the course and attitude of Mr.. Hayes
have raised. not more than Ave Rep public an
Senators are heartily with him. leaving thirty
three opposed. But these .iye-Booth. Chris
any time defeat thei. thirty three disc ontented
colleagues BY ,effecting a coalition with the
Democrats Den, .s Thu. the situai,n ands 70
can opponents of Mr.. Hayes will be able to de-
feat oil his nominations. thwart all his efforts
70 enforce his civil service order anu otherwise
The Democrats are inclined on grounds of
public expedieney to sustain Hayes as against
the malcontents OF his own party, but thev will
not do 30 while Mr. Hayes few Republican
friends persist IN voting with the malcontents
Louisiana aud South 'arolina. have recently
ascertained the views Of the Democratic leaders
In the Senate. and am authorized to say that
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
VIII agree to keep hands off aud allow ,Conk,
nominations until thu latter's friends come to
their senses and act fairly in the cases of Spof-
Authority to SAY that # Matthews nHn uhrstaney
and Booth would tomorrow vote to seat the
three Democratic eltiman 3, the Demecras in
licans, discharge the committees from further
consideration OF the nomi cations sent In yes
terday ana confirm them all over Conkling's
This Is no idle speculation of mine. nor ran
dom hearsay, but 1t Is assurance th It cores
Macdonald. Wallace. Gordo !. Lamar. Cockreiii
and Beck. There need be no doubt upon the
points / have present above. In one sense |
THE DEMOCRATS ARE MASTERS OF THE SITUATION, |
and IN another sense ths, friends of Mr., Hayes
hold the key. And, until these two elements ar
rive at the reciprocity which should have been |
reached by them on the flrst day OF the session.
able to strike the Administration with paralysis |
atevery move It tempts to make.
How long this situatio will last cannot say |
tons will be reouir, d to open the eyes of the |
PRESIDENT and his friends 10 the necessity of |
fair dealing .a a., with -, the Dsmocras. do not
confirm conf all nominations the
not be ik iy to Be Affected by any a arraneement MD
that could be made. for the Democrats would /
not. under any cireumstanc S, vote to iniorse
tween the President and the Conkling faction
the Democrats could he depended on to sustain
the former with their fullstrength.
THAT CINCINNATI CONVENTION
was vas murderous affair. Not only did it polite
MY iy klli three men. but 1t seems to have physic
ally slain No ton and mortalty wounded Blaine.
You have undoubtedly of late noted
THE FREQUENCY OF BLAINE's ISDIsPosITIoNs.
Hardly week passes that he is not confined to
his house or his bed for a day or more and it
nas been repeatedly demonstrated that hi.
nervous system IS comp etely shattered, More
Dyer, sae & wno.e tone and aspect, Of the man is
spring of 1876. Prior to that time Blaine was
one of the most robust hardy and athletic men
IL w NdSutuRJuu.. his ueSh was I'm iron the
grip of his hand was like steel tr D, quick and
iecisive. and the hand itself was warm and
slastic. His step. was steady and his tread
strong as the martial gait of a grenadier. But
within the last sixteen months
BLAINE HAS BECOME AN INVALID,
His friends and he himself may blink the fact
sut blinking does MT altar it, and confid ntly
lssert that Blaine is irremediably broken down.
Fhe old bronze has gone out Of his complexion
irving place to a dull ashsn hue, which is half
,allid and half ghastty; mis- gait is slouchy aud
Uneven; his hands are habttually Id, and the
iesh is soft. fiabby and ineiastic to the touch;
lis eyes, once so prominent and bright are
low leaden and sunk in their sockets. while the
over eyelids are black and swol en-. In sh ,rt,
Blaine has begun to bloat There can be
10 doubt that his system presents a general
lecay. brought about bv too great strain upon
10Th his mental and physical faculties during {
months Blaine crowded the work OF years, and {
Turing them he suffered agony enough for s
ifetima He waa Dmnalled IN f3pht ha 1yh nlo {