Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-10-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Sentinel ]
WAsmsGrov. D. @. October 90 1877

[Speciql Correspoadcncc Of the Sentinel
WASHINGTON, D. 9. October 20. 1877.
In the Senate The contest over the Louisiana
and South Carolina Seuatorshp has occupied
The the sine Of this wing Of the Capitol dur
ing the past week When We mighty Solons
met, the Democrats were quite confident that
! the Democratic aspirants would be sealed i'm
medately without contention But the tao
| tics displayed by the RAIDS since our last, has
caused our Democratic friends TO be quite dis
| guscd rs well rs respondent. Our friends
have quite mistaken their men. What could
| be expected after the by 7 verdict2 Could it
/ be supposed that the RAIDS would be more like
! IS to seat Democrats now, when with two
! thirds majority before they refused to be just
! The force Of party necessity cOmpels them to
| keep the Democratic vote in that chamber
| down, and we are surprised at the short sight
/ edness Of our Thurman and other Democratic
/ friends to suppose that the RAIDS would give
| Anything like fair deal now. They are only
! Edmundscs, ConklnCs aud Hoars, at the very
best, and no force Of logic or law has any
weight with Bad and the end jlstiies the
means with men Of such ilk. IT our friends
would only display little Of practical poll
tics" by protecting three or four Senators
from persecution, not as Democrats, but rs
Independents, enough votes could be secured
10 turn the scale and the entire situation
would be theirs, Senate and all. Our leaders
seem TO be too confident in the honor Of the
RAIDS. Ii is mere nonsense. Mr.. Eusts' case
is jeopardized by Pinchback's new claims
which have been worked up by parties here
The RAIDS are quite elatcd at their new pros
poets, aud now openly boast that all the Re-
publican contestants will be seated. Two of
those Senators considered doubtful have
aow come squarely out for the Radical side
Kelogg's chances under the new develope-
ments have gone up to par, and the vote Of
every Radical Senator is counted on for him,
except Christiaucy's, and that had better be
thrown in for good measure.
Jealousy seems to be at present command
ing too much prominence in the conservative
ranks sand il looks as though the Discussions
from Louisiana will work bad influences on
both Mr. Eustis and Judge SpolTord's claims
to their seats in the Senate. la South Caro-
laa too, :he some luminosity in our own
ranks seems to be prevailing, and it is asserted
that NJ G. Buffers admission will be opposed
by leading officials from his own party in that
State. A pun all together just now will be
the future success Of the Democratic party
Ergo, pull
The inevitable fate of the Republican party
after March 4, 1879 is that they must yield
ponen;s, and this fact is having lis weight
with the sell-out portion of their party, who
are inclined 10 make some compromise with
the Democrats, Judging from certain overtures
made by them for a lyon tickle me, ! tickle
you' kind Of settlement Of the present Demo-
cratic inability TO control the admission of
the present contestants. The overtnres on
the part Of this purchaseable wing of the Rad
cal party were spurned without as much as a
moments reflection by the Democrats. This
will, of course, have the effect 10 consolidate
the Radical vote and Wholesale rejection of
all the Democratic aspirants from the contested
Southern States is momentarly looked for.
At the private conference held by the Radi-
Gals, night or so ago, in the parlors of
cabinet officer, il was therein developed that
as the Democrats were endeavoring 10 force
them TO place themselves on record as endors-
ing Mr.. Hayes Southern policy, they would
vote against such resolution should one Of
that character be offered from the Democratic
side, and would not allow themselves TO be
dictated TO by their exponanls Cox, of Ohio
here took the war path and bitterly denounced
Mr. Hayes policy and desired 10 know by
what authority Mr.. Hayes placed an ex-Con-
federate and Bourbon Democrat in the cabinet
Others fired off bitter denuncations against
brotherhood Hayes, but all were inclined to
party whip over Brotherford's head. There
is no use denying the fact that Rad can
stand more i'll treatment and personal abuse,
70 the square inch, and rest quiet under ii for
policy sake, than a cat can squall, on good
night for cats,
A connterdodge has been agreed upon on
the part Of the RAIDS to this effect, that should
our Democratic friends conclude to offer n
resolution indorsing Mr.. Hayes Southern
policy they will get even with them by spring.
ing a resolution on the Democrats, declaring
the title of Brothcrford Hayes TO the Presidency,
valid and irreproAchahle, in order to make the
| Democrats back down from forcing ye Rad to
swallow Broiherford'S Southern policy hill.
verify ii has become a "kil-ken N.Y. cat fight,
the end Of which no skilled political opjician
| can foresee.
The White House by complaints from the
RAIDS is so crowded by Democrats that a
Radical can't get in and talk the situation over
! with Br0t3aford Hayes. 1t is rather langhable
! that whilst the RAIDS were playing their X
/ game upon US, we were quietly making sue
cess Of defeat, and turning the tables on them
by capturing their standard-bearer, and tax
ing possession Of the Presidential Mansion.
DEMocRTEs.