The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-29
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The few congressman and other politi-
clans who remain here have been discussing
to day two rumors which point in directly
opposite directions. The first rumor ss'
serts that Mr.. Evarts and MIR. Conklin are
getting reconciled; that the secretary Of
state aud the senator from New York mean
hereafter 10 act In accord, and that they
have agreed that the secretary Of the in
terror and the postmaster general shall be
offered up as sacrifices on the altar Of peace.
Tho second rumor asserts that Mr.. Evar;s
will soon resign his place in the cabinet,
because he ind y inconyenisrt n saeritie e
his ,aw r~aStlf mr. pot Rs s,s,v :. - :
partment. Both rumors are probably false,
but both attract good deal OF attention
here to-day.
Gen. Buffers speech before the Middle
sex cub, in Boston, has also been topic
OF conversation among anti.Hayes Rebuilt.
cans, to whom 1t is very acceptable. An
eminent person OF this faction who was
here lew days ago, being asked his opin-
ion OF the political future, gave the fol.
lowing forecast, which differs from Gen.
Buffers address only in that 1t more def
nitely lays out u programme: "The silver
bill will pass" he said, land will become a
law, but with the reservation that silver
shall not be used to pay of the bonds or
to pay duties. For all other purposes II
will become leg tender for all amounts"
500 you not think ills will so alarm cap
i,al as to cause still greater depression and
prevent new enterprises beiog startedH' he
was asked.
"Not at ALL" he replied, ION the contrary,
1t will give US a period of renewed good
times. All business win feel the stimulus
Of this imitation and capitalists will give
way and 60 In with the rest. But what |
think Of more importance by lar than this
is that the passage Of the silver bill will put
the currency question out Of politics. On
that both parties are split up. When it
becomes law the Republican party viii
once more bea solid army, ana 1t will inn
me diately turn its attention to the south to
inquire what has become OF the southern
Republican party. That inquiry It will
prosecute TO the end. You will see that all
our platforms next fall Will talk only OF the
south, and will demand 10 know what has
become Of the Republican majorities in
those states. They will insist on the use
of every law on the statute books, and OF
every power possessed by the federal gov
eminent under the amendments to re.es-
tabiish and TO maintain the Republican vo-
ters OF the south, where, as in Mississippi
and other states. these voters haye disap-
peared. This viii DO t.ksn Preei Of
intimidation, and where, as 10 Louisiana
and South Carolina, the Republicans elect
ed their governors, it will be demanded that
they shall be reinstated by the federal force
and maintained by the same
"Do you not believe that other and new
questions will occupy the public mind!'
"No. This question takes precedence
OF all others. On it we can arouse the
north and solidify the Republican party,
and you will see that this will be the issue
in 1880 As to the president, he finds him.
self in an untenabe position. 1t is mis-
take to think that he can get along with
out patty. He can not, and be will have
90 surrender. The few supporters he now
has among Republicans will be forced to
abandon him unless he does. and he can
not stand alone. lie Is not a strong man,
and he will find that his ciyil-seryice-reform
ideas and his southern policy are impracti.
cable and visionary notions. The south is
the true issue; and when the silver bill be-
comes law there.will remain nothing to
divide the Republican party, which will
march solidly into the canvass of 1880,
stronger than ever. The president will
have to reform his cabinet and bring it in
10 harmony with the party. 1t will not be
ong before he sees this. When he does
that we shall be united party, and all
these dissensons will vanish; we shall have
he solid north behind us once more"
This, therei is good reasons to believe, is
1t present the programme of the Repub.
leans.