The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-11
Southern Democrat bo elected Speaker OF q

Southern Democrat be elected Speaker OF
Democratic House Of Representatives"
Ths. doubtless. is the great argument urged
by the agents Of the Administration. who are
now active in various parts of the South. The
one ever-constant. always-present fear OF Hayes
is q proceeding to test his title to the Prcs-
dency. This is why no is so alarmed at tho
criminal prosecutions Instituted in New Or
leans against the members Of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board. He is convinced that the indict-
ment OF Wells Anderson. Kcnner. and Case
nave s merely preliminary to more formidable
proceedings against him. How or in what
shape these proceedings to review the work OF
the Electoral Commission will be commenced
he cannot guess. but what Is feared above all
other things is the organization Of the Senate as
well rs tho House by tho Democrats. Tho
balance OF power in the Senate IL held by the
carpet-baggcrs. and II tho Democrats make
an alliance with them they can thereby con-
troll that body. Then with tho House organ
lied in their interest also. with an able and fear
less man like Randall for Speaker. Hayes breads
the result. He has wholesome fear OF Tilden.
He believes that his agents have been in tho
South for months setting up job which is to
overthrow his Administration. The reception
at the Manhattan Club and the speeches OF Til
den and Hendricks caused Hayes and his
friends great uneasiness. They had received
warnings from the South that Tilden's agents
were at work in Louisiana and Florida, and
that an understanding had been had with the
carpet baggers Of those two States to expose all
the frauds by which their electoral votes had
been certified for Hayes. 1t is to countcract
these moves OF tho Democratic head centre in
New York that the Administration has been re-
doubling its efforts to capture the Southern
Democrats and either elect moderate Repub-
lican like Foster or n conservative Southern
Democrat, Speaker. At all hazards Randall is
| to be defeated. He is believed 10 bo in tho
secret OF the movement to question Haycs's title
and TO be one OF the most dangerous among the
! most dangerous OF the Adm nstratiOn 3 antago-
| nists.
The REPUBLICAN newspaper here Ia edited by
| Mr.. Williams. who is a friend of Hayes and re-
ceivcs all his inspiration from the White House.
In an editorial article printed last Saturday the
following significant language is used:
1.-THE Southern Democrats will have controlling power
In the PARTY caucus aud although Ut them may not
mons fere are those who think that neither side will
a to too Ss sSr vet o cr gI the ' old par
ties will be materially disinegraed by the time Congress
There very good reasons for believing that comhi
Rc"SDca% ike GSS fos%r Of Ohio 70 he srcsssS,p
Name VIII now 0os for m". h t' o ss a. u
stool that he could not command sufficient southern
Republican cannot 1e elected the next best thing
CONSERVATIVE Democrat This tact will give two
ri the Democratic candidates strength which will not bc
| at all pleasing ~ Randall Cox. and others'
Again in its issue of to-day the Republican
says cdtorially:
The indications multiply every day that there viii he
al ,bc % e "' RnSTep@ma,ivas Mi"ra,e Demo
crat, think It would not be dh'ult 20 elect man who
Ss hs a. p S il SosI be- We'll ror the country
there should lie less pUliuc~ than usual III the next or
especially there viii be much important basi
ness a. claim attention
These articles are, Of course. put forth as
feelers. and are the more significant from the
fact that they are inspired at the White House.
They are 10 be considered in connection with
the movements OF Hayes himself. 1t Is now
definitely settled that he il to 20 to the White
Sulphur Springs of Virginia the latter part OF
this month. when he will meet there the repre-
sentativcs OF the Cotton Growers Association
and great number Of Southern Congressman.
After this he takes n trip through the South.
the points at which he will touch not
being agreed upon yet. The object of all this is
to make friends for the Administration among
southern Democrats. Hayes believes that
he can depend upon enough Northern Republic
cans who will cordially coalescc with Southern
Democrats to control both the Senate and the
House. He thinks that the business interests
Of the North are with him. and he has an abd-
ing reliance on the power Of the patronage he
has to dispense. The appointments to all renlly
important and lucrative on 'cs are being held
back for the purpose Of buying up Northern
Republicans ~ well rs southern Democrats
and the Administration does not believe that
Blaine. ConklnS. ami the Camrrons can carry
with them any considerable portion Of the
party in opposing Hayes simply on account OF
the southern policy.
have given in the foregoing tho political
situation as il appears TO the Administration
and as it comes Ia me through one ~ the sam
guInc friends Of the de Jdcto President. My own
opinion OF the outlook il entirely Il iIcrcnt.
do not believe that Hayes can make any impress
sion upon southern Democrats Thus far.
know that there is not asingle Democratic mem
her OF the neat House from the South who ha.
given Hayes or his friends the slightest encour
ag-ment TO expect that he Will vote with the AL
mnistration party. know thnt several South
ern Democrats OF the merccnary class. who arr
not members of Congress. have promise,
HAYES to control So many votes hut they can
not deliver the goods. and never had any idci
of attempting the delivery when they made th
promise All they wanted was offices for them
selves and some VI their impccunious friends
and dis 'ovcring tho weakness Of Hayes on thi
point. they dealt largely in propositions of thi
Kind 10 be fulfilled IN tho future. There is Il
, man nj the south who has been elected To Con
= gress 10y Democratic votes who will dare TO bo
,, tray the trust reposed in him. even II h
= WAS base enough to desire to cNchanE
- his brthright for mess Of polite
, pottase, such ms Hayes promises. TIL
" power ~ public opinion IN the South is som,
thing not 90 Ice dospiscd by Con.r III
= public man who Lctrays his party there has n
future before him. On the other hand, hup
= that Mr.. Hayes undertakes the l'nsth dcpN
and hr'udth of the dissatisfaction in the Hrpul
II, lcan purity. have reason to lrlcNc that eve
u if hc WAS to find a fow Southern Democrats viii
u would. fora consideration. vot'iNr modcrai
" Republican candidate for Sl"uher, there wou
br enough Northern and southern Republican
who would vote for a Democrat Ike Randall
elect him. On the whole. therefore. | brlinl
that the Democrats will not only organic a
next House of Representatives. hut before Cul
- ross has be'u IN session Weok after the Iii
~ OF October. they will elect "a President pro Ton
Pc ppre of the Senate, and rrorsHnzn the comm.
Tat Ir Tttt in, J.,