The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-14
She 9ailg Argns.
ROCK ISLAND. .1ELruors

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and that an understanding had lbeen ha,
with the carpet baggers of those two state
to expose all the frauds by which these cleo
toral votes had been certified for HAYES
It's to counterfeit these moves of th,
Democratic head centre in New York tina
the Administration has been redoubIins
Its efforts to capture the southern Demo
) Gratis and either elect moderate Repub
{ ltcan like Foster or conservative southern
Democrat, Speaker. Atall hazards Ran
dali is to be defeated lie is believed t.
be IN the secret of the movement to cues
ton Hayes's title and to be one of the mos
dangerous among the most dangerous loi
the Administration antagonists.
The Republican newspaper published
at Washington is edited by Mr.. Williams,
who is friend of Hayes and receives ali
his inspiration from the White House.
In an editorial article printed last Satur-
the following significant language is used.
The southern Democrats will have controlling
poWerln the party caucus,and althogh some of the
may not go Into 1t, those vino do readily dictate
the nominations There are those who think thar
neither side win be able to draw strict party lines
IN organizing the House. but il s too early vet tn
termlne whether the old parties will be materially
4Islhtergrated by the time Congress meets in Octo-
| There are very good reasons for believing that
| comDlnatlons may possibly be made for electing
thoGeTate republican like Gen. Foster of Ohio to
| t tne 5peakershlp AS matters now look it is not
ilkely that Gen. Garfeld's name will be presented
LOT that position as 1t is understood that he could
him through ~ -'
IF Republican can not be elected. the next heat
ming lof the Administration would be to secure
tne election OF Conservative Democrat This facf
VIII give one or two of the Democratic Candidates
strength which will not be all pleasing TO Ran
dali Cox, and others
Against the Republican says editorially:
The indications multiply every day that there
VIII be movement TO elect an independent
democrat as speaker of the next House OF Repre-
sentauYes. Moderate Democrats think il would
not be difficult to elect man who wonld ne in
SUBSTANTIAL accord with the administration espec-
!ai!y as old party issues are rapidly becoming
thng Of the past 1t would be we'll for the country
Il there should be less politics than usual in the
next Congress, especially as there will be so pnrb
important business to 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
w White House. They are to be considered
IN connection with the movements of
Hayes himself. It is now definitely |
settled that he is to 90 to the White
Sulphur Springs of Virginia the latter mart |
OF this month, when he will meet there
the representatives of the Cotton Growers |
Association and a great number of South |
ern congressman. After this he takes
trip through the south, the points at |
winch he will touch not being agreed upon |
yet. The object of all this is to make |
trends for the administration among
southern Democrats. Hayes believes |
that he can depend upon enough northern
Republicans, who will cordially coalesce |
with southern Democrats to control both |
the Senate and the House. He thinks
that the business interests of the north |
are with him. aud he has an abiding reli |
ance on the power of the patronage he has to |
dlpense. The appointments to all really i'm
portant and lucrative offices are being held |
pack tor the purpose of buying UP northern |
Republicans as we'll as southern Demo
Gratis and the administration does not be.
heve that Blaine, Conkling, and the Cam
erons can carry with them any considerable
portion OF the party in opposing Hayes
simply on account of the Southern policy.
The foregoing gives the political situa-
ton as it appears to the administration.
and as 1t comes through one of tho san
gulne friends of the de .fdcto President.
The opinion Of leading Democrats is entire
~ different. They do not believe that
Hayes can make any impression upon
southern Democrats. Thus far, they feel
assured that there is not single Demo
cratic member of the next House from the
south who has given Hayes or his friends
the slightest encouragement to expect
that he Will vote with the administration
arty. 1t Is known that several southern
Democrats OF the mercenary class, who are
not members OF Congress, have promised
hayes to control so many votes, but they
cannot deliver the goods, and never had
any idea OF attempting the delivery when
they made the promise. All they wanted
was otflces Tor themselves aud some of
their impaggnious friends; and discovering
the weakness OF Hayes on this point, they
dealt largely 10 propositions of this kind to
be fulfilled IN the future There is no
man at the south who has been
elected to Congress by Democratic
votes who will dare to betray the |,
trust reposed in him, even if he
was base enough to desire to exchange his
blrthrlght for mess Of political pottage,
such as Hayes promises The power Of
public opinion in the south is something
not to be despised by congressman, The
public man who hetrays his party there
has no future before him. On the other
hand it is thought that Mr.. Hayes under.
rates the length, depth, and breadth of the
10 the Republican party.
There is reason to believe that even if he
was TO find few southern Democrats who
would, for consideration, vote for
moderate Republican candidate for
speaker, there would be enough northern
and southern Republicans who would vote
for Democrat like Randall to elect him.
On the whole. therefore. there is good
reason to believe that the Democrats will
not only organize the next house of repre-
sentatiyes. but before congress has been