National Republican., 1877-04-30
rHE REPCBLICIy OPPOSITION TO
THE PRESIDENT


A sv extremists among the leaders Of
the Rspuhiican party who seem to- bs
iappisss when they are engaged in sgits-
1ipn eviuce determination to fight Presi-
benr HNrrs on his Southern policy. WEN
oKIE PurILrPs. JAMES G. BLAINE and
8ESL y. WADE were the prime movers
tnI are the hrains Of the movement Their
bSIoxing Is entirely among the extremists
16 the party. snd their most vociferous fol-
1wsrs are the arpet-baggsrs Of the South
the vino ind their occupation gone as soon as
Suurhern States are pacified and returned
~ their natural rulers. We have seen no
evidence that the following of these gentle
nen is increasing. Oa the contrary we
ss svbtsncss daily OF a Strengthening of
the Presidents hands in the good work he
ms undertaken Every good man whose
rnie is not politics applauds him. But
-he men who have assumed the leadership
m this oppositicn can do much harm in
kesping the country in state Of feverish
sxcitement for the time being, while in
the end they viii accomplish nothing.
The New Yosk World, commenting on
Mr.. BLArSE's recent letter, said
rns pnrt Of the Democracy while Mr.. BLAIHr
L thiE wniah tho osar hunter asked PruEidence
1 play whan he tackled the grizrly, namely
lsitnsr IN nsip the hunter the eear but to sli
Ia the tenes md zee the biggest bear hight re
1r'tsst in history.
4 Republican family fight is what the
Oemccratic party Of the North most desires
! 10 see. They are praying for it. But the
} great mass Of the Republican party, the
ssest and best amoug the leaders, will moi
,ernif them tn see il. PHInLIPs. BLAINE
WADE at AZ TO the contrary notwithstand
mr. The Democracy will not have th,
pleasurs Of Witnessing u Republican Xii
xznny cat fight The people have NOR,
s5uitene. in the genuine Republicanisu
of EvAKrs. McCKARY. ScHuRz. DEvENs
NArraEwss GARFIELD, FOSTER, OGLEsBY
ALLISON. HoAK, FERRY, SHERMAN, CoNx
LING, snd scores of other leaders who
cJabf be named. and all Of whom sustain
} the President, thin they have in PHILLIPS
BLAME and WADE, in spite OF The claim
! 1f the latter To represent the ''stal Aart Re
publican sentiment" j." and they will not b,
, siow To follow where the former lead.
But Mr.. BLAINE has q record which MAY
J rvturn To plague him. And that recort
aenrs DIRECTLY upon the Southern question
Il WIS made in the closing hours of tn,
! FortI third Congress. At that time ever
J Republican in Congress with half dozei
, exceptions (and they were from the South
wrs firmly convinced that some Legislation
: sas necessary to give the President addi
Sinual power TO protect the Republicans Il
the South What WAS called the "forc
7 hirI' WIS then introduced. After one O
the most bitter parliamentary fights on rec
; orI the bill was defeated by fillibustering
: The fIlihusters were successful througl
: the aid Of Speaker BLAINE. Mr.. RANDALL
, rut The credit Of defeating the bill. but ii i
. iscs known to many that it was BLAISl
. who pulled the wires and directed eacl
: move. He quietly informed RANDALL
. what motions ID make. 1t was the Speake
|. who advised him of the trick Of having al
, the preceding roll calls read as part of tn
: Journal on the secoud or third days Of tn
fllinustering. He was then, as now, Al
q sptrznt for the Presidency, and he tool
Z thus mears Of making friends in the South
\ He went against his party at time whel
! the great body Of 10 thought and believe,
= the sIrcs bill necessary. And now, tw
u years after that, be raises his hands
; n0ly horror At what he calls the desertio
!. Of Southern Union men. He does this
e .tims when the great mass Of the America
Z Ossple believe that torce is no logger nece
= sIry in the South 1t wontdo, Mr.. BLAISI
a You are dShting your psrty now as yo
Il md In 1875, bus with this difference-the
!. you did il secretly; now you do it openl,