Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-23
FACE TO FACE.

the i'll advised poetical fubdubbery of George
William Curtis, face to face with his caiolers
of the Lost Cause, and face to face with the
earnest, courageous, determined Republicans
in both Houses of Congress who say Amen
to what Conkling has said and done If the
press dispatches tell the truth, he winces
under the trial thus put upon him We have
never thought him friendly enough to the Re-
publican party to vince or change any OF his
party smashing plans We have taken his
actions at their own interpretation That
was, in terms, that the thing most needed IN
our politics was to destroy the Republican
party. There has been some maundering
about the Old Line Wing Party, all traceable
to Hayes and his Republican party hating
friends and advisers His associates are I'M
practicables and destructives. We have
thought of him that he would stick to his
policy for the very reason that it does tend to
the humiliation of the party which put him
in office. We shall be glad of it, if, through
fear or some other impulse Hayes alters his
course. We have thought him combination
of weakhead and malignant hypocrite. Pos
sibly he is only one of these If he is honest,
he is political idiot. If he is pretending
which we suspect-he is combination of ass
and marplot At all events his Administra-
ton, so far, has been absurd suicidal and
open to the gravest suspicious. The worst
feature of it is the indubitabe obligations
under which his trainers Matthews and Co.,
placed him to the Southerners. But as we
intimate, there are indications of his wincing
under the steady gaze OF the dead-ln earnest
Republicans with whom he is brought in con
tact by the meeting of Congress. He cannot
resurrect the Republican party in the South.
He cannot recall to life that which he made
such haste to strange to death. But he can
retract his despicable order to the national
office holders of the country. And it is evident
that he must do this or be without any pohti-
cal support in either House. Also he ought
to reconstruct his cabinet. Carl Schurz, at
any rate, should go, instanter. His presence
is an insult to every true and self-respecting
American. As to what the dispatches say of
the situation, here they are: Members of the
who do not heartily indorse the Presidents |
policy, apprehend that the Democrats may on
Monday, by some resolution indorsing both
the Presidents Southern and civil service |
policies, seek to divide the Republican party. |
Accordingly some fifteen or twenty Repub-
hcans held conference last night at the
private rooms of Secretary Sherman to con-
slider in friendly way the best means of cir
cumventing this movement. The conference
was called without notice to the Secretary, and
was held at his house that the President and
cabinet might more readily learn the real SEN
timents of a considerable portion of the Re
publican Representatives. Among others
present were Foster, Garfield, j. d. Cox,
Conger and Governor Denison Cox said at
the meeting that he appeared as about the
only one there who fully Endorsed the Presi-
dents Southern policy. All were opposed to
the civil service policy, and though the ma
jority would accept both his civil service and
Southern ideas as a matter of fact and history,
yet expressed the greatest unwillingness to
vote as approving them without qualification
These, however, stated that though they de-
sired party unity, they would not yield their 1
upon what they considered vital {
principles They wished for the President =
to understand in every measure they will !
ndorse him to the extent they were not re- I
luired to surrender their convictions :
It was evident, however, that should t
he anticipated motion be introduced q
here would be division among r
he Republicans. 1t was deemed advisable j
o prevent, if possible, any record on the sub t
ect until the President in his December mes +
age, defines his views. The conference >
howed good feeling on the part of the Re-
'ublcans and an earnest desire not to embar-
ass the administration, and an inclination to
ave truce between Republicans of different r
pinions. Another dispatch via Chicago says: {
he President, in conversation with Repre- 81
entative Harmer from Philadelphia, said the E
ivil service order had been much misnter-
reted, and intimated that it might be modi-
ed. 1t was not designed to deprive office o.
olders of rights enjoyed in common with st
Their citizens in taking an active part in pol il
les after the nominations were made, but b
lie sole purpose was to reach that class of el
oliticians who had held office for political b.