The New York herald., 1877-10-19
Republican Leaders on the Atti-
tude Of the President.
THE oUTGROWTH OF ?NE SOUTHERN POLICY.
Strength OF the AdniriStra-
ton in the Senate.
GARFIELD ON THE OHIO ELECTION.
Gentle Satire and Mild Cynicism
from Conkling.

WAsHiScroS Oct IS, 1877.
the republican leaders more confounoed by The
attitude OF their President than the democratic leaders
were confounded months by tho attitude OF
the Electoral Tribunal they had erected. Born in,o
his olce by the casarian method, taken, as were
from tho side Instead OF the womb OF events. Mr..
Hayes has assumed policy withou, expectation and
without example-lhe policy OF doing without party
without opposition
HAYES EVENTS
He rctains however, more than the usual influence
OF 10 Executive. because he has practically surrcn
dcrcd nothing OF his own while compelling his crca,ori
10 Congress and the Senate 10 surrender thor all
Nothing prevents him from making any changes 10
tho public consabuary. and tho civil orders
he has put forth merely discipline that constabulary
US he has disciplined the legislative department.
He PROCESSES TO have power over tho
democratic side. but has got the democratic
Senators and members from motives Of party
advantage, in the position OF administrators
reserve, to DO called forward II needed His
recognition OF the democratic governments in thrce
States implies the admission OF Democratic Senators
from two OF them. and the first question tho small
republican majority IN the Senate conronts Is
whether to weaken thor control OF that body by
admitting Sponora and Eustis instead OF Kellogg and
Lewis, ana Butler instead OF corbm. This Is tho
great question oil mOWeut, tne Uopup-
lcan Senators up TO the full responsibility OF their
position whether TO maintain their party or not
The question OF admitting representatives under the
same conditions. belongs TO the democratic House.
and is already partly settled, or 10 minor matter
The House IN cantimc has shrewdly man~uvred IN IL
temporary admission OF republican contestants so as
20 increase the Seuate's dilemma While Ra.uey and
others have been given their seats possessors OF
the certificates, their ultimate oustng certain, bus
they be kept IN tho Committee Of Contested
Elections hopeful untn tho Senate has acted ts
own contestants.
isPENpfSG CONFLICT
II was the hope Of senator conkl,ng and other dc.
cidcd republican Senators to lay over those OF
credentials until after the special Session.
meantime letting the elections In Pennsylvania and
New York more especially, como on uniunucnccd BY
a DIVISION OF tho republican senator's Mr. CoDkng
took speak quietly and without great apparent
interest this subject said he e:'i begin now, In
october. to debate on that proposition therc Will bc
snow the ground before get away from hcrc.n
He added :-''When this session was originally called
Tor June | had several important law set for
that month. asked that they DO LAID over until tho
middle OF October. The Executive, consulting meas.
Of his policy and comfort, postponed the extra
ordinary session, aud myself and several other Scna-
tors ind ourselves here at the time We had SET by
SPECIAL request, TO be attending 10 our usual autumn
| practice"
| Further than this kind OF mild remonstrsnce N.
Conkling attempted 10 innucnce his colleagues
In Congress from New York republican Senators
10 break up the and go home. But the
OF impending conflict seems to Dc clearly entertained
Mr. spencer, Of Alabama expressed IT yesterday as
follows
"in form that issue Is bound to arise II the
Short 1t may go ovor to the regular session
Hayes will have decide whether he republican
democrat. IL has been generally supposed that Blame
and Stanley Matthews would begin tho fight. Matthew's
leading the Presidential side southern matters and
Blame taking him up"
REPUBLICAN HAYES SENATOR'S.
l asked Mr.. Spencer what republican Senators
would probably side with Hayes.
George Hoar. Stanley Matthews and Booth, OF
California, are considered TO DO Hayes centre and
right ana lett wing. believe that Dawes also COCA
part OF the way with Hoar, in accordance with Massa-
chusetis' dctum. Then Burnside talks Hayes good
deal The notable detection perhaps Is Morrill,
oil Vermont who has generally been in accord with
Edmunds Ho Is leaning. | think, toward Hayes
policy. uorscy, OF Arkansas is the only one OF
SGT that Is Haycsng Paddock OF Nebraska is rather
the way, cxccp; on the civil service We don't
know anything about Christiancy's attitude Angus
Cameron although elected by independents, sound
| and firm republican. Mcmillan also seems TO be =
substantial man, reliable as Northern Senator
Wheeler disliKes Conkling and cottons 10 Hayes joe
Chance belongs Blame; Blaine has sort OF lease OF
the JobDng interest There arc about eight or niuo
republican senators who indicate intention sup
| port Hayes policy. and think have named them
| alin
..Thcn he has the whole democratic party TO draw
onyn
| ..Yon are mistaken. Hayes cannot rely them one
\ minute after lie gets IN straits Tncy Will assist 10
d,siatcgratc but they LOOK on him with less rcai
spec, ,nan they do upon the upright, bold sincere
/ republicans. Conklng has acquired more character
among the democratic leaders since the Rochester
Convention than he ever had. Tho Hayes policy,
when breaks up the republican vote, they assent 10
vi rout respecting II. But they recognize III the lew
uninching VINO are seeking u give direction to
tho betrayed and discouraged republican party nascu
line antagou lsts. leaders with common sensc.n
| GARFIELD ARRAGSs MATTHEWS.
General Garfield says OF tho Republican defeat In
OHIO
II, did NOT arise from opposition Hayes Southern
| policy mucn as from the cvil service order which
de-onicrred all our voters Wo have no organizator
10 bring out our vote.
''But the democracy had no federal exchcquer,
either, TO ray campaign expenses "
"rhey had tho hope OF conqucst-to pay their ioi-
lowers out OF the sack OF the citadel. We held the
patronage, but were forbidden 10 draw upon IT. | do
not suppose that We lost more Than i've or ten per
cent vote by detection account oil the South
err treatment ~ - true We could not ahord 70 oso
even tnat, but the cxplictncss and or
'icat we're owing TO weakening OF our whole standari
| OF vantage. Through the influence OF Stanley Mat
thews and others bent boiore the silver agitation
We weakened on the currency, we tampcred with the
labor agitation and nnay the civil service order pu,
our usually active leaders aDcd. Tho democratic part
rccapturcd their own recruits TO the
ganzaon Our leaders were Iorbiddcn to search o
one lost snccp Hayes himself was popular with the
repubiicans--iho Duik OF them. Had made tna
contest under tho same high standard OF right and
sense tha, carried Hayes through Tor Goyornor 10
lssJ aud directed our voters on TO specie payments
and to sound views OF trade aud less 70 expedicncy
and had we also been supported by our usual ma
chnery called, could have kept the Legislature
anu reelected senator But the conspiracy Of occa-
! sions'orccs and moras the weakening Of our dsci.
plinc and the want VI object aud mouvc 20 attract
our voters, broke down. The democrats gained nc
votes from republicans, We simply lost our vote
inquirod'how TAR the currency ana silver questions
were rcsponsl lble tor the effects Ohlo.
'.Ihe currency ISSUE" SAID General Garfield, mas
always been formidable there. | tola you alter tbo
contest OF 1873 that great mistake TO suppose
soil money killed There great many sols
/. money republicans in OHIO. Yet 90 that issue only