The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28

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save the Secretary Of the Treasury,
who can give alucid opinion. Although
everybody does not agree with Secre-
tary Sherman in his theories. it can at
least be said of him that he knows lust
exactly what he is about from his own
standpoint. The Secretary favors the
RECOMMENDATION of silver for all uses in
which legal tenders are now employed.
which would exclude it's use for Gus
toms uties, and the interest on the
public debt. This will doubtless be the
Administration view, though the Pres
ident is reported by an outside author
ity to favor the complete remonetiza-
ton of silver and a double coin
standard.
The subject of politics in general and
in Ohio i'll particular, is beginning to
puzzle the brains not only of the polit-
ical leaders but of the Administration.
There is no question that the President
and his Ministers feel the Importance
of obtaining recognition at the polls in
the fall elections. 1t has been claimed
by them from the beginning that the
new policy would secure many new adj
herents to the Republican faith, and in
that way would compensate for the loss.
perhaps, of few extreme Republicans.
In actual practice, however, so far as
the political effect is concerned, advices
received here point to the fact that the
Democrats are stealing Republican
thunder, and that the only thing to do
is to stiffen the republican party little.
1t is true that the Presidents policy,aS
it becomes more fully known and un-
derstood, grows in favor, but as yet it
has shown no indications of a change
of party organization. The Democrats
are impressed with the idea that they
have under all reasonable contingent
cleS an excellent chance to win, and are
therefore not showing much of dis
position to disintegrate. The Republi-
cans, with some slight disaffeetion
which will not seriously affect the party
strength, are not discouraged, and will
make an excellent contest, and are as
sured Of success. The breaking up OF
the Democratic party, or the building
up OF new party from present pros
poets are humbugS of about the same
callbre. The Democrats do not see what
reason there is for breaking up, and
the Republicans have not yet discov-
|ered what is the necessity Of a. new
party. So the probabilities are that
both parties will run as they have been
running for seventeen years past at
least
Stanley Matthews, who fills a larger
space in the Administration than any
body else, save the President himself,
has been here some days trying to set
matters up for Republican victory in
Ohio next fall, which he regards of the
first Importance. He does not believe
in being stricken down in the house of
your friends. This is the Administra-
ton side. But that senatorial. success
sion is another stimulus to exertion.
The interchangeable Stanley may set UP
the legislature, but Garfield is sharpen
ing his sword for war when the final
contest comes. Matthews visit at this
house had two objects; one to set the
Administration straight on the pros
pectlVe issues Of the campaign, and the
other to mobilize the Ohio legion of
office holders for grand combined
movement, foot, horse, and artillery, ON
the Democratic lines next fall.
That flexible code of official admin
istration known as civil service rules
has not been found wanting, and will
again verify what was said of it by
a high official the other day, Civil
service is an excellent system under
which to appoint a man if you wish.
and not to appoint him if you do not
wish. 1t is rule that works both
ways"
Thompson, Sergeant alarms, and
for years Chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee in Ohio, was here
last week. His well-rounded face
beamed with good nature and hope.
He said the Democratic party in Ohio
was united, and stood upon all the
principles Of the Republican party, and
therefore ought to win. K.