New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-19
THE DEFEAT OF WALDRON.
CARPET BAGGERs AND BoURBoNs COMBINE TO
EFFECT lT-rHEsE PEOPLE CONSTITUTING THE
ANu-HAYEs FACTION.

CARPET BAGGERs AND BoURBONS COMBINE TO
EFFECT lT-rHEsE PEOPLE CONSTITUTING THE
ANrI-HAYEs FACTION.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Presidents South
ern policy is meeting with active opposition from
unexpected quarter. After full consultation with
the Postmaster-G General and prominent citizens of
Memphis who are in full accord with the President,
he appointed Mr. Waldron to be United States Mar
shall for the Western District Of Tennessee. Before
the nomination was sent to the Senate Mr. Thorn
burgh and Mr.. Randolph, a defeated candidate to
Congress from the Memphis District called upon
Attorney-Gen Devens. BY their representations
they induced him to send to the White
House the name of Mr.. Garrett In whose
favor Col Eaton of Memphis. brother
of the Commissioner of Education, had resigned just
before President Hayes came into office, Gen. Grant
had nominated Mr. Garrett but the Senate failed TO
confirm him. Mr. Deveus evidently not understand
ing the case sent ms name again TO the President
instead of that of Mr.. Waldron, but the President
sent Mr. WaldTOns name to TIE Senate.
Commissioner Eaton himself seems to have taken
lively interest in this appointment, and is reported
to have declared publicly that the President South
orn policy would not work in cases OF officers Gpn-
ncctei with the courts the collection OF the rev.
cDue and that Mr.. Waldron was particularly ob;cc-
tionabie as an irish Catholic and everything
that was bad He is also reported 10 have said thas
certain Ohio Representatives are giving the Prcsi-
dent exceedingly bad advice and that some Of them
are under the control of unsafe southern men,
one of whom had written Charles Fosters
speech on Nj Hayes policy. BY such efol,s as
this and similar Ones the nomination OF Mr. Wal
dron, 70 which the President had given cons dcrablo
attention, and which undoubtedly good one,
,yos laid aside in the Senate. Among other 9ccUsa-
tims made in the effort to defeat MIR. Naldron was
one notoriouly false, to the effect that lac was not
citizen of Tennessee, but of Chicago. MI. Waldron
has been n resident Of Memphis for Is years, and
has been a municipal officer there for several years
His only connection with Chicago is that he las
supplied a part of the capital for firm doing buai-
ness there.
The defeat of thls nomination involves more than
tho defeat O The advocates of the lrcei-
dents Southern policy in the elements which
combine 10 bring about this result the tendency TO
union between the distincively carpet-bag element
in the South and the old Bourbon element in the
North By the carpet-bag element is not meant the
Northern persons Of standing who went South TO
engag, in legitimate business, but those whose puT-
smt has been nothing except oice-scching. and VINO
abandon the South when they can no longer secure
Office there. The first objective point of this faction
appcars to be an attempt to break down Postmaster
General Key with the hope Of driving him from the
Cabinet. If this can be accomplished, the sUppos-
ton is that no other prominent Southern man would
accent similar position. 1t is, Of course, designed
also az an indirect blow at President Hayes by per
sons WHO have not the courage TO attack hm openly.