The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-15

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: was just as we'll to say no more abou
+, that. But the appointment of a rebe
, FELLOW like Key to the cabinet was re
sented as bitter bill. It was gener
ally agreed, however, that Mr.. Key i
sucn Jolly and good natured MAJ
that, personally, it is impossible tt
quarrel with him, only it is impossible
10 go TO him about post office ap
polntment and talk freely about the
advantage it would be to the party OF
10 the reelection of the member
urging 1t, and this was thought by al
most everybody a serious hardship
Inc advantage of Mr.. KEYS fact how.
ever, appears in this, that he seemed
on the whole more acceptable to the
mutlneerS than either Mr.. Schurz or
Mr.. Evarts.
AS TO the civil service reform bust.
ness.lt found scarcely defender ex-
cept Mr.. Cox. Mr.. Grape and Secreta-
ry Sherman, the latter of whom did
MS best to make it more palatable to
his friends. Civil service reform is
almost unanimously pronounced a
fraud and humbug, extremely danger
Gus TO the republican party land there
lore by all means to be opposed and
broken down.
SO far in all the meetings of deleea-
6lons, as well as in the meeting at
secretary Sherman's house, the pro-
ceeulngs had the appearance of rank
mutlny But after all these utter
ances were but to prelude to sub
mission. sThere is an old fable of re-
calcltrant donkey who said savagelv to
MS master. ''don't strike me - then
seeing the stick uplifted he added,
meekly, ''but if you want to Won
may. The republican class-meetings
ended IN pretty much the same spirit.
Having grumbled and declared their
opposition, they all agreed to sup
port the president and stick by him
Win the hope that he would by and
ny 40 better. General Butler is re.
ported to have said that it is the high.
eSC DUTY to support the president as
lhe mead OF the party; that the party
must be kept together and he meant
TO 90 SO. Mr.. Page, of California. re-
marked that he was not DISCOURAGED.
and would never give up the Shin
while four of the seven cabinet mem.
gers were republicans. Mr.. DanfOrd
oI ONO, did not remember where. in
he Cincinnati platform, the president
was requested to appoint rebel to
ne CABINET, but he also will support
ne president. In short. the party
ind no other course open to them than
o submit, and do this with as good
grace as possible. General Butler
proposed that when ugly resolutions.
approving the president s policy come
Up IN the house, the republicans shall
lot vote on them land this is the course
accordingly determined on.
or is this the only sign of submis-
lon. On the senats side. there are
umors OF intended proffers of recon
lllatlon. Prominent senator's are
aid to be ready to surrender at dis
retion,to demand no terms whatever
! TACT, from the White House. 1t is
enerally admitted that the party must
all hazards be kept together, and n
ne opposition to the president means I
break IN the party. If they cannot T
lake MN back down they will sup
Ort him. rather than have a quarrel.
hd as SO far no one has discovered
ny signs OF surrender or weakness in 4
ie president he is likely just now =
gam to have everything his own way.
he did in the confirmation of his
'blnet. The situation is little ri.
culous for all the anti-administra- r
on republicans. who were very bold
week ago. They intended to play I
me big cards, but they have found
lelr hands emptv.-N. Y. Herald.