Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-02
MOVES IN THE GAME OF POLITICS.
A New "Union Party Proposed, to be Sup
ported by the Administration.

Judge Bartly, for long time
Judge OF the Supreme Court of Ohio,
and now prominent lawyer of
Washington, is the authority for the
announcement that already well
conceived and arranged movement
is on foot looking TO the formation
of new political party, TO be cali
ed "the Union party" Judge Bart
~ is brother-in-law of tho Sher-
mans, and has always been eonsid-
cred a democrat. He says that he
indorscs the policy of Hayes, and
that while he is sure that Hayes
does pot desire to create Hayes
party, as Andy johnson did o john
son party, yet he has every reason
to believe that Hayes would like to
see the Union party become the
power in the land 1t is argued by
the adherents of this new movement
that the Democratic party is entire
" sectional, that without the solid
South it could not survive, and that
it's greatest strength lies in the fact
that all rebellion is with ard for 1t;
and, on the other hand, that the
Republican party is living in the
North, East and West entirely up
on the food it receives from the still
burning embers of hatred to The
South; that the policy of Hayes is to
extract the better elements from
these parties Of the sections and car
ry the country with them, and that
Everts and Shurz are heart and
soul in favor of this new Union par-
ty. Ex- Senator Foote, of Mississ-
ippi and Tennessee, is partner Of
Judge Bartly and he is an out-spo-
ken advocate of the now movement.
1t is alleged that there are thousands
of the leading men of the South
ready to join this party and that be-
fore congress meets in October its
purpose, strength and good inten-
tons will be made manifest.
1t is very certain that there is
some kind of a new move beng made
on the political ehess-board, and
that the President and his ministe-
rial advisers don't seem TO care
much how the leaders of the Repub>
lican party express their disapp:oval
of the course of the ADMINISTRATION.
It is alleged that many of the Blu
reau officers of the departments and
the clerks, whose homes are osten-
sibly'in the various States are Sc
cretly working, both here and at
home, in the interest of this new
movement and that in the early part
of October, q caucus will be held in
that city of all prominent men who
intend to go with the "new idea".
Among those who are to meet il
this caucus will, it is said, be found
Senators and members of Congress
from either Of the present parties,
and that in the House the Union
party will hold the balance of pow
er and 60 far to dictate who shall
be the officers Of the House. 1t is
proposed to create this party in
manner similar to the way that the
Republicans became so successful.
The great object will be "Peace to all
sections;" 'The everlasting settle
ment of the Indian questions" In,
ternal Improvements and advance
ment of steamship building and gen
eral encouragement of commerce."
"Gradual resumption'but not in 1879,
and letting out of an indefinite
amount of silver change, the ore to
be purchased by bonds, and the re-
duction of taxation, and temporary
suspension of the sinking fund pay
ment, just paying the interest on the
public debt and the expenses of the |
government for at least ten years
to come" A change in the poll
tics Of our country is barely posi- |
bic, if one may judge from the |
tone of conversation held by the pol
iticians who congregate here from
time to time, from every section of
the country.
A gentleman just from Chicago
states be eonversed with ex' Senator
Lyman Trumbuil, and that be ex-
pressed his unqualified appreciation,
of Hayes policy, and that he was
very sure that 'Trumbull would be |
one of the leaders of the Union par
ty. Those who laugh at tho whole
thing say that parties are not made
in day ard that it is the people |
who make parties and not the pol |
iticians. This is the very argument |
the movers in this new departure |
advance, viz, shat the people are go
ing to do this thing.