The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-26
Formation of an AntI-AdminI.
SfPaIiOn Party.

Al last there is news from Washington
this morning that the much talked about
opposition to the Administration within
the Republican party has taken shape.
1t was formally organized yesterday by
a band OF devoted patriots at the Nation.
al Capital, and ia said to consist OF a
hundred or two to commence with, iu-
Guiding representatives from various
States. The ground OF opposition is, OF
course, the allegation that the President
has deserted the Republican party in the
South and delivered it over to its enc
mics. This means, in plain English, that
he did not recognize ChamberIAin and
Nichols in South Carolina and Louisi-
ana, and Use the army to support them in
positions.
II is just as well that these meetings Of
discomfort should come to head. 1t has
been obvious that the President in de.
parting from a military policy in the
South was to be antagonized by a certain
number Of persons recognized az Repub,
licans. Mr.. Wade, Of Ohio, fired his
shot at Hayes before he was warm in his
seat, and Mr.. Blaine about the same time
gave notice in the Senate OF his oppo.
sition. In addition to these two, Ben.
Batter has, in ways peculiar TO himself
caused it to be understood that lie will be
heard from at Hn early day on the same
side. Beside these, there is a large COM
pany Of persons who are just as much
actuated by opposition to the Presidents
civil service notions as 10 his Southern
policy. Every disappointed Office seeker
will be tempted to join this uprising,
and many of them will finally enroll
themselves in the organization. A great
effort will be made 10 secure expressions
Of hostility 10 the Presidents policy from
the local political conventions shortly to
be held, and thus get control Of certain
State Conventions. As, for instance, the
coming Republican Convention Of Ohio,
By the time Congress meets il is hoped
that everything will be ready for well
defined issue with the Presidents South.
stn policy, including the necessary pop.
nlar following. Iu this way the admin.
istration will finally he corncred and
forced into an abandonment OF it's pres
ent policy or driven over TO the Democ.
racy.
This ia, substantially, the understood
programme OF the men who met at Wash.
; ington yesterday. Their meeting will
not take those who have been iorcastine
coming events by surprise. The Presi
dent could not hope to escape a demon
stration Of this sort. II was apparent
from the first that he must choose be
tween this split, II such it may be called
or au adherence to the military policy o
his predecessor. Inasmuch as he hat
pledged himself before the world to seeI
the paci6cation and prosperity of the
South, and inasmuch as the country had
applauded and endorsed this pledge il
his letter OF acceptance, he could do ne
less, than try 10 redeem his pledge hy az
experiment different from that hereto
fore resorted to. The South had become
solid against the Republican party under
the old policy. State after State had beer
added TO the Democratic fold, and pei
contra, State by State had been detached
in the North from the Republican fold
As things were going on it was plair
that a crisis had arrived in the history o.
the Republican party, Such men al
conklipg, Edmunds, Hoar, and many
others Of lesser note, not forgetting sew,
ersl influential newspapers, had become
restive under the outlook Of affairs, and
it was plain that unless turn in the
tide occurred the Democrats would ere
long be called to shape the policy Of the
country. Under such circumstances
President Hayes came into his present
position, whatwas he to doS Continue