The Morning herald., 1877-11-13
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER l3, 1877.
THE HERALD r
YbDstlay November 18Th, 1877.
SWASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent

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| WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 10, 1877.
s,Whilc Congress is discussing the ques
tioHtwhether we shall have fifteen, twenty,
or twenty y-fIve Thousand soldiers in the reg
ular army, and is making no real progress
ln1Ris]ation, it is the joy of correspond dents
TO We man like Senator Conkling unbo
soml himself as he did on Thursday to a
new kpaper man.
l you'd not prominently mention Senator
Conklpg at this time if could give you
information that the Silver Kemenetization
Bill, or the Anti-resumption Bill was in
course of fair discussion, with prospect of
passing or being defeated, or that vote was
likely on the proposition to furnish money
to secure representation at the Paris Expo
sitiop, in 1878, or that any other legislation
was likely. But the truth is, that Congress
seems determined to waste the extra session.
1t has not done what 1t ought to have done.
HAPPILY, having done nothing, it has not
done anything that it ought not to have
oonaEN 1850 ..4Vf.p '4...
SD ar Conkling, BY reason of the state
he n ipfHsents, of his long prominence, of his
fanny connections, and especially of his
partin the electoral muddle of last year,
has been much in the minds of the people
for some time. He was ostentatiously
Sighted In the selection of Cabinet by
Hayes, and his particular friends have since
BEEN the particular objects Of Executive an
mostly The Question as to whether some
of them shall remain in Office, over the new
appointments made by Hayes, is about to be
tried in IeSanate. All these things being
understood, Importance must be attached to
Thursday's, Interview with the Senator. He
therein uses all the bitter words be had not
before found opportunity to use in reference
tn The Administration. By reason of these
utterances, and of what he said and dtd at
the New YorieState Convention, and of the
sort Of endorsement given him at the elec-
tion on Tuesday, and, more than all else, by
reason of the tl9iaity and wavering of the
other oppositf6t Republican leaders, we
must look to Conxitpg hereafter as the fore.
most OF those Republicans who differ witty
the Administration. lie may with certaint v
look for an early and determined fight, al,
over the country, between those who ZEN.
dorse and those who condemn Mr.. 1As yes
4,
and his Cabinet. AS dislnterested De mo-
Gratis, we may congratulate dsaffected Re-
publicans upon the fact that leadership has
fallen in SO worthy hands.
p. In most foreign appointments, AR. HAYES
has 50 far followed Grants plan of an,
pointing personal friends. In two Instances
he or his Secretary Of State took different
course. The Pennsylvania delegation was
odd to select Minister to England. apdi
,he Illinois delegation to dictate an appoint |
rs Minister to Prussia. To the confusion orr
Hayes and his Cabinet, Pennsylvania selec-
ed Simon Cameron. Now, Illinois selects
Sob lngersoll. Evarts is unused to politics,
nd Hayes affects, now that he has got al,
hat politics can give him, to despise them.
anybody would dcsplse sort of polr les
han could not select filter men than Came
on or lDgersoll, for such Offices.
1t is no particular credit to the Adyninis-
ration that it refuses TO appoint these men
fter agreeing 10 appoint them. Every bow
ten knows that such appointment ought
OF to be made. The average ring. politt.
ian, if let alone, would do much better.
he trouble comes when the Almilistra-
on prclends to aAtemptto carry out reform
nd 10 keep on terms with the spoils politi-
ian at the same time.
If we may form an opinion by what the +
administration papers here says, our rsla- c
ons with Mexico are extremely critical. G
he Administration, which, in this case,
cans Secretary Evarts, is said to be less P
'peful than heretofore that the existing G
ovcrnment of Mexico will be able to re- O.
ess outrages upon our citizens on the Rio n
rande. Advices from Mexico are to the !,
feet that the people generally are clamor- a,
is for aggressive action on. the part of .
'esident Diaz, and thas he cannot attempt I,
hold his position if he joins The United
ates in attempting to keep peace upon t. ,e
rider. Doy,