The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-15
WHOLE NO. 40.

which he climed into the presidency flor it
was the electoral votes of Florida, South
Carolina ard Louisiana that made him
president. His administration will 30
upon the,-principle LATTER me the
deluge."
There are evidences that large ele-
ment of tho party, led by Blaine, will
refuse to ratify this suicidal contract,
and that radical split in the party may
be the consequence. Blaine, with char
acteristic boldness, steps to the front,
and (March, g. moves that Mr.. Pitt Kel-
logg be sworn in as senator elect from
Louisiana. Blaine said:
do not see to>day-and that is
the main point desire to present
how any Senator who voted in
this chamber that the electoral vote Of
Louisiana was legally and properly cast
for r. B. Hayes and yourself, Mr.. Press
ident, is permitted to doubt that S. B.
Packard is equally ofright the Governor
OF that State. There may be some tech
nicality there may be some keen form
of logic which hive not yet heard. aud
which doubt if / shall ever be able to
comprehend, by which man who had
nearly thousand votes more than the
electoral ticket received was not elected
Governor when the electoral ticket was
chosen, and frankly repeat that / am
not permitted to doubt-no man is per-
mitted to doubt legally to-day-certainly
the other side of the chamber is not per-
mitted to doubt legally-that the electoral
vote of Louisiana was properly cast for
Hayes and Wheeler.
And at the close Of ringing and pow
erful speech Blaine thus alludes to the
alleged contract to sacrifice the south>
ern republicans to the necessities Of the
hour.
I know that there has been a great
deal said here and there in the corridors
OF the Capitol, around and about in by
places and high places, Of late, that
some arrangement has been made by
which Packard wasn't to be recognized
ard upheld; that he was to be allowed
to slide by and Nichols was to be ao-
copied as Governor Of Louisiana. I
want to know who had authority to-
make such an arrangement | wish
to know If any Senator on this floor will
state that any person, speaking for the
!. administration that was coming in or
that was going out. had any right to
: make such an announcement. l deny
: it. deny it without being authorized
: to speak for the administration that now
exists, but deny it on the simple. broad
: ground of the impossbilty that the adj
ministration Of President Hayes could do
it. Ideny it on broad grounds that Pres
) ident Hayes possesses character, common
$ sense, self respect, patriotism. all Of
!. which he has in high measure and in
eminent degree. l denyit on all the
grounds that can influence human action !;
J. on all the grounds on which he can be
g held to personal and political and official
. responsibility. l deny it tor him, and I
> shall find myself grievously disappointed
}! wounded and Inundated, If my denial
9 is not vindicated in the policy OF the ad-
d ministration. But whether it be vindi-
e Gated or not, care not; it is not the duty
9 OF a Senator to inquire what the policy
It of the administration may be, but what
q it ought to be. and hope the republican
:. Senate will say on this point, there shall
l. be no authority in this land large enough
g or adventurous enough to compromise
n the honor of the national administration
8 or the good name of the great republican
!, party that called that administration into
existence. [Applause in the galleries.
e which was promptly checked by the
presiding officer.
r This defence of Hayes is simply an
70 Indictment. 1t looks as if the contract
q. had been made and would be executed
ID On March the vote was taken, in the
in republican senate and Kellogg was votel
II. down, 35 to 20 Booth, Burnside, Chris.
re fancy, Conkling, Davis. Jones of Ne
as vada and Morrill, voting with the Dem
le ocrats.
Hayes garland of triumph promises
to become crown OF thorns. Th,
Democrats assail his title and the south
ern republicans will come to regard hin
I'd as their mortal enemy.
he In the meantime he has selected
"a good cabinet WIN. NJ Evarts, of New
:. York, Secretary OF State; John Sher
IL man, OF Ohio, Secretary Of the Treasu
IL. ry; Geo. w. McCrary, of Iowa, Sec
Lis rotary of War. Richard M. Thompson
A. Of Indiana, Secretary Of Navy; Char.e
Devens, Of Massachusetts, Attorne,
'e General; David NJ. Key. of Tennessee
u, Postmaster General and Carl Schurz, o
in Missouri, Secretary Of Interior. Th,
h. appointment OF Key is "a tub thrown t,
- the southern whale; !" for Key is Dem
=" ocrat was an officer in the confederate
10 service. The appointment of Carl Sch
of urz is concession to the Greeley Liber
Of ais OF 1872. Altogether the cabinet is
strong one-much superior to Grants
:. conglomora.es OF unknown incompeten
r. cies. It is however hard money" cab
Ii inet'' Of the hardest kind. Evarts, SheI
e man. and Shurz, are all pronounce'
enemies Of the greenback, and unde
- their lead We can expect no steps back
=. ward from the suicidal financial polic