Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29

Senator Howe of Wisconsin Republican,
delivered bitter anti-administraton speech
in the United States Senate on Monday after
noon, which is chiefly important as showing
the irreconcilability of the old-line political
element still dominant in Congress with the
new ideas and measures adopted by President
Hayes. The speech, us reported in the dai-
lies of Tuesday, was Il queer con glomeration
of history and platitudes, plentifully inter
spersed with epigrams, some of which were
clever and some silly. but permeated through
out by spirit of hatred as despicable as it
will prove powerless. 1t was by all odds the
most direct and outspoken assault that has
yet been made upon the National Administra-
tion. Secretary Schurz was for time made
the special target against which the fire of his
batteries was directed. That gentleman was
alluded to as person who had only been sue
cessful in his trade, the trade of politics, and
who, as n general in the army, a diplomat and
a lawyer had been n signal failure As Il
thrower of mud at the Republican party how
er, he had done much work. Indeed he had
accomplished more in that direction ''than any
machine not propelled by steam" In this
connection it may not be amiss to note the
fact that when Mr.. Schurz was in the Senate,
and in position to defend himself, Mr.. Howe
had nothing to say regarding either his char
acter or ability. When he had finished with
the Secretary of the Interior, the speaker took
up the President and his policies, and for
nearly two hours criticised and denounced
them without qualification or stint. Refer
ring TO the action of the President in the
Louisiana matter, he declared with much We
hemence of manner that if Packard was not
Governor Hayes was not President. This
time-won yet ever-fresh proposition was
greeted with loud applause, which could only
with difficulty be suppressed. When the pre-
siding officer did succeed in quoting it, the
speaker continued, declaring that if it was
right for Packard to be driven out of New
Orleans it was not right for Hayes to be in
the White House. If Hayes was not usurper
then Nichols was. National harmony, he de-
clared with much force, could never be pre-
served robtained by deserving light for wrong,
and then at considerable length and with
good effect he detailed the many unsuccessful
attempts in the direction indicated which had
"iAN"NAg pSpA Ai"ep III lilib country. III IeleI-
ence to the civil service policy, he declared
that no man could tell what that policy was,
and in the same connection excited much
merriment by referring to Senator Hoar as
one of those who hoped to win Democrats by
sprinkling them with patronage very much
as little boys hoped to catch birds by sprink-
ling salt on their tails. This remark. pointed
though it was, was only specimen of the
many bitter and cutting expressions contain
ed in the speech
Senator Howes real grievance is said to be
personal rather than public He is nearing
the end of his political career, his term in
the Senate being about to expire He has
been accustomed to dictate federal appoint
ments in Wisconsin. and as u consequence
has twice secured his own reelection. He
evidently believes that he might have secured
a fourth election if President Hayes had per-
mitted him 10 use all the Federal officers of
Observation-Disclosures mail agents, mar
shals, district attorneys, etc.-to accomplish
that purpose but the Presidents civil ser
vice order fOrbids, and he has reason to fear
the result. Naturally, he has poor opinion
Of that order, and denounces it as an act of
tyranny" Unfortunately for Mr. Howe.
his course as a Senator has not won him the
respect and esteem of the party. He is ac-
sased OF siding with a hand ring against Indi-
AN elsims BE has created hitter hostilitieS