The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18
POLITICAL POINTS.

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ator Conkling is credited With being the prime
mover, and 1t is asserted that, while no attempt
will be made to mplicate President Hayes,
efforts will be made to involve Stanley Mat
thews, Secretary Sherman, and Gen. Garfield |
in an alleged Presidential bargain. The |
name Of Senator Howe, Of Wisconsin. is quoted |
as the person who will consent to introduce the |
resolution In the Senate in behalf Of Senator |
Conkhng, while to Gen. Butler is attributed |
Democrats claim that there are afiidavits in
existence from Cassanave and Kenner, men,
bers Of the Returning Board, in which these
two worthless assert that there was bargain
for the Louisiana electoral vote, to which they
were parties as members Of the board, and that
the bargain made with them has not been full
filed. The name Of Gen. Grant is also used
as party to this understanding
The Republican State Convention of New
Hampshire met ut Concord last week, and
nominated Il. +. Prescott for Governor. Reso-
lutions were adopted denouncing any legislation
tending to repudiate the public debt, disapprov-
ing the remonetizing Of silver, opposing money
subsidies and land grants to private corpora
tons, conforming as factious and miscellaneous
any attempt TO reopen the Presidential contro-
versy, and the following in relation to the ma
tional administration
Resolved That the Republicans of New Hamp-
shire reafiirm and readopt the Cincinnati platform
which pledged the party to these declarations and
principles, to-wit That the United States of Ameri
ca is nation the full protection of all citizens in
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nent pacifcaton of the Southern section of the IN
ion redemption of the United States notes in coin
by a continuous and steady progress to specie pay
ments that Senator's and Representatives who may
be judges and accusers should not dictate appoint
ments to Office, the invarable rule for appointment
to have reference to the honesty, fdel-
ty and capablity of the appontees, leaving to the
party in power those places where the harmony
and vigor of the administration requires its policy
to be represented the depreciation of all sectional
feelings and tendencies; the speedy, thorough
and unsparing prosecution and punishment of all
who betray official trusts opposition to urther
land grants to corporations and monopolies the
adjustment Of duties on imports for revenue so as
to promote the interest of American labor and adj
vance the prosperity of the whole people.
Resolved, That we recognize the paramount duty
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emn professions actual and living realities; and,
while admit honest difference of opinion in re-
spect to past acts, welcome and approve his pa
triotc and sincere efforts TO keep faith with the
people and secure to the whole country the bless
ings of just, efficient and honest Republican
tional administration.
A call is issued for National Convention Of
the National party, to be held in Toledo, Ohio,
on the 22d of February next. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
| The undersigned. believing the present financial
policy of those in control of the Federal Govern
ent destructive of the best interests of the peo-
ple and that II continued il will bring general ruin
and unprecedented suffering on the industrial
classes, and also believing that thorough organiza-
ton and unity of action may induce those in power
to take such steps will avert such caamitous
suits, call upon those, regardless of political aa-
tions who will unite for independent action to select
one delegate in each Congressional district, and
afterwards, by proper authority two delegates for
each State at large, to meet in national convention,
in the city of Toledo, the odd day of February,
1878, there TO take such action wisdom may die
| tate
Upward of 100 names are appended to the call,
prominent among them being those Of Wendell
Phillips, of Massachusetts,; Peter Cooper, OF
New York; Thomas d. Hoxey, Of New Jersey;
Alexander Campbell, of Illinois, Blanton Dun
can, of Kentucky, and Moses W. Field, of
Michigan.
The Democrats and Greenbackers in the
lower house Of the Wisconsin Legislature
formed coalition and captured all the Offices
the Greenbaclkers taking the Speakership,
and the Democrats the remainder
In the lower house of the Maryland Legisla-
ture, list week, Montgomery Blair introduced
a memorial asking Congress to investigate the
title Of Rutherford b. Hayes to the Office Of
President. He made an elaborate speech, in
which he charged that President Hayes OBJ
tanned his title to Office through cor
rupt bargaining with the Louisiana Return
ing Board and his political opponents, and
urged the Importance to the country Of obtain
ing a rightful solution of the question in
volved. Mr.. Lieb, Republican, moved to lay
the memorial on the table, and called for the
ayes and noes, which resulted-ayes IS, noes
81. 1t was then referred to the Committee on
Federal Relations.
George II. Pendleton will be elected United
States Senator from Ohio to succeed Stanley
Matthews, whose term expires March 9, 1879,
he having been nominated by a Democratic
caucus.
Senator Edmunds has embodied in letter
to the President, at the request Of the latter.
his views Of the relations which should exist
between the Executive and the Senators and
Representatives in the matter Of nominations
and appointments TO office. The right or the
proprety of dictation by members of the
Legislative branch of the Government is
distinctly denied by Mr.. Edmunds, who holds
the belief that custom which was Of it.
self unobjectionabe has grown into an abuse
that is, that from being invited to furnish in
formation concerning the character and fitness
of applicants for Office, Senators and Repre-
sentatives have come to regard appointments az
their prerogative.
The annual meeting Of the American Social
Science Congress was held last week at Boston.
David Ames Wells, OF Norwich, Ct, was elect
ed President for next year. Rev. II. Wines, of
Illinois, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Of