The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-06-06
KEYS MANIFESTO
The Comments Of Leading Democrats
Upon that Open Letter.

Washington, May 31.-Mr. Keys
letter appears to have shot him into
the bosom of the Republican party.
Charles Foster said to-day that the
letter had put an end to the move
ment looking to Keys retirement
from the Cabinet. The Republic
cans who have been urging it now
say that since this bold stand has
been taken by Mr.. Key he should
be supported. There is but one
comment among Democrats upon
the subject. They say that the let
ter is a howl :or bread, and that
Key is poor and cannot afford to
lose his Office. 1t is strange that
where Key has tried SO deliberately
to produce an impression of lofty
patriotism he should succeed only
in creating an impression of official
mendicancy. The Tennessee mem
bers are especially indignant. Some
thing of the spirit of the opinion is
shown in the following interview
with Tennessee members of the
House. Mr.. House says the boot
was uplifted to kick Key out and
that he signed this letter prepared
for him TO keep his place. He also
believes that the letter was prepared
and made a subject of Cabinet con
sideration and that the alternative
was presented to Key to sign it or
90. The Democrats OF Tennessee
do not look for proclamations in
that quarter. John M. Bright
said it is not necessary to dignity
Keys letter by any notice whatever.
1t will fall still born. Key amounts
to nothing. He is not considered
Democrat and has no influence in
Tennessee in either party. Whit
thorne says: "The only sign of a
revolutionary tendency or of Next
canization that have seen is the
God and liberty proclamation of
Postmaster General Key" Gen. Di-
brell said, eve all regard it as di
rect attack upon us. 1t is a great
piece of impertinence upon the part
of Mr.. Key to attempt to dictate TO
our friends in Tennessee. 1t is an
insult and an outrage. 1t has killed
him with his party. But l expect
ed something of this kind from
him. When / heard the report
that he would have TO leave the cab
met l predicted then that he would
do something of this kind to keep
his place. His letter simply urges
the people to send Republicans in
our place and was in my opinion,
prepared for him to sign"
The Special to the Chicago Times
says: The Key and Stephens letters
formed the subject of general con-
versation in the Senate to-day.
Knots of Democratic Senators were
continually assembled in the anti
chamber, and the action of Key and
Stephens in writing these letters
was discussed in detail. The senti
meut against Key was very extreme.
Senators spoke of him as they
would of a dead colleague whose
memory they eXecrated. All con
demned him. Senator VOORHEES,
denounced the MeXicanization the
DRY as a farce, and said that none
but lunatics would talk of revolu-
ton simply because a committee of
Congress was trying to get at the
bottom of a fraud in order to pre-
vent it's preparation in the future. |
He reflected severely upon both
Key and Stephens. Senator David
Davis was very mild in his com
ments. He regarded Keys letter
as a great mistake, calculated to
cut him off from his party. He |
thought that Keys letter would |
have bad effect upon the Democ-
racy in the North, and would tend |
to unity the Northern Republicans.
1t would also create a divided SEN
timent on the subject of investiga
ton, and would make the issue in
the coming fall elections ON the
question of disturbing or not dis
turblng President Hayes Title.
He did not think Keys letter
would have much effect in tie
South, not even in Tennessee, be-
cause Key had lost favor with his
own people by appearing to con-
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be a fraud. Stephens letter, he
thought, would have greater effect
upon the South than Keys. Steph !?
ems is respected in the South as
statesman, and the memory of his
services and ability is revered.
There is no telling what will be the
effect of his letter on the South. A
Democratic Senator from the South
said Keys letter would count moth
ing inlthat section of the country and
was palpably plea for bread. He
had got all he could expect, and
was trying to hold on to it. Anoth
er Senator said it only showed
Keys cloven foot-and must forfeit
for HIM all the respect the people
ever had. Senator Beck agreed
with Senator Davis that the effect
would be greatest in the north.
Ben. MONROE, Decorator and Paper
Hanger, with Benson, Brown q Co.,