National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-28
SENATOR HOWES'S SPEECH.


From the Newark Daily Advertiserl
There are doubts whether this vehement
rebuke of the President was intended only as
an independent and manly uttcrnce Of
per- onll opinion, or as the opening Of a series
of assaults upon Hayes, designed to break his
secret treaty with the Democracy. Probably
there is no organized attack, but when we
look for the defenders of the Admins
trstion, where are thcy2 The Democrats
grin and the Republicans have nothing left to
defend. All was lost In the miserable trade
that followed, but did not precede or in
hucnce, the righteous decision OF the Electoral
Commission.
From the Cincinnati Gazette
II Is not impossible of belief that Senator
Howe had a selfish motive In making his
speech of yesterday. His term as Senator ex-
pircs next March and he wishes to make his way
clear for reelection. No doubt he thinks that
what he understands the Presidents policy To
be is unpopular in Wisconsin. His attack on
the Secretary Of the Interior will make tho
Senator friend of the timber thieves In that
State. The fling at ex Secretary Bristow was no
favor of the Administration, and that his
former law partner Is on the Supreme Bench
occupying position which the Senator asked
tho President to give him. These circum.
stances account for Mr.. Howe's speech yes.
terday, and deprive his blows Of their force.
From the Cleveland Leaderl
Senator Howe Yesterday delivered his threat.
ened attack upon President Hayes, his policy,
the record Of the hrst years administration, and
civil-service reform. As an embodiment Of all
that dissatisfied Republicans have had to urge
aga inst the Presidents course, 1t may be- re
garded as complete. Whether 1t comes from
the promptings Of disappointed ambition, oil
is simply the severe criticism Of one who dis
likes the Presidents policy and its results, W,
equally fail to discover any good that can arts,
from It, or any reason why it should hay,
been made.
From the New YORK Commercial Advertiser.l
Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, made Ions
and rather labored effort yesterday to prov,
| that Mr.. Carl Schurz is q political adven
turer that Mr.. Hayes has been unfaithful /.
the party which elected him and that II is a.
easy to catch birds by sailing their tails a
| the Southern Democracy with patronage. Al
| Of which was known months ago to every mar
| and woman In the country who has had ANY
| interest In the rather remarkable Administra
| ton that is now webbing about in such al
| irrcsolute manner. Therefore the question
naturally arises, what is II to profit Senate
of the United States II he loses several valuable
hours in using q weapon against the Prssi
dent, which the past teaches us Is just abou
as eiiicaciOus as a pop-gun would BIO against tn
hide OF a rhinOoerOsf
From the New Haven Comm Journal ant
| Courier.l
Senator Howe formally opened the Reput
lscan war on tho Republican President of tn
United States, in the Senate yesterday, in
speech of great power and elaborate scope
The Grafton was very witty and very effective
viewed In historical light, but We cannot SC,
that 1t was any stronger in argument thar
any Of the iaformsl srraignmonts Of thu