The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-25
PRESIDENT AND PARTY.

4 a BETTER FEELING AMONG REPUBLT
CAN SENATORS AND REPRESENTA-
4 TIvEs TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT
NO RUPTURE PROBABLE. 81.
The Inter OceQ?a, has the following
from its Washington correspondent:
Within the last few days a renarla.
bic change has taken place in the attis
tude Of a great majority Of Congress-
linen toward the President, owing tc
some imperceptible influence, and the
caucus last night developed IT, There
was nothing of any particular inpoF-
lance said or done, but there wasa rev
citation Of kindlier feeling toward the
President than was supposed to exist,
and there were mutual surprises all
around at the sentiments expressed,
1t was expected that there would be q
general assault upon the President ana
his few active supporters, led by Mat
theWs and Burnside. Cox of Ohio,
and Foster went to the caucus prepar-
ed to answer bitter words. but instead
IF row there was a prevailing spirib
Of harmony, a general sentiment in fa~
vor Of going to the extremeto prevent
division in the party, and q spirit Of
liberation toward the President that
was more respectful than any that has
| developed at many caucuses that the
Republican Senators have had. There
will be no outbreak against President
Hayes in Congress, but there will beam
attempt made to reconcile. differences
and bring the President, and the poW~
erfal machinery he controls, to the
work. of securing q Republican victory
this Fall and a Republican majority
in the next House Of Representative
The speech Of Congressman Will
liams, of Wisconsin, at the caucus was
one Of the most lengthy<in opposition
to MIR. Sargent'S resolutions, and Was q
very correct expression, Of the general
sentiment. His remarks surprised PEG
| pie, who supposed he was one Of, the
most extreme Opponents Of the EAesi-
dent, and the substance Of them is
quite freely quoted to-day. .EEercon7
fessed TO having BEEN one of tbs most
radicaH in his dissent from the policy
| Of the President, bUkhe would not do
anything to produc a,discOrd GA diTis7
ion I'm the party. He considers the
Presidents order regarding ofjeerh0ldt
ers In politics unWIse, but he thOugllis
the resolutions Of Mr.. Sargent asking
the President to reeind it eqU&lly, uG-
wise, He would DE glad to have ae-
complished what it was intended t0&G-
coulplish by the resolutions, but lie be
ieved that course would faiEy and tlaat
tho breach woul& be Widenedaby tAeir
adoption. Many people believed ahat
the Senators ana the membaEa5 Of the
House were attempting to-. bully the
President down in any attempt to- re-
| form the civil service, and. the adop-
ton OF the resolutions, he. 5aared,
would give color to this belief: Noth-
I ing could be more false, as far as he
was concerned, and he wauld Esgret it
| if anything was done by the caucus to
Sdeepen this Impression. He knew, and
every one else knew, that tae Presi-
dent had n0b practiced his professions,
but he did. not want the President &c
have the excuse that Congress haI
thrown BLOCKS in hiss way, Mr. WI
liams discussed the Southern poliay
briefly. and argued tAat while the ssar-
render of Southern States to the Dem
ocrats. was violence to justice, and
|
would ultimately have the effect of
multiplying all that was accomplished by
the war, it was too late to correct the
error, and no goo6 could be dane by
weakening the party further In disput-
ing over that. He urged that the old
party platform be re-adoptea, and g
united effort be made to recover as
much as possible of the strength that
had been lost.
AS one Senator to-day expressed it
81 regard some of Hayes acts as moth,
ing less than criminal not committed
however, / believe, with criminal in
Itent-and I have, and will, criticise
them where criticism will accomplish