The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-30
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and pAid the closest attention to his re-
marks, hut Mathews, Hoar and Booth.
who are looked upon ~ the spcclai
friend. aud defenders Oi the prcsldtDll
while they listened ~ hls sl'cooli, I'M ''o'
move their seats nearer the speaker.
HAYES POLICY ATTACKED.
Senator Howe arrsigned the civil .rr'
vice aud southern policies OF the presi-
dent. tie said that: "under the corsIi-
ton, the duty Of Mr.. Hayes was plalnly
10 ascertain whether the constituted au,
thoritiea OF Louisiana had declared Pack
ard to be governor, II 40. then TO de,
lend his authority to the extent OF his
ability, w Ell legally required to do so.
Iftbey la not so declared. then II was
equally his duty, not merely TO have
withheld all support OF Packard's pre-
tencc, hut to have given all required
support to the claim OF Packard's rival,
and II he found it his constitutional duty
to require Packard to surrender his
Office. he should also have recognized
the duty OF surrendering his own.
II Louisiana did not vote for Packard.
the whole world knows that she did
NOT VOTE FOR HAYES,
for Packari received nearly two thou,
sand more votes than some OF the Hayes
electors" Senator Howe was especially
bitter In his invective against Secretary
Schnrz ard this part OF his speech was
remarkable Tor that
PECULIAR RHETORIC
of which he IL master. He reviewed the
lite OF the secretary and denounced him
Tor nearly every act OF his private and
public career, pronounced him failure
as revolutlonist, lawyer. journalist,
general, diplomat. senator and cabinet
minister. He said that Schurz, while
not Democrat, was still less Republic
can, but that he was equally al home
with all parties. "He spoke like an ora
Gle and his iacile speech could be iilled
TO the yicissitudes OF parties as readily
AZ double-taced satin can be turned to
hide the accidents OF society" Senator
Hewe's speech Is
THE SENSATION oY THIS SESSION,
and there is much discussion in political
circles rs to its probable effect. Friends
Of the administration insist That II has
talIrn fat and that the old senator has
been used ~ cats paw, or ieeler, by
Blaine and C0nkling, who will now br
too shrewd To initiate his blundrr.
Others insist that il Is but the entering
wedge that will start the avalanche; that
COnklinY and Blaine are determined,
anticipating the certainty vi Il democratic
majority in the senate after 1873. 10 put
their shoulders lv the pillars ere the tlmr
lapses in which they Cali raze ruin.
Ii Is said that the attack opened by
Howe yesterday WAS planned few
nights since al the house vi Senator
Cameron OF Pennsylvania, where
THE NALCoNrENTs
met and decided that the iullness OF time
had come for the Republican senate TO
make square issue with the president.
WILL NOT REPLY.
Senator Matthews and Representative
Foster were clOseted at the white house
last night, and after consultation with
the president. it was thought Advisable
10 make no reply but TO leave the con.
spring senators TO the soothing influence
OF silence.
Senator Howe's speech was largely re-
aud he read 50 much from
the utterances OF southern statesmen be-
tore the war, that Ben. Hill was
NEARLY CAUGHT IN THE TRAP
VI replying; but Senator Thlyman, who
Ia the most judicious as well as the most
judicial OF the Democratic senators, per.
,uaded the rash Georgian to ref ain from
doing just what Blaine and Conkling and
Howe had plotted to have him do. Hill.
however. will never cease to regret the
occasion as last opportunity.
IL is amusing to see the
GRANDTATHERLY INFLUENCE
that Senator Thurman exercises over the
lmpolitic politicians of the Democratic
side. He is more emPhatically leader
than any other men, in either house and
his authority is tacitly acknowledged by
men who have been in
public lite much longer than himself.
He is always present in an emergency.
the inception of every move
meni, and seeing its fullerton effect. He
has been known to repress blunders in
his peers, and hold back. with a look or
GESTURE, from doing rash and irreparable
things, those who are counted astute DO.
liticlans. G. AS