The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
The 9ailg Argas,
ROCK Observation-Disclosures
The Angry Republicans.

Ihere Is an impression in administra.
ton circles that republican Representatives
and senators will return to Washington,
In January impressed with popular sen.
timent at home favorable to the admins
tratlon. and that they will be more friendly
or, at least, less aggressive in their oppo.
sltton. In Washington, however, the
signs are all the other way, and demo- !
rather the gathering of furious storm.
ready 10 burst when congress reassembles'
The old line of Bourbon republicans are
not only more irreeonciliable than ever,
out they are constantly growing holder in
their attacks upon the president and his
policy in their organ here.
One reason for this is probably that thew
ma the president unmoved and appa-
lently immovable. The hopes they en-
tertained OF frightening or cabling him
have broken down. They see that while
ne IS averse to quarrels and always anna
BILE, ready to discuss the situation with
any republican whatever, he is not to be
pushed or persuaded from his purposes.
moreover, his very amiability and patience
are irritating to his opponents. When
they urge him to change his southern
policy. he points out that peace and order
prevailiin the south, and talks about his
earnest desire to remove forever all Sec
tlonal differences and thoroughly harmon
ice the whole country. When they urge
him to abandon his civil service notions he
gets out the Cincinnati platform and
reads them the fifth section thereof, and
| his letter of acceptance on top of that
sometimes. All this looks to these Bour-
| bons like an intentional trifing with their
feelings, like bad joke, and they leave
the White House angrier than they came
| and more determined to do something to
| show their spite.
The difficulty with them all is to know
| what to do. They see that the president
is in the White House and cannot be got
out, that he is we'll suited with his Cab.
met, which works tremendously together;
| that he does not seek personal favors
from congress. and they are now pretty
we'll satisfied that he canineither be scared
nor bamboozled. In the house it is pro-
| posed now that resolution of eensure
| shall be brought forward on the republ
can side, anu doubtless such a resolution
condemning the administration would get
an almost unanimous republican VOTE
But the older members, while declaring
that they will support it, are shy of faith
| erlng 1t, and for the present urge some oil
the jealous new members to distinguish
themselves Those on their part retort
that if the enterprise is dangerous IL be-
longs to the older heads, and there is g
suspicion that men like Hale and Gar
field, Martin Townsend and others want
to keep the door open for themselves to
be reconeiled to the White House. Mean.
time the coming message on civil service
reform promises to be embarrassing. Ii
is understood that the president will take
for his text the resolution on this subject
in the Cincinnati platform, and it will be
amusing to see the republican representa-
tiyes voting down their platform ol
lodging" in the senate. Il is possible
that the storm may burst 10 the shape OF .
request from republican caucus to thu
president to dismiss his Cabinet and cal
new men into his councils. This would
however, be only a solemn farce. The
Republican senators confirmed the present
Cabinet only nine months ago, the fore
most republican of them all, Senator Nor
ton, leading in the confirmation. Anc
the president is very we'll satisfied Will
his Cabinet. He does not intend to make
any changes This is certain. All re
Iports to the contrary are false. " I
Herald