Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-04

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Republican Party"
Washington Special b n. Z. Herald I
The few COngressmen and other pol
iticlans WHO remain here have been
discussing to-day two PuInoFs which
point 10 directly opposite diFecilOne.
The aFst FumOr asseFta that Mr.. EVaFts
and Mr.. COnkling are getting recon.
ciled thai the Secretary OF Siate and
the Senator from. New York, mean
hereafter to act IN accord, and that they
have agreed that toe Secretary OF The
Interior aud the Postmaster G GeneTal
shall be offered up as sacrifices on the
altar Of peace. The second rHmOr as
serts that Mr.. Evarts will soon resign
his place In the Cabinet, because he
HHds II incohvenient 10 OacIi6ce HE
law practice, aud not practicable to
combine Il with the duties Of the State
Department. Both FumOrS are proba-
bly, false, but both attract Q good deal
Of attention here.
Gen. Builer's speech before the Mid
dlesex Club, In Boston, has also been a
topic Of conversation among anti
Hayes Republicans, 10 whom II is very
acceptable. An eminent person of this
fs"tion who was here few days ago,
being asked his opinion Of the political
future, gave The following forecast,
which differs IRON Gen. ButIer's ad.
dress only in that Il more definitely
lays out 9 programme: "The silver
bill will pass," he said, "snd will
become 9 law, but with the reservs.
ton that silver shall not be used to pay
of the bonds or 10 paw duties. For ell
other purposes It will become Q legal
tender for ell amounts"
"Do you not think this will 30 alarm
capital as to cause s,ill greater depres-
sion and prevent new enterprises being
started I" be was asked.
"Not al ell" he replied, Sou the con-
trary, 1t will give us period of renew
ed good times. All business will feel
the stimulus of this imitation, and capi-
talists will give way and 60 10 with the
rest. But what | think Of more i'm
portance by far than this is that the
passage of the silver bill will
put the currency question out Of
politics. On that both parties are
split When Il becomes q law the Re.
publican party will once more be q
solid army, and 1t will Immediately
turn Its attention to the South to In
quire what has become OF the Southern
Republican party. That inquiry II
will prosecute to the end. You will
see that oil our platforms next Fall
talk only Of the South, aud will de-
mand to know what has become Of the
Republican majorities In those
States. They will insist on the
use Of every law on the stat
ute books and on every power
possessed by the Federal Government
under the amendments, to ie-sstablish
aud to maintain the Republican voters
In the South, where, 81 in Mississippi
and other States, these voters have dis
appeared. This will be taken as proof
Of intimidation, and where, as In Lou
islana aud South Carolina, the Repub-
licans elected their Governors, ii will
be demanded that they shall be rein.
stated by the Federal fOrco and main
tanned by the same"
"Do you not believe that other and
new questions will occupy the public
mind p
"No. This question takes precedence
of all others. On It we can arouse the
North and sOlidify the Republican par.
ty and you will see that this will BE-
the Issue in 1880. As to the Presiden 4,
he finds himself IN an untenAble posi-.
ton. Ii is mistake to think that he
can get along without a party. He
cannot, aud will have to surrender,
The few supporters he now has among
Republicans will be forced to abandon
him unless he does, and he cannot
stand alone. He l. not q strong man,
and he will fnd that his Civil Service
Reform, aud his Southern policy, are
impracliCable aud visionary notions.
The South il the true issue; and when
the Silver Bill becomes law there
will remain nothing to divide the Re-
publican party, which will march sol.
idly into the canvas OF 1850 stronger
than ever. The President will have to
reform his Cabinet aud bring II into
harmony with tho party. II will not
he long before he sees this When he
does that, we shall be q united party,
and all these dissensions will vanish ;
we shall have the solid North behind
us once more"
This, there Ia good reason to believe,
is at present the programme OF the Re-
publicans.
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