The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-03
The Situation in Washington.


The Democrats in Washington have
been caucussing over the situation
resulting from the Presidents veto Of
the army appropriation bin. Several
speeches were made by Alex. Stephens
and others. Mr.. Stephens view was
that "sincc the President has inter-
posed his veto, Congress should make
no war or factious opposition on the
clcarly-dciincd constitutional power
on his part lie further said that
''supplics should not be withheld from
the army because of the Presidents
failure to sanction the measure as ii
passed Congress" The appropriation
bills, he thought, ought to be passed.
II need he, by themselves scvclmllv.
and the political questions now en-
,,"nccd in the appropriation measures
po '"N''' ND and proper measures
covering 1hcn Dc r">scd in .cpar,i.
and distinct bills. If tIr p,.r,;lnn,
thcn should see fiji to intcrposc -,
veto, the question rs far as the army
is concerned will be put fairly before
the county for the people to decide.
II was finally agreed that the army
Dill should again pass, notwithstand-
ing the objections Of the President,
md that the vote be taken on the
measure without debate; but it is
lntimatcd that the sixth scction-thc
point at isSuc--will be introduced
modified somewhat from its present
shape and passed as an independent
measure.
Speaking Of the situation and Of the
probable course Of the Democrats, a
correspondent of the Richmond Dis
2'0tch says:
asked Mr.. Cubcll what would be
the programme now, and he frankly
said, "Why, we will caucus as to
what line Of procedure will be now
followed" | asked Mr.. Eyins, Of
South Carolina, Il like question, and
nc was not more communicative. 4
democrat from Republican State.
however, remarked to me Il few mo
mcnis afterwards that the warm placc
""u,u hNtHG oven Dcp,E Ia. uvutu
yield TO fraudulent President The
TACT is that the Northern Democrats
arc much more bclligcrcnt and demon
strutivc than their Southern brethren,
and this grows out Of the fact that the
lattcr have not yet forgotten how DIR.
l-oring, Ben. Butler, John a. Logan
ana other Democrats talked in 1861, :,
when they wanted to stiifcn the back
bone ofthc South. Itakc it, too, that
Inc southern men, who have with
patience and fOrbcarancc listened week
after week to Joyce, Williams, Ryan,
burrows Il Co. read in cold blood
infamous SANDERS OF their section and
people, will not now be betrayed into
anything calculated to iniurc their
country, or their party. They will
fathcr, before determining as to what
Is pest to be done, hear thc counscls
OF their Wiscst and safest statesmen.
Sid to-day tot Northern Demo-
cfat, who Is as cool as Mr.. Bavurd,
and who usually considers questions
about as Judge Davis did the army
Dili i'll his speech, the other day, what
nc had to say about the situation, and
he replied; 81 do not see that the
democrats will have to back down.
Ihey did their work bravclv when
ulcy repealed the obnoxious laws and
Mll good men approve the act. The
president has intcrposcd his veto, and
this the constitution permits him to do.
ana the Democrats could not prevent
It," Then he said: "rhc Republicans
would be suprcmcly happy if the
Democrats in Congress would iust
poll over with rage, and after saving
lmprudcnt things without number
would 60 home without passing any
appropriation bills. Then they would
repeat Garleld's cry about starving
inc government from St. Johns to ST.
Johns. But, on the other hand, if the
Democrats, after cxhausting ali hon
oraDlc and constitutional means TO
secure the repeal of the laws in oucs-
non, vote the appropriations and then
20 10 the country on tho issue the Re-
puDlicans have made, don't You see
mat they will have all ofthc advantage
on their side, and that it will take
more than Grant and bloody shirt TO
defeat them in 1892" W