Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-31
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MoNIToR.1
WASHINGTON. Mar. 25. 1879

many assurances that the democratic
Drag and buster has no real foundation
IS far as the President is concerned.
Springer's announcement in caucus that
be favored the retention of the supervisor
law with some notifications was the
first inkling any one outside the Bourbon
circle of intriguers had of what was going
on. Of course Democrats and Republi- |
cans who didn't stop to consider the wide
latitude for hedging which the blatant
Illinois demagogue had allowed himself
on his qualifications" were alike sur
prised that so orthodox politician as
Mr.. Springer should be willing to capt.
ulate without firing a gun. Democrats
spoke in a contemptuous way of what
seemed like an exhibition of the "white
feather" while Republicans hoped the
sober second thought had convinced the
revolutionary leaders who have command
of their party in Congress, Of the danger
persisting in their program. But the
ruse was suspected from the first by the
more sagacious of all parties, and it was
not long before rumors were flying thick
and fast to the effect that the Bourbon
managers had been secretly negotiating
with the President and that he had COM
mitted himself to modification of the
supervisor law that was equivalent to Its
abrogation and to the absolute surrender
of the Republican position. 1t WAS not
a noisy demonstration that followed, but
there was no installing the feelings of
profund indignation that appeared to
move Republicans as by common i'm
pulse. The leaders professed to scout
the surrender of the President which
their opponents were boastfully proclaim
ing but their manner belied their af-
fected incredulity. The situation has
continued without material change since
Saturday. The Tribune, Times, Graph
&c and the local papers all agree in the
belief that the President has not come
to any formal agreement with the Demo
cratic negotiators, but it is said in such
manner by one and all as to strengthen
the apprehension that such an arrange
ment is by no means improbable. judging
from the antecedents of the Administra-
ton and from the spirit pervading the
White House as communicated to gentle
men who have visited that centre of po-
litical interest on political missions with
in the past 60 hours. l can only say in
addition that should these apprehensions
prove we'll founded it seems likely that
the President will find himself without
a single supporter on the Republican side
of either House or Senate; for nothing
that has occurred since Mr.. Hayes occu
pancy of the Executive Mansion has
seemed to drive together and unite Re.
publicans of every degree of Submarines
or liberality Tin the vernacular of the
politician) as has the developments Of
the last three days. The contest will be
formally opened in the House to-day by
the presentation of the army appropria
tion bill with rider, providing for the
repeal of the law permitting soldiers il
the vicinity of the polls on election days
1t is now rumored that the Greenbacker,
have originated another compromls,
which all of them save Ladd "a Maine
Bourbon) have agreed to support, anc
they (the Greenbackers) profess to have
had the assurance of several Republican
that they will second the maiden effor
of the fiatists as mediator between tn,
two great parties fanking them on eithe
hand. 1t proposes, substantially, to APP
point committee from the three partie
now represented in the House, to devils
the most effective method of protectin,
the elective franchise by law. It's orig
inators say that if the Democrats rejec
the plan it will be notification to tn
country that they will accept nothin
that does not promise them a partisa
advantage. and they (the Greenbackers
will govern their affiliations accordingly
It Is noticeable that they have general
manifested partiality for the Republ
cans since the opening of the session.
Though Mr.. Gorham loses his positio
as Secretary of the Senate by the subst
tuition of Burch, unless very exacting, b
must feel grati6ed at the many panegy
RIGS on his character both as privat
citizen and public man uttered on tt
occasion of his official death yesterda,
t The tenor of everything evoked durin
: the debate was that the Senate had new
had more efficient official than he, an
Democrats could but concede the trut
of this estimate of him. LOGAN.
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME
The Democratic programme, as al
nounced during the last session of Co
, gress, is to be carried out. The appr
priation bills are to be loaded wi
measures repeating jurors test oaths al
!, emasculating or repeating the FEEDER
election laws, and sent to the Preside
for his approval. Thus it will be SCI