Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-18
THE FINANCIAL ISSUE
To Take the Place In Ohio OF the Bloody
Shirt and the Exoduster Infamy-
John Sherman Thinks he can
Make Better Fight with
Hard Money for
His Basis than with Sympathy for the
Negro ON q Foundation Of Lies-The
Leaders OF Both Parties Manipu-
lated In His Interest-A Page
OF Secret History.

Washington correspondence of the Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER: THE revolt against the Sher-
man scheme to subordinate the stalwart issue
to the 6nancial one has begun In quiet way,
and it became necessary to-day for the senate
Republicans to hold a caucus to canvass the
feeling among the stalwart members as to
whether they should quietly submit to Sher-
mans. diutum or do some lively kicking In
the traces. 1t will be remembered that more
than a month ago it was predicted in these
dispatches that after the stalwart issue.
which was at the time booming under high
pressure, had accomplished the object for
which it was inauRurated-that, is, to bring
the President and his party nearer together
it would be dropped, and that Sherman, In
the interest of his Presidential candidacy,
would see to it that In due time it was sup
planted with the financial issue. The original
plan was to live up to the line first entered
upon, and that was to have vetoed all the
appropriation bills in any shape which might
be presented to the President, and force the
Democrats to yield at last, and pass them
pure and simple, without any political
riders or restrictions of any kind. The plan
would have been successful, because the lead
ers In the Democratic party gave themselves
away when they announced after the first
veto that it would never do to adjourn with
out voting the necessary supplies to carry on
the government. Hence, all the President
had to do was to keep on vetoing the bills,
being assured by the declarations of the
Democrats themselves that, IN the end, some
provision would be made to lubricate the
wheels of the governmental machine. What
made the change of base necessary-or a line
of policy, call it what one wiil-was the &C.
ton of the Democratic convention of Ohio In
heading their ticket wish two soldiers. 1t
did not take one of John Sherman's political
acuteness more than a minute to see that the
logger the stalwart issue was continued the
If added tn Grants and da-
tracted from his own glory. Hence, the Ohio
Democrats forced him to induce Hayes to
yield In his position, and Sherman, as the War
wick OF the administration, arranged with the
leading Republicans programme by which
truce was called. General Garfield was cho-
sen as Shermans representative on the floor
OF the house. Garfield consented to aid Sher-
man-not that he likes him, for he does not
but because he is afraid of him. Garfield
wants Sherman's Presidential candidacy
eggsd on, for he fears that he might other
wise be antagonized by the willy inancier if
the OHIO Republicans happen to have the
disposition of the next senatorship. 1t being
thus arranged IN advance with the President,
Secretary Sherman indicated TO General Gar
field about the nature Of On army and legis-
latiVe appropriation bill the President would
sign. Garfield communicated the fact to the
controlling members of the house committee
on appropriations, and, after briet incuba-
ton, the bills were brought forth. The
Democrats, who were not In the secret, won
dered why it was that the report of their ad-
visory committee, which had been ratified by
Democratic caucus, had been ig-
nored and new departure taken.
They were more than surprised when their
leaders told them that the bills, with the
exception of the judicial bill, would receive
the support of the Republicans. They were
glad or the fact, because 1t let them out of
the very bad dilemma in which they were,
and let them out gracefully, too; for midi
rect!y they accomplished that which had
failed in a direct way. The subsequent
movement Is now history. The legislative
bill was passed by a two-Ihird vote on Mon
day last, without debate, and for the matter
of that, without FIVE members of congress
actually knowing what was appropriated.
The army bill was championed by General
Garfield in a ten minute speech, and re-
ceIved, with the exception of twelve votes,
the united support of the Republican mem
bers. Sherman had thus far woD and Gene
raj Garfield managed the secretary's plans
much better than he managed his own, and
more than thar, too, Secretary Sherman had,
through Garfield, so to speak, actually die
tated the Democratic position. When
the bills were sent to the senate
the leading Republicans, who have
the Presidential itch, saw through the
bold game that Secretary Sherman had
played upon both the Republicans and Dem
Ocrats of the house, aud a little storm was
brewed, which, like that Of Elijah the fish
bite, at first was no bigger than a mans
hand, but which grew to proportions until it
eliminated to-day in a caucus; and lively
affair it was. In fact, two caucu.es were
held. In the morning there was a decided
disposition to make bold and determined
stand against the sixth section of the army
bill, which prescribes that the army shall not
be used as police to keep the peace at the
polls. Blaine, Conkling, Allison, Zach
Chandler, and other leaders, emphatically
declared that to adopt the bill with the sixth
section retained would be to surrender to the
Democrats. They swore by all the gods that
they would never agree to 1t, and that if the
Democrats passed it, and the President saw
fit to sign il, with him and his financial Sec
rotary be the responsibility. Mr.. Burnside,
wLo is easily led by the nose any way the
President desires him to vote, in order to test
the sense OF the caucus, offered q motion to
pass the army bill precisely as it came from
the house. it received only three votes.
Then the cauc 8 adjourned, as the hour for
the meeting Of the senate had interviewed.
Meanwhile the leaders of the house heard of
the action of the caucus, and they served no.
tice on the leaders In the senate that it would
be useless for them to kick, ID the house
would not stand by them in any effort which
might be made to antagonizs the bill, and
that, moreover, the President would sign the
bill as the house passed it. A second caucus
was held after the senate adjourned, when
the members decided that they would sup
port the army bill with the sixth section
amended 30 as to readi That nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent the
President from using the armed forces Of the
United States to enforce existing law The
house, Republicans and Democrats. will
agree to this, for there Is really nothing in it.
The caucus decided to oppose the judicial bill.
This, however, Is in accord with the house
Republicans, for the President intends to veto
the bill anyway, but will not call congress
again in session to act upon it, should it ad-
j0urn before he has time to communicate his
objections to it. Thir. briefly outlined, is
sketch OF the scheming and wlre pulling
which has been going on for ten days, and
its culmIsati in to.day's caueuses. Sher-
man thus far holds the vantage ground. He
has prepared the way to sweep aside the war
issues, and to subordinate them to financial
issues. He has given the stalwarts Lodi. Aus
terlitz and jena; but he will meet his Water.
loo yet. He is the Tilden of the Republican
party. He has all of Tildea's 6nesse In
management, with less of his honesty, but
more of nerve. The Democrats also held
caucus, and had trouble equally as serious as
the Republicans. Ever since the western and
southern members served notice on Senator
Bayard that they did not Intend to allow him
to strangle the Warner silver bill in
his finance committee, be has threatened to
resign his Craftsmanship of the committee, aad
has hsld the threat in terrorem over the
heads of western members. In to- days eau
Gus there was decided disposition shown to
take the bill from Mr.. Bayard's committee,
whereupon he said that if the bill was pressed
he would resign the Craftsmanship. 1t was
soon developed that, despite this threat,
there were votes enough to take the
bill from the c3mmlttee; and that,
moreover, it was the intention to do it.
Then B4yard made a speech, saying that
such action would tend to degrade him. To
soolhe tie feelings of the lscerated states
man, committee was appointed to confer
with Mr.. Baysrd, and to report to subse-
quent caucus, to be held not later than
next Monday. Subsequently an agreement
was reached on this basis: That Mr.. Bsyard
would not insist upon his resignation if
the senate would not take final action
mon the bill until naxk nacan,her