The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-19
SMALL BASE FOR A FRAUD CRY
The "Strong Man" Again Brought
to the Front.
NEGRO EXODUS DEBATE IN THB SENATE
Crimes and Grievances of the Utes
Before the House.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Dec. To- lS1Ss
THE MAINE COUNT-soME IDEAS ENTERTAINED
by COOL HEADED REPUBLIcANs-s'sILLY
BILLrEs'' CRYING OUT FOR A STRONG MAN.
Tho greenbsck-democrstic proceedings in Maine
ire much talked OF here. and some of the republic
cans are getting as excited about them as
The democrats were in 1876 about the
proceedings of the Louisiana Returning
Board. Some Of the cool headed republicans
however. remark that in the first place all the news
Bent from Maine far Is solely from republican
Sources and that 1t is we'll to wait to hear whathe
greenbackers and democrats have to say for them
selves. They add that Maine elects q Governor
and Legislature every year and. that IL any
real wrong has been done the Maine
voters who like fair play will rectify it next year.
Further. it is remembered that the general vote
the republicans in the minority this year and
that they must have done very strong stroke Of
yerrymandering in past years to give them the
large maiorities they claim in the Legislature. In
fact. there is certain GOODNESS here in repub-
ncan quarters about the Maine complication.
Meantime there lot OF political silly billies''
who begin at once to call out for ga strong at
the head of the government" and declare that now
that the Maine greenbackers and democrats are mis-
conducting themselves General Grant is the only
candidate for the republicans. Senator Hoar is of
these people. He argued to-day that this Maine
business increased Grants chances twenty Ave per
cent. and that it began to look very much like a
trough and tumble contest for the Presi-
dency. These people do their best to make
poor General Grant odious to all sensible
men. and to bring the republican leaders
under just suspicion Of revolutionary intentions.
Under the constitution, II General Grant were
the republican candidate. he could not grab the
Presidency. Presidential candidate has no
more authority than the plainest citizen until
he is regularly installed by his predecessor.
in accordance with the declaration of The Congress
which counts the vote. There republicans here
who would like very much 10 be able to get
up opposition fraud cry" because they
are annoyed at their own share in the
gross Returning Board frauds OF 1875. But
the more sensible republicans keeping cool and
express the confident belief that II wrong is getting
done in Maine the people Of Maine will right It next
year without extraneous assistance and that on the
whole 1t would be happy thing for the party to
be able to Maine in 1880 by the help of gen.
uine grievance because this year has shown It to b
. verY uncertain State. ~ a.
THE NEGRO ExoDUs--DEBATE IN THE SENATE
Senator Daniel Webster voorhees,, from the
Wabash county, Disguised the greater part of his
own party in the Senate to-day and delighted the
republicans by getting up the hrst debate Of the
season on the exodus. Mr.. Voorhees, is afraid that
these dreadful republicans going to run many
North Carolina negroes into Indiana to give that
State additional Representative under the
new census Mr.. Voorhees, is clearly of opinion
that Indiana has many representatives In
Congress she ought to have and that 1t would in
jure her people to have any greater force infu-
ence In the House Of Representatives. This notion
Of his is original that people who could not
understand it began to laugh at him to-day an
absurd creature. n is suggested that Mr.. voorhees,
shall presently introduce bill in the Senate
to prohibit the State Of Indiana ever having
more than thirteen Representatives In Congress- no
matter how great her population may be by the
census. Senator Window. who is o walking benevo.
lent society. at Joined hands with Mr. Voorhees,
the exodus question and proposed that the South
ern negroes be put q reservation. Mr.. Window
is from Minnesota and knows how important part
In Western politics the reservation patronage plays
Indian agents getting few in number, but the
chance of getting three four millions Of negroes
settled reservations with agents and other people
3, appoint to superintend them. holds out fresh
hopesto Western politicians.