The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07
Ingenious Efforts To Keep on Both
Sides of the Fence.
USUAL DEMOCRATIC PROCRASTINATI0N
Plan To Use the Supreme Court in the
Interest of Party.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WAshiNdIOr LUZ. W Ao''s
THE BAYARD LEGAL TENDER RESOLUTION AND
HOW IT IS REGARDED BY REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS.
The Bayard resolution has certainly made good
deal Of trouble among politicians 1t bothers the
republicans SO badly that they hard at work to
prevent Mr.. Bayard getting permission from the
Finance Committee to report it to the Sem
ate. republican Senator to-day asserted
that ell four Of the republicans tho committee
Messrs Morrill,. Ferry. Allison and Jones-would
certainly vote down the resolution. and that they
counted confidently on Mr. Beck. one of the five
democratic members, voting with them, which
would give them the majority. It is understood to
be the plan. not merely to vote against the
resolution. but to prevent Mr.. Bayard from making
any report ut oil to the Senate about ito sheve the
matter. that is to say or course this is desperate
resolve and those who entertain 1t know that they
may fail. and that In some way Mr.. Bayard or some
one else may force the matter into the Senate. 1t
Is not thought reputable respectful
proceeding toward Q Senator to pigeon hole
matter which he takes special in
terest but there is such thing delay,
and If nothing else offers the republicans have de-
termined to put of the evil day long possible
They do not fancy debate the Bayard resolu-
ton in the Senate. in which theEastsrn republicans
will oppose it. They believe that
thorough debate in the Senate of the ques-
ton would not only the passage Of
the resolution there, but in the House
also. and that it would set the Eastern and Western
wings of the republican party against each other
way disagreeable and painful think Of just be-
fore Presidential election.
DEMOCRATIC STUPIDITY.
The republicans such excellent -tactciaus and
the democrats are wretchedy poor in all matters
Of political strategy. that nobody needs to
be surprised II the democrats allow them
selves to be not only beaten but left
in the wrong before the country before the Bayard
resolution is disposed Of Comparatively few OF the
democrats now that leaving the question Of
right and public security out Of the question Mr..
Bayard's resolution is admirable piece Of polit.
cal strategy; that it has embarrassed and divided
the republicans. and for that reason, il for
no other. deserves the united democratic
support. Having kept the country in tur-
MOL number of years with all sorts OF wild green
hacker imitation notions. the good democrats now
suddenly turn rabidly conservative. and declare,
though there Is constitutional power to make
paper legal tender has been done. ON the whole
it is better to leave it alone. for fear
the repeal should make Bayard President.
This is the long and short Of the whole
business and it shows pretty concusively that the
gentlemen who assume to ruo the democratic party
here have not IN idea beyond that Of cutting the
throat Of every who. by attempting to the
public. threatens to become unduly prominent OF
course. party which submits to be led by q parcel
of mules who know only how to kick has no chance
to elect President and it ought not to.
DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSION
When you discover. after considerable search
Owu n dem cratu hos hrai IN In,
and not in his hoels pretty certain to take you
into q corner and communicate his ideas to you in
whisper. The following statement of democratic
opinion you will please to consider therefore, made
your correspondent to-day by democrat under the
strictest injunction of confidence in n whisper such
Mr.. Tilden is said to aud to be reported If at
ali. absolutely anonymous
tom Bsyard." said this democrat, who lives
south of Mason and Dixon's line, Tom Bayard
has flung . bombshell into the republican camp.
I'm sorry our people won't see it. and that many
Of those who do so won't support Bayard, because
they afraid his resolution will make him Presi-
Dental candidate. It's q very shortsighted policy
which hesitates; but you how it is. He has
made almost rs much Of rumpus in our camp
among the republicans. Our Western members and
Senators determined to control the party they
did last session. and there is not afraid. cour-
them they ought to-. say to them that the West
had full control made the the session
precisely 1t liked. went home and got beaten In
every Western State. After that it to me
of the South ought to tell the West that 1t
not hope to give any electoral votes to the demo-
cratic candidate next year it ought not to presume
to prescribe policies candidates to now. As
matter OF policy tho South ought to look to
the East and it ought to support an Eastern
policy. which Baysrd's resolution is. We can
afford to lose every Western State. including
Indiana. next year, and yet elect President
IL carry New York. New Jersey and Con-
necticut and we do even better than that in the
East believe. IL We show ourselves aatfooted for
sound currency. 1t is very fortunate situation for
our party IL only knew the East. The rcpub.
rious. They must carry Ohio. Indiana. Illinois.
Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. Ne
braska, Kansas. Colorado, all States in which
az they confess vote to repeal tho Legal Tender
endangers q republican seat But We do not need
and expect to carry of these States unless
1t may DO Indiana. We can afford to do right.
can afford not only to repeal the Legal Tender act
but to put a stop to the coinage of silver ut
some not farof date. These two measures.
passed by tho democrats, would secure
those Eastern states which uncertain and close.
and where the republicans have gained very slender
victories this fall. 1 don't wonder that they
nervous and annoyed at Bayard. but why our folks
should hesitate to rally in q body to his support
cant see."
at in all true" your correspondent replied. "but
what is tho use of Whispering it all to mo? Why
don I you stand the street corners and shout It
outg Why don't you let me give it all with the
weight OF your name?'
"No. no; that won't do" was the reply II am
not willing at this time to speak publicly. Wait
until our people have talked 1t over. 1 hope you
may come out all right. No-I hope we may come
out all right"
just it looks moro likely that the republicans
will out all right They have got their brains
the top aud they eagerly seeking way out Of
their difficulty.
SUPREME COURT.
The word has already gone out among the rank
and flc to-day that the party means to have the