The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-04-02
Our Washington Letter.
Snecial to the Rrprn11nAN.

udy anu mOudaN winch largely grew
at first ont Of fSpringer's announcement
at Democratic caucus, and was con.
tinually aggravated by the thousand
and one sensational rumors flying
about, has moderated down to about
our usual level Tho some we're mis-
led into suppOsing Springer's declara-
tion indicated a genuine conversion
from the gall aud bitterness of Bour-
bon malignscy in which he has wal
lowed all the days of his public life,
many others from the very outset
believed it covered a trick and this
view became general before the close
of the week, as a knowledge of the
intriques of the Democratic bosses
became more widely diffused. The
situation at the close Of the week was
substantially as follows: Those charged
with carrying the Confederate. dough-
face programme into practical effect
had been secretly plotting for days to
devise plan for capturing the Presi-
dent, or at least to secure his neutrali-
ty as between Democrats and Repub-
lcans in Congress on the political
riders with which the two pehding
appropriation bills were to be loaded
down. Negotiations were opened with
him and persistently pushed; but the
boastful propensities Of some of the
over-sanguiue negotiaters gave Repub-
licans an inkling of what was going on.
From that time excitement continued
to increase until Republicans became
satisfied that the boasts of their oppo-
nents to the effect that President Hayes
had committed himself to modifica-
ton of the supervisor law that practc-
ally amounted to a repeal and an abso.
lutte surrender of the Republican posi-
ton, were without foundation in fact.
But though every one is now appar-
emily convinced that the President has
not formally given single pledge TO
the effect claimed, it would be a patent
misrepresentation of the situation to
say that Republicans are free from
doubts as to the future course of the
Executive, and very panicy feeling
pervades Republican circles from high
est to lowest.
Ihe action taken at the joint meeting
Tuesday of the House aud Senate
caucu us committees confirmed the
apprehension that they would adhere
to the course marked out by their pred
ecessors Of the 45th Congress relative
to the test oath law, that relating to
soldiers at the polls and the Supervisor
law. There was cordial agreement
between the representatives of the two
Houses that the riders should be
pushed through at every hazard and
the Democratic caucus yesterday of
both House and Senate endorsed the
decision oftheir respective committees,
Randall shouting amen to this Mexi-
can programme. There is no appre-
| henson of a back down on the part of
any Republican, outside of the White
House, charged with the duty of resist
ing these evolutionary encroachments..
If numerical superiority has inspired
the majority to push their schemes for
utilizing the armies of fraudulent
voters abounding in our large cities,
the minority will go into the struggle
upheld by the conviction that their
cause is just and that 4hey constitute
the inner and last line of defense
against the Confederate hordes and
their allies in their mad rush for the
U. S. Treasury and to sweet away the
last distinction between treason and
loyalty and scatter to the winds the
few fruits remaining to US from the
late war. The moral statutes of De.
nocracy is indicated in the character
of the men that have been chosen to
fill the higher offices of the House and
Senate. No one has forgotten the
trouble the House has had with its
Doorkeepers and others. Now comes
very ugly rumors criminally affecting
the men chosen the other day by the
Democratic Senators to fill the posi-
tiOn. of Secretary and sergeant-at-
Arms of the Senate.