The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
COALITION.
A COALITION or THE DEMOCRATS AND
GnEENBAsKEHs PROPOSED.


Especial Correspondence Of The Demnerat.1 |
WASHINGTON, u. g., April 10.
whether the fact has been apparent to the
country or not. It has been well known to
those conversant with the goings ON In the
councils Of the two political parties here that
the debates and discussions in Congress thus
far during the extra session have been merely
what pugilsts call
"srARRINa ron AN OPENING.
When the new Congress met there were
questions ef organization that temporarily
absorbed the minds of members, but as soon
ss those were settled the party leaders found
themselves at once confronted with the sol
emn fact that the Congress they had just
organized was the boat that carried Cmsar
and his fortunes that is To sav. that this ts
what is termed "a presidential Congress-,
and that IL the Democrats. with control OF
both branches. could not 80 commend them
selves and their party to the general popular
Judgment NJ to insure the election OF DEM
pcratie President they might as well hang
their harps on the willows.
up 10 within ten days Of adjournment of
the last Congress, the great majority Of party
leaders ON both sides had steadily believed
| imagining that the other would yield at the
| last moment, Resting in this belief, the
tendency was to let matters Of purely party
Significance drift. trusting TO events and
elections happening between March and
| December to shape ths course Of parties IN
the Forty sixth Congress. But
THE EXTRA SESSION,
precpItated as 1t was IN a fortnight after
tho adjournment. threw the whole brunt of
the situation upon the hands Of the politi-
clans and forced them to do Just that thing
which politician hates above all things, to
wit To announce n policy and develop posi-
tive sentiments In advance. The struggle for
the repeal of the bayonet election laws was,
Of course. left over as q legacy; but that was
q matter difficult to fight n general political
battle ON. because when once aUtet upUn ~
Congress 1t passed out Of existence and could
not be kept before the public. The only pos
sihe chance which this question could have
of being turned Into popular Issue would be
by
| VETO OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
by HAYES. and there n no serious belief
here that he will ever dare TO take such q
| high attitude when put to the pinch.
tf he would veto the appropriation bills it
would be a godsend to the Democrats, In n
party sense. for then they could go to the
country and say that the Republican party.
as represented by the fraudulent President.
had assumed the championship OF tho doc
tline of one-man power based upon military
force, ms against the Democracy maintaining
the rights Of the peoples representatives. to
say how the peoples money shall be spent.
OF course we can't expect Zach Chandler.
John Logan, Gonger and Garfield TO see even
such glarIng truth as this. but you cnn Do
pend upon it, that men like Schurz, Evarts
and John Sherman will SEQ 1t and their ad-
vce will govern
THE COURSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
we may therefore safely conclude that nc
such good luck will hefall the Democracy as
a veto Of the appropriation bills by Hayes
and that AZ soon as the prevailing furry ol
loud talk is over the politicians will have to
! face the only real question that possesses
the vitality and moment requisite TO q politl-
cal issue.
This question is generally termed 'finan.
clal." though that word does not completely
define or express It.. In fact there is no single
word in the vocabulary that can express thf
thing fully. True, tho surface trouble is aI
: agitation of
QUEST IONS OF FINANCE
, properly speaking, but tho real disturbance
is deeper touching the heart OF our system
The real trouble with the country Is that q
substantive effort to ater or modify our In
stitutions from the ground up Is In progress
and Of this trouble the prevailing financia
I agitation is merely symptom. Perhaps
il would be more perspicuous to say that the
financial system fostcd upon the country By
the Radical party is means to an end--th'
: end being to enslave the mass of the people
, by increasing the power which the possession
,, Of money gives to the few; and the means
, being the simple short cut OF trebllng the
purchasing. and thereby more than trebins
!, !, the political power of any given quantity o
money within a few years.
Well, as ! said, this is the auestl On q
Issue upon which this great popular contes
In this country will be waged, and the poll
J ticans-or at least q large moiety Of them
J in Congress are afraid to tackle 1T. The rea
son Of this fear is palpable enough. Th'
issue cuts square across the voting lines
! both the old parties and completely destroyi
the isothermal line Of politics on which th'
struggles OF the last forty years have beei
: waged 1t wipes out the old sectional dis
q tinction OF North and South and draws
s A NEW SECTIONAL LINE.
p practically dividing the country on the basis
of New England and Manhattan Island ol
one side and the remainder Of the nation ol
the other. or course such division woul'
be instantaneously
d FATAL 10 THE RADIAL ORGANIZATION.
I There isn't even respectable shadow Q
doubt on that point. 1t would also demoral
| ize the Democratic organization to some *
tent; but whether fatally or not would &c
pend entirely upon the tact and strategy dis
r played by the majority Of Democratic l lead
r ete. They all see 1t coming. just ~ Clay
8 Crittenden, Benton and Calhoun, SewarI
> Chase, Lincoln and Greeley, Douglas, BrecR
d slavery question deepening into. war t. f.
a twenty years before the cloud burst and tn
!. lightning flashed. And like the leaders
d that day the managers Of to-day are twistin
: and turning with the fatuous weakness
' poor human nature to avoid the 1nevltanl'
d Ic liva hat wi