New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-04
THAT RIDICULOUS EXTRA SESSION.
ATALK WITH SECRETARY EvARTs.

TALK WITH SECRETARY EVARTS.
REVOLUTIONARY DOCTRINE THAT CAN'T BE ToLER-
ATFD-THE CoMPLETEsT BACR-DOwN on RECORD
MIR. EvARTs THINKS THE REPUBLICANS OUGHT
TO CARRY THREE OR FOUR SOUTHERN STATES.
Secretary Evarts was in town yesterday on his
way to his Vermont farm where he intends TO spend
a week. over his breakfast table at the BreyoOrt
House, while his tea aud toast were getting cold.
the Secretary was begueI by lis good nature into
talking politics with newspaper acquaintance.
Speaking of The issue raised by tho Democrats at
the extra session lie said
"If the people clearly understand that the Demo
Gratis set up the doctrine that the House of Repre-
sentatives may rightfuIly refuse all appropriations
for carving Oh the Government in case majority
of its members are not permitted to dictate legisa-
ton there will be no question TO their verdict at
the Fall elections. The doctrine is revolutionary
and cannot be tolerated. know Mr.. Thurman re-
coded from it toward the close of the struggle-he
Oozed out he has often done bcfOre-but YOU VIII
take notice that Mr.. Frank Hurd broadly reaSscrtcd
il in his speech just before the session ended. lie
put the refusal of appropriations on the ground OF
the right of the House to demand redress OF griey-
ances. What grieyanccsi Why, the laws of the
United States which the Democrats are unable to
repeal"
GLOW does the parallel hold with the action of
llc House OF iOhlilODS III ldStJ NlllOh tiO
Democrats so often make 7"
mot at all. The grievances which the Com
mons sought to redress not those OF law but
of the arbitrary action of the King They asserted
the right of the people against the divine right of
the sovereign. Here, the Executive is as much
representative Of the people as Congress- He rep
resents them for four years. the House represents
them for two and the Senators for six No anta&-
onlsm between the different branches of our Gov
eminent is contemplated by the Constitution all
are expected to act in harmony, because all repre-
sent the popular will. Besides, the House of Com
mons sought to bring the King to terms, not by
refusing appropriations but by refusing TO
levy taxes. The money If not collected, would
remain in the pockets of the people and benefit
them. Here, the Democrats purposed to have all
the taxes collected as usual. and then prohibit the
President from spending the money for carrying on
the peoples Government"
"What a sorry iizzle they made of it, though"
"Was there ever anything more rldicuOusf They
| began by saying to the President, Sign our pol
| itical measures or we will withhold SlGO0O,OOO OF
/ the approyriatlons for running the Government
That does not frighten me- replied the President
Il shall 90 ahead and do my duty just the same
VERY WELL said the Democrats, If that's your in
! teution we will keep back S2O,O000OO' Finding
the President still unmoved they cried out. If you
don't back down We will refuse you SlO,OOO,OOO.'
As this threat had no effect, they finally held back
| 5000 900 aud ran away. 1t was remarkably we'll
! developed case of the small end of the horn.'
| Speaking of the encouraging prospects of Re-
publican victory in the next Presidential election
| Secretary Evarts said
81 think we ought to carry three or four South
ern States The best classes of the Southern people
are sick Of Bourbon rule and of the Improbable
alliance Of their leaders with the Northern Dcnoc-
raCy. They all the while told by their Northern
allies to keep quiet, aud not to show their heads
above the hatches lest they should arouse the feel
ings of the Northern people. Naturally they begin
to ask who these Northern people that they
must be careful not to offend They find that they
arc tie people of intelligence property and iniu-
euce and that they are the Republicans, and not
the Democrats. 1t cannot be long before some of
/ these Southern men will come 10 the conclusion
that they had better seek the friendship of tie class
in the North that can be of service to them aud cut
! loose from the party of camp-folowers with which
! they are acting. The Northern Democrats have
done nothing for the South in the past and will do
nothing IN the future, IL that section is to get any
real benefit from political action it must from
association with the Republicans Of the North"
| The visitor cut short his call as not t. have
upon his conscience the total ruin of the Secretary =
breakfast. II he had remained he might nave sud
! in reply to this suggestion of new departure IN
| the South, which has always been favorite idea
with Mr. Eyarts and the President, that the South
ern people not logical; that they are swayed by
sentiment and prejudice more than by reason; that
| they stick to the Democratic party because they
know that party sympathized with the rebellion ;
that they hate the Republican party because it
suppressed the rebellion and that they will con-
| tirue IN act solidlv with the Northern Democracy
until it is PLAIN that there is hope of getting pos
session of the Government by continuing tho all-
ance If the Democratic party Is beaten i'll 1850
thc movement Mr.. Eyarts fOrcsecs may spring up III
tbe south but ii Will not make its appearance in
time to be of any help to the Republicans next