The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-05

tho cufrrnt which grew broader and ,lcspnr,
lcas than u week ago II Ind bcrome irrcsstihlo.
There was vet another element in thus poIiti
cnl complication which must not hc Overlooked
Ihe slnc men In the House who IN the sprng
ol 1871, were rendy TO peril everything In order
10 dclr4l me ele tora count, hay, cxor'i-ol n
CONTROLLING influence in shaping the course Of
their party in this fight. They believe that tho
Democratic pqrty ought To- assume dccidedly
the defensive. The Rspubcan1' 1'IS p1ry 'SS SGs al W
ways been bold and daring. and hence, ns they
argue, succcssful. By Revolutionary methods
u hlnced npoh our statute books the very leGs-
Imion that the Democrats now propose t. repeal.
the odious hwsf They probably do not stop 10
consider that what was perfectly snfe in 1863
9rn.dn three years later. might be very pcrilQus i'm
1879 The Ropuhlicnn leaders acted with the
consciousness that the mighty current of pub
icopntQn which the war had set in motion had
not yet begun 10 cbh. The husincss interests
which Ind scarcely been affected by the attempt
TO- impeach President, IN order that the exec
utiyc branch Of tho Government might be
brought into harmony with tho views Of the
men VINO controlled the Legislative department.
was not 10 be alarmed at my political lcgisa-
ton, There IL wide difference between the
| business condition of the country then ant now
Rul the mon who largely shaped the s'of
the ID mocrgiic minority of the House do not
siopto consider rrOhlrms Of this nature. They
nre not mon Of great ability or larg. experience
cratic majority Of the last House WIS. first. wsc
and eNperIcnced leaders who commanded the
druoe in tho sort OF leader, thoy bad a4 ihrre
| WINS too much fdDtious rivalry There WAS also
uI tIr,, n a., s, Ug ,,,, f,Y
trrn'idr6u- Was i1l v"lf ,.rSun,lri ~ oi
norf.,t nc.ord l. t,,,,.n .1tramm N,r,h"rn ,,nd
| Souihrrn mon T.'4 inei bos t,nr. th ,,, ,,,'.,
made H., # taf.nt in i6e nIo.",Iin.,. ,f tno
lions'. " THIS hgs been plninly aprurcnt 10
tionnl ,npitnl i'm ia. tai-i tvo vanr-
e' W ~" m g'9gr br n4a ".@P,b M ,bI pyr,g Mdg oT IF
! harmony i.ivyr.n i,. ro1i la,d tr- nt,i ma
fraudulent Administration. II hl- worked with
nududtu-tcI machinery. Th'4 hHl bo,.n beau
tiiuliv iliu-tr9f,.d hV 10 iaet D., ~ tho Eonuiii
/ cnns ~, mo t,-f month ,rIt.v INV, n,f ,iis.
piv,5 -li,,,ii ,it' 'i.' m s M M m , u'5
1rrs II thrir opponents io obtain VINTAGE
,.r,iui "a fi - a., r,,,.,.i. ,,i,,.l nos 1ri, l,
with th, faIlrr,, ~ ty,' ir,,.iia, ni,r,,'lim.
lion bills. 4 less ii-ril iin'd p.f'y orsun.zi-
To4 rsii mqr ny ag man'.d 6 s,o t.n,rg & "a & ~, r9s @
months i'm iSanrn of the roeoI,r ni1.tin,. NJ
H. f1IysNh & Consrr-i , tr3m @ i1,tto E +, la.i , tine
conscious that their opponents had moro
TO- 'ose d y ptecipiialng an extra - ses-
i, ~o,,,ti','- WIN IL ~ I,t "' ~ 49,, S't
r.,sn ~ t ra c l,' IMAM r ,yip,,
tho approprinti m bilisto faii, The ReTuhiirmn
i"Yd,rs h,ye ov.'rtnd nii rnir t,,tiaot .i.iii a.
make an @Ntr, sc. lion tncyitabe. Theirtnctics
have boon most admirable. They hayt llayed
II.n.. enI i'm he Senate d,lavs LaVe be"n
adrouly inierposcd Tho Democrats were de-
layciten days In securing the passnee " the
munds. and Conkline successfully in,orroscd
obsucles 10 the sp,edy passage ofthe Deficiency.
and thr River nnd Iinrb1r Authorization bills
| Thoy and their nhle condiutOrs managed with
consunnnte skill 10 secure large CONCESSIONS
ati.u hil that WIS allowed TO pass.
This drtailed hist nry OF the last month ofthe
order tn give an adequate notion OF the i'm uor-
iancc of the two great debates which have oc-
thcsc debates were DELIBERATELY planned and
timed II demonstrated inct