Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09
RErunnlCAN HrsfBUG.
The aenstors May Th1 eaten, bat They
Win Not Fight the President.

WASHINGTON, Jan. O.-lnose hepuoll-
can Senator'S, or their accredited epQAes-
men. who awe. Tor months past, furnished
4ba y,avvsv,aners of the country throu Oh
81. vr.sh!,,o.,,, ,,,,--os,,o,,de-ts with
sueAh " "9uihA'on o0' ~, -
Inc Notes OF preparation LOT Iue WAT '"oIi
parry in the Senate Was to wage upon the
Presidents nominations ~ office, have
,nsdA tbar,salvae ridiculous. and grossly
5Trnosed No. fhe unblic. They have
l -,raeted tl,e in-ression very generally
mai TIE Republican majority Of eight i'm
the Senate would be bound by a majority
Of their own number under caucus
rule, and that this majority being
on the warpath for Democratic
scalps. the result must inevitably DE the
discontinue OF the President on all nomi-
nations considered 20 Doe q me least pohIl-
cal importance. some or Jhem went 50
far as to have 10 announced, at the time
az the extra session OF the sena'e last
March, that the Republicans had alreaoy
agreed in caucus upon plan OF olppei-
10 partisan appointments by Ihe resi-
don't. We have since been informed ny
them. In detail. where the Inc OF opposl-
fiOn was to be drawn Wllhln "hich UIS
Republican majority ~ the senate "oulu
cOudne the Presidents exercise Oh the
appointing power.
In All these statements there has not
,asn one word of truth. / have posi-
tive and direct knowledge that all at
tempts TO agree in caucus upon any line
OF action whatever, either as TO the Pres
jdents nomination or any other party
matter (except the election of "a President
mo tom. and the committees Of the Sem
slte. were not only attended with
absolute failure as usual. but were not
even treated as of any particular cOnse.
uuence.
The Republicau Senators seem
mann DFKRv,srEes AND HOPELESS.
~. -. -, il, t,,, tbipes that
Auey a oOO1.C ~. ai -, erybere
II i m tbe snbiect
~ 70 ~ VIZ ~ v-tta,,o NJ onnosi.
~ Ooillll - e'.lo',9' oes ,siII
sloh l'sly oe AIa,1 - ,,y tho roll
e "a ~ 49,, 10 t5.,,,tieo, senator will
Is o'iieu every Ngpu
Wy - 1ule .t,,, s,,oto,a ,,aver
il ioy pa,it,i;,.',, co,,l.ns in the az.
Ia 9 ~. ~ tbotfstosav
- 49,, nvar alI
wy - =. ~ a. -, d,;ded IN
eS sllaI i,v, e,' liee hos been a
~ az ~ % y ,t,icb ali have
S-sS - 81, .,,,seio,,e ~ which ,s-ore
~ ~ w s,r[S1a,t bindine, on
lot' " ~, c',,',,re ta,o Celt tbern-
sai,,aS ~, o,.ahIr, hound Nv the action OF
49,. ',o,Lorir,s INT not enou0h OF
80 .~s 80 conetit1te majority
Lt'e 80, 49, An bove boen
OF tue "Aolt Dehate' ~ NV 80
sehsiole vi SUM l-s9u-0 g., ~
lhenls ana Ordinary parry 10I'o" lNt va "a "a
in caucus has been generally, though n, not
sbis Sa moi aof6 been until few Of THE bet
ter class" nave nfst soienhly announce
their determination not 70 40 any thluB
their "conscienees'. ana then as
solec'nly declared upon Whdt pr ...ls.S
points OF sell-Wlu Uheir coisNlencee ~ ~
tender. 1hus smail minority uds oi ,tsl
,coerce0 the na3oIlt Dy hoOice tu3u Inry
could NOT conseiehtfously az VIZ l me-.
more numerous uIe1lt5,l ull'ee9 , 49,, u
peJ pfoPosIVlohs were eue Vil19 a,'o - ~ ..
some years ago 'luesllou aI"sc ~ "
the blnding euect OF Ihe ueolslou u d nv
pnDllcah caucus upon ene llc t5 -, ~ ~
han sttehQeu. oo,Le u uusac i,.' toir
W 49, $50, ~ 49, tbon Iocerated
bv doing anvtbing mai did not please
4bam Thev mad been outvoted. and "a
sense Of Cutv', impelied them to have
fhelr own wav. The late Senator An
4honv- himself a model party man and
Soc soBl ~ bonor-vas called upon TO
YrBd,,ce TO writing what he deemed to be
Ne nroper ruleof action in the premises,
Ole Tasponded. and cave a written o. ~
Ron which was 10 the effect that Scn
Senator must. on his honor as a>trl ana
Z, senator. determine for hims,t TO what
sevtent ne wassboupd bv tle rule OIL the
.meioritv. n was an-i,peal to each ones
sense ~ honor tg1obey all caucus deei-
sions not actu ~ regarded by tnem as
,nore1t---Jssx hny wrong. II was SIMPLY
IL IN Of the right OF revolt Tor Sc
riOus cause only; but 1t LETT liberal mar
gin TO those who only felt their honor grip
when 1t cOncurred with selhsh interests
and feelings. There has always been on
the Republican side OF the senate group
OF this class Of political prudes OF easy
virtue, whose conscientious looseness OF
political conduct could be counted on to
rlacken their party zeal Whenever cause
therefor was shown them.
Your readers may be sure that all talk
about intended caucus action Of Republic
can Senators on the Presidents nomina-
lions is
1FvRr WIND AID Bf.UsrKK,
.r,,,,so ,..'rof,,I ,,o,so, a,,as will not ogre.
q, L,-g 80 tio,,s ~ he president 40
800 90 t,'an, 10 !, ,naioritv Most ~
sts.I - : IT'D sonea M ia vaIns ~
-, .s ooiist F,,scntiva favors They
brot-, avn ttai, psrtv rather than difFar
80, rso,,,s an Cisrfaid AUerswslIovgin,
- es-osls SCI hsforo fben nv those iIlus,
49, go ~ ONO tbev viii NOT strain
-, 80, go .,rets "a President 1,levoIand
80 r.fra-,,l ~ v,iII ofFer
no., Lii M ~, orsssn;1od warfare On
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