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February 20, 1869
Springfield Weekly Republican
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Commentary on growing hostility among some leading Republican Congress members toward the incoming Grant administration, evidenced by Mr. Schenck's support for Butler and criticisms of Mr. Colfax, Grant's running mate.
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Mr. Schenck's support of Butler, and his reflections on Mr. Colfax go to show that there is some truth in the story (which we hoped was a fabrication) of a growing hostility towards the incoming administration, on the part of some of the leading republican members of Congress. They evidently distrust Grant, and mean to make a combination against him; but not venturing as yet to attack him openly, they show their ill will towards Mr. Colfax, his associate on the ticket, and his intimate friend. This is after the fashion of the small boy who said, when angry with his schoolfellow,—'I don't care—if I can't lick you, I can make up faces at your sister.' But Colfax, as well as Grant, can afford to smile at their suspicions and their ill nature.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Republican Congress
Grant Administration
Political Hostility
Colfax Criticism
Schenck Butler
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Schenck
Butler
Mr. Colfax
Grant
Domestic News Details
Key Persons
Mr. Schenck
Butler
Mr. Colfax
Grant
Outcome
growing distrust and planned combination against grant, shown through ill will toward colfax.
Event Details
Mr. Schenck's support of Butler and reflections on Mr. Colfax indicate truth in reports of hostility from leading Republican Congress members toward the incoming Grant administration. They distrust Grant and aim to combine against him indirectly by targeting Colfax, his associate and friend.