Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
CINCINNATI TIMES" ON the
SITUATION.


Republican journal, the Cincinnati
Times, speaking out. The Times was
the only original Hayes paper of
Cincinnati. While tho Commercial
and Gazette were fighting the battle
for Bristow, with moro bitterness,
even than usual, the Times, with firm
ness and fairness presented the claims
of Governor Hayes. The opinion,
representing the Republican senti-
ment of Ohio, should have weight.
1t says:
In thus exhibiting the opinion of
those newspapers in the land whose
constituency makes their views Of i'm
portance, we cannot certainly be ac-
cused of partiality. There is no
shade of party, or of faction, that has
not found representation in our col
umns. We have dipped into south
ern exchanges to present the utteran-
ces, both of the irreconcilable fire.
eaters and of those who now carry the
sweet smile of paciiication, We have
plunged our scissors into the bowels
Of the "stalwart" press of Iowa and
Of Maine; Of the out-spoken censures
of New York and Pennsylvania; of
the lofty and patriotic praise of Bos-
ton; the surliness of the rest Of Mas
sachusetts, and of the open denuncia-
ton of the far west. The "pepper.
sauce" of the Commercial, the goody-
goodness Of the Chicago Tribune,
and the fint-like immovability Of
the INTER-OcEAN, have all found
place in our columns. Even with the
Kaleidoscope changes of the Gazette,
from its stage of servile admiration to
that of rank disloyalty, we have en-
deavored to keep pace.
The time has now arrived, we be-
lieve, to sum up this variety Of opin-
ion--to point q moral and adorn q
tale from the naoles incongesta of in.
Vulnerable views that have been
spread before our readers We be.
lievc that we shall not 60 astray-we
believe we shall represent the cool
Judgment of all who have carefully
watched this slowly forming opinion
of the country-if we say that when
the Ohio election and the assembling
of Congress brought elimination to
the formative process, 1t began dan.
gerously to represent that unhappy
situation when the President of 4
Republican government finds himself
without any party at his back.
Has not the experience Of the past
six months demonstrated tho truth o1
this with most remarkable vividncss
But with the demonstration, we be
lieve, has come the cure. We have
never, for q moment, doubted the re-
pulicanism of tho President, or th,
honesty of his purposes; but ",
have seen, with great regret, that hi,
methods, however patriotically con
ceived, were calculated to alienats
bis own party, without bringing hin
any reliable compensatory support
He could rely upon the Democrat
not one single moment after ceasinf
to assist their party purposes, while
meantime, he was creating q danger
ous GOODNESS between himself and hi
own naturai supporters.
But on al sides-even from all sucl
"Independentn ahrickers as tho Gin
cinnati COmnaercidl--wen note. not ON
ly the admission, but tho favorine 8
, q change. A ccnsultation with til
Representatives OF tho Isepubllcay
party in Congress has shown I'm
President his mistake-and hc |
tco honest and patriotic man not /,
. remedy 1t. We believe that the con
ciliation of Democrats will now b.
subordinated to the reconciliation o
Republicans; that the party whicl
elected Hayes, and has every disposi
tion to work harmoniously with him
! will find him guided by their princi
Piles and opinions; and that complet
unity of purpose, and harmony q
action. will be restored to the Repuh
) lican party. And II, as consequences
!, We lose the disorganizing, "indcpeu
. dent treacherous element, why, 8
much the better.