The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
THE COURSE OF Mr.. HAYES.

The special correspondent of the
springfield (Mass.) Repub1ican,
writing from New York, says: 1.-THE
is effacing the party line
here as effectually as he is wiping
out the color line in the South. 1t
Is astonishing to see how his course
wins the approval of the decided De-
mocrats. They say he is using de-
mocratic electricity to manufacture
thunder with, but so long as they
have the thing they will not quarrel
the name" That shows that
the Democracy are always ready to
recognize practical statesm anship.
Democrats would be unworthy the
name and the traditions of their par
ty, if they were to turn their backs
upon any Executive who brings to
the high Office the manifest intention
to deal justly and with practical COM
mon sense in the execution of the
duties devolving upon him. The
politicians for once have been mis-
taken in their man. They expected
10 run the administration, but the
administration runs them-and if
Mr.. HAYES will only, in the interest
of civil reform, turn out the cliques,
smash the rings, and send these lit
tie party howlers adrift, and appoint
in their stead men of good business
judgment, the people will rejoice, not
outstanding the shrieking rage of
ward bummers and store box ~oracles.
WENDELL PHILLIPS may deliver his
phillipics and BEN WADE hurl his
epistles at the head of the President
they tried the same with Presi-
dent Lincoln-but they both, with
all the lesser lights of the party, will
not make a ripple upon the current
of confidence and good will which
will combine to flow toward the
White House so long as Mr.. HAYES
continues to sink the partisan and
rise to the dignity of patriotic
statesman.
There are numbers, in this and
every community, bitter partisans,
who, while they do not openly de-
nounce the new administration, yet
in confidential chat with friends in a
corner, give their opinion of the new
order of things in very emphatic
English" We confess that while
we opposed the election of Mr.. HAYES,
and still believe that lie was fraudu-
lently counted in" and TILDEN
counted out" simply upon political
grounds, his broad and liberal policy
has been both a surprise and gratlti-
cation, and should he continue for
four years to administer the affairs
upon a broad and liberal basis, the
history of the greatness of his adj
ministration will be in striking con-
trast with that of those Immediately
preceding. He and his Cabinet now
seem to be working in harmony and
with good results. JOHN SHERMAN
has, we believe, cordially supported
the President, and McCREARY, one OF
the last to yield to the new theory, is
in full accord. CARL ScHURz has not
forgotten all of his earlier principles,
and there is a refreshing flavor about
the ideas and policies which crop out
in the administration. 1t will not be
long before the machine politicians.
who are ever now grinding their teeth
in rage, will fill the air with impre.
cations, but the President sustained
by the better judgment of the whole
country, can well afford to rest his
fame upon a more permanent foun.
dation than the approval O this class
of men. Indeed, their attacks upor
him, to candid, thoughtful men, who
wish their country well, are an in
dorsement which carries great
weight.
While we will attack at any timt
any policy we believe to be injurious
we shall not hesitate to indorse and
approve any and all exhibitions O
true craftsmanship in the manage
ment of national affairs, and we hopt
we may often be called upon to ap
prove the acts of the present admin
istration, for while politically we diff
fer, yet we have but zone country
and one destiny" Good may CONF
from Nazareth.
We have been much shocked o
late at the sweeping denunciation: