, 1877-07-25

THE COST OF REFORM.
II tho reforms undertaken by the Presi-
dent Ahoull ahatter nnd aisporae his ptrty.
fse wou1d none tho less hare fulfilled his
duty 10th ~ rhtriot and partisar. Tho
responsibility Of tbs reforms docs hot belong
to him solely. Tbs programme wns drawn
mp at Cincinnati by representatives Of tbs
Republican party. The policy ''e hns now
put In operation waa dictated by them. tits
not hia fauft II some Of them supposed the
platform wa" Pickwicklnn. Iia accepted It
without Pickwicktan reservations, and, NJ m
honest man, he now abtdes by lis word.
Moreover, tho valre OF reform oneht not to
be estimated by ita effect on tbs efficiency Of
party organization. Tho President who
ahouM inquire first what would benefit his
PARTY and afterwards what wonld benefit his
country, wonld have 10" view Of pub.
lo duty. We do not beIittlc tho services
OF party men mud measures, and especially
not those Of the Republican party IN this
country. But President HAYES would b de-
tlcient in courage md integrity If f'e ahonld
merely confirm ex'sting nbuse' because be
feared temporary injury to hiaparty. This
alternative has NOT boen thrnat upon him.
He ia not required TO abandon either reform
or hin party. Tho loss o. strength caused
by the reform measures will bo moro than
supplied by tue gains produced through
them.
The losses nrise from oivil-aervice Aefor1n
| and tho Southern policy. 1ho injurious ef-
1ecta OF '"s 'a'ser "eas"'o ara temporary
40 'ao fe7"'.S oi s'.e Poaus !" tae no"'a 7le
Seen' aiscoa'e"teo napao'ican8 At .ue Ho1tn
WILL oecofno reeo"c'.eo' "nen '"e name
'no M-n'oA no ioneof o'o"n
lnfo"en 'ne 4"na' tne'o VI" oe No
OCCASION 'or "u.'ooH sou'S u tho
Nostn 70 ensat'"'n e,o'"'y l''eooe'nR', tno
possao'e .'s'es o1 t1'eetofal 'oses AZ 'ue
oo"'" VIII 10 'ur,oso"i""'eo ~, ~ e"'ns IN
tno Same region. 1"o 4osse8 resulting from
o''i'-oe'' ''co 1ss'''H' on 'ao otnet ,i''nu, "1o
! re.nanen'' A"o1 e'"pf's' ~ oince'
| noaoEa ano eo'nn'iteee.'"eh tes o'sa'asea tne
hetv,co 'ol e"ass; ~ tne 'o'e1" 'nuusncea
" 'nose oanee''o'aef'' y! pe'"ons ""o Maae
money " 'os1''B ''''o alSouss'nR pol't'cai
n'so'S'ncn'"' " 'o'ess "1so'eo o5 LICE" aa-
aeasmeh'' :,
o"ns "i'".nb iton 'o' ''ot'on u .ae ~
! to'" nsn''n.7'ras'on "3o 1nu,o , eo.oaetao'e
'noo 'ne party ."s'cnien, WIN @'e'f "49to"
',e"s OF '.pe.nea', "aa ,o5a.'s " ~, e.p1oueo
'aeas' can oes'a ~ ".aosssau'. .'.'' ~ IN
po''"neo ~ 'n' 1oA.'ns soeo' "n'sn A"nsA
4'"@7 - 1no e'o' nv ~ tee' "',.'1Ay w., - ~
s"'o ~ Wt,s' ~ an's''ueo 4,'. Wv" 44h-
DEN o''4'eA' A'on' 'A'' s'o1o guys
MN moro than one etate IN tho
Union last fa''' Ihe nnattachea vote
controls more than half OF the Northern
States, ns WAS shown In the election Of 1874.
I AAffa secures tnia sote' no WIN aod 70 tho
Republican column at the next ffeH'dentia!
election NC" aor3 and Indiana sare!ys anu
possibly Ne~ Jersey Aao eonhectioas. ~
tho hanie time on'o' Illinois, ana Wisconsin.
which have vAvercd aortoasiy OF late, and
would havo gone democratic lad any candi-
dato but dArxs or oalsEo" neon nominated
At cincinnafi' will DO held hrn'' Ihe Pacific
Coast stasos m"y ALSO be counted on TO aP'
prove and reward the party that undertakcs
to reform tha doVernmons' Tho principal
gain will 30 duo not so mneh TO my close
process OF reasoning among the poop'o AZ 70
tlle popular Impression that reform II
abroad, and tho Noruollcan party r.
spons'ble for IT, Among smaller gain'
will bo those oHceholdets who ap
provo OF oiTis'serTico Actorm oe.
ca1'se they bolieyo 1t to DO right, and
bocnnac It relieves them from persecution
These men ought to exert considerable In
ancnce on tho communities IN which tho,
live, mot BY the nsual methods OF mantPu
lating pr'marieS, but BY example ant! per
suasion. In tue south, the new policy o
cancellation will gain at onco tho Electoru