The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-03-24
Our New York Letter.
Political I-Vanderbflt's Will
Lottery Dealers-Busine
New YORK, March II, 1877.

! AVAlCEy taShACSBS
NEW YORK, March II, 1877.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The new President is a surprise tc
both his friends and enemies. The
Republicans are astonished to find
him a much greater man than they
had any idea of, and the Democracy
are gnashing their teeth at the splen-
did success that has attended his eff
forts to do what he promised in his
letter of acceptance and inaugural
address. The Republicans knew that
Gov. Hayes was a well-meaning man,
who meant what he said, but as Grant
had failed to make any reform in the
line of civil service, they had no idea
that it was possible to do it. The
Democracy believed that all his talk
was of the ante-electioG order, that
nothing would come of it, and that
they would have broken promises "
as electioneering capital. Both are
disappointed. Hayes promised reform
and he is carrying it out. The " easy
going well-meaning man" has devel-
oped into an iron-handed, strong
willed, intelligent man, who knows
what he wants and proposes to do it.
In his hands civil service reform is an
accomplished fact. The Office seekers
| who did not believe that he was in
earnest, are coming back in droves,
their carpet-bags lightened by the
exact weight of the recommendations
they took with them. They have all
met with the same answer: "The in
cumbent is a good, capable man, aud
the good of the service does not de-
mand a change" But my services
in the campaign 2" "They go for
nothing whatever. Every citizen did
what he could to elect the man of his
choice. We recognize nothing of the
sort and shall not. Good service is
what we want. Good morning" And
SO the applicant who has made politics
business and is in politics for purely
business reasons goes away sorrewing
to iiis member of Congress. Up starts
the Hon. Mr.. Blank, with blood in
his eye, aud demands the appointment
of his friend. The same imperturbable
polireness and the same Roman firm
ness meets him. There will he no
changes made for patty reasons. If
the present incumbent is unfit for the
place, show it, and we will put het-
tor man in, and your recommendation
will have its weight. But there will
be no change except for cause" Oh,
ye people, do you know why Presi-
dent Hayes is in position to do this ?
Learn and apply the remedy to your
local politics, and get good govern
ment all around. This is the secret
he don't owe anybody any favor for
his nomination or election. He never
asked for the nomination, he never
asked for the election, and he is COM
plicated with nobody. Consequently
he has no friends to reward or enemies
to punish. He is President because
the people wanted him to be. In
short, the Office sought him-not he
the Office. l predict that Gen. Hayes
will so run the administration chat
there will be no opposition to him,
long before his four years are out. He
is an bo8est man, aud man or will.
What more can we want in a Presi-
dent AS it stands now there is no
Democratic party in New York, ex-
cept in the grogshops and gambling
hells. The respectable Democracy
are giving the administration a hearty
support, for after all, business is of
more Importance than politics in
business community. The era of good
feeling is at hand.
The contest of the Vanderbilt will
has ended in smoke. All objections
are withdrawn and the will was duly
probated Tuesday. The friends of
VIM. H. say that he made no cOmpro-
mise with the other children, but the
friends of the other children say he
did. 1t is rumored that be promised
if they would let the will go through
without opposition, that he would
give them million apiece, and that,
rather than wash the family linen in
public, this was acceded to. This
ends it. An estate of one hundred