The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07

claims to the commission. Do you 500 how adrot
this was = Yet the southern democrats, who never
whose main work to tic Pacgards hands aud ieet
until his head could be conveniently chopped OIL"
do you think, then, that the President Is nero
"Not at all; he IS a statesman, with, as think,
genius Tor political management and no scrupes about
the manner in which he uses the lower kind OF pol
itcians believe he Is gong 10 carry out the whole
OF his policy but he means to do II not against his
party, but with ITS consent He has got rid OF
the Southern question, and ir the extra session
you WIZ not hear word OF complaint about
OF Ills patronage, and shall DO surprised you don't
sec some OF II so udicously used remove tho OPP
70 sPsc,e inc Tpuo
Kicked but they are In tho hands OF their masters In
my Judgment Hayes cares great deal for his policy
and nothing at all for tho Offices He has no friends 10
fnvor he belongs In spirit TO the liberal wing OF the
party he ought TO have gone to Cincinnati IN 1872, as
tican and too good party man for that venture His
policy u tho policy OF Matthews, ID. Cox and tho
that guess ho give all the offices the radicals rather
than have them oppose HIM. For OF one thing you
party. He has been outside OF the republican
shecpfold, and don't mean 10 get out He Will carry
the party with him and guess the liberals VIII get
their policy and the radicals will get their olnccs On
the whole that IL o fair division"
Then you do not believe In the new party move
ments"
II don't believe the President is going to take any
hand IN ~; but II will come nevertheless. The inter-
views tho HERALD Is publishing from all parts OF tho
country show that both sdos dread and foreseo.
break up; and II Will como first in such States as North
Carolina and Louisiana. But HAYES will take no
hand In II He Ia u liberal republican; and he
means TO plant the party ON the liberal
platform II It takes every office IN tho
thinking about civil service reform; and you'll
,ha. hen s,ys The machine s Republicans cans .ws.
House Commission Is developing already condition
OF things which no politician can aefendS And they
haven't begun yet When tho whole story comes out
Hayes will be Tree to act and there Will DO nobody left
to oppose him. DO you suppose Blame or Chandler or
anybody else afford 10 make fuss about reform
OF abuses which tho whole public has got It's eyes
fixed on?n
.You evidently do not think the President ideal
ist, many say 7"
.'Don't believe It He Is slow, but he is sure
death. He can't DO moved from his purposes; but he
won't move toward them until he is ready. He Is not
vindctive, anu would just as soon have his enemies
help HIM mis- friends. II any republican politician
but when no is down Hayes will pick him'up brush
his clothes OF, put his hut for him aud make 1t all
right, just rs he hos done with Blame and others al
they can't use Hayes, not one OF them. Thoy have
got servo his purposes and no means to serve the
country; that 10 bis purpose. ! can see that the
but what they dor Suppose they could reject
his nominations IN the Senate! He Will not
care. Take Noycs, tor instance, as Minister
SEQ Noyes rejected; but Hayes won't care. Ho will
have d0no all ne can, and II Noyes fails Hayes will
send IN another and probably better name. he never
did reward his friends; he has always had contempt
for Office merely as Office; no don't want to be re-
elected and patronage Is bore to him, and you will
that he will use II to carry out his policy and will
despse all the time the whole oflice-sceking crowd
whom hc must use, as he very well secs. No, ho
won't outside OF the party. but no will make lots OF
the extreme politicians eat thcr records In public,
and him and the country spite OF themselves"
This Is o theory OF the President which has now q
good many udherents. The impression that he Is an
uncommonly strong man and an uncommonly astuc
politician grows among those who have watched him
here