, 1877-10-30

NO SURRENDER TO THE BP01ls SYSTEM.
In considering the possible result OF q con-
flict between tho President and tie Repub-
lican side Of Congress. which Is threatened
by the aoreheads aud tho harxlheada Of tho
party, It may as well be understood from the
beginning TINT tho President cannot snrren-
der. All the conditions preclude srch an
outcome. In tho first place. re do not be-
1ieve he Is tho kind Of snan to abandon his
principles under pressure and intimidation.
In tile second place' ho must fofeseo that to
do so owoulddeprlve him OF all the respect anu
confidence he now enjoys, and earn nothing
but contempt from tho factEon into whose
hands ho would betrnS tue Administration
and tie interests OF the country. In tho
third place. he now stands on tho vantage
ground, wheFo ho cfa maintain his position
in spfse OF the most persistent anu imrIacab'o
opposition OF the Congressional extremists
and mhchine politicians. These three lines
OF defense. e"ch maintained honestly md
imPregnable.
First, rs to tho principle involved. There
il no question but President HAYES derived
the support necessary for bis election from
TINT class of Republicans whose detection
Ind lost the party the control OF Congress
in 1874 aud such stanch Republican Statca
as Ohio, Illinois, and Massachusetts. They
returned to the Republican party under tho
pledge in tho Cincinnati platform OF paeid~
cation md Civil"Service reform, and undcr
the encouragement Of Gov. 11ArEs' letter Of
acceptance, which construed this pledge II,
tho broadeat and most earnest spirit 1to
bound himself to curry out the spirit Of rc-
form. Tho Republicans In favor Of reform,
who Ind about determined to abandon the
and returned to tho party. Ever Rinco his
Inauguration President HATES has pursued
an even course In the direction Of reform,
and committed himself still more to its prin-
ciplcs and practices. = He Inns gone further
thnn Gen. GHAs7 had gono when tho inter
surrendered 10 tho spoiismon he il moro
cmphntca1Iy pledged to the work than ever
GRANT was. To abandon 1t now would bo to
acknowledge an insincerity, and to DO gnilty
Of d treachcry that would blacken tic pnge of
history OH which his Dnmo shall DO written,
and sacrifice a reputation that has been
earned in a lilo Of octivo usefulness mad un-
su1lie1 honor.
Wherein could President 1IArgs possibly
be the gniner by snrrondering to the spols-
men, or how could ho possibly holp tho Re.
publican party by such courso? Pcrsonal-
ly. his lines would not bo cast In rleasan.er
pfncca by ronson of the chauge. II i,e should
thereby avoid certain o,nbarrnssn,ents which
tho apoilsmen may now },ave It In their
power to occasion him by refusing to con.
firm his appointments, l4o would 10 plunged
into food Of other ombarrassmants which
strictly partisan administration Of his office
would attract the hostility Of tic House.
which haa clear Democratic minority that
would bo glatl Of n reasonable cxc,lso to hn-
rnsa Republican Administration by
refnsfng to vote adequate supplies. The
surrender OF his constitutional right
OF appointment to the tlictatlon OF
Senators and Congressman would surround
him with q swarm Of impatient snd unrea.
sonabfa otice.brokers, every ono Of whom
would find pretext Tor resentment, because
there o.o not Offices enough to 60 around.
The new tu'nult In which tho President
would necessarily bo involved wonll provo
moro turbulent and e1aspeFating than tint
ho would fly from. In tho meantime lie
would sacrifice tho confidence and support OF
hfa present friends, and bring reproach upon
tho Republican party from which 1t could
not recover for yeara, 1t ever. There Is, then,