The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-01

FRIDAY ........... ......o ~ - 'o'''
Scramble for Oface---The South ana
the President.
we fee, decided qualification at the repre-
sensations OF the nature Of the struggles ae
Washington over the patronage of the Gov
eminent. President HAYES is getting .
peep behind the scenes that must fill him
with horror and with disgust for the system
Of partisanship which has made the public
offices the rewards Of partisan servi'ity.
These struggles so far as they involve
offices in the southern States do more !:
they enIighten Mr.. HAYES particularly with
regard to the character Of the Radicals ana
scalawags Of the South, or, we snouio say,
those Of them who are most ciamorous ana
most dishonest. Mr.. HAYES never haa so
much to do with the squabbles OF such per-
sons, We understand, that they have IN
Obliged in mutual examinations ana re-
examinations until the President must have
concluded that they were more deserving
O, the penitentiary than OF public employ
ment and trust. Believing that he Is an
honestly intending and sincere man. we are
sure he must have had his sympathies
aroused for the South when he came to
know that such persons rs these GROWERS
and lighters over the offices had held posts
OF authority and responsibility among her
people! Such sympathies indeed may be
deeply felt by all civilized people. What
an abomination have been the southern gov
ernments that derived their bias and policy
from such persons. 1t is degradation OF
the word policy to apply it in this manner.
The motive OF the reprobates was plumber,
and their management OF public affairs was
altogether with the view OF robbing the
treasures OF the States.
OF this Mr.. HAYES must now be con-
WINGED. Therefore it must. be to BIN great
modification as we'll as annoyance to have
to listen to the appeals and the mutual ac-
cusstions Of such people.
While thinking, as we do, OF these mat
tiers, we cannot avoid a feeling OF regret
that conspiracy Of events seems to force
Mr.. HAYES into o line OF policy in his ap-
pointments that, supposins him sincere,
must vex him greatly. The clear and en-
phatic manifestation OF the body OF active
partisans OF the Republican party at the
North is that vigorous war will be WaSed
upon him should he appoint Democrats, or
Conservatives, or Confederate soldiers to
Office. He commenced with the intimation
that he meant to appoint the best men to
Office irrespective OF their political alliances.
He commenced by appointing KEY, quasi
Conservative, to the PoSt-Otiice Depart
ment, and there rested. The wheels OF
Federal patronage OH that road sank into
the Guichsand, and could not be moved for
ward. No General JOHNSTON, and no Cen
ersl MAURY, and no anybody OF the sort was
appointed.
Mr.. HAYES soon saw the situation, and
drawing our inference from his subsequent
course, we take il that be found the prose-
cution Of his purpose impracticable. Know
ing as we did the character OF southern Re-
publicans we knew that if he did not go
outside Of the party here for men to ill the
Offices he had the disposal Of he would be
greatly embarrassed in many cases. This
is the known fact, but he has been COM
PEELED to yield to circumstances.
Nevertheless, we repeat that we are graf
fled that President HAYES has had the best
opportunity to learn the scarcity OF honor
and civility and the excess Of sordidness
amongst the southern Radical party. His
knowledge cannot fail the better to en-
tighten his disposition in his administration
in reference to the wronged, slandered, and
abused southern people.
For one we repeat that we never held the
idea that Mr.. HAYES would select his ap-
pointees from the party that opposed his
election. Custom in this respect he could
not defy. Nor were We covetous OF the
offices for our party friends, because we
could not we'll see how they could hold and
administer them with entire satisfaction to
themselves while possessing them, as they
would, through the favor OF the Republican
President. They could not hope to hold them
after four years; for If the Republican party
should be again victorious they would re-
pudiate Mr.. HAYEs's Cancellation, and il the
Democrats carried the day they would more
than likely have out-and-out partisans to fill
all the offices, and Mr.. HAYEs's appointees
would have to make way for them. ~
But circumstances have controlled BIZ.
HAYES and excluded these contingencies.
We trust that Dir. HAYES will at least ap-
point the best men that are in party sense
eligible to position under him. Some OF
those that have been made we know to be
good, and hope that others may be tolerab!e
IL not satisfactory. -. p !.
AS things go there is more freedom OF
opinion and less undue bias from personal
considerations. Mr.. HAYES should be
Judged honestly, and we believe be will be.
AS time goes he will know us better, and
we shall understand him better; and what
ever be the course Of things in future party
matters, we are sure Of this: that Dir.
HAYES has thus far cleared away vast
amount OF rubbish that hindered the solu-
ton Of the difficulties that grew out of the
war, and that unwise public administration
since the war had accumulated to fearful
magnitude.
More than two months before the day for
the meeting OF the Convention these (Pe-
tersburg) delegates were appointed. Why?
To give Malone good send-of. -Richmond
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