The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-23
HAYES AND HIS FRIENDS.
THE rRiUDtLEST PRESIDENT OrER-
HAILED.
Repubiicsns Against Hayes Dislike Of uis
ttvIi service Order->o Republicans Com
suited by Him Opinions of Republican
Consressmes-Tbsy Hate Him Almost ne
Much -. they suee Hated Andrew johnson.

WAsHINaroN Oct q. The chic! feature |
OF the political situation continues to he the
offended and dptrustiul att i'ud" ~ large ma
jority " nctivc party mcn on the Republican |
side of both the Senate and the House.
The President IL for the moment almost M
much out Of accord with his party In Congress |
"a Andrew Jackson was I'm the first year OF his |
separation from the Republicans and before he
had fully thrown himself into the arms ~ the
Democrats when he tIlny,si first came tn the |
White House. h. was thought ,o be exceedingly
approachHbie, son Il man IN sh. iii VINO nn
proachablc. but the complaint IL made TINT
while You can get at him socially; YOU cannot
are imprcssinR your idc0s upon his ind
Congrcssmcn and other par,y leaders complain
opinion IL asked-that even his own personal
friends are not taken into his counsel in refer
ence to- matters in which thVy IRE concerned.
and have reason e. snlpose they ought TO ne
consulted, THIS ha. had marked tcnlonryt TO
increase the feeling II cooln'e among leading
Senators and hcprcschtaiiv,s. ] know one
Congressman who has been acquainted
with Mr.. HAYES for iw.niy Yea years Siam, and
took the step which probably brought about his
peaccnble Inauguration. who says thnt th9
President has never ON sinyl. ocyasion nskrd
his advice since lac went into the White Hpusr.
Another Rcluhlirhn OF great eminent" said To
mo lately: All the important appointments in
my State were made without word of ronsulta-
ton with my colleagues or myself W dId ne,
want TO ii.tatc The alp3,in,mcnts,; We would
had been dsrcgardch hut We did feel hurt
Tn"n we MINI mc on w. ah. Sin "n"hcr
prominent Rcrrcev nt.tiyr remarked YESTERDAY:
Not single appointment has hccn nnlc 10y
President Hayes on INV '"Unmvudation. AMI
yet supposed ! had ~ much iniurnr" with
but | don't like the feeling ~ Icing showed oil
aud held At arms length. rs Il my advlcr wns
not wanted and had ~ rIht, To- 9ncr 4.
Another quotation will suffice: iecl. said a
NV York Congressman. AS though the Prr-i-
dent thought INV office of kerr"scntilive sort
of Disgrace. or at least harri"r Ia hIs, conn-
dcncc. ! don't go near him. because believe
he doesn't want io see me-.
In the talk among Republicans at the Caritul
Que mun inquiries Of another IL III" President
evrr coneulis with HIM. and. after. weeks
e en'I ,hiS point ali around tHS " coneusi"n il
that he. docs no, consult with any prom
nsp' s Il Ma,hdM %l'SS TIL" charge S'p
frequently mndc that there hayc h"cn more per-
ssonal nppontmen,s nnd"r irrsident hny.s
specifications that are made 10 sustain the
charge nrc that tho first prominent politician
who pushed Hayes forward Tor NE nomination
is In the Cabinet that the host European mis-;
sion was given TO tl'. politician wh9 ARRANGED
that two Of the lawyers who defended Mr..
Hayes right 10 the Presidency before the
Electoral Commission are Cabinet members
athird in foreign mission. and fourth iust
named for another foreign mi; ION that the
given the best of the German Gonsulatcs, and
that one Of the members Of the louisiana Com
mssoGb To hsSs the fn ,Sa hans Repre-
sentative find themselves in u very .pecul.
lar and embarrassing position lew Of
policy Of the Admis,rniion In regard to the
South. or touching the reform 9f the civil ser;
vice. A majority doubt the wisdom Of either ot
these features OF the Presidents administra-
ton: yet they are all anxious 10 prevent. H. pos
sible. any open rupture in III" party. The Dem
ocrnts are 10y no means likcly t. respect the
wishes 81 the Republican,. AZ apparently they
have II in their power 10 throw Il fircbrand into
the ranks OF their opponents at almost any mo-
ment Theve is an nnticipalion that some such
morrow. and this caused q number Of Reruhli-
sans inei1hlnT some OF ,n"te wn2 a. i 10. ~, np
who do. to hold n private conference nj Sccrc
tary Sherman's house on Friday evening.
The S / s"a to hsyG es AMI Gp a
held at his house in order that the Presiden
and the members Of his Cabinet might have th'
better means 81 information as 10 the renl sen
thSse Who 90 s snS we're Hale
SEHs% 81 ATP'i.Nrss FRY & si% h1%s
1sla. Foster, and Dahiord 81 Ohio Thornbursl
Of Tenpessee ppnnell Of Minpes9ta., Price Q
%S rasy Sherman had very e to to saw
nothing M AL IN reference 70 me Sqntnrtl
iican member calling upon the President an,
talking freely with him and thought IL woul'
be serious mistake Tor them should they ab
sent themselves habitnnly ON account OF thei
dissatisfaction with any feature II his policy
In answer to the ysly General expression a
It's operations Secretary sherman insiatci tia
the order had been misin,erpretcd or mlsgn
by Gen. Garfield and Mr.. Foster. They eac
took the position thq' n Presidents Intent wa
vention had put ticket IA n. field. :,
,n Stp e2f hs s Ss Is snn N
sn,rs policy and md arg% 'hai Mr ~, haySs ma
pesp engncat"d IN the Repubi,an platform an
In his letter Of acceptance. Atthis point he wa
orto that clause in the lettr Of acceptance VII c
ioreshadowed the appontm.nt 81 an ex Cor
mir. Grape Of Massachusc,ts indicated his SUI
port Of the President both in regard Ia hi
southern policy and his civil service order
Mr. FRYE spoke N ysry strong term no OF p col
idon,'s civil service reform he declared thei
Mr. Hale directed his remarks chiefly To Il
real subject before the meeting. namely. Il
treatment OF the anticipated Democratic rrsoi'
Neither Gen. Garfield nor Mr.. Foster ha
much to say In rcierencet 10 TIE southern polio
They occupied the time chiefly n di ,
upon any VOTE which the Dem9rrats might iorc
Mr. Martin !. Townsend OF Sew York rald III
no had felt very kindly toward tho Pr, sdcnt NJ
had desired to support him cordially. but
had become impressed from the reports viii
dent regards members Of Congress as u oct
sseamps. and not exactly Ss REPUTABLE poop
u.
tolerably honest and respectable man II HON
he does not care to introduce himself at Il
White House. whore he cannot be certain Of Il
standing he occupies.
Gen Butler spoke with great earnestncss
regard to the importance To the country Of n
holding and preserving tho Republican part
He spoke OF II nv the hope of the country, Al
took the position that the great object Of X
publicans should be to insure liz success. IL
remarks in regard 10 Civil Service reform We
particularly pointed. and were chiefly in rep
to Gen. Cox's discussion OF that sublet. Tn
were filled from beginning "a end with snee
at this portion OF tho Presidential policy
To that part 81 Mr.. Coxs speech in which
declared that the President Is in full Sympntl
with the party. and only des Tres ts good. NJ
Danford 81 Ohio asked what evldenc" there
that the President sincerely desires the good
tho party in the choice OF Cabinet. in viii
there are at least, three members who do n
care straw what becomes Of the Republic
party nlludng to Mossrs. Evarls Schurz. Al
Roy. Mr.. Cox. in his reply 10 this declared
to BE- unfair to assume that Tia ~ gentlemen "A
not IN accord with the party and that they
not desire It's success,
Mr., Thornhurgh Of Tennessee said that /
Ropub cans Of that htate are utterly dishea
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