Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-23

VANDERBILT wILL-LoTTEIr
pEALERs-BUSISEss.


DEALERs-BUSINEss.
NEW YORK, March Il, 1877.
To the Editor ofthe Free Press and Times:
The new President is surprise to both
his friends and enemies. The Republicans
are astonished to find him much greater
man than they had any idea of, and the
Democracy are gnashing their teeth at the
splendid success that has attended Lis Efforts
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 bat as Grant had failed to make any
reform in tie llae Of civil service, they had
no idea that it was possible to do it. The
Democracy believed that all his talk was of
the an;c-clectiOn order, that nothing would
ccme Of it, and that they would have
"brOken promises" Us electioncering CAPT
tai. Both are disappointed. Hayes Iromi~-
cl reform and re is carrying it cut. ihc
.seasy-going. well-meanius man" has de: el-
oped into an ron.handcd, strong-willed,
inteligcn; man, who Ec.sg what lie wants
and proposes to do it. In his hands civil
service reform il an accomplished fact. The
Office seekers who did not believe that he
was in earnest are coming back in droves,
their carre, 1a.s lightcned by the exact
weight of the recommendations they took
with them, They have Eli met with the
same answer. Tile incumbent is u good,
capable nun, and the good of the service
does not demand change" but my
services in the campaign They go for
nothing whatever. Every citizen did what
he could TO elect the r:au # 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 politice
for purely business reasons, goes away
sorrowing to his member of Congress. u
starts the Hon. Mr.. Blank, with blood in hi
eye, and he demands the appointment oil HI;
friend. The same imperturable politenes'
ana the same Roman frmness meets him
There will be no changes made for party
reasons. If the present Incumbent il unit iol
the place, show it, and We will put bettel
man in, ard your recommendation will have
it, weight. But there will be no change
except for cause" And the Congressman
storms and raves, but it all amounts tt
nothing. Cool, self-rossessed, the Presi
dent sits. laying no more heed to tie storm
ing and raying, than as though it was thu
softest zephyr. Oh. ye people, do yor
know why President Hayes is in position t.
do this? Learn and apply the same to you
local politics, and get good government al
around. This is the secret-he don't owe
any body any favor for his nomination oil
election. lie never asked for the nomina
ton, he never asked Tor the election, and HI
il complicated with nobody. Consequently
he has no friends to reward or enemies t,
punish. lie is President because the people
wanted him 10 be- He has no one to thank
for he asked no one for his vote or influence
In short, the Office sought hin-not he thu
Office. lie can Gfl0rd to do as be think
best, for he is in no ones hands. There ar,
no rings or cliques controlling him, and al
the efforts to organize them have been fail
ures Rutherford B. Hayes, not cliqu
using his name, is the President.
And so the Republicans are jubilant anC
the Democracy are depressed. why bias
it," said one in my bearing yesterday
"If he keeps on tins way fer year, | shal
have to vote for him myself" YES sail
another, land when We have to vote for
Republican what becomes of the Democrat
party2" That bothered them. predic
that General Hayes will so run the admins
tratien that there will be no opposition to him
long before his four years are our. He is al
honest man, and man of will. What NOR
can We want in President? As it stand
now there is no Democratic party in New
York, except in the grog-shops and gambling
hells. The respectable Democracy are Civ
ing the Administration hearty support, for
after all, business is Of more importanc
than politics in business Community. Tn
era Of good feeling is at hand.