The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-15

Ar' hAyes-His inaugural. Sc vi
a"rk san ss.ftasgt z.5 e,f s9sisysf I,
Mr.. Hayes, who has not been elected
President OF the United Stsies. but
who hiss twice taken the Oafti of office.
as ifIO make up by abund. MT swear.
ing his essential lack of votes, deliver.
ell an inaugural address at Washing
ton Yesterday 49, -
A large part Of it was composed OF
generali,ies, not glittering, hut dun.
Mr.. Hayes opened with the resnark
We have assembled to repeat the
public ceremonial begun by Washing
ton. This would seem 10 be an his
torical mistake, as Washington went
through 10 ceremonial Of Inauguration
until after his election. Mr.. Hayes'
ceremonial might more aptjy be com.
pared TO the mock funeral got ND by
Lord Timothy Dexter of Massachu.
setts. during his lifetime. az 2 u;
Mr. Hayes next intimates that q rea-
sonable doubt of his veracity may
heretofore have prevailed, by this re-
marx: 81 wish now, when every mo
tive of misrepresentation has passed
away, to repeat what was said before
the election For man whs assumes
10 be President of the United States.
this seems rather an extraordinary
establishment.
On the Southern question Mfr. Hayes
observations are dreary and unmean-
inc pIatitudes. -. ,...,.., =
To civil service reform he renews
his pledges. Speaking OF the views
entertained by the founders of thu,
Government In reference to the tenure
OF Office, he asserts that: They
maQnf that the aHS - L
In his tenure as long as his personal
character remained untarnished and
the performance of his duties satisfac-
tory" such Is h, avowed policy of
Mr.. Hayes if he keeps his word. he
will in this respect, follow what lie
thinks was the doctrine OF the found
ers. --lts- -..r5.s sls u .-i.ll ll,gll-f.
Now let Us see how long he will do
this. We predict that he will begin
by cisnging his Cabinet, and .hat this
will be succeeded by q great MANY
other changes, and that the cry of civ.
ll service reform will prove to be, un-
der him, as it turned ont to be under
his Immediate predecessor, the merest
political chah 10 catch votes with.
In giaring Inconsistency with Ills
general doctrine about the tenure oil
office, Mr.. Hayes recommends an
amendment of the Constitutions. SO as
tn make the President ineligible 10
second term. H0 f''sfe.fl slil laf5iEi
IL is to be fervently hoped that W hat
there is left of the Constitution, after
the creation and The exploits Of the
Electoral Commission. may remain in
tact. Ir there were TO be any change
IL should he to prevent, If posi- Bile,
not the re-clecuoh Ofia! deserving
President, but the assumption ei the
Office by man who has not been
elected. 'i iTHiipill }
Jasiiccs Clifford and Field fitsni >
tested their sense of proprietys by ab-s
senting themselves from the ceremony d
Had they kept away irom; the Eject
oral Cnmmis>ion il wnuld have been
still better. fsi4ai u -LjibfiEy ais
The crowd of people AZ Washington
is said to he immense. {. A large mari,
ot them are from the Stale of Ohio.
Their purpose is generally understood
." he To sustain Mr.flayes in his views
of civil service reiorm-at least to the
extent that after they ooneef get into
"iiice they are entitled 10 remain IN
Tor life.