New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-30
THE PRESIDENTS DILEMMA.
WHAT THE PARTY WISHES HIM TO DO.

WHAT THE PARTY WISHES HIM TO Do.
, REORGANIZATION or THE CABINET, Win TLRsE
or IuE PRESENT MEMBERS LEFT QUA
CHANGE IN TIE SOUTHERN PoLCY-w;rn-
DRAwAL Os HE CIVIL SERVICE oRDER-WHAT
WILL III DOT
GgnoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiHUsEl
WAsulNGroN, Oct 27.-Tho Administration
which last Spring rode upon high wave OF popn-
larty. is now rolling IN the trough of tie so1
Whether it has brought itself there by bad manage
meDt and failure % steer "a steady course, shall
not here discuss nor shall speculate On the proba
biity Of its getting oat Of It's difficulties. Just now
the important thing for correspondent TO DO Is TO
look the facts of tho situation sIuaroy IN the face
and present them TO the pubic. The Pres
llent is without organized support IN Con
cress ana the Democratic party ~ III n
more friendly attitude toward him than The
Republican. Go to the Senate and talk with the
prominent party chiefs on both sides, and you hear
expressions of sympathy and Endorsement from such
Democratic leaders as Randolph, Wallace. Thurman,
Gordon Ransom and Lamar, and expr, sions OF
distrust and disapprobanol from such republican
leaders as Blaine, Conk ing, Howe. Edmund', Cam
eron and Anthony. Discuss the situation Win Re
publcan politicians out of Congress with the chair
| men OF state committees and other octiVe party
men. who come here to get some light, If possible,
and You fad them emphasizing the sentiments
| Won hear at the Capitol from Republican
| Congressmen Willie nine out OF ten Demo-
| Gratis you meet praise the Administration good
enough for them and say Sir. Hayes is doing better
| than Governor Tilden could have DONE curiously
| mixed and muddled state Of affairs, truly Tic
! Democrats think that the effect Of the courtc pu--
sued by the Administration VIII be 20 di,in ezra
the Republican party, and give them cay victory
| in 1880 and many of them believe that before the
| Winters session of Congress ends. tue President
will either be driven into their ou,tre ched arms,
| or will al least be pushed into administering the
Government vi bout regard TO lie interests of
| either party. n Meanwhile, the Republicans argue
| and scod IN private ClIcu'es. AMI alternately lay
plans for cJaxing and iiigttenlg the President into
! the position they want him to assume.
! When YOU seek for specific grounds Of complaint
| from the Republican leaders. they run in q few
strongly marked grooves: Cabinet which they
| dislike in part; a few appointments of Democrat
| only three of any Importance, and total OF les,
| than score big and lttlo an Of cordiality
| toward the South lack of intimacy with the
| chiefs of the Presidents own party; want OF
| promptness and judgment in making changes Ia tho
public Offices; njudcious order 10 oiice-hodcrs
too muc talk, without action, In the matter Of civil
| Service reform, profound Ignorance of political
methods, aud p,ryading yerdancy in most political
matters which causes much Of their action, however
! well intended. to seem the work of grcenhorns-
this substantially up the bill OF particulars
From these specifications. however, is drawn
! tho general charge winch is really the important
cause of dscontent-that the President Is not acting
with any consideration for the future OF the Repub-
lean party. Od-iashioned, steady going RepuDli-
cans. believing that ihe continued success Of then
pariy is essential 30 the good government and pros
! nerity of the country transpo5e tho President
,ooto and think II they do not say. he his
conntry best who serves hia party best" And theii
fear IA that Mr Hayes while keeping his eye as he