National Republican., 1877-03-16
REMARKABLE rARALLEL BETWEEN

Ef[hdhhdbBE i-tHiLLEB Is r. " EEN
PRESIDENTS We OYROE AND HAYES.
Bringing to mind the famous corr respond.
ence between Gen. JAcEso and Mr.. Mon.
ROE iust previous to the accession Of the
latter TO the Presidency for his first term,
there is seen an extraordinary parallel in
the policy Of adm nistering the affairs Of
our Government as recommended by the
hero of New Orleans. and pursued to
great extent by the fifth President Of the
United States. with that now being acted
on by President HATKs-so much alike
and so striking in resemblance that one
would almost suppose that the present oc-
cupant Of the White House had read and
well considered the great subjects treated
Of in that Correspondence by the illustrious
patriots Of that momentous period in our
history.
1t will be remembered that the war of
1919 was very unpopular with the E,stern
States, producing bitter and hostile feel
ing between the then Federal and Repub-
lcan parties, which continued to q great
extent to be unsbated up to the election for
President in the fall Of 1916, resulting IN
the elevation to the Presidency Of Mr..
MONROE, who consequently was inaugura-
ted on the 4th Of March, 1917. 1t was the
strong and ardent work Of the patriot sol.
dier. ANDREW JAG KsoS, that policy
should be pursued calculated to soften or
remove, as far as pos sible, the political
animosiues which had sprang up in the
country from the different views Of the
sections, relative TO the character sad pro-
priety of the war Of 1912; hence the warm
and urgent appeal he made to Mr.. MoNRor
in his letter of the 18th Of November, 1916.
from which the following extract Il taken
as bearing prominently upon each policy !:
Pardon me, my dear sir, for the following
remarks concerning the next Presidential
term. They are made In the sincerity and free
dom ofs friend. ! cannot doubt they will be
received with feelings similar to those which
impelled me to make them. Everything de-
pends on the selection Of your ministry. In
every selection arty and party feeling should
he avoided. Now is the time to eItorminate
the monster called party feeling. By selecting
characters most conspicuous for their probity,
virtue, capacity and firmness, without any re-
gard to party, you will 60 far to, II not en-
tirely, eradicate those feelings which, on for
mer occasions, threw so many obstacles In the
way Of government, and perhaps have the
pleasure and honor Of uniting q people hereto
fore divided. The Chief Magistrate OF great
and powerful nation should never indulge in
party feelings. His conduct should be liberal
and disinterested, always bearing In mind that
he acts for the whole, and not part Of the
community. By this course you will eIalt
the national character, and acquire for your
self name as imperishable as monumental
marble. Consult no party in your choice;
pursue the dictates Of that unerring judgment
which has so long and so often benefited our
country and rendered conspicuous It's results.
These are the sentiments OF q friend. They
are the feelings-ifI know my own heart-of
an undissembled patriot.
Mr.. MONROE shaped his policy with ref.
erence to appointments In accordance with
the advice of his firm and devoted friend.
whom the people Of the country not long
afterward delighted to exslt and honor,
and placed prominently In his Cabinet a
premier. JOHN Quincy ADAMS, Of Maasa
| chusetts.
Mr. MONROE, in his letter to the Genera
dated at Washington city, March 1, 1917
| (see for all this correspondence PARToS't
Life of JACKSON, vol. % explains hi
action and policy. He says;
| IshaIl take . person for the Department o
State from the Eastward, and Mr.. ADAMS
claims, by long service In our diplomatic con
Germs, appear TO entitle him to the preference
Supported by his acknowledged abilities snt
integrity, his name will go to the Senate. Mr.