National Republican., 1877-12-27
The Leayen at Work.

The world moves though governments
and administrations may stand still and
even attempt to educate themselves into the
belief that all the rest Of mankind are in
sympathy with their inaction. But public
sentiment, like the bosom of the ocefn, is
never quiet. 1t never sleeps, but constantly
heaves with its gentle swell or fierce, dash
ing billow, just as peace or turbulence un-
der the rule of reason or passion passes over
its surface. 1t is never perfectly still. We
have no doubt that President HAYES, since
he entered upon the high purpose of admin
istering this Government, independent of
the party and its leaders who elected him,
has been led by the coterie of Aatterers and
demagogues who revolve around the seat of
power to honestly believe that he has the
sanction of the great majority Of American
people in his singlc-handed and some
what exclusive system of administering
public affairs-but never was mortal man
more mistaken. He has been told by two
classes that the public are in sympathy
with his policies and his acts, and he has
come honestly to believe the truth of this
aattering story. The classes who have
undertaken to deceive and delude the Presi-
dent are the selfish, narrow-minded, evil
disposed, and sycophantic hangers-on to the
horns Of the Government from the Repub-
lican party, who seek their own or the ag-
grandizement of their friends to the ex-
clusion of all Others, and the more willy,
treacherous and designing of the Demo-
cratic party, whose highest ambition it is to
divide, d isintegrate and demoralize the Re-
publican party through the agency OF
Presidential action, and thus render its
overthrow an absolute certainty. These are
the influences that surround the foot-stool
of the Administration, and shape its policy
and measures.
Believing in the honesty of purpose oftht
President, and trusting him in the midst o.
doubt, the Republican party has waited pa
tiently for the earlier fruits of his policy t.
be developed that they might not be be
trayed into hasty ana unjust judgment ii
to his administration. This silence ant
quiet ON the part of the Republican part,
has been construed into peaceful submission
to and approval of the President and hi
measures No doubt he has been told 81
until he believes that all is sunshine
throughout the land. He has mistaken th'
quiet of public opinion for the popular con
viction that the President is immaculat,
and can do no wrong.
He is soon to be undeceived in all this
The sea is being troubled and public senti
ment begins to put on action. The stillnes
of the scene is being broken by the mutter
ings of an approaching storm. The peOpl
begin to awake to realizing sense of tn
danger that menaces the country whel
Republican administration is shape,
and moulded by Democratic influence
and agencies, and as they become
alive to these dangers, the storm
will gather blackness, and strength
and power, until its dark clouds will over
whelm the President and force him to turl
back in his devious course, OF sweep him oi
irresistably under the grayitation of his owl
measures and policy, until he becomes par
and parcel Of the Democratic party. III
can stand still no longer. He must eithe
recede or go forward Which " i'll he dop
The signs Of the times cannot be mistaken