The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-11-17

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4 caucus of Repuhli6aa Senators was
Aela in Washington on Saturday night, in
which The se'esllsd southern policy Of the
President and his appointments to olhee
we're freely discussed The debate showed
that while q majority Of the Senators are
opposed to the Presidents appointments,
to his Southern policy and bis civiI.seryice
reform policy, yet that majority was not saf-
fciently large for any effective work in
the Senate, as it IS certain that the Demo-
Gratis viii vote with the Republican mi.
uority, favoring the Administration on
any important issue which may arise.
Senators Howe, ConkIing and Edmunds
werefore most in the opposition, while Stan
ley Matthews, Chriatiancy, Hoar and 9TH
ers, sided with the President, The ap-
pointment Of Gen. Harlan, Kentucky
rebel and democrat, to Gil the vacancy in
the Supreme Court, Is particularly obuOx-
ious TO Senator Edmunds After much
debate and the consideration Of several
propositions, the caucus adopted resolu-
tion that the Senate request the President
hereafter, in making appointments Of a
judicial character or those bearing upon
the administration Of elections in the
South, not to appoint Democrats where
Republicans Of respectable character can
be obtained to iill the Offices.
The New York World submits the
President conduct in making his appoint
ments to a searching analysis, BY which it
appears that it viii not bear very close
scrutiny, and does not challenge public
admiration for its consistency. The World
speaks as folEowss
THE PREsmExT ASD MS NOMINATIONS.
The proceedings Of the Republican Senatorial
oaneus make il tolerably plain that Mr.. Hayes
will have nobody but himself 10 thank for II
If his Administration loses the hold which It
has unquestionably acquired upon the conf
dence Of the country. In that caucus it was
virtually admitted chat the Republican party
has ceased to exist al the South, because the
President has taken from il the means where.
by il existed, in is exclusive enjoyment OF
the Federal patronage throughout that poi
ton Of the country & il is admitted that
men ought not to be appointed to Federal
La.
hcan party together and on the cole ground
Of their party activity, itwould seem TO follow
that men ought not 10 be appointed to FEEDER
al Office at the North solely to keep the Re-
publican party together This is certainly the
opinion OF those who commend Mr.. Hayes for
his ciYitservice reform. But how are such
persons TO reconcile the course pursued by
the Presidentin cases like those Of the mis-.
sions 10 England, Russia and Germany, with
the principle upon which he has acted at the
South While il is denied that the mission
10 Germany has been formally rendered TO
Mr.. Ingersoll, Of Illinois, it is admitted that
the President has invited the Republican re-
representatives. Of Illinois in Congress TO sug-
gest TO him the name Of some citizen oftheir
State to whom that mission may be rendered,
Ofeonrse it the President has done this, be
has done il not in order that he may secure a
Minister 70 Berlin whom he himself regards
as best fitted to fill the post, butin order that
he may secure Minister BY whose nominal
ton the Republican party in Illinois will be
likely to be strengthened. Can this be called
all effective way Of carrying out the theory Of
civil-service reform? The cause Of civil.ser.
vice reform is not advanced BY nominations
which are clearly and avowedly made not be-
cause they are the best nominations possible,
but because they are the nominations most
likely to strengthen particular political par
ty. In the case Of Mr.. Stoughton, Minister
to Russia, the President seems to have acted
with an equal disregard of both Of these con-
siderations Ii would not be easy to point
out any especial qualifications possessed by
Mr.. Stoughton for the discharge Of such du-
ties as an American Minister to Russia is
likely TO be called upon to perform; and il
would not be much more easy 10 point out
any particular reason for believing that such
nomination would be likely to strengthen
the Republican party in the State Of New
York. In the case the mission 10 England,
the President plainly escaped making totally
unfit nomination, sCamcFon,) and stumbled
into making highly respectable nomination
Welsh, only because the most active leader
ofthe Republicans Of Pennsylvania committed
the blunder OF openly identifying bis own per
sonal and family interests with those Of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania. In the
case of the mission to Berlin it would be pre-
mature to pronounce upon the upshot Of the
Presidents methods, but the country can
hardly look with much satisfaction upon o
course which has even made il remotely pos.
sible that the representation of the United
States at the court Of country with which
we have the closest, most delicate and i'm.
porsant relations, should be offered to one
who Is absolutely unknown except as q clamo-
rous demagogne OF the must discreditabls
type