National Republican., 1877-12-25

man that controls the opinions and the
affections of the people.
Mr.. HAyEs as President Of the United
States, is no greater man in essence than he
was before, nor is he to be compared as to
influence upon the popular mind to several
Of those whose counsel he does not choose
to take. He has the opportunity Of becom-
ing great, but he has not achieved greatness
1t Is right that the President should be
delivered once in while from the fawning
clique that cnvelop him, and catch full
breath of keen and wholesome air, free
from selfisbness and greed. II may do him
good. There Is no miracle In the fact that
he Is President. It is the result of honest
and efficient hard work at the hustings
and after, for we do not credit the Demo-
cratic falsehoodthat IL is the result Of
bargain and sale. If we did credit this, Mr..
HAYES would cease to be respectable in our
eyes, and we should let him go without
regret to the kindred associations Of the
Democratic party.
But Mr. HAYES must know that the thing
which gave him votes was the dread Of the
people that the Democratic party would
come in. II was the strength Of defense,
not of offense
II was not any positive and uniform
agreement, even among Republicans, as to
many questions Of grave importance. Civil
service reform was one factor, Of course, but
q very small one; II was swallowed up in
the imminent fear Of the most serious of all
calamities-the accession of the Democratic
party to power. All minor things were lost
in this, for neither civil-service reform nor
any other reform was practicable when this
horde of wolves should break in. They
were beaten back for that time only to
gather again in more solid and more fam
ished columns for another assault.
The Democntic party stands to-day
stronger and more dangerous than ever be-
fore, having lost no portion of their greed
for spoils, no portion of their malignant hos
tility, no portion of their organization, their
severe party discipline. They hold the
House Of Representatives, they are on the
threshold of the Senate, they claim to own
and control the President. Behind them
troop all manner of evils--the vulturcs that
scent the quarry afar of. They believe that
they were cheated ont of the last Presi-
Dental election-they feel assured Of the
next-and Republican President strength
ems their forces by bestowal of Office, and
gives tone and respectability by counseling
with their leaders.
They champion his cause in the Senate
and in the House, and it is unspeakably sad
to witness GORDON leading the Administra-
ton forces in an unnecessary attack upon
ROSCOE CoNKLING, and the President is
held responsible for these indecencies. Re
publicans generally, after the first shock
was over, were disposed to forget the Execu-
tive action in Louisiana and South Carolina |;
nay, they were ready to find excuses in the
condition of things which perhaps COM
PEELED such action. But they cannot ap-
prove, they cannot fail to condemn the policy
advisers of the men who, by crime and
violence, overthrow the will of the people Of
| those States, the policy which has smoth-
cred to death the Republican party in all
the South, the policy which now controls
all departments of the Administration in
fsvoring the exponents of the rule Of force
as against the rule Of ia'c.
Republicans approve civil service, but
they do not approve the constant violation
of those rules in the interest of friends of
the President. They do not approve the
removal of JONES, in Chicago, in an in
complete term of office, without cause, to
accommodate WILLIAM HENRY SMITH.
They do not approve the removal of CHEs-
TER ARTHUR under like circumstances, to
accommodate Mr.. EvARTs. They do not
approve the removal Of BOWLING from the
post-office at Toledo, under like circum-
THEws They do not approve the nomina-
ton FITzsIMMoNs to accommodate Senator
GORDON. They do not approve the removal of
JOHNSON, as revenue collector in Kentucky,
with his splendid record of service, to ac-
commodate Senator McCREERY. They do
not approve the nomination of the Presi-
dents once private secretary to Frankfort
on the Main to accommodate the President,
after Mr. EvARTs' declaration that all con-
sulships should be filled by promotion They
do not approve the nomination Of HENRY
W. HILLIARD to Brazil, to accommodate
some unknown person notwithstanding the
disreputable record attaching to the man.
They do not approve any "eonciiiation
which strengthens the Democratic party at
the expense of the Republican party. They
do not approve of the attempt to satisfy the
hunger of the Democrats for Office by even
occasional crumbs-for the appetite is in
satiablc-and the five loaves and two fishes
are of limited capacity. In short, they dc
not approve of any course which abolishes
distinctions between right and wrong, be,
tween faith and treason, between q Union
man and rebel, between Republican and
| Democrat.
And they do not approve these things
not from any hostility to President HAYES
but because they believe that Democracy il
a curse and ruin, that its success will b.
fatal to the best interests Of the country
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