, 1877-10-22

policy as the chrf cause, and all tay. tho, Civil
Service or.lcr hurt the party badty. Among
those VIM talk ntoss about the effect Of tho
Presidents course toward The South there arn
thfre kinds nf opinion, enrne members thinking
tha, .,:s eonrfe Hns wrong. at,i ought no. To
lmve trrt pursued, others holding that 1t was
an unfortunate necessity anu atsil other. n,ain.
tanning IL was right, ~ well as inevitable, AMI
wcaken Il Al frat, any otl,ee course vould have
injured IL fur more. The ilrst class Of men
are rad AMI mn1 both. The second arc
sa'l. hut not mad. And the THRU. shoug',
ns %'sss saaan sa Fl e, IN .9 ,ss sts .hs q
military cpocl, In the aonth Ind to pass away,
sn,l that it wns far better for a Republican
President to cut ltshort tllan for the Republican
driven fram power On ths. iss',e. They tntthc!
aay thni It is inevitable that many honcft and
zcn0ns Republicans atnuld feel dissatisfied
nlout tho Presidents action, but TINT the ctiga
ot tl!cis resentment will be last aulled py time
TN thc question Of the wisdom Of the Civil.
Service os1lcr, there u much less difference Of
opinion. That It WIS had policy to Issue such \
HrccptnE nrdet 81 Nse''snn n scnstnFs m and
Sninc think tho onfcs Is wfunE III principle,
others say H. gpcs In tue right direction, but
goes altogether too far. All that WAS necessary
Was fer the President to remove otsicc-holders
who wcse making themsclre. obnoxious by
managing conventions and cn,,cuses. 40 as to
defeat The popular will. A few, examples OF
This kind would hare moderated! the rartean
zeal Of the whule body Of Federal arpo!ntecs.
With all tbs talk Of the past ten years about
CtyilSeryicc reform, 1t Is plain that the average
Republican Congressman Is not ntlyh advanced
brynn,E The oli tea that the offices are tho
chief incentives to political strife and that &hose
nho hare gut them hare as good a right ~ fight
to keep Possession as those who arc out Of place
have to light 10 get In. According to tlls view,
II Is absurd 10 s1r that man may struggle tor
years TO get nm o1ce, but ns soon ~ he succeeds
he must refrain from all efforts to defeat Tie men
who arc trying to drive him cut. It's OF
course an ovcrstraird Conetrnctionof Of the order
10 eay that It prohibits otirch"atlcrs frun t.tng
active for thctr purity at elections but the effect
other Official, who Is forbidden 10 serve On u
town or county committee, Is not disposed to
exert himself at the polls.
!, 1t Is somewhat surprising to ind that NUN.
bcr OF the most prominent Republican leaders
md that It's srccsty dissolution must result
from the antaGonistic opinions prevailing tn its
ranks a. to the course of tho President. These
gentlemen ate. ~ . r.ile, active pa1Ly men;
who think that machinery is i!crrssary to the
c1!stcnrc III parties, and TINT patronage Is
a great power that olEht 70 be made the must
OF to Win campaigns. They would not like
and the correspondent who 10 sufficiently intt-
mate with them to ect'an unrescrycd expression
Of their sentiments Is always cautioned not to
publish what they sny. i'ul In the brclcst conl-
pass, their view Is that tho President has sactl-
ilecA the Republican PARTY to protect his tittc;
that the party Il without leader sill Is fatally
divided III convictions: that Its tlar,l workers are
ti'shearcnc AMI Indifferent; and that It has lost
picccs, and gtrc place 10 ep!,emcrai organiza-
tfons noweresa to resist the compact and ritt0-
rlo,ls Democracy. THIS dismal slcw,, 60 widely
entertained Just now, Is the ou.growth rather
Of feeling than Of judgment.
Republicans who arc mot lntcuee partfsans,
and wW look Mt the eitnation IN cuour tenl-
per, 40 not STARE it.. They ray that thu natural
condition u politics Is o',e v constant clauxe.
end t!'at j." party as riE. 70 eo'.nt npon u,i
trollcti the National tnycrnmGnt Tor nenrly
score III years. II IL lnscs It's grasp In 1oA)-ail
event by no means crrtain-lt does not follow
tilat 4 will cease to exist. Gu tue eoutrary,
the history Of parties teaches lint VIC may cx.
pcct IL to take tie position nf strong and
healthy minority, controlling large nun,bcr Of
Northern States, and stepping upward, On the
f.''Ics and n!stakcs Of lis adversary. to new
lcas" Of national power THO Democratic
statcsmanship enough lung 10 u4tn1ntster
the Gnyern1nent to the satlslactiun OF the pen,
nlC. These cheerful and sensible theorists a'la
that they expect n decided reaction IN favor Of
next ycar. BY that ttnu The dissatisfied elc-
tncnt In tho t,arty will bcet'rlc rcconrilGd: tho
9outhetn trolley wilt hare fully justified itself;
the CirLl-Scrrirc urler viii be somewhat niotll.
fled Iii Its application II not in Its tcxts tho
abundant crops will produeo better times an.i
better times will bring bcttcr feeling toward
the party In power; mu1,ltudes Of voters Ill
debt unA In distress, who went oil this year to
tint Cave Ut ~AtlutlNtn, tho l}cmocracy, will re-
turn; 4 sense Of danger will bring Republicans
closer together. ail cutlsc Them tnlrnp nll their
qnarrcls; And, finally, tho trauitlonuI incouipe
tcItcy. ami! unwiA11n Of tho Democrats fnuy b.
Anil AI1f fSk +aHt1 In
ruany why's that will disgust the country.