The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-09
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

net and the inevitable and necessary
preliminaries, we may consider that the
administration OF Mr. Hayes is on its
way to some goal IN the future What
that will be, will depend very much
upon himself and the men he has al
ready called, or may in the future call
about him.
Wed not, of course, know, and prob
ably never will fully find out, the exact
status Of the bargain between the
two parties when they went into
the electoral commission understanding,
His mildness may be only part Of the
obligations he then took upon himself,
II so, it is hopeful sign that he thus
early maniiests disposition to stick to
engagements. If his course is simply
his own volition, still better, Mr.. lllyes
is now de facto president and the coun-
try must deal with him in that condi-
ton no matter how else it thinks the
decision should have been, 1t is now
futile, and worse than folly to attempt
by other than strictly legal means to
dispute his possession of power. With
this fact before us, would ii not be wei
to cast about for the means by which
the prosperity Of the country can best
be attained2 and leave the questions
that were properly discussed during the
pendency of the adjustment to right
themselves, by time, the great correc-
tor, We do not wish to be understood
as abating ot or title of our horror
at the unconstitutional mode by which
the clear election of Mr.. Tilden was set
aside. Nor would we teach the people
a dangerous apathy ON this and kindred
subjdts connected with their political
safety and future political well-being.
fearful violence has been done to the
spirit and genius of American liberty,
but the moment has passed when a
direct fight can be made. This fact
will hang like dark cloud over Mr..
Hayes administration, and countless
thorns will be thrust into his bosom ut
every turn. lie will needs be u strong
man indeed if he weathers the storm
which is plainly brewing. But should
he do so, and give the country send-otl
on that long-deierred career of prosper.
ity so vigorously promised by his post
6etlUm predecessors should he rehabili-
tate trade and commerce; should he
again proftably employ the merchant
marine Of the nation; set tn countless
myriads of spindles to whirrinG open
and give profitable employment to our
forges, furnaces, mines and mills
should he do this, it will go far toward
reconciling the country to the great
violence done, in his seating, to hith-
erto sacred principle of American politi
cal procedure.
The will Of the people of the United
States has been ruthlcssly disrcgarded
and lightly set aside by the highest leg
islative power in the nation; it will
take great and positive qualities in
the beneliciency of this outrage to win
only tolerable reco gnition from tn,
people. Is Mr.. Hayes wise enough tc
strive for this? win he call about him
such men as will constitute u sufficient
evidence to the people that he enter
talns such purposes We frankly 50,
that measure bly, such seems already tc
be the case, and that Congress and the
s enate both understand ii so. Blaine.
discontinue on Wednesday, and Don
Cameron's indignant declaration, "W,
had better have Tilden," are stron.
evidences that with the ultras of hi,
party, the men who hate with an
undying ardor our own section anc
people, he has had serious breech
There is comfortable sign of promise
IN all this, and while, as we said yester
day, Texas is comparatively indepeud
emit yet she waits with bated breath (,
see the fate of her sister States of tn,
South, and for them to again enter upon
that career of prosperity that was Their
normal condition before the blight O.
war fastened upon their vitals.