The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-27
CENTS.
THE COLLECT
PACKARD AS A PROMINENI.
DATE FOR THAT OFFICA

FAGhAND AsS n
DATE FOR THAT OFFICA
The President Denies That He Has
rendered to the Old-Fashioned RepG
icans. and Threatens to Remove An
officials DisObey ying His Orders.
Especial Correspondence N. o. Democrat
EBBIrT HOUSE. |
Washington, October %, 1877.
My letter Of yesterday, as would naturally
appear from It's tenor and context, was based
upon &c parte statements of the Radical Re-
publicans, who have hitherto opposed the
policy of Mr.. Hayes. These people state with
great emphasis that
THE sCHEME OF SURRENDER
and the terms of capitulation, have been COM
pletely arranged; that nothing now remains
but for Mr.. Hayes to march out, lay down his
arms and receive, the honors Of war. But
since writing that letter have ascertained
that Mr.. Hayes has not signed the articles OF
capitulation; that, in fact. he has not seen
them; that the gentlemen who have been kind
enough to modify his policy for him have
done so without taking him into their conf
dence or asking him to participate in the con-
ference; in short, that the report of his sur
render is news to him.
Inasmuch as this information comes from
Mr.. Hayes himself to me personally, think
it at least as valuable as the other and con-
trary advices had received from the other
side. And must say that, in a question of
veracity between Mr.. Hayes on the one hand,
and the bulk Of those known to antagonize
his policy on the other, the presumption Of
those who know both parties will necessarily
preponderate largely in favor of Mr.. Hayes. !.
1t should, however, be stated that Mr..
Hayes is strongly inclined to favor
REUNION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,
and that he will contribute to that consum-
nation in every way open to him that does
not involve self-stultifoation and self-abase-
ment. But he declares that the idea of sur
rendering any vital point in his general
system Of policy, or of retreating from any
pronounced position regarding the proper
conduct of public affairs, has never entered
his mind.
He says he does not propose to do things in
too much of a hurry, but that he shall keep
moving in his slow way In reply to re-
mark that it was reported on the streets and
among members Of Congress that he dared
not remove certain Republican officeholders
who have notoriously defied his recent orders,
he said that he was not given tosmaking
threats, but that the persons Indicated would
soon cease to be officers Of customs! be-
lieve Mr.. Hayes means what he says and
says what he means. We can Judge OF his
force or feebleness In the premises with more
accuracy after he has acted. In any case the
poor man should be regarded as an honest
gentleman sorely beset, and greater men than
he might have done less than he has already
done.
Somehow it is difficult, after talking with
Hayes, to believe that he could surrender to
the vultures that are lowering about him,
filling the air with discordant croaks. But
we must always bear in mind that the inn
pulse of partyism is an instance, and that 1t
bears the same relation to the body of o po-
ltical organization that the instinct Of self
preservation bears to human nature That is
an important fact
Congress having adjourned to go to horse
race while the country is perishing, and the
horse race being postponed to enable the
jockeys to fix the pools, there Is a day OF re-
spite to the press fraternity. II it had been
trotting match I would have adjourned my
self, but as it is only a running race, In which
/ never could discern anything but main
strength and awkwardness, would not go
ten squares to see it-much less to Pmlico.
But it is not the turf that propose to write
about;
1T rs THE COLLECTORSHIP
of the port of New Orleans, q place which
has given the President more trouble and
tribulation than all his foreign appointments
put together. There have been two general
influences at work-dpon the President In re-
gard to this appointment, and these In turn
have been sub-divided into myriads Of special
Influences limited cnly by the number OF ap-
plicants, which is legion. venture to say
that a hundred men have been recommended
to the President for this position, without
counting those who have recommended them
selves.
THE APPOINTMENT OF KING
has never been regarded as finality by the
other aspirants, who resumed operations
within ten days after his selection with the
same ardor they had manifested before The
presumption from the first was that King
could not be confirmed, because 1t was known
that he would have to load himself down with
Anderson at the dictation Of John Sherman,
and this fact put him beyond the pale of DEM
ocratic support for confirmation; whereas it
was certain that Kellogg and Packard could
command enough Republican Senator's to
render his confirmation by party vote out
of the question.
At first blush, and before
HIS PECULIAR RELATIONS TO ANDERSON
became known here, Kings appointment was
regarded with some favor, and / am OF the
opinion that, had his name been sprung upon
the Senate in the short extra session last
spring, he would have gone through partly
by default, and partly because the hold Of the
new policy was at that time sufficient to mys-
tify the vision Of Democrats. But now I
regard King as out of the way, and I have
reason to believe that the President wishes he