National Republican., 1877-10-20
A New Political Party.

far he has not accomplished this purpose lie has
won the respect aud confidence Of intelligent and
unprejudiCcd men of the South rs well as the
North but there is no sign yet that old associations
and organizations will be changed byit Congress-
man SINGLETON, OF Mississippi, said the other day
that nothing HAYES could do would accomplish
that because the South was determined To stick to
the Democratic party This, at least shows how
much more difficult It Is to conquer mans preju.
dices than TO win the approval Of their Judgment
and reason.
1t is scarcely to be expected however that Prcsi.
dent HAYES can go on through his term retaining
the confidence aud coed will he has so speedily
won, without creating party that will be- to all in.
tents and purposes the party he desires 10 orgdni-c It
Is not reasonable TO suppose that the Clear-headed
conservative men Of hC ThoIc country, whatever
they may do once or twice, will go oil for four
years believing in HAYEs, encouraging him by
word and act and yet constantly voting
against him at the polls. Questions are sure
to arise In Congress and IN The country within
the four years upon which the people will
differ, and which will appeal to sentiments deeper
than party prejudice. II the President by the wis
dom of his course, is able to take such position
upon such questions us will secure to him the sup
port of reasonable It Is denying the wisdom of
the people to say he will not have cordial and
effective support But 1t will certainly need that
the Presidents course be shaped with more Iudg-
mCnt and discretion than have at MI times charac-
tcrizcd the course of our chief magistrates There
will be no roidCIc party minority tn defend and eX-
cude blunders. President HAYES must rely, as no
President before him ever relied upon the merits
Of his acts for sufficient support to give them effect
| + by an unsclfsh devotion TO his duty and the
exercise Of great ability he is able to win such ap
proval, his administration will not only be n sue
cess but The mot remarkable success cr iron In this
country and there can be no doubt that he will at
the end of his term ledrc party in control u ne
GOrCrnncat pho tCW name successor able 10 carry on
his trOIk Whae he icdrts a. Meantime the croGs.ilre
of criticism TO which the Administration will be
subject, in Congress and out Of Congress and from
all sides will perhaps be us CALLING as it is useful
We give the above from the Buffalo En-
press, for what it is worth. When Mr.,
BLACKBURN, Of Kentucky, denounced the
President as fraud" and ''usurper," Sena-
tor HILL, ofGeorgia, is represented as having
said that BLACKBURN was alone response
BILE for his uttcrances. We presume that the
same may be Justly said of the BullaloErpress
and it's utterances on the subject of President
| HAYES and the organization of q new po-
litical party under his peculiar auspices.
We have no idea that the President desires
to create or organize n party for any
such intents and purposes are is intimated
by our Buffalo cotcmporary. In the study
of history he has no doubt learned the plain
and simple truth that while parties make
Presidents, Presidents have never yet sue
ceedcd in making parties. The experiment
has been tried by one or more accidental
Presidents, but rs often as tried it has
proved lamcntable failure.
Thus far in the history of this Govern
ment no Prcsident-elect has during his
term of office ever attempted such an enter
prise. 1t has been the pride OF. every Ex'
ccutiyc thus far, when elevated to his high
position, to stand faithfully by the party
and principles that had contributed to biz
elevation. In several instances, where the
President has been removed by death and
the reins of government have been trans.
ferred to the hands Of the Vice President
personal ambition has betrayed the new in
cumbent into iruitless effort to build up
personal party, with the "intents and pur
poses of subscribing his individual ambi
tions, because the party that elected hin
! " h'Noiu WIN hS" Petuiih
views relating to government and policy
which he had contracted under sudder
transfer to power.
In view of the utter failure of all sucl
projects heretofore, we apprchend that Pres
ident HAYES, with his intimate knowledg,
of the history of politics and parties in thi
, country for century, is not to be impressed
with the chimercal supposition that he cal
create a party, even if f"he desires to organize
one that he can "at the end Of his term Icdre il
f control Of The Government, ThO rW name
successor dbIc 10 carry on his wOrk whCrc h
leares IT," Parties do not spring into exist
ence at the beck of official power The,
originate iu the hearts of the people, an,
r are founded upon the popular view of wha
is wise and Lest in the policy of Govern
mcnt. A party organized to answer tn
, peculiar views of one man, or of cabal Q
, politicians and statesmen who combine
grind axes in accordance with their ow
4 selfish desires and purposes, ceases to eXis
, when its architects leave the seat Of pOwe
All past history confirms this opinion.
4 In the last political contest over tn
r Presidency the battle was between tn
= Republican and Democratic parties, and tn
: former was awarded the prize. There WI
, no concealment or evasion of principle
, The Republican party marched over til
, battlefield with its banner of principles III
furled and floating before the country. b
= that sign we conquered, in spite of ever
adverse influence, North and South. In tn
c late insurgcnt States the popular voice WI
: stihed by intimidation violence, and ASA
: snation, until only three of all the Republ
4 can States in that section were saved to the
4 dominant political faith. The balance wei
t wrenched from the Republican cause L
e outlawry and violence.
y The Republican party, which was I'll
party of victory, still lives Its principle
are those of right and justice, and a
eternal 1t has stood all the casualties thu
!. iniquity could invent and to-day it is Il
: power of the nation 1t may be betraye
Is but it cannot be crushed. 1t will live whe
those who conspire for its downfall ha'