The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13
PUBLIC OPINION.
Comments ON the Cabinet NOniina tions
CuIIed from tIse Leading Papers.

4 NEW York SUM-
The most cordial support and admirs-
ton which this new Cabinet Is likely to
receive will not be bestowed by the
earnest and energetic Republicans,
either in Congress or out. The men
have been President will be sure to re-
gard 1t with undisguised dissatisfaction.
i 4s4 s indianapolis Bentinel.l
Blaine Is right. He is kicking UP q
row already In the Senate. There Is q
soothing balm for the outraged feelin go
of the deceived Democrats In the pretty
family fight into which Hayes finds
himself plunged by the leaders OF his
party. s....
TChiosgo Timss.1
In these selections the President has
given the country the first distinct indf-
cation that he intends TO go back on the
damnable policy OF the Grant regime,
RELOCATING the Mortons, Blaines, Chand.
lers and Camerons to the rear, and
bringing forward the liberal independ-
emit element. This means music. It
means o smash.up Of old party eombi-
nations that will benefit the country.
| III IDenver tCol.) News.1 u4
| One thing will be observed and appre-
ciated by every good citizen, and that is
the fact that every one of the seven
names sent to the Senate yesterday Is
| the name OF O man eminent both In pub
| lie and private life for honor and up
rightness. Their characters are unim-
peachable. They stand In the foremost
rank Of good citizens. There is not an
Office seeker among them, and one Of
| them has not held an office for twenty
eight years. Their selection Is an ear
nest OF Mr.. Hayes desire to purify the
political atmosphere.
[st. Paul tMinn.) Pioneer Pressl
Tt IL Cabinet of statesmen and
iurists, and is symmetrieally represent
alive, both in elevation and breadth, of
Hayes platform. Apart from the gem
eral consideration which in any event
would have led o President like Hayes
to call around him the best statesman
ship OF the country, 1t Ia evident that
his Cabinet has been selected with spe.
cial view to enhance the moral and po-
litical powers Of his Administration in
carrying out TIVE great immediate OBJ
jects OF his. policy, viz: Governmental
reform In the cotton States and civil
service reform throughout the whole
country. It Is made up OF statesmen
instead OF politicians, and the machine
politician has no place on it-sufficient
notice to the whole tribe that the spirit
and methods OF the machine politicians
are TO be excluded from this Admins
tration. E
a6 New York world.1
We fear Mr.. Hays 10 making the seri-
GUS mistake Of attempting to assert a
personal authority which does not be-
long to him. When Gen. Grantassumed
the presidency he was the most popular
and important parsonage in America
yet he very soon learned the utter folly
and futility of attempting to control q
representative government without re-
preventative alliance. AS for impartial
men outside OF the Senate and of party
lines, 1t should suffice for them that |
Hayes, In selecting his advisers, has in |
vited Carl Schurz to position OF author |
ity and influence. 1t would have been
@ more ingenious device had he asked
Gen. Butler to represent civil service
reform and justice to the South In his
government.
New York Herald
In spite of the formidable demonstra-
ton OF the bulldozers, President Hayes
sent to the Senate yesterday the com
pleted list Of his Cabinet nominations, |
not withdrawing a single one of the
names, which are stone OF stumbling
and rock Of ofYense to the belligerent |
party chiefs. This evidence of firmness |
and pluck makes an excellent impress |
sion. Ii the President maintains his |
attitude of quiet invincible determine |
ton, he will find the bellicose party |
chiefs submissive enough before the end |
Of the month. He must convince them |
at the outset that nothing can be ex-
torted from him by menaces. IT he |
gives an inch, they will take an ell. He
will never have a moments peace, nor |
any real authority, IL men like Blaine |
once find that he can be bulldozed.
New York Tribune.1
AS to the Cabinet, we apprehend no
serious trouble. A new President may
fairly claim to make up his own Cabi-
net. He has right to have it prompt
ly confirmed, and no wise Senator will |
long stand in the way. The main
trouble will be with Key and Schurz,
with one for being too much of a Demo
GRAFT and rebel, with the other for being
may be sure the country will not sus-
tain them in such opposition. Keys
fitness for his place remains to be test
ed. The public will be glad to see an
effort at reconciliation with the South
by so substantial an earn
est OF good faith. SchurZ has been one
of the most faithful censors Of the evil
course which brought the Republican
party to the verge OF ruin, and in the
pubic JudBment deserves thanks rather
than prescription for it now.
New York Post.l
We are unwilling to believe that any
number Of Republican
Senator's will follow the tripartite asso-
,iates in their factious course: but il +,
hey do so, the public opinion which |
hey defy ought to be made plain. The
President Is doing his duty; now let the
,ountry do its duty. He ought to be
promptly and theoretically supported
by the people, by all the means by
which they make their will known,
confirmation Of his Cabinet appoint
nents shall be made something more
han party matter, supported SO that
he conservative Democrats in the SEN {
tie, as well as the conservative Repub-
leans, shall be moved to prompt &C. L
Iuiescence in the Presidents wise and I
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