The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-14

We Judge from the combinations made in
the executive session yesterday that there is
no disposition to push and worry the
President, and that he will not be subjected
to another humiliation unless he repeats
his attempt to displace Messrs Arthur and
Cornell After great victory the side that
wins it can afford to be generous, and peace
between the republican Senators and the
President is for the obvious interest Of
both. The republicans do not wish to lose
the advantage they gained in electing
President Of their own party, md if Mr..
Hayes can be brought to cooperate with
the republican Senators they would no
doubt be glad to have the present difference
hushed up and smoothed over. 1t has not
been their purpose to excommunicate the
President but only to discipline him. II
he will consent to act as republican they
will let the quarrel drop and treat him with
magnanilnity Before thwarting him fur
ther they seem inclined to give him time
to reflect on the situation, the sole object
Of their fight thus far having been to 'con-
quer peace" All their trouble and effort
last year to elect a republican President was
wasted unless they can bring Mr.. Hayes to
act in harmony with the party They are
contending now for precisely what they con-
tended for in the Presidential election--the
control Of the executive department Of the
government. Rather than lose it they
would doubtless make some concessions,
and after the signal display Of their power
on Tuesday they deem it polite to wait
little and watch the effect Of the lesson. If
Mr.. Hayes needs another dose Of the same
medicine they are prepared to administer
it, but, like considerate physicians, they do
not wish to torment the patient, but only to
cure him. They will not treat him as they
treated Andrew Johnson unless they find
him equally incorrigible. They think the
most favorable time for making peace is
after successful battle, and they do not
choose to annoy the President while he is
nursing his wounded.
Mr.. Hayes could have carried out his
policy or something very like it if he had
selected 0 different Cabinet. Had Mr.
Blaine been elected instead of Mr.. Hayes
he might have succeeded with the same
policy which Mr.. Hayes has protested, be-
cause he would have approached it with
greater tact and have maintained it with
more consistency. Mr.. Hayes committed
the mistake of appointing Cabinet whose
members had no political constituency. If
a President is to innovate on the past usages
Of his party he must either be very
strong man himself, with an immense pop
Cabinet whose members have such follow
ing in their respective parts of the country.
Had President Hayes taken Mr.. Morton,
Mr.. Conkling, Mr.. Blaine and other leaders
of high standing into his confidence i'm
mediately after his election and asked their
advice respecting the construction Of his
Cabinet he would have conciliated their
good will by his courtesy and have secured
their cooperation in his policy with such
notifications as they might have suggested
for thanking obstacles A Cabinet composed
Of men who possessed their confidence and
friendship would have enlisted their
strength in its support. great deal more
could have been accomplished, even for
civil service reform, than is possible with
Cabinet which is without influence either
in Congress or among the people. Peace
between President Hayes and his party pre-
supposes reconstruction of tire Cabinet,
and the Senators are acting shrewdly in
giving him space for reflection before in
hicting further humiliations.