The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-20
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THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
The New Pretended Civil Service
reform and What IL Means.
Bleody-shirt Mor.pn Ii still 10 fontroI
Half the Offices.
An Extra sesson Of Congress s;oen to be
Ordered. ..-
ESPECIAL b. N. q. Democrat.1


WAsHtNGToN, March 49, louisiana is
yet the chief topic of conversation here,
preparatory to the Cabinet meeting to-
morrow, which 1t is thought, will TN
tangle your Gordan knot and detefm-
Inc the fate of louisiana for the next
four years, at least. a~s # Aas~e
The President has talked quite freely
on the subject of the South to-day. He
did not hesitate to ridioule Packard g
bombastio reply TO Stanley Matthews
letter, wherein he speaks of protecting
the 10000 voters that had supported
him Packard. he thinks that he
tHayes) ID In condition TO protect
these persons, Ii they need any protep-
tion, just ms well as Packard. He even
limited that the Republican party of
Louisiana had never shown itself very
prompt to protect the lives Of It's sup
porters, and generally called on the
General Government to do this work for
them. e
Great surprise has been shown by
some OF the Democratic Senators and
Congressman at the rule to be followed
in the matter of appointments they be-
lieve that, under the declaration made
by Hayes In his inaugural speech that
partisan service would no onger entitle
a man to Office: Democrats would have
just as much show Id the appointments
as Republicans. Several of them, there.
fore, believing this to be the
meaning of the Presidents speech,
made application for appointments for
riends. The answer to these appliea-
ions has been, In all cases, decided re-
fusal, and a declaration that there
would be no changes In the present Off
cials FOR some time, and that even when
these changes were made. Republicans
would, In all cases, have the preference.
In the Postoffice Department. In par
ticular, this will be the case.
Tyner, who is Morton's man, is to
have the patronage of allthe Northern
postoftices, while Key, tho figure head
OF the concern, who takes charge of
the Southern department, although no
Republican himself, will give the offices
to Democrats only when no Republi-
cans can be found to take them. A
great many Republicans, who are not
ardent politicians, appear to regret this
action, as they fondly expected civil
service reform under Hayes. AS 1t now
is Morton will control at least two
thirds OF the postofiiee and all the navy
patronage, and thus be able to keep to-
gether his bloody shirt party that
showed only last week symptoms of
dlsintegration and breaking up.
The Republicans have definitely con-
cluded on an extra session, and will get
the Attorney General to report that this
liz absolutely ne ecessary under the con-
and that the Government can
not run some thirty millions In debt
for the payment OF the army. This
action is taken by them in consequence
OF tho New Hampshire election and
their belief that they can now, by com
binations with some OF the Democrats,
elect some Conservative Republican
Speaker. The House now. stands
by the latest counts, 149 Democrats to
IA Republicans. The Republicans
think that In the present condition of
affairs, and particularly of louisiana
and South Caroline, they can win
enough Democratic votes to the sup
port Of Foster, who Is one Of tho most
earnest champions of the Nichols gov
ernmcnt, to elect him Speaker. They
will, consequently, look around them,
and III they see any show OF success, or
der an extra session at once. t
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