The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-31
A Historic Parallel.

The New Y Ork Sun reads Hayes and
his junketing cabinet little history, as fol-
lows:
10 1865 Andrew johnson stepped into
the White House over the dead body of
Abraham Lincoln Constitutionally stubborn
to the extreme, Mr. johnson, regardless
of loud protests, soon afterward initiated
a southern policy which was in antagouism
with the sentiments of the leading agrees
sive elements of the party that had elected
him to be vice-presid ent. The head men
10 Johnsons cabinet, and those to whom
he had given offices, told him that it was
only the disappointed politicians in the
party that were opposed to his policy, and
that the republican masses were 10 favor Of
it, and would embrace the first opportu-
nity 10 demonstrate this 10 very marked
manner,
So, iu the summer of 1866, after the pol
icy had got we'll agOing, Andy started out
on a iunketing tour 10 show himself to the
people He took Mr. Seward, the secre-
tary OF state, and one or two other mem
bers OF the cabinet along with him to help
make the speeches, while Grant also fell
into line TO heighten the show and aid il
the eating, the smoking, and the drinking
With heads full of eonceit aud hands full
OF patronage, the cavalcade started frou
Washington in high elee to swing round
the circle" aud expound my policy.
The first considerable stopping plac,
was Philadelphia. Andy and his bOdl
had an immense reception. The sight
seers dined them, they packed the street.
for blocks around their hotel, and And
was greeted with terrific cheers, smothereC
with flowers, and almost blinded with cal
cium lights.
On the way to New York the train coulC
hardly push Itself through the iutermedIat
cities aud villages for the thrODgs than hat
gathered to hear Andy give them u touch o
his policy" while in return they scream
ed like Bedlamites at him and his compaD
ions. Arrived in this city, he was welcomed
by the mayor, and as the president and Mr.
Seward and Gen. Grant and the rest rod
up Broadway. the people started AM
shouted, aud got up such noise that som
newspapers called it IAN ovation" Tn
chamber of commerce, or something q
che sort, gave the junketers II splendi
dinner at Delmonico's and Andy made
great speech about the constitution an
harmony and union.
All the way up the North river buntn
was thrown out, artillery Numbered, A nd
spOuted and shook hands necessarily, Sew
ard now and then threw in a few witt
words, while he never talked like foo
and so they entered Albany under ten
pest OF applause. 10 the evening tn
street in front of the Delaven was file
with Il believing tbrODg, to whom And
and some OF his suite gave an expOsitiO
OF my policy" From the state apital {
Niagara Falls in was a ceaselcss round {
greetings. At the latter place Mr.. SEE
rotary Seward made short speech tina
became memorial The republican stat
convention has just been held. 1t sulIenl
refused TO endorse the administration
SHE'D a stone at my policy, and nOmina
cd licked TO match. Gov. Seward migt
be supposed to know the state of Ne
York. Referring to the proceedings of tE
state convention, he told the multitude
Niagara that the republican candidate
would be defeated by majority of 40, 00
The concern next invaded Ohio, receivin
all through that state what the tell
graphic dispatches called IA series of ov,
tious. At Cleveland they had high oil
time. Andy, his head little elevate
with the enthusiasm and the whisky
the occasion. struck back at bis opponent
giving them, in the language Of one of II
reports, hell under the shirt in the pr
seUce Of 10000 admiring auditors"
And thus it was all through northeT
Ohio and central Indiana TO the grave
Lincoln 10 Illinois, and thence homeward
Washington via Cincinnati and PlttsburG
hundreds of thousands listening to ii
presidents speeches and the Jokes of h
secretaries, aud shouting themselvC
hoarse over they hardly knew what-all
which Andy aud his following construe
into an approval of him and his policy, an
thereupon, they grew more conceited, col
hdent, aud arrogant.
Wen, IN due time the response cam
Pennsylvania and Ohio voted 10 Octobe
The republicans Of Pennsylvania electe
an anti-policy governor by more than II
900 majority. In Ohio no governor was
be chosen, but the republican compression
al tickets received in the aggregate
majority of about 10000, every republica
congressman with one exception being no
tile to Johnson's southern policy. In NJ
vember, the republicans of New York,
the face of MIR. Stewards prophecy tn
they would lose the state by 10000, CARR,
it by nearly 10000 And, moreover, Il
house OF representatives that was elect
the year that the president and his cabin
swung round the circle, was the very hou
that impeached Andrew johnson for hi
crimes and mjsdemeanors.
There is a lesson in these events that d
fraudulent president and his iunketinO .