New-York tribune., 1877-01-02
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That Mr. HAYES will be President for four
wears from the 4th OF March next, not many
now doubt. Many who are strongly attached
to the Democratic cause think that he ought
net TO be President and so will think to the
end 1t is the peculiar misfortune OF the POSI-
ton that in any event "A large proportion o1
the followers of either candidate Will think
that he was fairly elected. There are also
many men of both parties who await further
evidence before making up their minds as to
the right of the matter. But there Is very
little doubt that the decision OF the electors
regularly declared to have been chosen Will
stand The evidence which has so completely
convinced men like Mr.. Rcdtcld OF The Cm-
cipnaG Commercial, and Mcssrs. sherman, Gar
field Hale, and others, that the Republican
,ausc in louisiana is just will, it is generally
believed, suffice TO convince the majority OF
the Senate 1t is presumed that men of such
reputation and standing would not so COM
llctely commit themselves unless the evidence
were strong enough to insure the support OF
Senators elected as independents, as well as OF
Republicans. If it proves to be OF That char
acter, moreover public opinion Will undoubt-
edly sustain the Senate III treating as con-
elusive the decision of the Louisiana board.
Under these circumstances what sort OF ad-
ministratiOn may we expect
1t is rather to the credit of Gov. Hayes that
the spccUlatiOns and even the falschocds OF
his opponents attribute TO him determination
TO make his administration represent those
elements of the Republican party which Che
Administration of President Grant hn. clnphat-
ically not represented. In all spcculati0ns re-
spccting his Cabinet, it is noteworthy that he
is supposed to prefer in the main the very men
whom President Grant does not prefer One
predict, that lis administration will be i'll part
composed Of men who have been called Re-
publican macOntonts; another predicts that
Mr.. Blaine will be its ruling spirit; but no.
body jmagines that it will be composed
of the Chambers, Camerons, DelanoS, ana
BcllnaDs In one particularly daring flight OF
the inventive genius, Democrat processes to
he assured that some Southern leader like
Lamar, Gordon, or Hampton, will he asked to
sit in the Cabinet and consulted upon Southern
affairs. If these specllatiOns and ronanccs
have any value, it is only as an expression OF
the prevailing conviction that Mr. Hayes docs
not propose TO walk III the footsteps OF PreSl-
dent Grant Yet these same Democrats, prior
to the election, prOfCsscd to be perfectly GER
tain that Hayes would be a mere tool of his
predecessor.
The letter of acceptance is the latest au
thcntic declaration of the purposes of Gov.
Havcs At the time it was generally SAID, by
foes as well as by friends, "NOthing can be
finer, but can lie live up to it?" AT all
events. DO step has been taken and no word
uttered, throughout most trying campaign,
bv Gov. Hayes or any one empowered to
sUeak for him, which juStifcs belief that as
President he will not make a determined eff
fort to carry ont his assurances as cand-
date. His conduct since the election has also
been cmincnty crcditahlc. He has shown that
he does not want the office unless rghtfully
entitled to it, and that he does not mean to
shrink from its gIaycst duties II 1t proves
that he has been lawfully chosen. His
friends and his opponents alike believe that he
will strive with vicOr, and with The strong
resolution which he is known to possess, to
make his administration one i'll which the
very best clements Of the Republican party
will take pride.
Will he have the power? He will come into
Office, if at all, under very peculiar crcum-
stances. In tie Senate, he will have small
Republican majority with, but not without, the
support of moderate men elected as lndepend-
cuts. I'm the House there will be slender
Democratic majority. If he desired to pursue
an extreme policy. and to lean toward Grant
ism, he would find himself without majority
in either House, while a policy such as was
foyeshaG0wcd by his letter of acceptance would
surely secure him majority i'll both. Repub-
hcan extremists will hardly venture to oppose,
knowing that the Democrats will he swift to
seize any opportunity OF supporting him against
q portion OF his own party. \ wise, liberal,
ana upright course might ALLEVIATE party friends,
If is true bur it would win for him the conf
dcnce ana support OF all the better class of
Democrats, and the more extreme Republicans
will not care to rush into IL hopeless minority
by forcing Il reorganization Of parties.
We infer, then, that Gov. Hayes will enter
upon executive duties not only with strong
desire and determination to make his admin
istratIOn as satisfactory IA his letter OF ac-
ccptance was to the better class Of Republi
cans, but with remarkable opportunities for
doing 50. If the darker incidents of the cam
paign have shown the country the dangers of
Democratic rule, they have also placed in
strong light the perils Of Republican rule
not more wise Or worthy than that OF the re-