The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-07
The Now Cabinet-Mutiny tn the
Republican Camp.


party. He will have an opportunity to
show what kind of stuff he is made of
within three days of his Inauguration
period not longer than TIE days Of
grace allowed on a commercial bill of ex-
change. The old republican leaders dislike
his inaugural and are enraged at his Cabinet
selections. They would have accepted the
inaugural passively enough if its author had
thought fit to mako up Cabinet to please
them. But he attests the sincerity Of his
his Cabinet He is destined to find
nay, he already fnds-thnt it is much
dress and make choice Of advisers
| in the retirement Of small rural
town than it is to maintain his sentiments
and his selections against the strong wills
and crafty opposition of old stagers in poll
tics This vehement outbreak of the
party leaders gives Mr. Hayes an oppor-
tunity to show whether he is vassal
or President vassal he will surely be
from the beginning of his administration to
its end if he allows himself to be ul-dozed
by these arrogant and dominecring party
chiefs who have determined to rule him or
to humiliate him. They are prepared to
go to any extremity; arc resolved to
reject his proposed Cabinet without scruple
or remorse unless he will consent to re-
model it in accordance with their wishes.
If he shows the white feather now in the
; face of this fierce opposition he Will be
mere puppet in his own administration. If
no yields he will be only O nominal
President; will not be even a peer
of the party leaders, but only their
bull-dozed vassal. The temper and
quality of the man will be brought to an
immediate test. If he has genuine strength
Of character and tolerable tact and skill the
bull-dozers cannot subdue him ; but if he
lacks that indispensable requisite for his
position, steady, invincible will, he is
destined to be cowed and subdked.
We trust that President Hayes will exhibit
courageous frmness and at once clear his
decks for action. The battle is to be fought
on the confirmation of Mr.. Evarts and Mr..
Schurz, the republican Senators threatening
the rejection Of both if he persists in his
purpose to send in their names. Whatever
he may think it expedient to do
in relation to Mr. Schurz, he can
not afford to abandon Mr.. Evarts.
The success of a battle depends very much
on skilful selection of the ground on
which it is to be fought. President Hayes
can fight strong battle on Mr.. Evarts;
whether he can afford to risk battle on Mr..
Schurz is question for him to consider.
Mr. Evarts is pre-eminently fit for the posi-
ton for which he has been selected. For many
weeks before there was any evidence that
Mr.. Hayes intended to offer Mr.. Evarts
place in the Cabinet public opinion had
designated him for Secretary of State with
unanimity which betokened universal recog-
milton of his claims on the score Of merit
and qualifications. If the President stands
firm in his preference for Mr.. Evarts
he will be supported by the ap-
proving public sentiment of the country.
If the fight is made on Mr.. Evarts
the President is sure to win. If he insists
on both Evarts and Schurz the victory will
be more doubtful. Mr.. Schurz's vacillating
and cratic course during the last five years
has brought upon him the hostility
of both political parties. The demo-
cratic Senators would vote against his
confirmation as well as majority of
the republicans We cannot see any posi-
bility of his getting through if his name is
sent in, and it would be bad strategy for
the President to make fight on a man who
But MIR. Evarts has always been
republican; he has never coquetted
with the democratic party; he has never
swung like pendulum between the two
political parties he rendered signal SER
vice to the republicans by his match
less arguments before the Electoral
Commission, and, above all, his per-
sonal qualifications for the Office are so
superior to those of any other republican
whom the President could select that his
nomination cannot be defeated. If the