The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-28
What the Papers are Saying


Nobody can be idiotic enough to
claim that the business of the GOV
eminent, which is for the benefit
of all, should be conducted on a
partisan basis, -Milwaukcc Sent
mel, Rep.
If any Democrat or Democratic
organ suproScsor hopes that the
Presidents "Southern policy" will
disrupt the Republican, party, he
or it is destined to diSappoint
mcnt.-Chicayo Journal, Rep.
The cry of "fraud' on one side,
and the cry of "rcbtl" on the other,
can never lift the politics OF the
country above the perils OF sec
tionaliSm and revolutionary tac.
ton Galveston News Dcm.)
There is reason to fear tlqt Sen
ator Conkling will not fully APP
prove the civil service reform ac-
tivjty of President Hayes, especial
" ifit penrtratcs the New York
Observation-Disclosures Com,
mercial (lnd.)
It is a fight between the reform
ers and the anti-retormcrS, be-
tween the oppressors and their
victims, the people. The office:
holders and politicians who fat
tened under GrantiSm are deter
mined to have u continuance OF
that acknowledgements News,
Ind. Rep.
We are glad to sec the old-fash'
toned ideas revived, even if only
TO be laughed at. n new obscva.
ton from a standpoint of sound
morals will at least show how
wide has been our departurc-hoW
base have become opinion and
usage-Macon (Ga.) Telegraph
Dem, Hayes order.
Grant left nothing Of the Rep
ublican party in the South b,l
two squads Of dissatisfied soldiers
and also provided u Democratic
House to refuse the payment o
soldiers employed in holding thu
tort in Statehouses. Let us have
u fair shake with the facts.-Cin
cinnatti Commercial, Rep.
President Hayes does not CLAIM
to be q mere partisan president
hut the president of the whole
country, and he can afford to ALLOW
his policy to stand upon its merits
instead Of seeking partisan en-
dorsement for it in party caucuses
Illinois State Journal, Rep.
There is no city in the Unite'
States where it is so hard to ascel
tain the real course of American
public opinion as in Washington
and probably no man whom S
many persons are interested i
s'eceivlng on the same point as tn
Observation-Disclosures Journa
Rep.
1t is puzzle to us in Alabam
TO know upon what principle
yivil service reform the presidel
appointed to the relationship {
this port a person who represent
no politics, nOparty, noconstituel
W and no thorough business qua
i,ications Mobile Register, Den
Our young people who are kcl
'or years in the dull droning
She history of the sham republic
81 Greece might, with far create
profit, be taught during the san
,criOd the constitution of Il
democracy whose laws they al
wquircd to obey, and are pcrmi
ted to make, and may be callt
ssren to administcr--ChicaS
Times.
All tho Democrats, and at lea
one wing of the Republicans {
not accept civil service reform
all, and tho rest appear scarce
~ understand it. The presidel
Is, therefore, in a most dif1icu
situation, and nothing but Il
"isest craftsmanship can extrica
him and the public service fro
t',e perils that bcset them in tn
Airectiou.-San Francisco b
Ietin, Rep.
Hayes is denounced in the Nor
for doing his duty; in the Sou
shere are papers that refuse to gi'
him any sort Of credit for doil
his duty, and that do not hesita
10 say that they prefer Grant
Hayes. But, let be remembers
Rome of these papers are publish
- tue two latel y savagely bu
.azed States that are now in Il
e.lioyment of their political RICH
cd privileges.-Wilmingto
/. Star, Dem,