The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-20

to Meet Them.
| Now that Congress has gone home the
new administration will be free to work out
its salvation in its own way. The country
will have repose. After the exhausting
struggles Of the canvass, unexampled IN
our history. threatening civil war and dis
ruption of the constitution, peace will be
welcome. The interests of all sections re-
quire it. The material loss to the business
and industrial classes resulting from this
canvass is as great as what would come from
panic. No society, not even one as elastic
as that Of the United States, can stand such
a strain. Now that it is past, and happily
past the first duty of the administration is
to alleviate this suffering, to give new life
and new energy to business, to apply the
lessons Of this recent strife, SO far MS it is
necessary to revise our legislation and pre-
vent their recurrence under similar circum-
| stances.
President Hayes stands at tho parting Of
the waters. He can 60 the way he
wishes On one side is the current lead
ing to radicalism and all of its woes on
the other the current leading to conserva-
tism and all of its blessings. He is not like
Andrew johnson either in his character or
lis opportunities. Johnson had an over
whelming majority against him in both
houses Of Congress. He was opposed by
his own Cabinet-by the army under Grant.
He had lost the confidence of the Southern
men by abandoning the Southern cause
I,,rpr ho wor Ha Ind not won the conf
dence Of the Northern men, who suspected
him because of his birth; who feared, MS
events proved. that he could not resist
old friendships and associations. john
son was lacking in TACT in political
foresight, in q knowledge Of the coun-
try. His opportunity escaped from
him and his administration became
man, republican, with all the virtues as
well as ali the limitations Of character i'm
piled in an early anti-slavery training. He
is patriotic and not fanntical republican.
He is as good o republican rs Mr.. Blaine
or Mr.. Morton, with as gallant if not as
illustrious, a military record as Grant
More than all, parties in Congress are so
evenly divided that he can create his own
majority. His position is something like
that Of Theirs as the French President. On
one side Theirs was opposed by the extreme
legitimists, who wanted the Bourbon, and
the Bonapartists who wanted an empire;
on the other side he was opposed by ex-
IRENE republicans, like Delescluze, the
Communist, and Louis Blanc, who wanted
social republic Between these extremes
was the large body Of conservative, patriotic
Deputies, who thought more of the nation
than of party; the men who were patriots
and not fanatics, and who enabled him to
suppress the Commune. conclude peace
with Germany, pay the war indemnity, free
the soil from the invader and lead France
toward higher and nobler destiny.
Theirs ruled by the central groups. Hayes
must depend upon the central groups in
our politics. He has this advantage over
Grant that he can accept all that is good in
tho last regime and avoid oil that is bad. He
will find much that is good in the financial
condition Of the country and in our rela-
tions with other nations At the same time
he must appeal to new men and new issues.
He has overthrown the barons of the repub-
lican party the carpet-baggers, and he
must count upon their revenge. He has
overthrown Butlerism in Massachusetts,,
Cameronism in Pennsylvania and Grantism
everywhere. He must not for moment
suppose that the barons thus worsted in the
flush of new administration will accept
their defeat. They have with them the reg
ular army of the republican legions, and
they have it in their power to embarrass
President Hayes and nullify his good en-
deavors unless he builds up new party.
His administration has character. popu-
larity and enterprise. Mr.. Evarts, Mr..
Schurz, Mr.. Devens, Mr.. Key and the
rest are excellent men. The country has
no better. But in political influence they
are powerless. Mr.. Evarts could not carry
single election district in New York. We
question if he ever attended q primary cleo
ton. The administration must sooner or
later look after election districts, ''pre-
cincts" and all the adjuncts of canvass.
Here the administration is weak. The new
President has thrown aside the barons
and carpet-baggers of the old republican
party. Who will take their places?
Hayes will be at the mercy Of the barons
unless he POUNDS new dynasty. This is
the duty that lies before his administration.
He must create and discipline public opin.
ion that will enable him to manage the gov
eminent He has offended the chiefs of his
own party-the Camerons, the Chambers,
the Buffers and the Blaines. He cannot
govern by the aid OF his opponents. They
will take all he has to give, as they took all
that johnson had to give; but they will keep
their own organization for their own pur-
poses and throw over Hayes as they threw
r. Al.