The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-29
THE PRESIDENT AND THE NEW
PARTIES.

The President was not of our choice.
he was invested with Office by q COM
mission whose action, as we contem-
plate its conduct through the medium
OF prejudices common to all Of as,
was wholly indefensible. But these
facts now signify nothing, and 1t Is
even possible that, however we may
deplore their operation, destiny was
more potent than ourselves, and Re-
publican instead of Democrat is pres
ident. He declares that he is no long
er partisan. He was chosen by SPAR
tisans," but prenounces himself sim
ply an American "patriot. Thus far
his official acts and declarations have
been rigidly conformed to his theories
and assertions of patriotic purpose.
And then the question arises, what
line of conduct should be pursued by
the people and States most needing
just such systems of laws and policy
as those defneoi The Presidents most
terrible enemies are in his party. There
fore. their greater power. They are in
the Senate. They owe Office and hon,
ors to Federal patronage. Grant suf-
fered them to use countless offices and
sinecures in buying the high places
they occupy. Morton, il he had not
at his disposal every Federal Office in
Indiana and great influence in making
foreign appointments, would not deem
Indiana his petty province, whose rev.
enues, that flow towards Washington,
he distributes at will. The system is
disgraceful, but it is the fixed partisan
system of governing the country, and
President Hayes prenounces for its an
nihilation. It is this patronage"
used by base party leaders that
has filledithe Senate with mediocre men
and with men who are not even re-
spectacle in political, professional or
social life. Patronage gave US Chand-
ler, whose business it was, when the
recent political conflict was pending,
to exchange money for votes. These
are they who retain power IN Louisi-
ana and South Carolina that they may
have more scoundrels in tho Senate and
in the House and thus perpetuate au-
thority and thefts and despotism in the
South practiced through the past fif-
teen years. Even now these Senators
resist by every conceivable means the
execution of the Presidents purposes
In Louisiana, and the tenacity with
which the bull-terrier Packard clings to
office is begotten Of the insane, selfish
ambition of Morton and Blaine, who
discover in the success of the Presi-
dents policy the sure overthrow of
every unworthy sdventurer in the SEN
ate and House. In view Of these plain
facts, that citizen of the South who
sees that honest gentlemen are to be IL.
vested with Office and ruinous section
alism in partisan conflicts is to be no
more, and fails to assure the President
of support and of his adhesion to those
who adhere to the President Is un
worthy of citizenship. Such an indi-
vidual is either incapable of comprc-
hending the country's needs, or, seeing
. sc In fida m
he is incapable of patriotic impulses.
Those exceedingly honest Democrats are
accustomed to tell US "We will cour-
ageously approve those acts of the
President deemed promQtive of South,
ern interests and dcclsrstory Of State
rights, but We cannot say more, but do
not think that any loyal Democrat
would accept Office under Hayes's ad-
ministration." There is and can be no
halfway house on the road to justice
and right. The President is either
statesman and pstriot or radical par
tisan. While he flls the frst charac-
ter we are for him and for those who
stand by him; whenever he falters or
betrays US or falls into the clutches Of
Morton and Blaine we will be as ready
20 denounce as now to laud and serve
and Pppulsrize his administration.
The reason Is we love the South and
the people and States of the South
more than we do the leaders and whip
pers-in of Southern parties, and loving
the South we would gladly have par
ties transformed and see the South and
West cooperating agaluit tho East,
which has ruled and plunderea and
tyrannizcd over these haplsss States
through fifteen dreary years. Like
brave, honest gaep, If you approve the
Presidents words and scts say 30, and
declare for him and his policy evon as
you Gbhorred Grant and his policy.
Be consistent and truthful and not
moral towards. II Hayes, a mere man,
like the rest Of US, made president by
Radicalism, have the courage and bon.
esty to repudiate Radicalism and to
sink the partisan in the patriot they
are q base-born people who cannot
lagd and accept the man and president
while rspudsating the party Of the
President.