The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-18


but it is nothing more than expected l don't
know of aay representative Conservative man in
The South who wishes you to 60 back on your
party obligations in this matter. We never
wanted anything but our State governments we
have got them, and we feel grateful to you for
having been, as we think,
SIMPLY JUST TO US.
We are ready to defend you with our vcices and
our votes il you are attacked by your own party
for having been just to us, but beyond that we do
not expect any political fsvors from you, and do
not propose to give you any political sympathy.
As to the non-potiea measures which your ad-
ministration may from time to time bring for
ward, they will be supported or antagonized by
Southern men, according to the interests OF To-
calities and the predictions Of individuals"
To this the President joined, That he was not
wholly free agent in these matters. This was
o big country, and nstion4l party was
A B1G THING.
He Ind deemed it his absolute duty. as Com
mander Chief of the military and naval forces
of the United States, to see to ii that part OF
| those forces was employed to in erfere with the
popular right of local selEgovernmeDt. Thus he
had felt free to take such measures as had re-
suited in the establishment of Fl .mpton's autnor
ity in South Carolina, and that OF Nichols in
Louisiana. But in the matter of dispensing pat
ronage he was the agent OF his party to a certain
extent, and hence, while in settling the disorders
in Louisiana and South Carolina, he had acted Of
the President of the whole people in dispensing
patronage, he folt bound to bear in mind that hi
Was also
| THE LEADER OF A PARTY,
and that its working members must be recog
nzed according to their works.
THIS is the most significant utterance the Presi
dent has given out on the subject Of partyisn
since his Inauguration. It shows that he draws
the limo between & neral executive policy aad the
dispensation OF patronage.
He said great deal more to the same purpori
during the interview, but no portion of it was par
ticulary significant, except rem arky: the effect
that as the leader Of a national pasSy he had fo
example
| NEW ENGLAND AND OHIO
to look after. that public sentiment in those SEQ
tions might b., aud would be, affected by an.
policy he might pursue, for example ia Louissps
and South Carolina, aud henoe, 30 far a. hi
sonse of justice and duty permitted him to do 30
he fslt bound TO pursus in tbs South an admins
trative policy that would be acceptable to
THE MEN WHO WORKED AND VOTED
for him in the North. He said that 80 far as tn
termination Of Federal interference in State poll
tics was concerned, he would do ii over and owe
again, no matter how great clamor might ensue
because he believed it WAS right. Hs would mol
sustain any State government by Federal force
North or South, in opposition to what was clearl
the will OF the people of the State, matter no,
loudly such action might be demanded by mem
bera OF his party, because no deemed 1t
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND WRONG
to dc these things. But that WAS ono matter m
the distribution Of Federal patronage was an
other.
Thus ell our conservative friends down Soutl
who are writing to Key for postofices, Or VIII
are willing to accept the situation on the basis c
tho old flag and 9cial agency, may as we'll
SAVE THEIR POSTAGE STAMPS.
They are not ut all likely to be Withdrawn fror
the ranbs Of productive Industry. A. G. d.
?. ST. hare just learned that my vsnerabl
acquaintance, George Taylor, is wroth at you
recent account Of y certain cotton claim job i
which his name figures with more conspiouit
than credit, and that he proposes TO bsatow upo
the DEMOCRAT ono of those things which invar
ably ornament the successful newspaper-s libt
suit. You will probably hear from him befor
long.