Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-22
ruy PRESIDENT AND SENATOR
BLAINE.

had another long interview with Presi-
dent Hayes yesterday. He wanted
some appointments made 10 civil ofie'
Of fris nds Of his. and alss the retention
Of certain others already in power. Our
dispatches this morning tell Us that his
requests we're favorably entertained by
the President. and that, indeed. no
man is more cordially welcomed or
heartily rscsivsd in the White HOUSE
than Senator Blaine. This fact does
honor TO the heart and head Of the
President. who 10 evidently capable Of
rising to that high point Of generosity
from which he a look down compla-
Gently upon friend and foe and treat
each alike with impartial justice. Most
Of the Chief Magistrates Who have ruled
over this nation. had they been treated
by Mr.. Blaine o. Hayes has bssn treat
al. would refuse to receive him At all.
and certainly would not b disposed 10
grant him any favors. But eur new
President 10 evidently characterized BY
. feeling Of charity to all men and an
nifty to none. And so IL 10 that We fnd
Mr.. Blaine. the leader Of the opposi-
ton. dining al the table Of the man
whom he has rsvilsd and vilihed in
public and in private.
But Senator Blaine does not exhibit
the same generous spirit which aetuatss
the President. lie Is 90 thoroushlyd dis
conteptsd with the policy Of the Admin
~i,tration that be cannot control himself.
Aud when Mr. Blaine Is unable to con-
troll himself. no says and does things
which no regrets most deeply in his
calmer moments. Yesterday. after leav-
ing the President. after gaining all that
he wanted from the head Of the nation.
he proceeded to dsneunes the policy Of
the man who IL befrisnding him to the
New York World reporter. and Of urss
the reporter has spread 1t broadcast
aver the country this morning. Prssi-
dent Hayes read 1t at the breakfast To-
bic. AMI probably wondered what man.
ner Of man this was. who could break his
bread aud in the nsIt moment denounes
his actions. The nation at large will Be
very apt 10 wonder too. and uncharita-
BILE persons will b. very likely to aitrib-
ute this opposition Of Blaine to msansr
motives than those from which II really
springs. They will remember that he
was himself u candidate for the position
which Mr.. Hayes now holds. and draw
conclusions not at all eompli mentary to
Mr.. Blaine.
All such conclusions will 10 far Wild.
Of the marx. James q. Blaine Is q sin
esrs. whole hearted Republican. . mar
whose whole soul 10 bound up in ID,
great work Of regeneration in which hi
party Is engaged. He 10 an honest man,
too. a man against whom the enviou'
shafts Of Islander have been hurled. only
to fall to the ground blunted by the i'm.
psnetrabls armor Of integrity. official
and private. which surrounds him. lie
Is sincere In his denuncisiion Of the
Presidents Southern policy. He hon
s.iiy believes that IL will prove q failure
and result in tho disorganizstion and
ruin Of the Republican party. For
th-ss reasons. and for these alone. he
opposes il. and the nan who imputss to
him any meaner motiye has failed ~
fsthom the character OF the Hon. James
q. blaine.
Tho mistake OF the Senator fron
Maine il not in eopsciestiously dis
believing In the policy Of the Prssident.
but in expressing his disbelief prsma-
tu,ely. lie has a right to his opinion.
rs every other man In this free nation
has /: but in the petition which he holds
us one Of the leaders Of tho great Re-
publican party he should hesitate long
and ponder we'll before uttsring senti-
ments which will have a tendency to
iisunite that party. Before October.
when he will be called upon To define
his position in Congress, events may
have 40 thoroughly justified the Prssi.
dents policy that Blaine himself will
he numbered among the converts Of the
Administration. lie should remember
that a word once spoken can never be
recalled. while q word unspoksn IL
always at hand to b used when occs-
sion requires. Occasion now certainly
does not require any oPposition to
President Hayes. and IL 10 to BE- hoped
that in the future 10 Mr. Blaine harbors
such opposition he will keep II to him