The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-23

There is no Disgusting the fact that Hayes
is ir trouble concerning the future of Nor
ton-not bis future state or latter end, for
evidently the presidential fraud wishes the
Indiana conspirator in Halifax, and does
not care continental whether mfr
mites grow worse or better. Have,'s
trouble is of different sort altogether. He is
not advised as to the course Morton will pur-
sue towards his administration. As matter
OF course Morton knows that Hayes is
fraud, for he is entirely familiar with
the Louisiana returning board vii
lainies and the equally infamous
course pursued by the Judas Bradley electo
raj commission. These things. however, do
notbother Hayes, for he knows that Morton.
being party to the transactions by which
Tilden and Hendricks were swindled out of
their election, Will not go back on himself,
but what makes Hayes uneasy is Morton's
reticence on the swag question-that is to
say, Packard's share of il. Blaine is en-
phatic in his advocacy of Packard's right to be
counted in as governor OF Louisiana. The
Maine senator demands that the dividends of
the damning crime shall be divided accord
ing to contract, and inasmuch as Hayes
wants all, and is willing to set Packard, his
twin villain, adrift without anything, Multi
gan Blaine gives notice that he will make
things hot for the presidential fraud. Nor
ton keeps silent and out Of sight. He draws
regularly on Hayes for swag, and Hayes re-
spends satisfactorily. Postoffices and PEN
sion agencies are fixed according to Morton's
programme. For the present this suits Nor
ton, but whether he will support Hayes's adj
ministration is just what Hayes does not
know, and it gives the fraud trouble and
anxiety. Morton has got the fraud where
the hair is mighty short, and makes him
shell out swag as he (Morton)'
dictates, and that, too, without giving any
pledges. The policy of Morton, evidently,
is TO get all the public swill possible for his
swine, and then join Blaine in his attacks
upon Hayes. Evidently, the time is close at
hand when Morton will have to show his
hand. Hayes will not continue to supply
Morton's retainers with swag, and remain
uncertain as to the course Morton will pur-
sue toward his administration. The Indiana
conspirator will, doubtless, want the presi-
dental fraud to take stock in his ''bloody
shirt policy IS send troops to the
south, and raise the devil and Cain at
the same time. This may not suit Hayes's
cabinet, and there may be trouble in the
camp. There is bare possibility that
Hayes can keep Morton quiet with swag; in
fact the Indiana opinion is that Morton's
craftsmanship is summed up in that one
word "swag,i' and if he can get it in full
radical measure, pressed down and run.
ming over, and all the time, Hayes
can count upon his support. There
are good many hungry swag fends in In
diana who huzzaed for the bloody shirt,
tramped along beneath Morton's shadow
and applauded when he raved, who are not
pleased with Morton's way of dividing the
spoils; but as general thing Morton knows
who to reward, and as the case now stands
the indications are that the Indiana putri-
faction will get whatever he may demand
from the presidential fraud, and in return
beat him over the head with his crutches or
treat him with that lofty contempt that
peer bestows upon vassal.