The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
Tuk PREssDRNr,s POLICY.

THE PRESIDENTS reLIcS.
Mr.. EDrToR:-In your paper of the I'D ult., you
have the following as an editorial: "Will some nd
vocats Of Hayes Southern policy please give
argument in favor Of the policy that is not apol
oyf Among al the articles that We have yet seen
attempting to jnstify him. we have failed to find
single that did not read ike an apology for
mean and treaeksrous act
Promising my extreme regret that your judgment
has led You to condemn that policy eheerully taks
up the gauntlet You have Thus thrown ito all comers
In the broaaest sense Of InediHval ehivalry.
While shall assume. in all eonfdepce, that youi
treatment Of antagonist will be characterized by
the fairness recognized the leading feature Of that
spirit do not fail to that your command Of the
editorial columns you all the numerous advan
tages belonging to the opportunity Of immediate re-
vision, reply and retort and especially pertaining to
the last say in ontroversy-advantage greatly en-
HANGED In their efficacy. when eajoyed by one % we'll
known and widely distinguished for keen and pungent
wit, and sharp and incisive sarrasm.
But there are two considerations upon which place
20 great reliance thst do not hesitate for moment
to enter the lists under those Disadvantages.
These are, first, impregnsble conviction Of the wis
dom and constitutional soundness of the policy; and
second. no less assured conviction in the 'sober,
second thought Of the American people. Unless ono
OF tne stner o. 'nese unioundea' sucn
o. you have invoked have but one issue, unless
indeea' 'ne vi '"s so'ocase may "o
feat.
iprop"se' 'nen' NJ. 70 onef IN aP"oes y" "o~n
sno tresoneio"S "e1 ou' 70 SNOW tna' inc ueA'"en'
Oh 'ne eoutnern question: oy the fresden'' was IN
tne ngnes' aeg.ee' ana 70 ms nndying honof just IN
spihI Siee IN Jode"ena' oreed' comprenensSe ana
CONSTITUTIONAL m statesmanship and amongst the most
conspicuous net inc nooiess instance IN tne annals
o' our ni''ory' m "n'cn any man autnorty mas met
srestiy 'e4ed quest'on IN inc iosh spirt 20 wen
sna 'neJ ut1e'ea' 'ns. nc ms party VINO
pest serves hs country
inat tnefe snooid oe larse mas OF people OF tne
great "hoie cons''u''ns AmeneAn ciu1eneo'p' whose
passons ana pre1udices 90 iarher than Their reason
and just view OF constitutional limitations toward
the formation OF tnsir opinions ought not to be mat
tef OF SURPRISE however mnen one Oh regret
80 much easier to descant wildly, than toreason
ooohy-so muen more IN harmony with prevailing
tastes to attack than to maintan-so mnch surer to
arouse enhusiasm to be scoy and sarcastic than to
be logical and precse-so much easier to excite pre-
JUDGE than to aiiay it-so much apparently, more
dshag"e 70 denounce % traitor, than to scan, pa
tently and labortousiy, the profound teachings Of
Justice and high sense OF ofeiai obligation, that
would aeinonstrase the hero
Mr.. hayes entered upon his high once, to fnd
awaiting ms solution problem involving rs deeply
the peace ana prosperity OF the whole country a. any
that can arise under our form OF government 1t in
vowed no less - grave question OF constitutional
power and obligation, ~ any collision OF sentiment
and fact can be conceived to present Mr. Hayes had
been elected to ofice by the Republican party. His
sympafies were, unqueshonably, on the side against
which his Judgment forced him to decide His Preju-
dices were against those whose claims profound
sense OF duty Obliged him to sustain Now, in this s
found, with many OF bis own friends cause OF sus-
Picion, Of complaint Of animadverson, Of denuncia
non. "hetner r1gntiy 90 or not, 10 your mind, Ar.
Editor and in the estimation OF all those who are ca
pable Of rising above mere facts and estimating weight
Of reasons and Of responsibilities must depend upon
the BY which his action was
why, walker how is this hear that you were
one OF the most determined men on the jury against
hanging Jones. You know you told me, month
ago. that you believed he ought to be hung Well,
yes that's So but you know Jack, took an oath, a.
juror to decide that thing according to'the law and
the evidence; and, bad as 1 wanted to hang the
"heip' ceuidnt per1ure myself to do 1t.
This illustrates thousand cases, In which, under
and responsibility, true msn will find himself obg
cd ta HOay aHd eonssN, hh loose opnioaA There can
scarcely be doubt that the President would, Per
sonaliy, have greatly preferred to have had Cham
oeran and Packard occupy the gubernntorial chairs
Of their respective States. No man has ques-
tioned his devotion to his party principles; no man
has ever doubted his loyalty to his ssavietinas; no
suspicion has assailed his purity of character; no
doubt has been expressed Of the high order Of his
mental organization; nobody has impugned his tenae
NY Oh purpose whence, then, comes 1t, that he has
adopted line Of policy resulting the defeat of what
must have been to him, desirable objecti Has it
been the result OF conscientious conviction Of official
duty II 90, no honorable man will deny that he
standa approved to his own inner conscience and s
entitled to universal admiration for his integrity.
The only other question ID, was the conclusion he
reached such as s sustained by the true sense and
spt OF the constitution, which, at his Inauguration,
he had soemny sworn to the best Of his ability to
preserve protect, and defendf' His fidelity to this
high obligation has been fully sustained in the
sumption that he has done what he has DONE in full
conviction that such was his imperative duty. What
ever might be our judgment of the soundness Of his
conciusons, We ought not to hesitate to accord him
nnstinted praise for his purity of purpose and this
After ALL is the highest honor We can give. Butt, be-
yond this can be demonstrated that his conclusion
and eeualblA and Ouly fnllv af,;p p~1