The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-08
THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT
IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
THE BULLDozERs OF THE SEN
ATE GETTING UP ON THEIR EAR.
Shall the Carpet Baggers and Repub.
hcan Robbers be Left Out in the
Cold2


Hayes published his letter of acceptance it |
was perfectly obvious that his election |
must be followed by conflict with the |
Senatorial Ring which has succeeded in
usurplng the appointing power of the
executive and making civil service reform
practical impossibility, ln any contest
to regain the surrended rights of the exc
cutive President Hayes will have a vast
majority of honest aud intelligent men on
| his side. The somewhat spiteful resur
-ection of discarded rule to delay if not
defeat the confirmation of cabinet nomina-
tions will certainly not heighten popular re-
gard for the methods or motives of the
majority in the senate.
From the Tribune: AS to the cabinet
we apprehend TO serious trouble. A new
president may fairly claim to make up his
own cabinet. He has made an exceeding
ly good one, He has right to have it
will long stand in the way. The main
trouble will te with Key and Schurz
with one for being too much of a Demo
crat and rebel and with the other for being
too little of Republican. Senators may
be sure the country will not sustain them
in such OPP osltion. Keys fitness for his
will be glad to see an effort at reconciia-
i ton with the south accompanied by so
substantial an earnest of good faith.
Schurz has been one Of the most faithful
cens0rS of the evil courses which brought
the Republican party to the verge of ruin
and in public judgment deserves thanks
rather tnau prescription for it now.
The Sun closes its leader thus: The
II J j -, u
this new cabinet is likely to receive will
not be bestowed by earnest, energetic
Republicans, either in congress or out.
The men without whom Mr.. Hayes never
5 could have been president, will be sure to
regard it with undisguised dissatisfaction
From the Herald: In spite of the formid-
| able demonstration of bulldoZers, President
Hayes sent to the senate yesterday the
complete list Of his cabinet nominations
Notwithstanding a single one of the name:
is stone Of stumbling and rock OF
offence to beIgerent party chiefs, thi:
evidence of firmness aud pluck makes ar
excelIeu. impression. If the presiden
maintains his attitude OF quiet, invincibl,
determination he will find the belicost
parry chiefs submissive enough tefore the
end Of the month. He must convince
t0rted from men by menaces. 1t Haye
e gives an inch they will take an ell. H,
- will never have a moment peace nor an,
9 real authority if men like Blaine one,
e find he can be buldozed.
n From the World; We fear that Mr.
} Hayes is making the serious mistake o
e e attempting t. assert personal authorit,
e which does not belong to him. WheI
II Gen. Grant assumed the presidency he wa
d the most popular and important per
lie sonage in America, yet he very soOl
u learned the utter folly and futility G
II attempting to control Representative
government without Representative
10 alliances. As for impartial men outsid
Or the senate and of party lines it shoul
g suffice for them that Hayes iD seecun
q his advisers has invited Carl Schurz to
II position OF authority aud influence,
c, would have been Il more ingenious deviC
had be asked Gen. Butler TO represer
I'd civil service reform and justice TO the sout
u in his government.
= The Post says: We are unwilling
believe that any considerable number
Republican senators will follow the tripa
- ti;e associates in their fac;ious course b.
If they do so public opinion, which thu
defy, ought to be made PLAN. The pre-
ident is doidg bis duty; now let the cou
try do its duty He ought to be prompt
and energeticaily supported By the peop
ny oli the means bywhich they make the
will kuown-snpported So emphatical
i that the confirmation of his cabinet a
poiHtu.ents shall be made something mo
than party matter; supported SO tb
. conservative Democrats in the senate
a we'll as conservative Republicans shall
I moved to prompt acqulesence IN the pre-
u. ident' wise and Statesmanlike policy.
There was large called meeting
AN An prominent Wall street and other ciiize
Xiv 10 front of the sub treasury, in Wall sire
ad- this afternoon, w .n A. Booth presidir
mi mi at which resolutions were unanimous
: of adopted, declaring that the policy
oek Hayes inaugural concerning the peru
in uent p&cifcatlOn of the south, civil serv
nsl- reform, and early resumption CONNER
Ies itself to the country, and regretting Il
and any hesitation appeared on the part OF [
We" senate to confirm his cabinet nomlnatio
II The resolutions mention the name Of I
Evarts with respect. A number
speeches were made in favor OF allow
the president broad range 10 carry
out his evidently good intentions.
oil CHICAGO March 8--The press opiniC
on the cabinet chosen by President Ha
are generally favorable
The Inter- Ocean, while doubling
feasibility of retaining Schurz ackno
edges his great ability, favors allowing
president to call about him his own
visers and deprecates the action OF
senate yesterday; says Sherman, Thor
son, McCrary and perhaps Devens sta
bere for the more pronounced element OF
ring publcaDism. Schurz and Key repres
fac, the liberal aud conservative clement
tiles tiles Evarts occupies halfway ground.
Y. not body promising great uuanimity
thought but has plenty of brains
; ought to be tried until the president
, least is satisfied that ho has committed
error In assembling meu OF autagoni
views as his confidential advisers.
The Times says: In these selections
president has given the country the
n distinct indication that he intends Il
back On the damnable policy OF the Gl
= regime, relegating the MortoDs, Blai
Chambers and Camerons to the rear
nent- bringing forward the liberal indepent
y, all element This means music 1t mea
,r r sIx smash up of old party combinations
c. B will benefit the country. The Tim