The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-31
A Lesson for the President.

The party organs OF both sides will bubble about
the special bonds executed by Matthews Foster and
diners acting as accredited agents OF President
Hayes plcdging the withdrawal OF the army from
south Carolina and louisiana but the cOuatry will
not pause to bubble over the compact nor 10 split
mars about the legal or common acceptation Of
words. II is known IN every intelligent citizen Of
every party that President Hayes By every public
declaration ON the subject. and by every promise
inale by those who came nom his councils and who
hnd been publicly designated his most trusted ad-
Nlsefs, declared % the nation that local govern.
lnent too feeble I'm popular favor to maintain tse
without the aid of the army could not be recognized
and protected In the mOckery Of an administration
by the bRyonct No matter Just what terms We're
used In public and In private. In professions alike
by Hayes and by his accepted OraClcs the North and
the South were taught that the advent OF Hayes to
power would end the rule Of the bayonet In sOyer.
eign states. None misunderstanding clearly ayowed
purpose OF the new administration The friends OF
law and peace publicly appauded the patriotism OF
the new President, and the revolutiOnists protested
until hope persisted In their hearts.
Now II is intimatcd that President Hayes would
seek some rosy path ont OF the Southern bnmbles,
and he cannot fail 10 note that every one who well
coined his policy OF selfgoyernment is In painful
doubt while every ballot and plunderer In the
south and their every apOOgist ia the North have
been inspired with fresh hopes and are making ex.
hnustiye efforts for the renewal OF military usurpa
ton II was weakness in President Hayes TO hesi-
htc, but he has hcsitated. lie has much less moral
power to-day 10 enable him 10 solve the Southern
troubles than hc had on Inauguration day when all
expected decisive policy and its prompt enforce
m.nt In favor Of local government and pcAce, hut
however weakened by his blundcrs he must yei
solve The problem In some way. and the solution
cannot be long delayed. lie may yet save his adj.
minlstratiOn and give the country the tranquility
and prosperity II confidently expected from the early
and final healing of all our sectional wounds but
The period In which he can remain master OF the
situation Is very brief indeed
President Hayes aud his cabinet cannot be utterly
blind 10 the memorable lessons OF the near future II
lhey shall continue TO hesitate over q plain duty
Congress will be convened In sixty days and II the
administration shall then have fuled 70 perform its
duty by redcemng its plighted faith TO the manaced
southern states, the duty thereafter will belong %
congress, aud Il Will command him TO be faithful 10
law and 10 truth. He need not be told that II the
bayOuet shall CLEAN In the cnpitOlS OF south Carolina
and Louisiana or either, tbs work OF liberation will
become the work OF House that will be dedicated
10 It's one chief duty with all the Intensity of the most
violent partisan rule. The body that could have
been brought together In actual II not in formal DO.
lluc'l sympathy with the President will come with
the one high resolve 10 coerce false and fathless
Executive TO obey his own pledges TO the country
and the Senate will cease 10 be an administration
Senate before the close Of the short extra session.
The Democracy II called into session In June with
the people sinnrting under the weakness periidy
OF the President, will be furgetfl of the claims Of
Justice in its submission 10 partisan necessities II
VIII turn back To the unbroken Republican records
OF the last ieea yean which are bOttcd by the re-
pented admission fpreienders 20 seats in the body
and the rejection ofthe legally chosen representa-.
tyes, and there will be greedy imitation Of all the
wrongs the then majority sanctited as Its laws The
Clerk Will insure Democratic House by Republi-
can construction Of the Republican law for the or.
ghnlAtion OF the body, aud every Democratic claim
ant, who shall have shadow on which 20 found a
claim 10 a seat, will be admitted. The Republicans
Will complain. as did the Democrats for half gen.
Grafton but they will be unheeded as were the Dem
ocnls IN the past A Presidents violated faith will
be the inspiration Of the majority and political ne.
cessity will ride in the tempest over the minority
Aud not one dollar will be appropriated TO the army
except with the condition that the troops shall be
Internationally Withdrawn from the capitals OF
Louisiana and South Carolina Then viii the Presi-
dent learn that from being the trusted master he
must become the Obedient servant ofhe representa-.
tives Of the people and from every section OF the
Union and from men of every political faith, will
come hearty approval Of the Congress that holds
the pursestrings until the sword is recalled from the
aliars of civil authority President Hayes has yet
control ofths issue, but hecannot control 1t an hour
niter Congress meets II he shall then be still hesita.
ting over his own protested promises to an anxious
natlon-P Philadelphia Times.