The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-30
Saturday. June 80. 1877.



A Washington special Of the 25tL lDst. |
says:
The administration is quite anxious over |
the result Of the Iowa Republican conven |
ton, which meets at Des Moines Wednes-
day. Secretary McCrary left for there to- |
night, TO reconcile some delegates who
propose to introduce resolutions censuring
the president. He abandoned his trip to
Boston with the president, to look after
the political situation of his own state.
This is quite cool and refreshing after
reading the Executives official order to the
Office holders instructing them to neither
serve in conventions nor to interfere in
their deliberations. 1t is all we'll enough
to regulate the action of all the smaller fry
who are not quite well enough up in their
political information to understand the
Inner consciousness" of the presidents
policy; but it seems Mr.. Hayes is quite
willing the heads of departments should
undertake the task which the subordinates
are forbidden to touch. The result in
Iowa is perhaps not exactly to the presi
dental liking, but we presume he still has
faith that he can bring things around all
right after little, He knows, and every
body knows, that it is next to an impossi-
bility to make jealous persistent partizan
drop the party collar and become an inde-
pendent thinker, or an independent actor
aud that men will continue to cling to
names and organizations long after they
are really effete and falling into desuetude
The leading Republicans of the old time
faith may find it little difficult to recon
eile their feelings with the new de-
parture, and, as they have done 10 Iowa,
they may temporarily refuse their assent
to its endorsement; but time will bring
healing on its wing, and they will find it
easier to smother their wrath and preserve
their party organization than to engage in
open revolt. The old fashioned Simon
pureS would no doubt like to construct
platforms and word their resolutions so q:
to affirm simply the so called Fundamental
principles of the party, without antagon'
izing directly with the course Of the ad.
ministratioD, and while inwardly they fee
deeply indignant, would like to preserve
an outward semblance Of party unity.
The influence of Secretary McCrary
upon the Des Moines convention does moi
seem to have reduced the refractory" anC
the 'impracticables" to that state o.
obedient docility which is proper and use
full 10 party convention, and those whC
befriended the presidential policy, Of
Mathews" plan of give and take, were
beautifully squelched.
True, the convention tried to assume
position of discreet silence and non-com
mittalism, but the Secretary, who had lef
his portfolio at Washington, and even de
MED himself the pleasures of the presi
dental junketing down east, and had com
all the way out there to discipline tn
party, was unwilling to allow such a mega
tive position to be taken, and in his yea
brought down upon his master an unpleas
ant rebuff; still, though the nrst Onse
seems to have proved somewhat disas
trous, there is yet time to fight sewers
battles, and as they are all good RepuJL,
cans and good party men, to an outsider
looks very much as if the dispenser c
government patronage would be likely ult
mately to win. To strict partizan it is
fearful and lamentable thing to see HI
party go under, and rather than loose tn
party supremacy he will swallow gre;
many unpalatable things by large ma
iOrify ~