Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-15
An .orl9lnaI Hayes Man. ;

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 An "oriGinaI Hayes Man."
 
 There are two important component parts of any political party: 1st, the politi- cianssS who usually make the nominations and construct high-sounding platforms, for use at elections; 2d. the rest of us, who gfumble. and vote the ticket the politicians make. The politicians of the Repnblican party, aside from the personal follow1ngs of few ambitious Senatorss wanted to nominate Mir. Blaine. The rest of us wanted Bristow. The poli- ticians secured great many more dele gates than the rest of us; but. luckily, the Senatorial foliowings united with the pop ular element ip, the convention and nomi: mated Mr. Hayes, very narrowly escaping the disastrous candidacy of Blaine. Then the first question in every mans mouth was whether Hayes would be hs own man and a;reformer, or tool of the poli- ticiafs His letter of acceptance was ev- erything the fsformer could ask, How ever, the politicians with that venera- ble fre-brand,. Chandler. at their head, ran the campaign, all in their own way, and made frightful mess oft.
 No sooner was Hayes declared elected, than there was the utmost anxiety to find out which part of the party had really won; the politicians, or the rest of us. The
 I,-.~l- has ov,nxvorod &bak onnocd,rco very emphatically. When matters come to such pass that Gen. B. F. Butler ap- brooches new Republican president with the remark that he has no axes to grind, it is a pretty evident that the politician has given up all hope. The spectacle of Simon Cameron ins tears of rage; of Packard and Go. blaspheming at the new administration, while they pack their historical Carpet Bags; and of the quiet slinking away of what office seekers have been tempted by an inauguration to Washington, is welcome sight to people that had almost ceased to hope for refofm from anything short of del uge. In short Rutherford B. Hayes turns out neither Blaine man, nor Conkling man, nor Sherman man, but the "origi- nal Hayes man" of his letter of accep- tance. t-gg% F.t .~ H
 The new Cabinet is certainly one of the ablest. as it is least partisan, the country has known for half century; It is no clique of Mir. Hayes personal friends, but 1t is made up of men of na- tlonal regulations. MT. Eyarts not only stands at the head of the bar of the coun- try, but he ia reputed to be man of vast ly broader culture than most leading law yers. MT. Schurz is one of the ablest and most independent statesmen. of our time. Of General Devens, the Springfield Re- publican says: "His. selection as the New England member of President Hayes cabinet is happy surprise and a fortunate. choice. He ia of the best blood and culture of Massa- ctusetts, the flower of her civilization. and unites.in singular perfection great refine ment and even fastidiousness of manner, with strength of thought and capacity for heroism in conduct" Ex.Senator Key is Tennessee Democrat who voted for Tilden; yet he has been so liberal and unpartisan as to win the esteem and con- fdApee ofso bitter hater of Democracy as ex-Senator Brownlow. The three straight Republican" of the Cabinet are able men, and. with the exception of Mir. Sherman, not extreme partisans.
 Mir. Hayes Southern policy has not had time of course to develop. One thing seems certain, however: the Carpet Bag. ger is to be. eliminated from Southern politics. The presence of Messrs. Eyarts, SchurZ, and Key in the cabinet could mean nothing less, even if the declara. tions of the inaugural were less explicit It is.further evident from the tone of ace quiesence that pervades the Republican press. that Blaine's effort to fire the Northern heart against the new policy is as little successful throughout the coun- try as it has been in the Senate. The par tial success of his onslaught in the House in the winter of 1878. when the country was disgusted at the spectacle of a'Con- gress of ex-Confederates and . Demo cratic scramble for plunder. completely mislead that typical Northern fire-eater. The quiet, patriotic course of the South ern members of Congress during the. past winter of unexampled excitement, and the blaze. of light that has been thrown upon the doiugs of the Carpet Baggers. have disposed the Northern people, to turn g deaf ear to the politician who breaches another crusade against the South, the downfall of Packard ahd Chamberlain will come soon, and will be welcomed with sigh of relief were from the straightest of Northern Republicans.