The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-10

the Springfield Republican, when he said
they were "boiling with scarcely sup
oppressed wrath, and while their editorial
columns abounded with lavish endorse
ments of the administration, when private
" asked IL they were Hayes men, the re-
spouse would come quick and fierce, "Not
"by damned sightp We know an edi-
tor Of this kind, not thousand miles from
here, although, perhaps? ?, he would not
use "cuss words" Having devoted his
time and paper, for the past two or three
years, in defence of Babcock and Belknap,
in laudations Of Grant and Boss Shepherd,
in hurrahing for Blaine, and in support of
the bayonet policy, is it to be expected he
would be much of Hayes man. Yet he
now shouts Justify for the administration
but he don't use "cuss words" in private,
oh, no certainly not.
The democratic leaders and politicians
are equally at fault, equally afraid
of the effect of the presidents pol
icy on the people. They are con-
stantly ringing changes on the presi-
dents title to office calling him the "dc
" tacto" or fraudulent" president, fran
tically calling on the faithful to stand firm,
and promising them certain victory four
years hence. Thus the New York World
commands the unterrifled that "there must
be no trust given to the fraudulent pres
ident or to any of his leaders; there must
be strict adherence to democratic prin-
"ciples, fealty to party, and prompt and
organized effort throughout the country"
In other words, every act OF the admins
tration, however wise, beneficial or patri-
otto, must meet with nothing but bitter hos
tility and opposition.
This attitude of the politicians, on either
side, indicates the general approval of the
country of the presidents southern policy.
But there is another question connected
with the success of this policy, which &C
counts for this hostility on the part of pol
iticians. This is fully explained by Post
master General Key in a letter to his
brother, just made public, wherein, he says:
" To give the president the power to carry
" out his southern policy it is important
" that he have majority in both houses
" favorable TO his administration. Whether
" he shall have this majority depends upon
" the southern democrats. If they oppose
p" the administration, elect northern DEM
ocrat, such as Randall or Sayler to the
speakership, and ally themselves with
the disaffected republicans to fight the
administration, he will be compelled to
use his official patronage In such
way as to give him strength in
" his own party whereas should south.
ern democrats wisely extend him
a support, he will be able to deal his pa
tronage to them literally, and revolu.
tionizs the system Of federal patronage
(which has existed in the south since the
"war. Southern democrats now have the
"power to redeem the south, if they sec
"proper to use it. The president is firm
"and determined in his southern policy, II
the south will give him the support ne,
cessary to carry 1t out. In my opinion
the true method for the democratic par.
"ty in the south to protect itself and main.
tain its successful organization, is for
that party to declare in favor of Mr..
Hayes administration, not as republi
cans but as democrats, upon his southern
"policy. If the presidents southern poll
"cy fails, the southern democratic party
"will be to blame for it; the people will
"know it and hold 1t responsible"
Northern republicans and northern DEM
ocrats have duty to perform as well as
southern democrats. The president is de.
termined to give peace to the south, but he
is equally determined to reform the civil
service. The one is dependent upon the
other, but the first is the most important.
Without the former, we cannot have the
latter. Politicians are determined to rem
der either impossible, but they are power.
less without aid from the people. The
people are now united, and the effort OF
the politicians is to divide them-but VIC
do not believe the effort will succeed.