The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-27
WASHINGTON CoRREspohDE.ep
WASHINGTON, J
June lS, 1S77

WASHINGTON,
june Is, 'ls77.E
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
President Hayes as be sees Repub,
lican leaders dropping away from
him one by one-as Wade, Blaine
Butler, Chandler, Kirk
wood, Phillips, Garrison-and learn,
that in such strong Republican State.
as Iowa, Maine, ETC., there is great
doubt if his Administration has anv
support to speak Of inside the party.
and realizes that the Democracy do
not come over to him, must, onA
would think, feel a degree of loneH.
ness. But he has. himself to blame
for it. Taking Office under circum.
stances precluding the hope Of Dem.
ocratic support, and conducting his
in such manner A.
to cause Radical Republicans to long
for the return of Andrew johnson
he ought to have foreseen the fate
that was always inevitable, and ia
rapidly becoming plain to all. To
preserve intact what there was left Of
the Republican party after Novem.
Der, 1875, he should have at least
consulted the
PARTY LEADERS
as to the officers, and he might per.
haps have relied upon them then for
some support. But he has ignored
them from the first. When a preach.
er had concluded letter of ten pages
on worldly business to another
preacher, he added postscript that
''Zion is law with us" In about this
proportion Mr.. Hayes has neglected
his calling as Republican, and he
knows in his heart if he does not say
it, that with him and his advisers
Republicanism is claw" Gentlemen
from East and West who have no
reason to misrepresent affairs say
that changes in the Republican feel
ing in the last two weeks are start.
ling. The old delusive claim that
Hayes in adopting clearly anti-rad.
ical policy towards the South, should
have the support of Radicals atleast
until the policy was tried, has had its
day. There never was enough in it
to deceive the average idiot. He was
either a Radical and entitled to Rad
ical support, or he had deserted the
Radicals and deserved their enmity.
So far as the Democracy is concern
ed, they are, in this matter, much 10
the condition of the woman whose
husband was fighting the bear
They will gain, no matter which
whips.
Latest Mexican advices show 4
probability that Lerdo, Constitutions
al President, will be recalled, and it
is likely that our Government can
then make such arrangements in con.
junction with him, as will put a stop
to further Mexican raids into Texas.
That would seem to he more just
as we'll as generous thing. than order
ing our troops upon Mexican terrific
ry, as Gen. Ord is now empowered by
the President to do.
One of the pleasures in which the
people in Washington largely in:
dulge in summer when the days are
long is trip down the Potomac
Innumerable steamers and othe.'
craft are employed this season id
carrying people to the various land:
ings on the river and to ''isles thai
dot the dimpled bosom of the sunni
summer sea- at the rivers end
Ever since the war the number Of ex;
cursion parties has annually in.
creased. This indulgence, cheap and
healthy, is rather encouraged than
otherwise by the "hard timers" for
many substitute few trips down the
river for more expensive pleasu-
ring at some Norther watering place.
1t is found that for an army officer
to get his monthly pay through the
New York capitalists who proposed
to take the place of the government
as paymaster, will cost about one and
one-half per cent. interest. The en-.
listed men can get none at any price
This will be the direct money loss to
the officer, but the loss to him and
the government in the breaking up
of old customs and in making him
the victim of the money shark in
stead of paying him what the gov
eminent has promised, is not to b.
counted in money.
Between the engineers aud citizens
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