The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-23
FRIDAY. MARCH %, 1877.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Political vanderbilr's VIII Business.
NEW YORK, March 10Th, 1877.

POLITICAL.
The new President is "a surprise to
both his friends and enemies. The Re-
publicans are astonished to find him a
much greater man than they had any
idea of, and the Democracy are gnash-
ing their teeth at the splendid success
that has attended his efforts to do what
he promised in his letter of acceptance
and inaugural address. The Republi-
cans knew that Gov. Hayes wa a we'll
meaning man, who meant what he said,
but as Grant had failed to make any
reform in the civil service, they had no
idea that it was possible to do it. The
Democracy believed that all his talk
was Of the ante-election order, that
nothing would come of it, and that they
would have ''broken promises as cleo
pioneering capital. Both are disap-
pointed. Hayes promised reform and
he is carrying it out. The ''easy-going,
well-meaning man. has developed into
an iro%n-handed, strong-willed, intelli-
gent man, who knows what he wants
and proposes to do it. In his hands
civil service reform is an accomplished
fact. The office seekers who did not
believe that he was in earnest are COM
ing back in droves, their carpet bags
lightened by the exact weight
of the recommendations they
took with them. They have all
met with the same answer: "The in
cumbent is a good, capable man, and
the good of the service does not demand
a change" ''But my services in the
campaign" "They go for nothing
whatever, every citizen did what he
could to elect the man of his choice.
We recognize nothing of the sort, and
shall not. Good service is what we
want. Good morning." And so the
applicant who has made politics a bust
ness and is in politics for purely bust
ness reasons goes away sorrowing to his
member of congress. Up starts the
Hon. Mr.. Blank, with blood in his eye,
and demands the appointment Of his
friend. The same imperturbable polite
ness andthe same Roman firmness meets
him. "There will be no change made
for party easons If the present in
cumbent is unfit for the place, show it,
and we will put n better man in, and
your recommendation will have its
weight. But there will be no change eX-
cept for cause and the congressman
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nothing. Cool, self-possessed, the
President sits, paying 10 heed to the
storming and raving, than as though it
was the softest zephyr, oh, We people,
do you know why President Hayes is in
position to do this? Learn and apply
the same to your local politics, and get
good government all around. This is
the secret-he don't W anybody any
favor for his nomination and election.
He never asked for the nomination, he
never asked for the election, and he is
complicated with nobody. Consequently
he has no friends to reward or enemies
to punish. He is president because the
people wanted him to be. He has no
one to thank, for he asked no one for
his vote or influence. In short, the
office sought him-not he the Office. He
can afford to do what he thinks best,
for he is in no ones hands. There are
no rings or cliques controlling him, and
all the efforts to organize them have
been failures. Rutherford B. Hayes,
not a clique using his name, is the Pres.
ident.
And so there is disappointment. The
Republicans are jubilant and the Demo-
Gratis are depressed. "Why, blast it,"
said one in my hearing yesterday, 'if
he keeps on this way for a year l shall
have to vote for him myself" eyes,"
said another" when we have to vote for
a Republican, what becomes of the
Democratic party?" that bothered them.
, l predict that Gen. Hayes will s run
the administration that there will be nc
opposition to him, long before his -four
years are out. He is an honest man,
and a man of will. What more can we
want in a PresidentP Asst stands now
there is no Democratic party in New
York, except in the grog-shops and
gambling bells. The respectable Demo.
crazy are giving the administration a
hearty support for after all business is Of
more Importance than politics in q bust.
ness community. The era of good feel.
ing is at hand.
The contest of the Vanderbilt will
has ended in smoke. All objections are
withdrawn, and the will was duly pro.
bated, Tuesday. The friends of VIM.
H., say that he made no compromise
: with the other children, but the friends
of the other children say he did. 1t is
rumored that he promised if they woult
let the will go through without opposi
ton, that he would give them a million
apiece, and that rather than wash tn,
family 1ippo in pnb1in tb;c WOO ancadaf