The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-09

PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE.
a Few spsculations on the Near Political
Future.
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Tense the reign OF prejudice, passion
and craftsmanship, dishonesty invoked
hy leaders honestly felt by followers,
IG eliminated In fraud and corruption
and Il disputed presidency, The peril
THUS achieved first sebefed, then In
spired the country. The drunk IL Off,
and we wake up to End out what a cruel
deceit Ii was, The rule of .partsanship
Ii succeeded by the era OF patriotism.
We know now how little real were the
nominal issues OF the campaign how
certain are the main results, whichever
President is inaugtirated how well pre-
pared the country really was and is for
the overriding Of the old parties In a
centennial unity. and the burial OF past
controversies In fresh era Of patriotic
nationality,
The great interest now is. not go much
which President shall come out Of the
settlement, as whether the udministra.
lion that he shall institute shall 90 back
to the campaign or move forward upon
the nlane OF the settlement ITSELF The
opportunity that will fall upon pfesia
dent HAYES or President Tilden, IA the
case may he Ia one of d century almost
and the responsibility propoftionately
rare aud serious. What may we hope,
what rather may we reasonably expect,
from either Of them.
I'll Mr.. Hayes Ia the President, the
most we can look for Ia his afIiliation
with the shonest and best elements Of
III the Republican party. He owes
nothing OF his vote to lnen outside .his
party. he did not even pet the full Re-
publican vote. and, excellent man az
! heis. he IL not one Of the sort ~ anticis
pate d breach Of party lines aud force
Reorganization by making one, But
eabinat IA which SEIZURE and Dtistow
and Curtis were elements would Of itself
he a new departure, ana would through
the vary Necessities OF IFS policies lead
The country into new political pastures.
There Id reason to fear, however, that
Hiinii men would not hold an undivided
counsel in his administration
Gov. HaypA' obligations for his election
III the either wing Of the party would be
TecuRhizad 10 the degree Of IN attempt
ed compromise, but that the progress
af the new Republican administration
toward political sweetness and light
would be Glow and irregular. There
could be no better elements OF political
reform than he would find ut his hand
If he dared to reach out boldly and
seize them. but, while there Ia abun.
dnnt fpaaon for hoping that he would
do this, there has been OF late now 90.
casion for anxiety that he would not
feel ut liberty to do 1t.
President Tilden, Oh the other hand,
with less advantages In some respects,
would find himself In others surrounded
with better opportunities and more
honefnl obligations. In the frat place.
he ~ la himself more OF a leader. more
OF an original spuree and force than his
alternative. His hold upon hiH party, |
hiH power over the canvass, are In atri- |
king contrast to the little influence that |
Gov, Hayes has exercised on the Re |
publican side. The Democracy have |
been drifting more and more from the |
FIRST into the lines laid down hy their |
candidate and leader, while the Eepub. |
liuAna seem ia pay no mere attention to |
Hayes and his platform than II they |
never existed
Then President Tilden has incurred
obligations TO some of The best personal
and political elementR In the country, |
He owes his majority on the popular
vote to Independents and Republicans;
he oweR the opportunity 10 prove tia
cAae and become President TO the patri.
utin sense Of justice of his open opnos
1Aenta, men who preferred and voted FOR
Ma rival. The frat class will naturally
form d powerful element In hia cabinet
aud be great influence IN his admins.
fratinn, They will be represented, Ger.
tainiy by Charles Franeie Adams, and
AftpbdblNt StEIs Nv A1NFUAH iFHUBUtl, 4
Thrfe have been intimationH from the
Beginning. also. that IL he were elected
praeident, he would go farther and call
VI Hayes Republican TO his councils. If
HE had this thought before the settle.
snent before this successful rising If
patriotism above pafty-it can hardly
fail q Iieen into a purpose now.
IntYred, the way 10 u new and nnns |
baItieHu departure for President Ttlden
~ tnueh smoother than it would be To
President Hayes HE own supreme |
snlfstrnat aud eelf.centered inaniration
the obligations that the canvass and The | !
have created, the recogni.
tfon that the questions on which he In
tended To make the reputation OF his
the Southern and the
financial. are practically taken out of
The controversy by the common con.
.slusiona alike Of sections and partiea l
The pronheey that his presidential
career must owe its glory TO success IN
Freshef fieldsi the readiness, even the
Invitation, OF the people TO put away
he old things and TO cali In the new
every circumstances within and without, ,
The record OF the past and the prophecy !
DC the future. all invite him TO begin ap
be would leave of, and start his admin !
stration on platform and with com. I
pination of men and influences that !!
would overwhelm all present partisan. !.
him, and as Ii were by stroke OF =
statesmanship redeem the time, and put y
he country on TO u new roofing. ...g 9
AGAINST the invitations and suggrs. p
ions, which Gov. Tilden cannot help =
'eeling. there are HE habits of PARTISAN Q
hin. and the slow. almost timid, reach.
nc forward to conclusions by tentative !
Of diplomacy, which he has Q
In his profession and In New z
fork politics for thisquarter OF cen. .
ury. which make him 80 powerful "A u
awyer and so saecs ssfu' q aolitician
Iere are the elements OF conflict within
nd before him. On the one side. he Ia
allied 10 a bold anticipation and forcing
II results by the initial steps of his adj I,
on the other, he IL coun. :,
eled 10 see similar results through the r
,ainful processes OF personal manipula- +
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