The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-26
Thursday. April %. 1877.
Hot Work Ahead.

We notice in our exchanges two rumors
in regard to the purpose of Senator Blaine
to open fierce attack upon the admins
tration. One story is TO the effect that ne
intends to introduce into the Republican
state convention Of Maine resolution CEN
surfing President Hayes, and If he can
obtain the support Of his own constituency
he will move on to the attack at Washing
ton with confidence. The other story is
not so probable. 1t asserts that Mr..
Blaine will introduce into the senate, upon
the assembling of congress, resolution
affirming that the settlement Of the presi-
dental contest has left cloud upon the
title of the present chief magistrate which
it is essential to brush aside, aud that
therefore steps should be taken to bring
the question of his election before the
supreme court for final decision, 10 these
dubious reports certain facts are added
which show plainly that Mr.. Blaine is pre-
pairing for active hostility to the admins
tration, though the method in which he
designs to carry on his campaign may be
in doubt. These significant indications are
to be found in the utterances of the Re-
publican journals of Maine in regard to
Hayes's southern policy. The Kennebec
Journal of Saturday has a bitter article
confessiDg its utter despair of any good
results from the abandonment of the ne
groes and the carpet-baggers, while the
Bangor Wing and Courier, of the same
date, printed a leader denouncing the
president in good set terms, affirming that
his conduct towards South Carolina and
Louisiana was the result of secret bar
gain by which Republican principles were
sacrificed. The editorial closes in this
fashion
If the Republicans of the country can
sanction a policy which accomplishes the
violation of good faith, the reputation of
party principles and the notification of
constitutional requirements, by methods
of such character as those by which the
overthrow of the lawful government OF
Louisiana has been sought, then, indeed,
we have fallen upon evil times. If pro-
test against the consummation Of this out
rage does not 60 up from every loyal state
in the union, then indeed shall we be pre-
pared to believe that the noblest sentiments
of our people have been but as sounding
brass and tinkling cymbals, that the war
for national supremacy was a failure. and
that we have started upon a course Of re-
action which will not be arrested until
every vestige of our triumph over treason
and every blood wrought guarantee of
Republican liberty and equal rights shall
be swept away, 1t is time for the people
to speak
1t is plain that Mr.. Blaine has the sym
pathies of the good people of Maine with
him, and the aggressive elements of the
Republican party of the whole country are
straining at the leash, ready to set off in
fierce pursuit of the fraudulent president
and all his advisers The hunt will be
fierce and rapid, and if the quarry stand
at bay there may be some very pretty
fighting ahead, for though the administra
ton has done right with reference to South
Carolina and Louisiana, it has certainly
sacrificed its own consistency, betrayed it
friends and ruined the Republican party
These items make a heavy reckoning -
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