The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-09

because Blaine belongs TO that breed OF CANNES
which will bite the hsnd that has fed them.
while all assistance that may be rendered TO
Fenton 10 worse than lost both because II IL Law
ished upon man who IL powerlsss, and for that
IL alienates one who IL potent
Thus We zee that Hayes IL actually strengthen
ing the opposition TO his Administration In the
Republican party by the very means which he IL
employing 10 abste IL. And the prospect In that
he will continue TO strengthen II frem now until
Congress meets whereas, had Congress met In
jane, the issue would have been precipiteted,
and Mr.. Hayes would have discovered 1T the
early what he cannot now and out until late
that II 10 say, he would have found out the
streagth and position OF the enemy on the one
hand, and the power and disposition Of
| his allies on the other. Then he could
have given definite direction to his policy In all
respects. But, as 10 IL, he gropes along In the
dark, beset by liars, snssks aud knsves on the
one side and holding out no beckoning hand to
honest men on The other. II IL difficult, after
such survey Of the situation, to believe that the
| man means well and Ia guided by the very best
and purest impulses. Bat such lie, nevertheless,
the fact. Mr.. Hayes began his administration on
q system which nothing short Of the courage Of
Andrew jackson could have perfected in prac-
tice; and while in occasional isolated instances
he has displayed courage and will force, 1t must
be said that these displays have been the excep-
ton while heaitancy and indecsioD or illdecision
have been the rule.
HAYES FIGHTING QUALITIES.
MFR. hayes Ia one Of those quiet, psace-loving
men whose courage lie passive, but who, when
once reused, are capable OF heroism. He needs
nothing but sharp, hard fight to bring him out
and make his administration q success. He is
like the radi ional fellow fighter of Pioche You
remember the anecdote. The 's'ow Fighter was
tall, rawbcned specimen Of the Pike county
breed, and when he arrived in the mining camp
the boys began 10 have fun with him-to 'mill
him." AZ they cali IL In the po,lance Of the mines
He stood 1t for long time with perfect eaua-
nimty, until finally one Of the party dared him
out Of doors TO fight.
He went. When they got all ready and
squared off, Pike County stretched out his long
neck and presented the tip Of his big nose tempt-
ingly close 10 hs tornentor. tim a little
slow" he said, "and can't fight unless I'm well
riled; Just paste me one-a good 'un-right on
the end of that emellerl'
His request Was complied with.
"Thst was good 'un," he said, calmly. shut
don't feel quite riled yit"- turning the eide Of
his head 10 the adversary -" please chug nae
another lively one under the ear 4"
The astonished adversary again complied,
whereupon Pike County, remarking that he Was
"not quite as well riled az he would like to be,
but would do the best he could" sailed into the
crowd and for the ne 1t ten days the ''boys' were
engaged in mending broken jaws, repairing
dsmsged eyes and tenderly resurrecting smashed
noses.
MIR. Hayes will fight. But he is ''slow." He
requires TO be ''pasted one In the nose" and then
to be "chugged good one under the ear before
he gets "wel ried." just now the boys are ''mill-
ing" him. Aad they will continue to mill him to
the great scandal of his good name aud 10 the
Infinite disadvantage Of the country until his
sluggish blood gets up ard he resolves to accept
the issue they ofTer When he does this the paltry
herd won't last ten minutes. But he can depend
upon IL, that 30 long AZ he will endur they will
infct He cannot conciliate them, because they
do NOT know what gratitude means. They be-
long 70 that cowardly breed Of ours which can
only be disciplined by kick aud cudgel, and upon
whom all kindness lie lost. It lie pity to nee 40
good man az Hayes wasting 30 much kindness
upon such reptiles. A. O.. B.