The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-10-27
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The letter from our Washington corre-
spondent this morning will be found quite
raoy reading. We are impressed by Mr..
BuelI's kilograms and letters with the belief
that the President Is thoroughbred trim
mer, q
Politician.
With more heads than o beast in vision
Evidently he is at sea and is watching to
steer his bark before the most favorable wind.
This Is unfortunate for himself and for the
country. He has now, as he had at the out
set, but one Of two courses to pursue; he
must either return to the bosom and policy OF
the men who made him President by fraud,
or he must turn his back upon them and iden-
tify himself with the Democratic party.
The latter. 1t seems to US, Is his best and
safest course. He cannot restore the power
Of the Republican party, and he cannot re-
vive or reinaugufhte the policy by which that
corrupt, violent and sectional organization so
long kept control Of the administration
What he needs is courage to recognize and
act upon this fact It is not, of course our
business, nor that Of any other Democratic
journal or representative to advise him in
this matter. But of this he may feel assured,
that, until he identifies himself with one OF
thu great parties Of the country, he will have
the bitter and unrelenting hostility of both,
and between the two they will be certain to
make his administration miserable and dis
graceful failure.
What our correspondent said to the Presi-
dent and the Presidents friend in relation to
the appointment of Packard to the office OF
Collector Of this port, was advice on this line.
Mr.. Hayes will gain no Democratic support
by taking up that class Of politicians In Lou
isiana who proposed to organize an admins
tration or new party here on the 'basis Of the
old flag and an appointment Nor can he
divide the Democracy Of this State with such
o miserable tool as the collectorship. His
best plan would be to appoint an honest, OUT
spoken Democrat, il he proposes to adopt the
Democratic policy, or some man like Packard
II he proposes to stand with the Republicans.
To any choice he may make for Federal ap-
pointments from among the Louisiana Rad
icals, the DEMOCRAT and Its friends and fol-
lowers are utterly Indifferent Packard Is no
better and probably no worse, than the bal
ance Of the rascally gang. II justice were
gone some of them would be swinging from
the galows and the others would be In the
genitentiary. We say this in no rngry mood
And in no vindictive spirit. IL Mr.. Hayes
were to visit Louisiana and talk freely with
our people he would go away with this con-
viction in his own mind.
The feeling of our people toward the Presi-
dent, after the withdrawal Of the troops, was
extremely cordial. Had he come among us
then, he would have been welcomed with en-
thusiastic accamations. Indeed, many of
the people of this State were like those he-
said:
some have been beaten ~ they know
What wood a oudgel's of by the blow:
Some kicked until they,can feel whether
shoe be Spanish or beats leather"
They had been maltreated, kicked and
cuffed until they actually felt gush of graft
tude for the first man in authority who stopped
kicking them, and they were ready almost to
apotheosize him. Had Mr.. Hayes taken ad-
vantage of this feeling it is difficult to say
now what he might have accomplished in
this and other Southern States in the way
of organizing an Administration support
The appointment of King, Anderson, Wells
Lewis and Kenner, however, to offices of
honor and emolument dispelled the illusion.
This was gross, burning. unbearable insult
to every decent man in the State, and it cre-
ated the most sudden and violent reaction in
public opinion we ever Witnessed
Mr. Hayes has no longer any friends in
Louisiana, and he will have none until he
displays by his acts that he was not respon-
sible for this insult and does not indorse it.
In the meantime it is matter of Indifference
to us and to our friends who he appoints Col
lector from among the Radicals. Packard,
King, Anderson and Wells are equally OBJ
noxious and will serve equally well to con-
solidate the decent people of this State
against the Administration.