River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-02
MORE HARMONIOUS.

Those Republican Senators and Rep
resentativeS who were recently so
fierce after the scalp of President
HAYES are at present somewhat sub
dued in spirit compared with their
beIigerent attitude of month OF two
ago, and a more harmonious feeling
now seems to prevail between the Ex-
ecutive and Legislative branches OF
the United States Government. This
state OF things we are pleased to OBJ
serve-it is perfectly natural and east
ly accounted for. Senator Howe, OF
Wisconsin, no long since gave the
party pulse touch upon which he, as
well as many others, found that 1T was
not in condition to tolerate the
course which he and some of his DIS
appointed associates of the ''machlne
persuasion of politics had mapped out;
the result of Howe's effort warned the
rest of his class that they were tread
ing upon dangerous ground, and they
paused for the purpose OF making
further soundings; they soon found
that to persist in the course they had
taken was but to endanger the future
of the PARTY they had assisted to or
gaaize, and the principles of which
they had so long and bravely defended;
it became painfully evident to them
that the rank and file of their party
regarded President Hayes as being full
" rs sincere Republican as any of
their self-styled ''leaders," and when
thay began to consider the approach
inx Congressional elections and recog-
ni.ing the vital Importance to the ma
tiGn OF securing a Republican MAORI
ty jim the House of Representatives of
the next Congress, they began to in
qusre if the supposed radical differ
ennes between themselves and the
President might not be amicably adj.
iuSted. These differences were not of
so Serious a nature as many had sup
posed, and there is an encouraging
prospect of an early cessation of hos
tilities. The real causes of the lack of
harmony between the President and
the Republican leaders so-called. arc
very simple and consist of three, to-
wit: 1st-the disappointment OF
Ccnkling and Blaine because neither
of them were nominated to the Presi-
dency 2d-the order of Hayes for
bidding federal officers neglecting
their official duties to run caucuses and
conventions; 3d-Hayes' persistent re-
fusal to allow Congressman to dictate
federal appointments in their own per
scnal interests at the sacrifice of the
interests of the government. vi
course there were other elements OF
discord, but the causes above indi
cated constitute the most prominent,
and it must be conceded that the peo
pie very properly sustain the Presi
dent in the position he has taken an
tagonistical to the interests of disaf
lsetei prominent Republicans
Summed up-Hayes has manifested
his disapprobation of the machine
system Of politics, so strongly fortified
under The regime of President Grant
and il looks as though he would carr,
his point, aided in his efforts by thu
fear of his opposers of the result of
Democratic victory next fall. which
would be quite probable with tht
forces of their opponents divided
against themselves. However, be thai
rs it nsay better feeling exists be
tween Republican Congressman anc
tae President, and the initiatory step:
have been taken for the inauguration
OF Campaign in which the Repnbli
can party will act in comparative har
rony.