The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-27
HAYES FLOP.

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the traces of the stalwart wing Of bis
party, and that the South may ex
pect from him henceforth only hos
tility. Not the blunt, ontspoken hos
tility that distinguished the eight
years of Grants rule, but the sneak
ing, timid, underhanded malice that
somehow one instinctively looks for
from Hayes. We have to fear moth
ing more serious than ANNOYANCE.
and this will be more than requited
by the satisfaction of seeing the
good and pious Hayes squirm in the
nervous grasp Of Conklirg. 1t ought
to quiet the vengeful spirit OF dear
old Tony Weller himself to have this
latter day stiggins held hard in a
strong and pitiless grippe. We owe
Mr., Hayes no grudge, however. In
order to get his seat he had to do
justice to the reused and threatening
South. In order to keep his seat be
is now compelled to make reperation
to the party he betrayed. He can
harm US no longer, and even if he
could the harm were so small as to
be lightly borne. There is much
rubblshy talk from sensational Wash.
ington correspondents and, alarm.
shriekers as to cabinet consultations
and orders that have been or are to
be issued to Marshals and Attorneys
in the South, but these rumors dis
turb US far less than they will the
Marshals and the Attorneys. # the
tenure Of these latter officials de-
ponds on reaping harvests from
Hayes new departure, we are very
sorry for them but feel reasonably
comfortable ourselves. !. We have.
about as much compassion as graft.
tude for Mr.. Hayes. No one who.
thinks and reads imagines for sim
gle instant that Mr. Hayes policy"
was inspired BY genuine good will or.
even simple justice. We shall not
forget his sniyeling letter bewailing.
the fate Of the unfortunate negroes
when lie first heard the election re
turns in November '76. We still
shudder over his. nauseous affecta.
lions of pastoral simplicity in habits
and limpid purity in office. To-day
The tinsel which never deceived any
body is discarded, the farce Of indie
.pcndence is played, out. and Mr.
Hayes skulks iato the, arms of Conk-
ling, Chandler : CO.. spread wide
open to receive him, ,is
Well, our arms are opened equally
vide to let him Co., IfMr. Hayes
yearns for the sensuous embraces of
the stalwart, after starving SO long
in the wintry atmosphere Of his own
masquerade, let him hasten fondly to
/
the ,bdcchdnalia. !, The sorest burden
we have ever had to bear. has been
the appearance Of being patronized
by Hayes and Of relishing the asso-
citation. II this departure rings the
knell Of that SANDER we welcome it
With joy OF course there is seri-
Gus aspect Of the case. Of,course
we know that this reunion Of the
shattered elements Of Republicanism
means united front and q fierce en-
deayor in 1880. But SO far as Hayes
| is concerned it bears no reyelancy.
With or without him, the Republican
party must all the same have taken
the step. Hayes has simply shown
the aagacity 'of, the field.rat who
Eprognosticates the coming winter
and hurries to burrow in the crib
With the spoils Of his years labor.
1--WE shall meet that winter as best
I'VE may, but Mr. Hayes fopiis only
SO much rubbish removed from our
path and is in all respects a gain.
-[New Orleans Times. s,pt,
|
IT, JAMES H. SLATER, the new Unit
ted States Senator from Oregon, is
an old settler, having gone thither
when the Territory was almost a
wilderness. He, is an Illinois man,
ffty-two years Of age, and a lawyer
! Of prominence for many years. He
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