The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-17
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-,t--he Repubncasas.


me Repubii cans.
1syidens,y .he aepubi tcans have 8 though
better on IT,, and find that they have mo-
4he world il, q sling. Blaineisn, and Ed
Z m,,ndism. and Conklingism have each re
ceiyed 1 cold ssao,tchs' Y aud set itself doWr
WIN 4 ehili; while the impulsiyeness q
party bigotry, finding that things are not .
be at this late day carried by storm, ma
been subdued to q traetable and temperate
condition. The wbiiopl hectoring and In
tolerant Republican party has become gen
tic. aud even conciliatory. Wonders neve'
) will cease.
WHY is this? How did this great change s1s
come over the country BY combination
sof the good sense Of the American people
with; the honesty aud patriotism 81 the re re
rnafkab,e President who Is now at the heat
of the Government of The United States.
The people, in obedience to the dictate:
and sympathies OF their natures, became
] tired Of social and sectional disturbance
and vindictiveness, and refused to DC agl
tated and enraged by the malicious parti
sans whose only hope OF promotion to power
was in the distresses OF the people and tn
wars OF the sections.
!. President HAYES was wise enough 10 SCI
that national harmony, together with peace
and prosperity, was impossible while sec
tional hate was iomented. The leading he
publican partisans deemed it their interes
that this hate should be kept alive. Ih'
President had the honesty and patriotism
to exert bis power to establish equaiitj
amongst the States and harmony amongst
the people.
The whole country sympathized with tht
President. The people and the Preslden
were united, and where was the "bloody
shirt?n Buried in the grave with MOTION
BLAINE ia vain essayed to unfoldit. CoNK
LING CALAMITY advanced to assume . herol'
and defiant attitude against the peace ant
harmony policy. but his heroism changed
to the sour aspect OF cynicism, and passed
away in swapping criticism Of CURTIS, thu
advocate OF civil reform and editor OF liar
per,s Feekly. Evidently there was ma
iesty and power in the policy that was fas
pacifcating the Union and bringing con
tentnent to the people that Senator CoSk
LING dared not assaii. So he broke lance
ut the fashions.
Into,erant Republicanism OF the wal
stamp found no opening, and with detected
form and bedraggled plume withdrew from
the arena.
This was plainly seen in the councils re
Gently held in Washington to settle the
status OF the party and arrange for the III
ture. Intoierant Republicans made de-
monstration OF intractability and aversion
for Mr.. hayes. Mr.. FOSTER. OF Ohio, as
our readers remember, retorted upon the
malcontents aud shut them up by repre-
seuting Mr.. HAYEs's administration as an
"honest" one. That was enough. Hon.
esty to them was what holy water is said to
be to the devil. The council was discon-
certed and adjourned without final action.
Honesty" did the thing. Subsequent
consultation amongst the partisans has
been, we suppose, in the main private. But
we may infer the line in which action has
been directed from lengthy article in the
Tribune purporting to be an interview with
q leading Republican. In this article we
find that the :. influential gentleman " rep
resents that the "caucus in Washington
organized" that the Republican party
is no longer .swithout bead" or "Wlttl-
out a purpose" This authority communi-
Gated another most important statement
viz: of President Hayes will kindly ac-
"cept its the Republican party's) leader
ship, it will be cordially rendered him."
Here, then, we have it that purpose to
break down the President having signally
failed the ultra Republicans have come to
the humiliation of being forced to ask him
TO lead them! The Presidents victory Is
complete. So is that OF the country Inc
Republicans having come to the president
OF course they rally to the support OF his
policy, and thus repudiate their own.
The scheme making the President party
leader is altogether characteristic OF Repuo
Iican ideas. Time was when that party was
thought to be the country, and It's views OF
nolicy and right were substituted for both
law and constitution. So inyeterate mas
been the attachment to this flea that the
Republican party can hardly understand
how it is to get along without having the
President at the head OF their party. they
would now take Mr.. HAYES, notwithstand-
ing that his policy OF autonomy Tor the
southern States and encouragement Of sec
tionalisms is at war with Republicanism.
We repeat they will take him to lead them
rather than be without President at the
head Of their party.
The matter is with Mr.. HAYES. He has,
along with the country. had victory. We
have no idea that he will do anything to
compromise himself and that patriotic poll
cy which he has so successfully and happily
carried out.
The Fisheries.
There is much complaint this year that
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