Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-12-12
THE MESSAGE.

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vious to the converting of Congress
Mr.. Hayes seems to have avoided
giving any decided expression of
opinion in regard to national politics.
The conviction produced in the mind
OF almost every attentive reader of the
message is that the President is per-
sonally a changed man. He appear
to be content to retire and let Re-
publican senator's and representatives
introduce the measures out of which
the presidential contest of 1880 will
spring, in which Mr.. Hayes does not
expect to participate as candidate,
and in which he eyinces no particular
interest. If Mr.. Hayes was ever
leader of the Republican party he no
longer occupies that position. Evil
IDENTIFY he is no Jackson or Lincoln or
Grant. He is not even a Conkling,
Sherman, or Blaine. He is no longer
bent On HAVING = page IN thIstory oil
his own. ne Is dIsnearteflcd. Every
thing he has advocated has failed.
His civil service crochets have not
worked satisfactorily. They have
been overridden, and Mr.. Hayes does
not seem to regret their treatment.
His Southern policy has neither ralli-
ed a personal following, nor advanc-
ed the interest of Republicanism. Mr..
Hayes Is amazed at the outcome and
thus gives vent to his bewilderment.
''The result is mainly due to inlu-
ences not easily measured or remedied
oy legal protection" Although the
president is reported to he without
care as regards his nominations, they
cannot be said to be altogether of his
own selection. The fears expressed
IN his veto Of the reconciliation of
silver have not been realized. Ma.
tional credit was not destroyed or
even injured by that measure. OF it
the president testifies ''Our public
credit has greatly improved and is
perhaps now stronger than ever" All
these seem to have disheartened Mr..
Hayes, perhaps also, although this
may be too much for belief, their eff
feet may have been intensified by his
realization, that he prevailing and
increasing sentiment of tie nation is
that it is not through the potency of a
constitutional majority electoral vote,
that he occupies the position of official
adviser of the nation.
As Mr.. Hayes ~retires MIR. Blaine
comes rapidly and prominently to the
front. He unfolds a loft again the
"bloody Shirt and with extended
arm demands in the Senate in the
first moments of its re-assembling
a partisan committee of electoral in
yestigation of which of course he will
be chairman and through which under
his manipulation he expects to be able
to gather material to help to elect a
president and after that
curtail the South of her just consti-
.tutional representation and power in
Congress and the electoral college
This is an issue which the Democracy
accepts and will fight to the bitter
The secretaries Of the treasury.
War and Interior Departments,
The Postmaster and Attorney General
introduce minor measures of Repub- c
lean policies, all of which are ex- =
to be either consummated mr. g
before the next trial of I
'trength between the great political t
parties OF the country and all of fl
Which are to the greater or less ex-
endorsed by the president who :
loses his message by illusions to. the
ormation OF an indian mounted guard
be preservation OF timber and the y
etter cultivation Of land. /;