The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-04-25
WHOLE NO. 1909.


The Party and It's Policy.
Neither the National nor the Canrrss.
.ionHl Committee can 30 held rr-pnnsi
| iis for IN. inference nf those of their
members who met informally the other
evening 10 consider the pn-ition aud pol
'ey ~ the Republican Party. Nor would
q b. isir "a hold nny ~ thu tiersons pres.
~nt toA strict accountability fpr cfitici.ms
snd sugg-stinns that are reported on
hear-ay testimony sud IN an ohviou.iy
incomplet@ form And y~t the meeting
has significance which - certainly not
l---ensd hy the tenor 81 reported re-
mafk- whose substantial accuracy j. at
tested by the knosn visWs and purpo.ss
81 the speakers 10 whom they nr~ asrFib.
I'd. Everything connected sith the flair
isetoksns the chaos to which the party
has been feduc-d.-the differences that
prevail among ia prominent men. the
embarrassing relations that have grown
out oi the attitude oi the President and
The conduct Of his Administration snd
th- want uf heatt and IurIn.e that IL
apparent whenever plans affecting the
future Of the party are uudsT considers,
iion.
u is necessary 10 draw broad line
hetwesn that unr-asonine anger which.
denouncinR the President ~ traitor 10
hi- party. prnpos~s 90 drive him out un-
csrrmoniously. and that more rcstrsin~d
feeling Of disappointmsnt. not unmiK~d
with eontsmpt. which condemns hia
courss aud rriusss 90 accept rrspousihiii.
" for its cnussquencea The bitterness
ihst exists ts iutsitribis. the exfsdirncv
of giving eject 20 10 In the eKtfrme way
that has be. sugre.ted u nt least doubt.
iui Much the better plan. ~ u seems
To ~. would be- To l~ave my Souihnrn
policy Unuoticrd. sxcspt go far AZ events
mHy compel some definite action In 70
gard 60 it Events of this nature have
yet 10 transpifes meanwhile there j. no
necessity Tor toBchinF a. since u i one
of those accomplished fscts which roth.
ing short OF revolution can nos chanee
A recital Of matters CONNECTED With ID
would b. opporiun~ only ~ he basis of
formal indictment preferred aEainat
the President. aud though this may some
day ~ IN order. it l. not n thinF that
should he wantoniy prrcipit.tsd The
President him.slf m@y justify "a hereafter.
bot "a prsreut the party could not gain
anything ~ u. adoption. The Isolation
~ the Prr-idsnt and the unpopul-fity of
the Administration afe undouhtsd. they
-rr tolerated n~fsly. not trusted implio.
t-r But there arr large numbers 81 r..
Putlican- who. while not attempting 10
explain ur vtndicsts the Pr~sisirnts NAN.
urr ~ s.ttlins the Ssuth-rn question.
sill not sanction any attempt o. reopen
q ur any rchsm. ior making "a the ground
81 attack u thr unity oi th~ party 3. 20
10 lsr~s~fvrd. this circumstanr.s tnuai -
trsnkiy r-rosniE-d. ii- wfi b. an On.
wss~ uisn. huw~ter. Who centuries 90 zee
% pr..tTNt fer any oppression oi otiins
ion that msy b~ psfveftsi into an tn.
fior.smsut ~ ths. Prs.id.nts ruurss The
put UPON the vague d-clar.
Hti"u ~ the N~w Hampshire CouV.ntion
pp-tatss EFatn.t = Fsp-tttiun oi that
method ~ purchasing p-~cw Within the
farty Ths. minority .huuid h.. content
= the m-j"ri'y iufh-ar Th-y c.n unite
,nlg uIsuu tli.. l..sliry ~ ind Il fsnr. t.sv.
.nF the Administration a. bod wh-t cun.
utt u can iu 80 ffrs~ut extraordinary
'o-iti"n. aud l~aving the i,sfiy uui.tt~r-d
'y responsibility for a Pfsssidrnt whu.a
y mpsthis. with q ar~ int-nEiii- and
= hose proceedings have not -arn~d its
lpprovsl
These tHciirs ars not apuiicahle 10 tho
y li~rtiun- that arr urged srsin.t the
Presidents i"ftuou- path in the direction
y civil s~rvicr rrform ilss rsn blaine
lnly hrn-.sli sod bi. ,,iii -isl adviser. n
lpnn this suij-ci h~ encounters = p~fp~t.
lai sns-r Hi- professions were 80 iaud
nd explicit that a remembrance oi them
-ndrts hi- performances piiiiul or riitc
lous The equivocal complainant that
r has appointed 60 office fewer scound.
rl- thsn c-ftsin Of bis pred-c-s-ors would
uund better than it does bad h# not vol.
ntarily paradsd much higher standard.
"a
erative one not Co pstruniE~ fcuundrrla
ad NO place His aims w~re lofti~r and
. maxtms more worthy of praise ~
his practice u condrmed The
arn~-t advocates Of the rvform. who
'und m Mr ilaye-' pl-dr-- suurc-s Of
op~ aud conhd~ncr. are di-ra.t-d -
hey cannot recpncile his measures with
D. avowrd principlr- nor hnd excuses
" his nagrHnt disregard 81 the probes
ons that help-d him at Cincinnati and
trrwHrd. They have come TO the con.
u-ion that Mr Hayes does not know
hat civil service reform means. or that
p is unequal TO the task be hsEumsd
itbrr of thee suppositions pr~oludea
" general indOuem~nt. or any positive
sch in the future The only onUfs~ left
,~n TO grnuine rsfofmrrs Of this class 10
treat each appointment on its merits.
wing the EFFniAFMh hEAN WMeu ne nWt
rves u, but indulging no more non
nse on the strength nf his hnr words
It'll greater practical misfortune u the
coor indirectly given by The President
the old managers ~ the party machine.
iry -nrer. ns we'll they may. "a rrmov.
' aud appointm~nt. made by this mod.
rriorm-r. and sex " this l. what re-
rm amounts tot Their oEn t#ctic. are
sd~ more decent ~ comparison with
Il. doing. 81 the President. whn thus
rrngthrns the corrupt ryrtsm which be
- expected 90 destroy Nu~. in shHp-
= 10 plans fur the next campaign the
publican Party caunut. safely overlook
r.~ ground. 81 dissatisfaction The
.r-id-ut b.. forfeited much fc.psci. and
> Administration b.. dee ud-d Co
i.srl. not h-csu.e they
W. rsri.trd Senatorial pfvtru-ious q
- control ~ patronage. hut hscHu~r
~ have bssu ial.- g. The standard
.intHiHs,l ~ th. parts durinR thr Fr,r-
'utisl cDut'-st Oniy in pu- wuy. th~fs.
~. csu th- party Hrt wurthiiy 80 cnn-
It.utty. IL mu.t rebukv the frs-iis 20
au sNplirit rr,iiirmstinu e price -
~hirb % l. iff.vucai,lt rumulut 4 sd
tl,drtng it-sli O. their ruiurc. ni~ft
an stronger man shall have taken
. place.
An hon-rt l-im-r one.' l-d bis two