The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-11
ssUnder Which King, Bezonian -
IN. 0. Democrat

We feel like saying tt the Repnh'l-
can party, as Hamlet said to the play,
er, leave thy damnahle faces and
begin ~ The New Yor k Tribune gave
ma the other dav resumption rs the
only issue the party needed for the.
fall campaign; but that frazz|ed ont
before it was two days old, and now
that paper is talking of Southern
claims on the strength of the discus
sion over the House bill to repay
William and Mary College for proper
ty destroyed during the war.
The New York Times is more eau
tious, bnt it does not say that the
bluody shirt can neve: be made avail
able again. The Southern policy is
an accomplished fact, and whatever
bargaining might I've charged in that
connection can only. reflect upon the
Republican party itself, or at least
that faction of it which is in the as
tendency. The Presidents civil ser
vice order, however, may be modified,
and the "ninety thousand Republican
officials Sargent speaks Of turned
loose in the next campaign.
With the exception OF Conkl'ng'
who Sinks in his tent. aping Achilles,
and Howe, who plays Thers'tes t"
please his humors, the auti admins
tration. Republicans have virtually
abandoned their quarrel with Hayes
That this is AZ there can be no qnps-
ton, and there must he reason for
it. In selecting the Republican Ma
tional Committee the "stalwMts" were
disappointed in every instance aud
have, virtually, no representation
there at all. 1t must have been q
wondrous salve, indeed, to cure al
the sore. heads of the party so stimuli
taneousIy, as it were. 1t ia barrel!
possible that Sargeut's resolutions, Of
f.red in the caucus last week, may tt
in some light upon the natter
Those resolutions rrcite that "nearl.
ninety thousand Republican official
throus hont the land understand theln
selves to he under orders from til
President to abstain from particlpa
ton" in the expense and labor {
working up the fall elections, and
therefore, tn. President il reqneste
By resolution of the caucus to "rescln
bis o,der forbidding participation, b
officials in the executive branch Of til
civil service in meetings, cancu'e
conventions and committees ola pc
litical character" This is virtn
admission that the party cannot llol
for success in the fall elections will
out resorting to the good old metho'
that prevailed in the days Of Gran
when this ninety thousand officla
we're active partisans. And yet tt
marty that thrived by these metho
is not strong enough to hold Hayes
account for abrogating them. Th
abandon their quarrel with him al
resort TO expostulation. There is
be a general election in the fall
members OF Congress and the Sta
Legislatures, which will have sever
seats in the Senate to dispose of, a
the party needs the aid of these Fec
raj officials to carry the elections
Without this aid the party has
hope for success, and hence this
postulation. If they are mustered
to active service there is o hope, a
to secure them the Republican pa
must needs forget its issues "
HAYES and swallow his administratl
at a gulp, bitter as the pill may De
As for Hayes himself, if he yields
the pressure brought to bear p
him, he must do SO in obedience !
party e1igeucy, and give tho lie to
lie protestations Of virtue, or else
NIT that all the civil service ORD
which has been thsions strikingof