Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-12

ments could be pushed through
under the excitement of eager parti-
zanship, but mems expectations
were unreasonable when it was
demanded that partizan adhesions
should be set aside in their behalf
for the sake of reforms which were a
palpable imposture.
There was still another obstacle to
the hearty support ofthe Democratic
party as a party in behalf of these
appointments. Mr.. Hayes almost
as soon as he was President avOwed
the purpose of making special APP
peal to old line Wings for support
in his new policy, and both his dis
tributiOn of patronage and the
Establishments of his Southern tour
were to be the form in which this
appeal was to be made. He fool
ishly thought that a few soft words
and half dozen appointments in a
State were going to break up that
united opposition to the inquities
of the Republican party which had
consolidated the conservative ele-
ments of the South in a compact
organization for twelve years. He
probably hoped that, even if he
should fail to draw off any eonsid-
cradle number of partizans from
the present organization, the very
knowledge that an intrigue Of the
kind was going on would be likely
to SOW suspicion between those
whose antecedents before the wal
had connected them with one OF
other of the old parties. A little
reflection would have shown him
that such an avOwed intrigue was
more likely to deter men from his
support than to cOnciliate their adj.
| hesiOn. Those who had been Dem
ocrats of old could hardly be eX.
pected to favor a policy which was
| to leave them out in the cold, and
old line Wings would be very eau,
tious to avoid any course which
would bring them into suspicion
with their present comrades and
allies. And such seems to have
been the result unless it be true that
he has really captured three South
ern men. Messrs. Gordon and Hill
of Georgia, and Lamar, of Missis.
sippi, are represented in the gossip
of Washington rs a great deal in
the Presidents confidence, as fire..
quent visitors to his private apart.
ments and as favored participates
in his social arrangements; which
means, we presume, that they are
sometimes invited to dinner when
Republicans and old line Dem.
Ocrats are left out. We have never
thought it worth while to inquire
into the truth of this title tattle; i
these gentlemen have really bound
themselves to any course separate
from the Democratic party in gen.
eral, they have their own cOnstiu
ents to settle it with and it will
hardly increase their influence al
home. But it is chiefly among Re
publicans that we have found it dis
cussed and that with considerable
/ irritation, who think that these eX
ecutive favors ought to be shown t.
/ themselves rather than to South
ern rebels. Among Democrats the
strongest emotion we have detected
| in the matter is one of quiet scOrn
! All these little intrigues vanish be
fore the palpable fact that the Re.
publican party is, with or without
the president, as compact and solid
an organization, as ever recognizing
no distinction whatever between
old line Wings and Democrats, and
the Democracy is far too clear sight
ed to allow of any divisions with
this solid organization in front of it
The Republican party may leave
out Mr.. Hayes, the Democratic par,
/ ty may drop the trio of Georgia and
Mississippi politicians, but they still
confront one another as Democrats
and Republicans; practically there
is no other party. For a while the
Presidential appointments may be
a bone of contention of but little
interest to mortal man except to the
appOintees, to the President and to
/ Messrs. Evarts and COnkling.
! THE REAL BUSINESS OF CONGRESS
dwarfs all these considerations tC
complete insignificance. This is the
renovation of the monetary, finan-
cial and commercial interests of the
country, now in such an appalling
state of prostration, and in reference
/ to these matters we do not doubt
/ but that there will be re-distribu-
ton of parties, not as, the President
so stupidity imagined on the old
lines of Wing and Democrat, but
on new and living issues. These
are at present the repeal of the re-
sumption law, the reconciliation
Ofsilver and in the future legislation
on the tariff, the national banks and
the shipping laws. We were sur
prised lately at hearing very in
/ telligent politician speak of these as
not being party questions. We are
decidedly of the opinion that they
will soon De be the only party ques-
tions. The paltry squabbles be-
/ tween Evarts and COnkling about
appointments, the dispute about
seats in the Senate, these are mat
tiers too personal, too ephemeral in
| their interest, to affect the future OF
parties; the others are matters pro-
foundly affecting the interests of the
whole nation and at the same time
cutting deep into the profits of priv
( eleged classes and thus rendering
certain struggle as for life and
death between the people as a whole