Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-04
Beading Hayes Oas Of the ne.
Pabalc@R Party


ONE OF sPOILs.
WAsRISsTOE, Dee. 20.-Tho follow.
ing 10 from lO-day's Evening Star, of
this city: An Ohio Democrat, one who
has had bic angers In . good many po.
liIICal pies 10 bis own State, wSs asked
last night what the Democratic party
would do In case the Republicans read
President Hayes out Of their party.
His reply was: "We'll take bin II be
gives us the plunder."
The differences between the Presi.
dent and bis party, alter ell, do not
seem 10 arise out OF any division Of
sentiment With respect to statesman.
ship, but are the loud complaints Of
sore-heads who rail against Hayes be.
cause be does not zee ht 10 distribute
the plumber in q manner acceptable TO
the party c0rmorants who claim re-
ward.
VIM. z. Chambers wall over the al-
legged Presidential bargain would not
now be floating on the Christmas cir
bad he been sent abroad at the public
expense In q representative capacity.
Ask nine.lenths Of the politicians why
they disagree with Hsyes, and halt the
number, If not more, will reply: ut ia
the manner In which he distributes the
pIunder." The professional politician
gauges the breadth of the Admiuislra.
tlOn, not by lite National acts, but solely
according 10 the manner in which the
garments are rent and divided. It is
plain TO be seen that both parties occupy
common ground with respect to the
distribution of the Offices.
Mr.. Hayes 10 harassed on one side by
the leaders of his party because be will
not yield to them the prerogatives OF
his high position 10 select candidates
for the various Offices.
If the Ohio Democrat voices the sen.
iiments Of his party, Mr.. Hayes would
be no better of with Democratic sup
port unless, indeed, be did for the
Democracy that which be declines 10
do for the party which gave him his
Office. Meanwhile the war Of the pol.
iiicians continues. The Democrats On.
Joy the brOils, because they recognize
that every restriction which divides tho
Republican strength adds to their own
While some OF the better elements OF
the Democratic party give the Presi-
dent decided support because OF his
Southern policy, the average Demo.
crat, a good deal like the average Re-
publican, supports an Admins ration
solely for the matter Of the gifts II has
TO bestow.
With the assembling Of Congress,
unless every indication at the present
writing is at fault, there will be open
war declared upon the President. The
breach seems to have reached that
point that no single Jonah will now
appease the hungry political monster.
The demands made for 6 restoration Of
the fullest confidence Of the parry 10
the President, are 3 thorough rsOrgani.
zltiOn Of bis Cabinet. Hayes does not
contemplate making any such conces.
sions. The Republican leaders scI as
II nothing else will do, and the outlook
10 that, az Ben. Butler puts II, the Pres.
ident must choose between now and
February with which party be will af-
fliate.
Ifhe falls back upon Democratic sup.
port for the maintenance Of his policy,
even with the Democrats, his lines will
not be cast In pleasant places; this for
the reason that they would demand the
plumber as the condition Of that sup
port.
The Boston Herald recently contain
ed an article charging that when the
question Of sealing Messrs. Lamar and
Kellogg came before the Senate last
March, Mr.. Blaine requested Mr.. Nor
ton to give him charge OF the Kellogg
case, as he very much wished to make a
speech arraIgning Mr, Hayes for dis
loyalty 10 his party; that Mr. Morton
readily consente l, on condition that the
Kellogg case was TO brought up before
Lsmar's, aud that Mr.. Blaine accepted
the condition, but astoDished his party
by allowing the Lamar case TO be taken
up flrst, and astonished Morton by
making q speech In favor Of admitting
the Senator from Misslssippi.
The article further charged that Mr..
Blaine betrayed his party in pursuance
Of an agreement with Mr.. Lamar, aud
10 repay the latter for having smother
ed the investigation then pending
against him.
The attention OF Senator Lamar was
to-day called to this article, aud he re.
piled: "Well, | don't know anything
about Mr.. Blaine's agreement with
Senator Morton, or that he ever made
any agreement Of that kind. never
heard of It; but my relations With Mr..
Blaine have never been of a character
that wonld give me bis confidence. l
don't believe 1t is necessary for me TO
deny that at that time Mr.. Blaine and
| were not on very good terms. We
had engaged In fierce debate, and wo
expected It would become 6ercer.
"MF. Blaine did make q speech for
me, but so did ChristianCy, aud In fact
all the Republicans except Spencer and
one or two others, l believe. SO ell Of
them must be arraigned on the same
charge. | did not care about the inves-
tigation being pressed just then, as II
would defeat Blaine's nomination for
the Presidency, and l believed we
could beat him easier than any other