The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-01-23

cslsmities-the accession Of The Deoi-
oerstic party 10 power All minor
things were lost 10 this. for neither
civil service refo:W. nor any ether re-
form, was practicable when this hcrde
of wolves should break 10. Thew
were driven back for that time. only
to gather again. 10 more solid and
more fsmished columns, for another
assault
The Democratic party stands to-
dav stronger and more dangerous
than ever before, having lost no por-
Jian of their greed for spoils. 10 por-
tion of their malignant hostility, ~
portion of their organization, their
severe party discipline. They hold
the House of Representatives. tbev
are en- the threshold Of the Senate,
they claim to own aud control the
President. Behind them troop all
manner of evils the vuitures that
scent the quarry afar off They be-
ieve that they were cheated out OF
the last presidential election; they
feel assured of the next, and Re-
publican President strengthens their
fDrces by bestowsl of Office. and gives
tone aud respectsbility by counselipg
with their lenders
They champion his cause 10 the
Senate and in the House, and il il
unspeaksbly sad TO witness Gordon
leading the admins ration forces in
an unnecessary attack upon Roscoe
Conkling, and the President is held
responsible for these indeceneies
Republicans generally. after the first
shock was over, were disposed TO for
give the executive action in LOuisi-
ana and South Carolina; nay, they
were ready to find excuses in the
condition of things which, perhaps.
compelled such action But they
can not approve, they can not fail TO
condemn the policy which makes ia-
Inmates and confidential advisers of
the men who, by crime and violence,
overthrow the will OF the people of
those states; the policy which has
smothered to death the Republican
party in all the South the policy
which now controls all departments
of the administration IN fayOring the
exponents of the rule Of force as
against the rule of laic
Republicans approve OF civil ser
vice, but they do not approve the
constant violation of those rules in
the interest Of friends of the Presi-
dent They do not approve the re-
moval of Jones. in Chicago, in an in
complete term Of office, without cause,
to accommodate Wm Henry Smith
They do not approve the removal of
Chester Arthur, under like circum-
stances, TO accommodate Mr.. Evarts.
They do not approve the removal Of
Bowling from the pOst.Otfice at To
ledo, under like circumstances, 10 ac.
eommodste Stanley Matthew'S. They
do not approve the nomination of
Fitzsimmous to accommodate Sena-
tor Gordon. They d, not approve
the removal of johnson, as Revenue
Collector of Kentucky, with bis spIen-
did record of service, 10 accommodate
Senator MeCreery Tbev do not ap-
prove the nomination If the Presi-
dents once private secretary to Frank
lf0rt-on-the-M Main 10 eecomm0 dr. te the
President, and after Mr. Evarts' dec
lsration that all con5ulships should
be filed by promotion They d. not
approve the domination Of Henry W
HiIlisrd, TO accommodate some un.
known person, Notwithstanding the
disreputsble record attached to the
man.
They do not approve any 'concili-
alton" which strengthens the Demo
cratic party at the expense of the
Republican party. They do not ap-
prove OF the attempt to satisfy the
hunger of the Democrats for Office
by even occasional crumbs-for the
appetite is insatiabIe-and the five
loages and the two 6stes are Of lin
tied capacity. Ia short, they do not
approve of any course which abolish
es distinction between right aud
wrong, between faith and treason,
between a Union man and rebel,
between Republican and Democrat
And they do not approve these
things-not from any hostility TO
President Hayes, but because they
believe that Democracy is q curse
and ruin, that It's success will be
fatal to the best interests Of tho coun-
try, and that well organized, thor
oughly equipped, solid Republican
party is the Only barrier to that sue
cess-the only bulwark of the repub-
lie. To take away any portion OF
that Republican strength is to dimiu-
ish the safeguard of the nation. To
aid actively in tha increase of the
Democratic strength is q crime
against the country.
Therefore it Is that it is high time
for the President TO consider with
great care the inevitable tendency
Of his course. Ii ia bigh time be put
himself 10 accord with the party
which made him, and whose agent
be ia His feet are now on the steep
deelivity OF the downward road but
a few days further. aad there j. no
remedy-bis constantly aeceierating
downward motion will laud him fall
~ the Democratic party. like the
insect that steps into the piIfan Of the
anilion, bis vital inices will then he
sucked oGt and his empty skin re-
:ected.
III, however. be desires, as 10 doubt
be does. to keep substantially in har-
mony With the great masses of think
ing men who elected him; If be de-
sires to do his best to prevent the &C.
eession OF the Democratic party 10
power; il be believes Repgbilcaa
principles to be of value ead Gi0Esent,
let him remember inas these results
are only 10 lie lad through the Re-
puhlioaS organization, which has ma
~ 1en here 10 Washington whose
wordscarry weight, whose patriotism
and prudence have been tried and
approved, whose lives have been hon