Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-11
Strength Of HAYES, Position.
Mr.. Nordhoff's Dispatch to the Now York Her.
aid.

Mr.. Nordhoff's Dispatch to the New York Her.
aid
/ The bourbon Republicans see that the
President is in the White House and can
not be got out; that he is well suited with
his Cabinet, which works tremendously
together; that he does not seek personal
favors from Congress, and they are now
pretty we'll satisfied that he can neither
be scared nor bamboozled. In the House
1t is proposed now that a resolution of
censure shall be brought forward on the
Republican side, and doubtless such a
resolution condemning the Administra-
ton would get an almost unanimous
Republican vote But the older men,
bers, while declaring that they will sup
port it, are shy of fathering it, and for
the present urge some Of the jealous
new members to distinguish themselves.
These on their part retort that if the
enterprise is dangerous it belongs to the
older heads, and there is a suspicion
that men like Hale and Garfield, Martin
Townsend and others want to keep the
door open for themselves to be reconcil-
ed to the White House. Meantime the
coming message on civil-service reform
promises to be embarrassing 1t is un-
derstood that the president will take for
his text the resolution on this subject
in the Cincinnati platform, and it will
be amusing to see the republican repre-
sentatives voting down their platform
or lodging" in the Senate. 1t is posi-
BILE that the storm may burst in the
shape Of request from republican
caucus to the president to dismiss his
cabinet aud call new men into his coun-
ellis. This would however be only a
solemn farce. The republican senators
confirmed the present cabinet only nine
months ago, the foremost republican of
them all, Senator Morton, leading in the
confirmation. And the president is
very well satisfied with his cabinet. He
does not intend to make any change
This is certain. All reports to the con
trary are false.
The administrator people are calm
and in good spirits. The presidents
friends say that he sees no reason to
change his course; that he is strictly
following the policy commanded in the
Cincinnati platform and promised in his
letter of acceptance; that he could not
do otherwise without violating his hon
or and public duty, and that it is pity
so many of the republican leaders find
fault with him for this; that, although
there have been mistakes, such as must
happen in any administration, still, in
spite OF ali opposition, the work of re-
form goes on. They point to the peace
able and orderly condition of the south
ern states as the good fruits of the
presidents southern policy. And as to
the civil-service they say: Look around
nd and you must admit that although
the Senate has not allowed the president
to carry this reform as far or as fast as
he wished, yet a new spirit animates the
public offices. Even where old officers,
known to be not in sympathy with the
presidents ideas, remain in place, they
have been compelled to attend more
closely and effectively to their public
duties. They feel themselves held to a
more rigid accountability, and it is I'M
deniable that the federal service is more
faithfully and honestly conducted to-
day chan it has been since the firit year
of Andrew Johnson That they say,
is certainly matter the public ought
not to overlook, nor ought it to forget
that so much has been accomplished
while the Senate has kept the Presidents
hands tied as far as it could