The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-17
PREsIDENTTfL TREiCHERr.


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Until within few days it wa hoped ana
North that the Presidant WIS naking an honest
effort to free himself from his evil com 'l"iois
and take the advice Of the recognized leaders ct
the party that elected him. But til. very dubi-
ou4 endorsement he received IN Now iiamp-
shirc scoms f. have turned his head and made
him b 'licVe that he was backed a. SOlidy ny the
North ns by the South. Previously he adtalked
Of leaving the New York appointments alone.
and had cNprg sscd desire iur harmony. Now
h. saws nothing ui his longing 10 unity tho Re-
publican party hut declares he means to send
Ia row names for every oillee he can make va
caut And lie has begun his crusade against the
EnInhhcuh leaders ny nominating Tor me once
oi luiied states District Attorney ia South Car
whose nomination Wade Hampton and he
southern Democratic Senators had clamurcd.
lhere i no mistake IN the meaning ~ tn IS
nominuton. Tho Republican Leaders have only
asked OF the Pr sid mt that he shall name goo
Republicans Tor all vacant Offices, AMI shall not
give the important l., -itions VI District Attcr-
nrv and MARSHAL 10 rampant Democrats. This
Mr.. Hayes has declined Ia do. The man North
rup. whose uninn has been sent iu Is NE AN.
Butler and the two thousand shotgun n'VHet-
err OF tho state. and has prompted me bll'er
E'r~.rution ~ " prominent hepunll. NhS on
the stat" What this prrsr.uiion - may hH
seen in an article from the New York Tunes,
published ia another column. is an oren
n frc-ij"ntinl rni,on Tor nll tho Ku-kluN as
su-sins. and the Punishment or impr-onm"nt
OF such Il auhliran-. a. may he personal
N Ti4rlca-iux ~ wade Hampton. This
man viii lrutnlly carry out tlr desires
Of the roh'l-. aud the bloodhound. oi the
law will he uu 'hained To- con NIT the most lille.
gal atrocities iu the acquisition Of pulltl al
pOwcr : rur' biting insult to the loyal ole
m nt of the rth and South could not 10" off r
od. and II ,.i nom "A man who was repre-
s0Ht,Il ] 700 t fHW lays ngu us having offered the
Cnllcctor-lipo f Now Otl'ans to Packard. and
the District Aunrueys,up Of South Carolina to
| turlIu A. III ' former H. the legal Governor Of
Louisiana. and the latter the lawfully elected
senator from South Carolina. OF course they
nff at q
H. IA i'm the attitude Of voluntarily rcsigniug
their rights. But the Iroilcr was regarded NJ
an evidence OF the Presidents return 10 a bet
ter mind. ltwas hoped that he had freed him
self from the personal domination OF Gordon
Hill. Lamar 4 Co. and had thus given the lie L.
all -torir- Of thcir supreme influence over him
But. to-day. some unseen power hus inpellrd
him 10 send into the Scnnto ilie worst name he
| could hav" chosen Tor southern appointment
What is the Republican party to think 81 such
| n nomination. There IL no decent Republican
| journal that can approve II. Eycn Patterson
/ cnunut endorse IT, though u viii De- most A.
| ccpiahlc To- Iutlnr anu Gordon once before
! W. said that the President himself had furnish
| ed the most startling proof of tho possible cor.
! rcHtncss VI current rumurs that bargain la,
| been mUdc between bis personal friend. an,
! certain southern POLITICIANS. whereby itira
| power nt the South should hr aisoiut ~ place,
| in their hands The President cannot truth
! fully say that hn nominated Northrup hccaus'
l." did noi know his charaetcr or because there
! WAS no Republican fit TO take the position
! Why. IN 20. WIS il made; 1t looks - IL there
/ " .rn some Terrible. uu- cen pressure behind tl
n.t--n- if tine BETRAYAL ~ the lirpuhlioans ~ The
South into the hands Of their miier and rcl.nt
! loss foes vd- uldde for n-ldrratiun. Ger
! tniuly ther" is no eouriliation here. II North
/ rap il confirmed the shotgun policy Will ruln 10
/ : ,uth Carol ma. tho ilnuhurE u-~ lssln. Viii -
oi l;erun'i ans " %. bn left without the shade,
! ITOtHHfllll llA law.