The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-07

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of the Republican party and its time
/ honored usages.
1t should at once organize its forces in
every township in the country, and in
| that first step bury every schismatic IN
| fuence. Then the party should fall into
| line and stand shoulder to shoulder in
serried ranks. Then the column should
move to the music of the Union and the
Constitution with perfect end regular
step If the President is a Republican
he will fall in; if not. he will stand aloof
And. should he identity himself with the
movement, he will take up step with the
party and remain in line with its column.
| II he fails to keep step to the music he
will, Of course, trip, stumble, break ranks.
| fall out of the Republican line, and take
his place among the stragglers.
Let him do what he may, the Repubi-
can path of duty is plain. 1t is its mis-
sion to save the nation from being over
run and desolated by the Democratic
hordes in and out Of official positions who
seek to subjugate and possess the govern
ment To accomplish this end the Re
publican party must be thoroughly or
ganized in every State from Maine to the
Rio Grande, and from the Atlantic to the
! Pacific, and the campaign can not be
commenced too early
In spite Of all that the personal friends
OF the President can do, the idea that he
is a second Andrew johnson has taken
deep root in both houses OF Congress-
Those who make it their daily business
to repeat this false charge are, in the
main, men welded by inclination and in
terest to the old order. They are at the
same time influential among the old time
managers. They are in the majority, and
are active and persistent The Presi-
dents real friends are fewer in number,
and less aggressive. Many OF them, too,
while absolutely confident of his Repub
licanism, are still fearful that his course
toward the South and the Democrats will
seriously damage the party. AS body,
they are passive rather than active friends.
They content themselves with excusing
rather than fighting openly and courage
ously for what they believe is right in the
President His enemies have captured
the Republican side in the Senate. and
have it under complete control There
is not a man in that body who is recog-
nized as a Republican in full standing
who can be depended upon for even
half way defense of the Presidents Re
publicanism, of the organization of his
administration, of his civil service ideas,
OF his disposition of the patronage, or OF
his entire course toward the South Mr..
| Edmunds took early occasion to detach
himself from Conkling, upon the ques-
tion of Senators interfering with patron
age, but upon other important points he
is entirely at variance with the President
There are four or FIVE Republicans who
will probably vote to sustain the Presi-
dent upon such questions as those raised
| by the New York nominations, but the
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oughly hostile. and while at present little
is said on the floor, in reality the forces
of the party, as they are represented
there, are arrayed more strongly against
him than at any period of his term.
The situation is but little better in the
House There is no man there who,
when he rises to speak, is looked upon as
one in thorough accord with the admin
lstration. There are, perhaps, fifteen or
twenty who maintain cordial relations
with the President. 1t would be difficult
for any one acquainted with the House
to name fifteen who deserve to be called
cordial friends. There certainly is not
that number who in debate which called
forth general attack, would engage in a
hearty defense of the administration.
The reason for this condition of affairs
among Congressman in both branches Is
either a belief, or a pretended belief,
which is assumed as an excuse for hostil-
ity or attack, that the President is not a
sound party Republican. A considerable
number of the more radical are honest in
this. The machine men, who see power
and spoils slipping from their grasp, af-
feet this belief in order to rally the party
to save their plunder.
But outside Of all these baser unfriend-
ly influences there is an honest body OF
men who make up what is the proper
machine of party organization. They
have been connected with the party from
its birth They know that without
healthy organization success is altogether
impossible; and they feel that President
| Hayes, while striking at what is meant
by the machine. when that term is used
in its odious sense, is not distinguishing
between that and the legitimate and nee
essary organization of the party.
This body constitutes the last element
here which has not wholly gone over to
the active opponents of the President
and insidious efforts are in progress to
discourage and demoralize this force, and
to make them believe that a general par
| ty union against the President is the
only thing which can save the party
And the success which is attending this
line of attack is not to be despised. Its
chief leaders are in the Senate. Beyond
question their plan is to solidify the con
trolling influences of the party against
the President These leaders are men
of political skill and sagacity and of life
long experience. They have their hands
upon the party organization throughout
the country. The office holders, as 9
class, are with them. This may seem q
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President himself is fully aware of it:
truth The power which these Senators
WELD here is almost absolute. 1t is but
little less in the States, SO far as the par
ty machinery is concerned. There is nc
longer room for doubt but that they in
tend to force President Hayes to surrend
er, or in case OF refusal, to force hin
aside, crowd him over where he will b'
obliged to depend upon Democrats fol
his combinations, and every time the
Democrats support him shout to the
faithful that the President has johnson
ized Meantime, while crowding him Il
the wall, they, intend to oppose him with
the whole machine of the party, and tha
portion of the better element which usu
ally works willingly with the machine il
al party campaigns. In short, by all the
means SO well known to them, they in
tend to FIRST rally, and then thorough!
organize the regulars of the Republican
! party against the President, with tn,
, idea of controlling pure machine nomi
nation in 1880 And all organized hos
tility to the President now showing itsel
in Washington can be fully explained
upon the theory that the machine mel
OF the party have fully made up thei
minds TO crush Mr. Hayes and his prom
ised reforms, and force the nomination o
a leader after their own hearts.
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