The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-01
THE STAL WART PRESIDENT.

A few weeks ago the LEADER spoke
of the stalwart qualities of President
| Hayes, and said, in substance, that
when called upon he would respond in
an unmistakable manner, suited to the
liking of the most ardent republicans.
Although "stalwart % is a term some
what vague in its application to poll
tics, it is generally understood to apply
to that form Of republicanism which
maintains the strict doctrine of the
party, and will tolerate no surrender of
ideas to that party in the south which
now seeks TO rule the country after
having failed to destroy it. Liberal re-
~publicanism was disposed to truckle
| somewhat to the arrogant demands of
the south. Its followers drew on some
celestial source, silent and unseen, for
a wonderful supply Of the ''milk of hui
man Kindness" The tactical waDh
| cleansed the gore from the reeking
hands of the would-be assassins of the
republic, and made them look like ERR
ing brethren" Kindness was the
panacea for sectional hate. However,
Gen. Grant and his advisors, who had
fought these erring brethren long and
hard, and who perfectly understood the
method of their error, could not agree
to surrender the fruits of victory to the
conquered. 1t may be said that this
determination in a measure famed the
flame of passion in the south,
and our northern liberals would
fain have quenched this heat by
removing the cause. This theory
of reconciliation" became widespread,
it must be confessed, for compassion is
always a leading spirit in the makeup
of a generous and noble people. So the
campaign of '76 turned greatly on this
point. The democratic platform was
constructed like a huge drag-net to
rope in the liberal republicans, and it
did succeed in getting a good portion.
The republican platform, in d dignifed
tone. favored giving the ''erring breth-
ern'' a chance.
When President Hayes was inducted
into office there was naturally much in
terest felt in his policy toward the
south. He is most successful in keep
ing his own counsel, and, N fine
morning the republicans of the north
and the south alike were astounded
at what appeared to be IN uncondi-
tional surrender to the south. 1t SEEM
ed as if he had given the s%outherners
all that the democrats had promised.
The army, or, the few companies of
troops that were scattered about the
| gulf and lower Atlantic states, was re-
moved. The election of Wade Hamp-
ton, in South Carolina, and Gen. Mich
oils, in Louisiana, vas conceded. This
too, Notwithstanding the fact that the
title of the presidential electors of
Louisiana was no more perfect than
that of Gen. Packard.
There were not wanting republicans
| who condemned the action of the presi-
dent. 1t was asserted that the negroes
of the south had been deserted, and the
position of the republican party, in con-
sequence, was compromised. All sorts
of things were p%rophesied, and it was
almost conceded that the president had
Tylerized or Johnsonized. However,
the immediate friends of the president
were strong in his defense. They
counseled patience, and mysteriou sly as
serted that the future would justify the
president in the eyes Of the party. That
time has Come. Mr.. Hayes is honored
by the party which partially condemn
ed him in the past because it did not
understand him.
And why not an understanding?
Usually the president is in the counsel
and cnfdence Of the leaders of the
party by which he vas elected. Not so
with Mr.. Hayes. The recognized lead
ers of the republican party in and out
Of congress were strongly opposed to
his official actions. But the sequel
shows that our president has more than
common political sagacity, and that his
far seeing judgment has resulted in re-
uniting all elements Of the republican
party into n solid, homogeneous
mass. We have it personally from one
Of the friends and advisors of the presi-
dent that the present condition of
things was fully expected by Mr.. Hayes