The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-27
THE DALLAS HERALD, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH e7 1881

bona ilde, legitimate majority in the senste,
but having an equal number with the demo-
Gratis, with two independents to throw the
scale in which ever direction they chose
the role OF arrogance and supercliousness
was essayed and it seemed to work most nd
mirably. We having nothing in the way OF
which may have induced and influenced
General Malone, of Virginia, TO act with the
republicans in the organization Of the senate.
If his course was in accordance with his
judgment! and his conscience it is not in the
province of any one to moot
his action. He, however, made it posi-
bic for tho republicans TO dictate the
membership Of the committees and TO name
the officers of the senate. We believe that
this should have been accorded the democrats,
inasmuch as the republicans have the presi-
dent d the lower house of congress by an
easy working majority. If 1t be really
President Garded's policy 10 bring about
unity If political sentiment between the
sections, to engender harmony between the
north and the.south, TO revive the fraternity
Of feeling that once bound the people to-
gether, heart TO heart, it strikes us that he
would have better succeeded if the organ
za.ion had been accorded to the democrats.
This, if he had used his influence in thst
direction especially, would have made the
democrats both of the senate and of the
house inclined to aid him In all measures
tending TO the public good and to the
development Of such policy.
AS it is, tho democrats believing that they
have been oyerrulod in this matter in some
way or other, now feel, if not GOODNESS for
tho new president and his administration, ut
least an apathy and indifference. Further
more, tho republicans of Virginia evince some
feeling in the matter, and express the fear
that tho administration may in some way be
committed TO Senator Malone in tho matter
of tho distribution of the federal patronage in
Virginia, and when they express this fear
they utter with it the determination not TO
acquiosce tsmely but to retaliato and 90 with
the democrats in the organization of the
house. Other republicans from southern
states will naturally feel alarmed too, and
reason that their power may be usurped and
taken from them by an independent con-
gresham, or SENATOR or governor even, and
they may take itupon themselves to show their
teeth and do what they can to thwart the
desires of tho president and his measures of
reconciliation and good feeling. Thus tn
arrogance of the majority may lead to re-
sui deeply TO BIO deplored. We believe
that tho president means TO do well by the
entire country. We believe that ii is the
earnest desire of his heart to beget con-
servatism of political sentiment in the hearts
Of the people north aud south that will s,iAe
stalwariisn north and what is termed
bourbonism south. 1t Is not impossible
that he should create and establish new
party entirely to oppose the radicalsm Of
both tho old parties, II new party that would
regoHerate and rejuvnonate the entire country
10 patriotism and broiherly love, aud that
would know no north, no south and forget
that civil war WAS ever waged. This is not
impossible, and tho president, if he
will resen. with mailed hand tho arrogance
of the majority or any impertinence of the
minority, can draw to him the conservative
element of tho country that wants tho coun-
try to thrive, wants tho people to live in
harmony with each other, wants sec,ionalsm
cverlas,ngly smo!hered and wants real
union of the states cementcd and made per-
patusl by union of tho hearts of tho people.
The political leaders do not want this. They
wan, agitation, want contentious, want strife,
ordinations and recrminations, for these
make up the measure of their stock in trade,
their capital, whereby they got positions and
arc enabled TO dictate policies. The AFRO.
gSncc of the majority is amenace TO the
people, and tho people should SO have it