Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-03-11
OLD AND NEW.

G parting guest is a maxim Of true hos
d pitality. and acting on its principles ".
? should welcome the new administration
] whilst bidding adeiu to the old.
We confess whilst, under other cir
cumstauces, we wsuld most chccrfullv
speed the departure Of Mr.. Hayes and
his administration, as things are now
we are rather reluctant to part. We
know what Hayes is. So far as he is
concerned the past is safe, but we are
not so certain about the future. HAYES
administration has not been a brilliant
one but it has been a safe one Himself
a goodygood sort Of a man, with an eagy
conscience, which permitted him to take
and enjoy the fruits of fraud, he endeav-
ored at first, when somewhat uncertain
Of his tenure, to make some amends to
the Democratic party for the great wrong
done it, and adopted its policy, whereby
the autonon my of the Southern States
was restored. In other respects. at this
time, he manifested desire, IN his weak
way, to rise to the dignity of the office
and be the President of the whole people;
but as he became more and more secure
of his scat, he gradually yielded to the
pressure brought to bear upon him by
the 'Stalwarts' and ended by being on
ly the President of the Republican par
ty, and not much of a President at
that.
But after all the contrast between the
outgoing administration, and that Of
Grant, which proceeded it was so mark
ed for the better that for our part we
would rather endure twelve years of
IIayesism and than four years Of Grant
ism, with all its attendant corruption
and misrulc. So that when we come to
Hayes with what went before
him, the result greatly rebounds to his
credit 1t remains for the future to
him with his successor.
Were 1t a Democratic administration,
which was inaugurated on Friday last
we should have had 10 doubtas to the
future But as it was not we are by
no means so sanguinc as to future results.
Gen. arfeld is claimed to be man
Of very great ability and craftsmanship
This may be SO. He may possess all
the qualities claimed for hun He has
been in the House of representatives.
for seventeen years and taken high rank
in that body. 1t may be that partisan
ship has blinded US, but careful exam
nation Of his record during that long
time has failed to impress US with his
great abilities or craftsmanship. That
he Is fine orator, and a strong speaker
is not to be denied Especially are
some of his speeches on finance indica-
tive of power, but beyond his utterancos,
he has shown himself nothing. but the
partisan politician who on all occasions
md at all times was ready and willing
o sustain the EXTREMIST measures ofhis !
party, and who never once rose to the 0
'lane of broad and patriotic, states . q
We may be mistaken in our d
stimate of him, an hope for the happi- =
less and prosperity of the country we $
re mistaken, but we fear not and ap- Of
rehcnd that his administration will be Al
un along in the old groove of stalwart i,
Several straws indicate this, even at
MS early hour. The selection as the
hief of his cabinet of the brilliant and
cry Blaine, known to be the unrelent-
taras rs 2f d the Southern l peeps s9s@9a
lot calculated to allay our alarm, which
IS rather increased by that portion Of the
new Presidents inaugural, wherein he |
speaks of the Wholesale Acknowledgement
Of the negroes in portions Of the South.
no We speed the parting guest reluet-
antly, because we fear the coming one
will no; be 50 agreeable. In this instance
we think, we prefer the more eonsersa-
tive sentiment which teaches US lit is
better to bear the ills we have than fly
to those We know not Of.