American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-19
Hayes and His Party.

Republican organs are opening an IN
pleasantly hot fire upon Mr.. Hayes.
The Boston Traveller says: ~ Iii
''Weasle aa an Execntiye, he has admittedly
been; cratic aud ncpotic in his use of the APP
painting power,.he has confessed!y been: a
shield, for, 4 crowd of shabby shysters who
cried their own superior virtue aloud in the
market place, while they were holly in pur-
suit of personal grudges aud the heshpots of
Official piuntier, he has also undcniabfy BEEN"
The Philadelphia Bssatetis says:
"One of the most deplorabie of his failures
was that in which he figured as rcfOrmer of
the Civil-Service. We have never been inclin-
ed TO blame him because he did not elect n
thorough reform of the lCivilSer,-ice of the
country. He could not have achieved this UNI
less he had secured the cooperation of Con-
gress and neither one of the two democratic
Congresses that have been in power during his
term was more inclined to help him iii this re-
spect than it would have been disposed to try
to give Elm a life tenure of the Executive Of
flee. But there was nothing to prevent him
from obcying his own rules and following wit h
eXactnesS the lines laid down by him as those
upon which the reform should be conducted.
Not only did he permit the violation by his
Cabinet officers OF the famous order in which
he forbade ollice-holdclS to participate active
ly in politics, but in making promotions and
nominations he over andover again trunpled
the pen many 1n Vess @ * s when eod Be-
szss w ,bs head ssieg gHt e
coInpefnnt subordinate of sGeneraI' III yer. and
Of ths s, nd q yh se HUN s WHICH
Signalsseryice Sergeants to be, pyometed to
Lfentthapeies in the army .ls means of MAX
tn tsii, SIEnfseyEiaG for few ApFs simny for
Having aervedihis purpose bye keep
ing Democratic Pre7ident-out of. the
chair, Mr., Hayes is now learning, just
what his party really thinks of him.
Had he the same right to the Presi-
dency his successor win have, he could
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small reputation gained AS Governor of
Ohio. AT best he is q very weak man;
much too weak for the place he at
tempted to fill, and under any circum-
stances his Administration could
hardly have escaped being failure.
But weighted down by load which no
Chief Magistrate ever CARRIED before,
he has stumbled rather than walked
these four years past, and his disap-
pcarance from public life will not rouse
single regret beyond the circle of
personal friends. The only act for
which he deserves thanks is his adop-'
ton II the Democratic policy on the
Southern question, and that he has
seemingly been sorry for. If he had
any firm convictions on the subject he
has lacked the courage to proclaim and
defend them in unmistakable fashion,
and SO has left the impression upon the
public mind that what he did for the
South was a sort of half-hearted atone
ment for his Presidential usu. l,ation.
As for the Civil Service he will leave
it worse than he found it; for he
has made it ridiculous by his so
called ..reform,' and at the last used it
as badly as did his predecessor. Every
man who assisted the great fraud and
wanted any thing, has got something; and
if his term had lasted two years longer
Ohio would practically monopolize the
Federal offices. At first he apparently
tried to look beyond the limits of party,
but his vision soon narrowed to party
lines, and latterly has only embraced
his favorites. His virtues are all mega
tive, and while'he has purified the Ex-
ecutive atmosphere, he has not purified
his party in the least, or left any entlur-
ing evidence of his love of right and
hatred.of wrong.
d psm ssg aI opinion e ~ HAYS rs MAS
Republican opinion has 3 len. withheld
the party; The, eStraoa5 Fiotedl and
scores Of others that might ,be,s show
that the time for cosicealmeut has
passed and the time for trut htelling
arrived. Mr.. Hayes eanneelevsh have
the satisfaction of feeling thai, his party
respects him. On the contrary, he can
not escape the conviction that he is the
object of very general Republican con-
tempt. This conviction, with what
has done. and will do for
him. may be accepted as sufficient pun
ishment of the crime he represents; -
crime that will cling to his name for
ever.-St., Louis Repu6iicdn.