Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-07

should have been enough for thu co..
sideraEion of man who had juss swosa
to uphold the Constitution. Mr.. Hayes.
however,, called on the ytroops--and
some people are 90 cruel as TO say that
this was done, IN accordance with the
terms of bargain by which the fraud
of his installation was condohed. And
now thiS righteous man says, In his a.
thori3ed statement: 4" Dou'tyoo 80 he
inestimable advantage. in . party sense.
of being able to throw on Democrats
shoulders the responsibility for every
species of fraud and misgovernment en-
acted in the Southp Every tissue bal
lot cast and counted In South Carolins
goes to the making Of Northern writes
for the Republican party" = ss.ass.'
1t is such things as this that have
properly discredited Mr.. Hayes ADJ
ministration; twaddle about right and
justice and the welfare Of the people.
and q chucklc over the success Of .
party trick. Mr.. Hayes has gained
neither credit for righteousness nor ad-
miration as a stalwart party leader. In
fact. he slaps the stalwarts In this part
ing proclamation. declaring that they
have done all In their power 10 kill the
party. e.. .,s 80 tsn ruistl.
His defense Of his ,Civil-service re-
form fiasco Is pitched In about tho same
key. He says that be proposed certain
ends, but found them unattainable; vet
that he has made Civil-service reform
popular and has killed tho "boss sys-
tenn Explaining how this was done.
he declares that Though no public Of
ficer has been removed for disregard a
the Civil-service order, no one has open
ly and SYSTEMATICALLY de6ed 1t without
having the fact remembered against
him when he came up for renomina-
ton" This, Of course, means nothing.
as everyone knows who has followed
the course Of Mr.. Hayes appointments,
dealing out patronage as rewards for
services in the Presidential fraud and
sending out his whole Cabinet On
stamping tours at the demand Of the
party. e rei
Among other things for which Mr..
Hayes claims credit to his Administra-
ton is the financial policy of the Gov
eminent. He says: "The gradual
hardening of the financial views of Sec
rotary Sherman has been largely due
to his influence" Another thing IL his
treatment of the labor disturbances in
1877. He says he used the Signal
service as a corps Of observers, and had
riot Indications marked on map, send
ing troops where danger was indicated.
Another thing is the fact that his Ad-
ministration "has been notably FREQ
from scandals" To conclude, Mr..
HAYES authorizes this summary Of the
merits of his Administration: .s. a
It must Mt least be remembered 10 the credit
of his administrator thiU 10 brought about
resumption and all the blessings flowing there-
from. That IL improved the diplomatic serv-
ice, and through the syesem OF Consular no
ports established since its inauguration. did
something TO increase our trndc with forcten
countries That 10 made nm honest effort ~
Civil-service reform. That Il wa. not tainted
with nepotism. That against fashionable ridi-
cule and slurs from all quarter 20 was sound
on the temperance question. That IL stend
refused TO employ an organ TO sound ito
praises. That II braveiy fought and defcatod
the men who sought to coerce, the Executive
by refusing to vote supplies, and that As far
as might DO II has conducted the Wnairs Of tho
Nation in simple. transformations Amersoaa
This, Of course, Is an excessive claim-
But, granting all that Mr.. HAYES
asks the public tobelieve Of his Admin
istration, IL yet stands distinguished
chiefly for weakness Of purpose and q
acts. and will pass into history noted
mainly for the fact that for the fiEDt
time the chair Of Washington was occu-
pied by man who was not elected 70
that place. -Boston Ulo6e.
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