New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04
TO THE FORE.


TO THE FORE.
The new Administration opened with the Re-
publicans in control Of the White House and OF
the Senate. but with a Democratic House Of
Representatives. The personnel of the Admin
ttra,ion follows:
President-Rutherford B. Hayes Ex-Governor
OF Ohio.
Vice President-William A Wheeler. of New
York late Member Of Congress from that
State.
Secretary of s,ate-William NJ Evarts, of New
York
Secretary Of the Treasury-John Sherman. late
Senator from Ohio.
Secretary of War-George W. McCrary. Of Iowa:
succeeded in 1879 by Alexander Ramsey. of
Minnesota
Of Indiana
Secretary Of the Interior-Carl Schurz OF Mis-
souri,
Postmaster General-David NJ. Key. of Tonnes
see; succeeded in 1880 by Horace Maynard.
of Tennessee.
Attorney -General-Charles Devens. Of Massa-
chusetts.
President Hayes was inaugurated on Monday.
said that the permanent paciication Of the
country upon such principles and by such
measures as would secure the complete protec-
ton Of all its citizens in the free enjoyment OF
all their constitutional rights was then the one
subject in public affairs Of supreme Importance.
Wise honest. peaceful local self gov eminent was
not fully enjoyed in the South. Such govern
nent an imperative necessity for the South.
but. when established it must guard the in
terests of both races carefully and obey the
whole Constitution. He determined to pro-
tect the rights of all. and would his infu-
for honest and efficient government. Uni
versal suffrage should rest universal educa-
don. and he urged that liberal provision be made
by the States for schools. possibly with National
aid. The President, in pursuance Of the policy
initiated by General Grant. called attention to
the evils Of official patronage and said there
should be legislation upon the system Of ap-
pointments to the Civil Service. He expressed
himself strongly in favor Of pressing toward
Specie payments.
THE SOLID SOUTH
A notable 'event Of the summer Of 1877 was
the withdrawal Of Federal troops by President
Hayes from the States Of South Carolina and
LOUISIANA Only 4,lW troops r. manned in the
Texas
tect the frontier This act Of President Hayes.
in view of the inexorable determination Of the
white Democrats Of the South to stamp out by
fraud and Violence every vestige Of Republican
ascendancy in every Southern State. was de,-
tined necessarily TO have only one result Dur-
ing President Hayes's term the South became
sOiidly Democratic and the freedman and the
Republican party in that section. abandoned to
their fate disapDeared cOmDl.f.lv o. foo.on
III public affairs
The XLVth Congress met for the first time in
special session at the call Of the President
October L. 1877, adJourning December 8 only
to meet again Immediately for the regular an
nuaI session. 1t thus made up;
senate-Republcans. 80: Democrats. 49, In
Dependent. l. Total 10
Honse-Samuel ]. Randall. Of Pennsylvania
DEM. Speaker, Republicans. 40; Democrats
El3 Total 293
Ihe reaction OF sentiment In the North in
1916 against the Democratic party gave the Re
pubilcans in this Congress an increase of thirty
two votes in the House of Representatives. with
out. however giving them a majority. The
southern delegations now nearly solidiy
Democratic. there being from the thirteen States
oI thdi section only nine Republican members
~ against seventy-seven Democrats. The Sem
ATE remained Republican. and the President Of
the United States Republican.
The business for which this session had been
specially called provision for the support
Oh the Army The President in a oricf message
asked not only for this appropriation, but also
Tor fe" others, the principal one being to sup
ply deficiency in the support Of the Navy.
The Army bill was duly reported in the House,
and was passed by both that body and the Sen