Year: 1878

THE ADMINLSTRATION AND THE ELECTIOh.


We shall be slow TO believe the current
rrmors to the effect that the President is
about to launch upon career Of general re-
mOvals from Office In this State. For such a
course, at such time, and after the expert
ence of the past Winter, there could be
but two explanations. Men would say
either that the President had resolved to exert
his political power to build up an Admins
tration party in New York, and defeat an
obnoxious Senators or that, in entire Indiffer-
ence to political consequences, he was resolved
TO pay off old grudges against this Senator
by turning bis friends out of office. Either
explanation is so utterly unworthy of the man
we have heretofore known and hOnored In
the White House, that we shall continue,
40 long as we can, to disbelieve the reports
with which the alr of Albany and Washington
is flied. Passing these by for the present
as SANDERS on the President, we desire, in
the interest of no faction, but for the
good, as we believe, of those who sim
cerely think the Solid South and Tam


many Hall should not, at this juneture,
rule the country, to offer few suggestions on
Two issues in this State--the election Of Con-


gressrneD and the choice of a Legislature. g.


1t is not wise 70 suppose, as some people
do. that criticism of the President Is income
patibie with an earnest desire to sec a Repub-
Iican Congress elected. President Hayes has
bis own way of dealing with questions at Issue.
We say frankly that we do not like bis way
in all respects But we have also to say that
we like still ess-immeasurably less-the way
Of the critics who are willing to see the Re-
publican party defeated because the President
does not please them. He has done great
many good things. We hope that be has 1t
in his mind TO do many Others which he has
not vet found means to do. 1t is not enough
TO say that she means WE'LL and that hot
ter place than New-YOrk is paved with good
intentions It is the simple truth that he
has done a great deal already which
impartial history will pronounce well done


He has mads blunders, also Impartial his
tory Will not hesitate to state the fact. But
his administration, not yet eighteen months
old, has gone far to settle the Southern
question on a permanent basis; II has
succeeded beyond all expectation IN preDar-
ing for a settlement of the currency question,
with due regard for the honor of the Nation
and the lasting welfare of the people and it
has made real advances in respect to the con-


duct OF the Civil Service. .lsl.4ral
We believe, and have frankly said, that the
Administration would wear many more laurels
to-day Sc it had promised less profusely. Also,
we do not think its performance as to the CIvil
Service has been consistent or creditable. Gross
and inexcusable blunders have been made.
Yet il is true that the Civil Service is much
more pure and worthy than 1t was when Pres
ident Grant left it On the whole, there has
been decided change for the better. Knayes
in Office do not now assail with hope the
highest officials. There is better and health
ier tone prevailing at Washington and else
where. Some Of the changes made have been
disappointing, bat Others have been good, and
1t would be equally wrong to say that the
Administration had made no Improvement,
and 10 say that 1t had done all that it could