Year: 1878

Congress meets again to-day after the long
holiday recess. A large proportion OF the
members have been in immediate inter-
course with their constituents. and. it will
bee seen before the close of the week
whether any improvement of feeling has
been wrought by popular influence. No
change of attitude is to be expected OF the
part Of democrats, but the relations between
the republican, members and tho President
were SO critical and threatening at the time
of adjournment that much interest will be
felt in the new developments. Both
sides have had an opportunity for
reflection and q calm survey Of the
situation. and it is to be hoped
that both will manifest more conciliatory
spirit 1t is against the public interest to
have an open quarrel between the President
and the party that elected him. There has
never been an instance of the kind when
the government was well administered. The
country has reason to deprecate return Of
the confusion and chaos which prevailed in
the time Of Andrew Johnson and Of John
Tyler. When q President gets alienated
from his party he almost inevitably falls
under the influence of small personal
coterie of sycophants and Aatterers, and
from that time forward his administration
can have no commanding strength.
Mr.. Hayes views are SO correct on
the currency and some other questions
of the first magnitude that we should
regret to see his influence shattered and de-
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We are glad that he has decided during the
recess that he will not further provoke his
opponents by sending new nominations for
the New York Custom House, and we hope
the republican Senators will respond in
kind to this conciliatory indication. We
large has any sympathy with the wild and
rancorous hostility of William E. Chandler
and his open or secret abettors. The party
would welcome q restoration of harmony;
moderate concessions on both sides would
probably suffice to bring about better state
of feeling.


We suppose the debate on the Silver bill
will be Immediately renewed and that it
will proceed without much interruption un.
til the question is brought to vote. 1t is
not probable that the amendments proposed
in the Senate will be adopted. When the
bill shall have passed in all its original de-
formity it will be sent to the President, re-
specting whose action there can be no doubt
The only question which causes anxiety is
whether his veto will kill it. We believe
that it will, and that the talk in a contrary
sense is mere swagger and bravado. veto
without. reasons might leave the question
doubtful, but President Hayes will be able
to assign reasons of such convincing force
that two-thirds of both houses will not
repass the bill over his veto. When Presi-
dent Grant vetoed the Imitation bill q few
years ago its advocates all wilted under his
negative, and even Senator Morton, their
foremost leader, gave up the cause. The
force of the Presidents reasons and the in
fluence of his Office will Dount for good
deal, especially if moderation and good
sense shall prevail over personal feeling
and accomplish reconciliation between
Mr.. Hayes and his party. In this crisis he
needs to reinforce his influence, in order
that he may WELD it with more effect for
the protection of the public credit and the
restoration of business prosperity.