Year: 1877

"A telegram from Washington denies the
report put in circulation that Mr.. Hayes
would now behead the friends OF Mr..
Conkling holding positions in the New
York custom House. Mr.. Hayes cannot
afford to raise great issue with his par
ty, because Mr.. Conkllng choose to cast
reflections on him. Nor ought he to be
moved by any such personal motives. If
he is SO small man in intellect as that
he is not fit to fill the position he holds,
and such an action would prove his un-
fitness. For such affronts the President
would be justified in Withholding favors,
but not in striking a man through the
punishment of his friends.


But Mr.. Hayes is bound to stand by
the people, if he. recognizes his election
by the people and he has not yet said
that he owed it to the Congressional
Electoral Commission, device to cheat
the people. The President should not
only not hesitate to accept the support of
every Senator and every Representative
who would favor reform aud retrench-
ment, but he should seek to strengthen
himself by counting their aid. If he has
the cause of the people at heart, he is
bound to use his efforts and the agencies
OF his great Office TO effect this patriotic
purpose. If Mr.. Hayes has engaged sin
cerely in work on behalf of the people
to make the government better and re-
duce the burden of taxation he will be
justified in using such power as he has
been entrusted with t. bring about re-
forms in this direction.


The Democratic members of the Sen
ate engaged in efforts to reduce taxation
have the same right to carry forward the
great work of reform and retrenchment,
and while they may safely say they have
nothing to do with Mr.. Hayes civil SER
vice order and refuse to recognize the pro-
priety OF denying the right of government
officers to take part in the elections, thew
are in duty bound to avail themselves OF
any quarrel in The Radical party to Sc.
cure aid for advancing the cause of the
people as undertaken by the Democratic
House,and thus accomplish the great de
sideratum-the reduction of expendi
lures.


The quarrel between Mr.. Conkling. the
PRESIDENT and members of the Cabinet /,
a more serious one for the Republican
party than some OF Its journals seem tc
apprehend. There is scarcely a nroba
plllty OF the Republican parry carrying
New YORK now, as success will be to th,
disadvantage of one section of the actiy,
men OF the party. And the defeat of tn,
Republican parry in the State of New
York, whereby the Democrats will secm
both Houses of the Legislature will caus
the break in the Republican ranks to grow
still wider, in fact be likely to destro
the entire harmony of the party and sen,
. it TO perdition.


And really we do not think any on
ought to regret such result for it ba
peen the most costly and wicked part
tnat ever existed, and turned out rascal
and lngen Gus robbers so rapidly that
they had been punished at all cs thev dc
served all the penitentiarles in the oour
try would have required enla:gemeut,au
certain aud sure defeat would have b,
fallen The party becau7e of its depletion
While publication seemed impossible.


Should the administration parLy be d,
feated in Ohio on the 9th the Conklir
faction in New York will be elated. an
be sure TO bring upon themselves mo
nat ed from the Hayes people there Bt
sides this the loss of an Administratic
Senator in Ohio will make Mr.. Conklin.
presence in the Senate mole to be drea
ed in any event; but his presence the
flushed with success might become teri


BILE to Schurz and Evarrs; while the &c
man friends Of Schurz alone in Ne


York could doubtless change the resu
IN that State to say nothing of The flien


OF Evarts and the appointments that tb,


could control if Conkling's schemes we


defeated.