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Show CHAMBERLAIN'S ATTACK ON Ha YES. The speech of ex-Governor Chamberlain Cham-berlain of South Carolina is not only the lament of a disnppoiuted politician poli-tician ; it is tho very natural reflections reflec-tions of a party man who believes that he haB been deceived and betrayed by a friend. Viewing it in a partisan sense the policy pursued by President Hayes was unusual and apparently unwise, because it was a direct departure de-parture from tho republican policy and expectations, and antagonistic tu its spirit and the methods of the cam paigu through which he was elected. Tho administration policy will be judged by ita success or failure; but it will besafe.pcrhaps, to assume that iu its bearings towards the democratic: party it will have only the efleot ot strengthening that organization, while it cannot unite ita oppouents. The democrats may be depended upon to sustain evry democratic principle en forced by President Hayes, but they are not likely to forget that the concessions con-cessions made by a republican president presi-dent were fairly won by themselves in the round popular majority of Mr. Tilden, and are not in the nature ol pure acts of grace of the tochnical president towards the people. For Mr. Hayes to attempt to build up n powerful administration party on such a basis, in the face of the eppo sitioo of such men as Blaine and Chamberlain shows the inexperience of the mau at the head of the nation. |