| Show collisions WITH CONGRESS THE new york herald says saya it is not to be denied that our national councils and conduct are reduced to the smallest consideration of the smallest topics and that while in europe the statesmen of each nation always take a continental view of every topic that comes up in this country all discussion is reduced to the level of ward politics and all expediency is measured by the standards of the ward politicians it asks what is the reason of this it replies to its own question by saying that the line of conduct arct that gen grant laid down for himself in his inaugural and to which he rigidly adheres involves a monstrous mistake he declared that he would have no no policy as distinguished from the policy of congress this is the great difficulty congress it asserts has BO no policy or if it has it is that baz each ekeh representative endeavors to secure the greatest number of fat places for his constituents political supporters and personal relatives tho the fear of a collision with congress ia Is a bad idea it thinks for congress maybe may be wron gand when it is collir collision sion tion with it may be the presidents duty it says bays that politically congress ia 13 but hut an assemblage of cli cil cliques quer quez and theae thebe cliques must be broken down or the administration will become ridiculous in lu theeres the eyes of the people an issue with them ia Is what the executive must desire rather than fear the results of andrew johnsons johnsona collisions with congress were of such a character as not to encourage his successor to repeat them besides there was a clear understanding between the republican party and its candidate for president that his policy should be in accord with that of congress the feeling was so strong against mr johnson on this point that it is not probable that gen grant would have secured the nomination and been elected president unless he had bad expressed a determination not to repeat the conduct of his predecessor general grant must have had an idea if he reflected upon the history of the past and paid any attention to the difficulties which former presidents had to contend with that if he did his best he would fail fall to give satisfaction if be he did not in the beginning think this would be the case he appears to be in a position now where this conviction convie tion will be forced fareed upon him many who have been hla hia friends begin now to find fault with his policy and make unfavorable comments upon his cours course eYet yett if he were to carry out the suggestions of the herald break the leading strings which connect him with congress congles s and have a policy of his own he would not in the opinion of very many mena mend matters a terrible outcry would be raised and everything be done by a large class to destroy his influence with the people and throw odium upon his administration it may be all very pleasant for a president of the united states during the first year or two of his administration but the last two years must be excessively disagreeable to every man of fine feelings if report speak grant has already begun to experience this for awhile he was the popular idol buethe fickle public began to tire they want a new object and a new shrine at which to worship every prominent politician hopes that he will be the new divinity and he begins to intrigue to that end to be successful he imagines he must find fault with le the president denounce his policy and thwart him in his plans this is what the politicians are now doing and they manifest no delicacy upon the sub bub subject act in fact they seem to 10 be laying themselves hem selves out to be little the adminis administration t ration and to bring the executive into contempt |
