| Show THE democratic ADDRESS tim address of the democrats of of of the forty fourth congress in caucus assembled on the alleged frauds in the election of the new prest prebi dent will bo be found entertaining reading to all of our readers who take any interest in political matters it may be regarded as the solemn democratic protest against the manner in which president hayes reached the distinguished position in which he was installed on monday march 5 as fraudulent and unconstitutional and subversive of the liberties of the country the address employs some very strong language and will not be without its influence upon the politics of the future it may be the means of helping materially to roll up a heavy democratic majority maj at the next presidential elections elec tlona tiona in 1880 as neither the republicans nor the democrats can be very fully satisfied with the basis upon which the present president sustains his title to the chair of the chief magistrate gi strate THE CRISIS PAS r tire TIIE election and inauguration crisis is past the trouble which was considered very threatening a few weeks back did not come the party larty in power has secured another four years lease of pf authority hayes the republican candidate is declared and been installed as president though 1 as far aa as can be ascertained while nomina nominally Ii y a majority president really a minority president being not the choice antice 0 of f a majority of the people and d it being by no means certain that he was the actual choice of the majority of the legal presidential electors however he haa baa been authoritatively announced and accepted as president Preside ut and whether or not he has just claim to the office the office he hasa has the power rower and authority thereof he wields and he receives the respect with some the outward respect only due to the office of course the republicans are in h high edh glee because they have won the day and their party retains the power the democrats are correspondingly disgusted because they have bave lost the day and because they believe they have been cheated out of the victory and consequently they must iemann out of office for four years longer at least in the ordinary course of things some of them appear to 10 accept the situation with tolerable cheerfulness while others are hour mur and almost mute with N vexation and chagrin it would have been better for president hayos haye s and forthe for tha republican party and for the republic at large if be he had received his high office by a clear and undoubted title aa as the undeniable choice of the people it would have had a better influence private and public at home and abroad and would have been a source of or laudable pride to all conce concerned which under the circumstances it can hardly be anyway tho the general public is probably too glad that thelong the long wearying in damaging suspense isider to I 1 ta think 1 k seriously and regretfully over the policy and the methods which procured the ending of that suspense bo so faras farna the announced of the new president is concerned it sounds bounds fair enough to the ear but as yet it is only words at best indicative dica tive of his desire for reform in id various ways good so far as it goes but remain remaining I 1 n ti dead letter until vivified by development g in divers a measures 9 which he may or ar b my but nut td carry into effect T the el with whIch he will bave have ty to vork work if hei her should hak hab halwany hae wany any wery very small and me measures aures le jae proposes or should bap happen per pei to please the jamall majority be will ivill nind and it much mu ch easler easier to to perform io to declare intentions than to embody them in 14 deeds 3 UNEASY LIES lles THE HE HEAD io je tue THE posit position lari bf ahe abw II 11 president is not an enviable onS his intentions may inay bo be very good a and i hid fid lle ile lie may mean to serve his country rather than hia hla party bilt but between him liim and the country lies iles the party andia he does not plea pleas the party his well intentioned measures will have little chance of bollig into effect before the country the president evidently desires to have a compromise pol poi ieya icya conciliatory cili cill atory mop moo moderate erate conservative policy this will wil highly displease the tho radicals of af his party the sharp to tongued aldine nas has already begun to blurt this out rather noisily in the senate and others will be likely to act similarly but in a more offensive manner marine r the pr presidents esi dents proposed cabinet runs against snags snags in the senate and that august body does not run eagerly to the confirma tion on tile contrary there are pronounced indications that as at present proposed ithe the new cabinet will not pass but will veed peed need material modification if not thorough change the mild southern policy prop proposed Os will not suit the radical wing of the party those who rejoice a in southern outrage sen sensations lations and a cognate policy and they will no doubt oppose the milder policy in every way that shall be feasible many of f the presidents panty party will not be ve vernwell very well weil pleased over his professed ignoring of the doctrine that to the victors belong the spoils and his expressed pilu policy of paying less attention to the importunities tuni ties of congressmen for office for their political friends and supporters will offend many not a few of whom wield important influence which they can turn at will either for or against his nominations Bes besides idesy idess office seekers are notoriously a hungry set and a hungry man especially a hungry office seeker is particularly savage and vindictive towards those who aru are the means of keeping the bread out of his mouth which he be thinks he ou ought to have this is an element of opposition which is likely to annoy the president considerably As has been previously remarked d the presidential majority in congress is very small and he has none in the co antry country and for these weighty reasons unless he shall exhibit superior generalship and shining administrative ability he will find that he has a perplexing work before him to steer the ship of state during the next four years personally he may have feir ens ons mies but his party is pretty well matched and the lead is is hardly sure to it just now there is a good deal of probability that the administration and the opposition bein being 9 so 0 o nearly equal in numbers and the president being in accord with only the themore more moderate modera teof of will be a great amount of seesaw see saw ing work of vexatious hindrance rather than of satisfactory progress lu ne the development of any policy and of any uny measures that the administration ministration may propose whether conciliatory or conservative or radical with such prospects the president may soon come to understand that hat all that glitters is not gold t hat at power is not pleasure always t hat lat public station Is not in every t hing irig to be preferred to private station even ex president grant with all his stolidity and alleged oes ses arism is report reported eI as having ex pressed ardent longings for the time to 0 come when he should throw off he the responsibilities of place ard aad power ower and once more become a private e citizen pres president ident hayes a enters upon the same high office under decidedly less favorable auspices than his hia immediate predecessor did |
