The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-30

ont federal interference. You must NOT bring your
the shame lame and the guilt Of tine blood that may be
.rhat would have begun another war"
"Not OF all. II tue radicals had thus been
brought TO frll stop the federal authorities would
have rereated. The masses OF the people all over
the country would have sympathized with New
outrage upon American liberty. There would have
been no night, and Hoffman would have become
the champion or freedom and republican nstiiu-
tons. But he let the chance slip; II is now con-
ceded that federal bayoncts are part Of the ma.
cninery oil an American election and this fatal
concession ma, been engraited upon our lava by
the ku kiux BILL"
s'Of course not. Bat you will find,
wHBS TnR ELgcrioS CONES,
that the radicals will claim openly that that bl has
changed the character OF the government ana has
They viii probably make the thing acecpsaSio to
the people ~ passing resolutions la The House such
w sua s ss ra1 % 's ene %
render fruitlc5s the sacrifices OF tcrriols and
neaa INV WAR and ,s wassess s
he II resolved, that tho PRESIDENT be requested 10
exercise the authority vested In him ~ tue Ku klnx
bill 10 prevent copperncad aad rebel frauds. &c. IN
the colning electl0R.'n
THAT would be 700 thln' we sag In New
York"
.'rhcse mon are desperate enough to d, any thing
But s,pposing the election goes against ihem-whcb
to make impo sibe~svs then Tue dcn,ooraIc Choice
Tor Ohct Magistrate will not take his scat. lass
made; y similar preamble and resolution TO those
have brcry suggested viii be passed, wish an addi
osXsnai. GRANT DICTATOR
until y is sac. n the Judgment OF Congress, that
somebody shooid succeed ntnl"
"Tnat Is gloomy view o. the futuro.r
~ hope 1t Will no. DC verified Dut these men
opposed to ths uuda mental plincpie Of mes insti
tusfons-wnich Is OF course. that tho majority
sscessonisss VINO carried tao south oat Of inc
Union
"sa: oSs people would certainly resist any such
bon, bout trust to any such Illusion as that The
Northern people WIN never resist Indeed II am
'But New York state alone could raise more men
than are at the orders Of the federal government.
| ana WITHIN tMenty-0ur hours. You slrely forget
NOW very sman lorce comparatively, Is the army
"The people win not resist. because
They HAVE no LEADERS
OF courage and resolution suacent to give Thorn the
holders and largely Interested IN the preservation
| Of order. Tney shnddercd IN November when ad
slon. And when the critical moment again arrives
| they VIA again back down. Besides. IL would be
have resisted with the sanction law; now they are
| Dound hand and foot by Tits new bill, which con-
and ena1ies them TO do anything theY please, with
tne fai! cover Of law and right No. there will be
they have ioue IN tho past ''. ana I as ,hs sy
VIII probably also in the futuye-for ol,itlonary
party - necessarily governed ny the most violent
| PRESIDENT viii ever enter the White House. The
Northern people rejected negro suffrage bat allowed
Anything. no matter what. long 1t has the color
q Jaw, rather than resist the federal government ~
| "But to keep out legally elected President rould
| be pilulg on the agony lltt.c too heavy
Is Some hope st, IL Is true. Many radicals be-
ginning to sec what their associates aiming at
| and are
DRAWING BACK AGuAsT.
But then: again. there Is strong party North who
anu who would gladly support a perpetual rresl-
dent. They arc tue men OF property and bona
government ana rne army Officers and ali men VINO
hold government positions would SIDE with them.
s now aa Mho noS lead a socsy
Will hope to make their. present superior footing
ase ana ss s
Inlions pHnt you think they would prefer gov.
N arrLEs BY THE BAyoNTT
70 government which rules DJ ballots? strong
government IN Wi consulate property the Church,
ss masses OF Tue people without leaders, VIII SUD-
"Taere is but scant hope for US, them"
"TGeIe Is hope, though NOT q very strong one.
hope the next campaign, as have toll YOU will
be fought on that cue sSue-aS to whether the rcyU-
luton ne have passed through shall now stop. on
the one hand We have these radical extremists, who
wish 10 ellSave Us; on the other we have the old
hre-eaters, VINO are equally unwilling to submit to
the rule Of the majority. We must make a last
TO unite all the friends OF republican government,
Gil friends or liberty and justice upon tie new plat.
form OF the National Young Democracy. ina,
platform Is simply tnat our Institution, shall remain
as t1ey are nov. Perhaps many OF Us dislike re-
cent Congressional legislation, and may at any rate
think that tue manner OF It3 passage has noe been
according 10 due form OF law. But what has bccn
done can never be undone: 1t Is Idle TO expect IT. 1t
is foolish to hope 1t. For the sake OF escaping
THE TERRIBLE PERIL
soemny pledge ourselves never TO disturb the past.
II tnat pledge y given tue masses OF the people, no
is nov the true Issue of the contest and Will see
that they are on the eve or losing their brthrght OF
"Do you think the Southern pcople-the masses
OF hem--are likely TO accept this new programmes"
II think they WILL. Personally, the course l have
recently taken has exposed me to virulent abu.e
from The men whom me HERALD calls the Bo1rbon
democracy. They have attempted to politically
rain me by Calling Inc radical, and by saying that
I change my opinions for the sake Of getting an
Thercals
DKgr GULF
between all honest Southern men and the radical
party, which eau never be Dridged over.
"a gulT--of what Character ~
lousness as to means SO long as it gains It's end It's
gross lndlnerence TO good government IN disfran-
US over to the pundering msrcies OF bad and Cor.
rupt men, the spirit that animatcs It."
There are wnlspers OF re.nodeiling of existing
eyes, there are signs Of such movement
-, Under what name viii the rcorganlzat!on Jake
very moderate and conservative in their rcpuoli
canism. VIII tho accept-the- Observation-Disclosures 20
over 10 the conservative republican party how :"
Certainly. no democrat whatever his views are
can ever IN any way Join the republican party; the
name Is too Ol.ous. There VIII he an attempt very
likely by lob T00mbs Gnd Stephens 70 drive men or
my stripe out OF the democracy, bur we shall mako
hard nght over It, am confident T0Ombs and
the
REST OF THE FIkE-rATgRs
haze no very great strength among the people.
They belong TO the past aud the new generation
that Is sprgIn2 tfD while IL respects them men,
has no confidence IN them as political leaders. /
state III 1872 TO. this accephe situation party-ths
peace party-which. as nave told you, viii proba-
bly, include all the best men In the entire country.
Such republicans as Trumbuil and Sclurz can have
no possible objection to Joining the democratic
party, II IL relilqushes Its old dogmas anu purges
itself OF the secession clement Then the coiiscrva
tive REPUBLICANS VIII have to Join the young demo-