The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-07-11
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minisfratiOn-A Few of his
MissfafementsE ExpOsed.-WRO
are the Real AssaiIanIs of the
Rights of the People?
! Ex-senator Hendricks, in accept
ing the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Indiana, says: "The Of
fee of a State Governor is one of
great responsibility, now more than
ever, that the rights and powers of
the State are being attacked, and
that these rights and powers are be-
ing absorbed in central power, SO
that the people shall no longer have
domestic and fire-side government,
for the protection of their rights"
Now, the first question that arises
is, Is this a true or false present.
ment? Has Mr.. II. surrendered the
Secession idea of continued struggle
and conflict between State and Ma
tional governments, such as recently
eliminated in a fearful war? The
first article of the platform adopted
by the Indiana Democratic Conven-
tiOn makes this pledge: "All the po-
litical rights and franchises which
have been acquired must and shall
be guaranteed, maintained, enjoyed
and respected evermore."
Now is not this a large advance
from the late position of the Demo-
cratic party of Indiana, and an en-
dorsemeut of the settlement of the
issues of the war as made by Con-
gress? One of the amendments to
the Constitution, which "guarentee
and maintain all the political rights
and franchises acquired" provides
that they shall be enforced by ap-
propriate legislation. Yet, notwith-
standing all this substantial endorse
ment of almost everything that has
been done by Congress and the Ad-
ministration, Mr.. II. proceeds to
charge all the legislation of Congress
and the execution of the laws by
the Administration, as an "attack
upon the rights and powers of the
State" Has not legislation been
forced into this shape, for the pro-
lection "Of domestic aud fireside
government ?''
Mr.. H, to whom has been con-
ceded higher grade of statesman>
ship than most of his compeers, be
trays his training in the school of
the old Bourbon Democracy by a
most outrageous disregard of truth,
in ignoring, like any other shallow
demagogue, the great facts of the
history of this Administration Does
not this Elk Senator show himself
capable of the most egregious mis-
representations when he says:
"Those States are prostrate in the
dust ?" meaning the restored States
so lately in fragrant rebellion /? Does
not every intelligent reader know
that this statement is untrue in let
ter and spirit?
The legislation of Congress, and
the acts of the Administration,
which has mildly but firmly exc
cuted the laws, have all been direct
ed for the protection of "domestic
and fireside government?" and that
sail political rights and franchises
may be enjoyed and respected ever
more" and eue'.yo0here. Who has at
tackled domestic and fireside govern
mentw Who has invaded the pri-
vacy and security of domestic life?
From what party has come the or
ganization which made midnight
murder and incendiarism its agents
to carry out and execute its Internal
behests ?
1t has been the policy of Mr.. Fl. IS
party to ignore the existence of this
order, (the Ku Klux) and take no
notice of their deeds of darkness, as
explaining much of what is real in
the prostration and slow recovery OF
the South. Mr.. H. says the South
is Frustrated, and it is done by those
who administer the laws. Does he
point out how this has been brought
Sabout2 The President has acted as
the agent of Congress, which passed
the laws. He has violated no
law passed by the representatives of
the people. He has exerted no ar
bitrary power to take away the "po-
litical rights and franchises of the
people" He has made no attack
upon "domestic and freside govern.
ment." He has made no "assault
upon the rights and powers of the
States" Protection, good order and
peace-security of property, security
of life, and the enjoyment of rights
and franchises by all, from the high
est to the lowest-have been the
a cardinal aims of this Administration
, Mr.. II. simply uses the language
< of an unprincipled demagOgue, who
ignores the great facts which should
I command the attention and appro'
baton of every patriotic stat sman
J.. and indulges in flatulent rhetoric
which has no base but the morbid
Imagination of distempered minC
= and perverted heart, to whom trutE
# and candor are unfamiliar, and false
q hood and misrepresentation the only