New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-06
WHERE Is THE DIFFERENCE.

Governor Tilden spares paragraph for
the South from his brief in favor Of the
stockholders and money dealers of New
York. He expresses his opinion that
The legal in tiuence OF every citizen as
we'll as every governmental authority ought
to be exerted, not alone to maintain the
lust equality before the law, but also to
establish cordial fraternal good will among
ci 5izans, whatever their race or color, who
are now united in the one destiny of a COM
mon self government.
The President, in his letter to Governor
Chamberlain, says:
Mississippi is governed to-day by officials
chosen through fraud and violence such as
would scarcely be accredited to savages,
much less to a civilized and Christian
people. How long these things are to con-
tinue, or what is TO be the final remedy, the
great Ruler of the universe only knows.
But have an abiding faith that the remedy
will come, and come speedily, and earn
estly hope that it will come peacefully.
Mr.. Tilden admits that neither "a just
equality before the law, nor ''fraternal
good will among citizens, whatever their
race or color" exists in the South. The
President corroborates this view. Gov
ernor Tilden, adverting to this revolu-
tionary opposition to the constitutional
amendments, promises
If the duty shall pc assigned to me,
should not fail to exercise the powers with
which the laws and the constitution of our
country clothe its chief magistrate, to pro
tect all it's citizens. whatever their former
condition, in every political and personal
right.
President Grant, now occupying the
Office to which Mr.. Tilden aspires, thus
addresses the Governor who reports a
domestic violence beyond the power Of
the State government to suppress:
Go on, and let every Governor where the
same dangers threaten the peace of his
State 60 on in the conscientious discharge
of his duties to the humblest as we'll as the
proudest citizen, and l pM GRE erery aid
for which I can find constitutional po,rer.
The government that can not give protec-
ton to life, property, and all guaranteed
civil rights in this country. the greatest un-
trammeled ballot to the citizen. is in so far
should be exerted, Arrays mithm tie Tar
and BY constitutional means, to regain loss
privileges and protection.
The President knows perfectly the law
He knows that it is the duty of "the ex-
ecutive Of the nation to give all needtul
aid when properly called on" He knows
that the executive can neither exerc Use a
prerogative of preserving order within a
State without formal demand from it's
authorities. nor refuse to furnish such aid
upon the demand of the autho rites OF
the State.
The pledge, then, of Mr.. Tilden is to
do exactly what President Grant is doing.
There might be this difference between
present and future executive action. Re-
publican voters may now demand pro.
lection through the Republican Govern.
ors. With the defeat of the Republicans
in the South, no Democratic Governor
could ever be expected to ask assistance
from President Tilden, as the armed
white militia and bulldozer skirmisher.
could always enforce any law of suffrage
or labor, howsoever obnoxious to Repub
licans. When such system of HON,
rule shall have been established
President Tilden, when told O
the most fragrant cases, would b,
powerless without demand from tn
State authorities. He might in sucl
case-like Nelson, when told Of sigma
he did not wish to obey-put his glass t,
his game eye and say, Il don't see it.
But if Mr.. Tilden should ever come to tn
rescue and redress of citizens, sswhateve
their former condition." without the cal
of their Democratic rulers, then may W
expect to hear the White Leaguers de
nounce the executive for violating the re
served rights of the States. However
there is an apparent difference between
that which President Grant now intends
to do, and that which Mr.. Tilden saws b,
would do were he in the place OF Presi
dent Grant.