The Morning herald., 1876-03-27

Thomas Francis Bayard. subject to
the Decision OF the st. Louis
Convention.
We place at the head of our columns
the name Of Thomas F. Bayard for the
Presidency. We do so because we believe
him to be league beyond every other
man named in connection with the office,
in fitness. Judged by the coolest critic OF
public conduct, he must be pronounced
infexibly honest. Compared with any
public man Of either party, he is the peer
ofthe proudest and best Of them. In train
ing he possibly stands first, as the political
atmosphere in which he grew up and ma
tured, was of all others the most favorable
to develop the political qualities, now de-
manded by thefgrevious perils, and woeful
disgrace which threaten and enwrap our
country.
1t must strike any man, who loves his
country, and hopes for her purgation from
National dishonor, that our next President,
should be a man whose virtues grow out
OF, and has roots in his own home; one
whose virtues thus exist, is certain to carry
into the White House, conduct which will
reflect credit upon the people, whose po-
tent voice raised him to the exalted dig
nifty, of the ruler of forty millions of free.
men.
The looseness of constitutional interpre-
tation, liberality Of expenditure, and free
dom of official action which have existed
for the past sixteen years, have borne le-
gitimate fruit: in disrepect of legal re-
straints, jobbing, bribery, thieving; and
an insolent, assumption Of illegal power,
which in any other country in Christen-
dom, would have long since, produced
armed resistance-to the wrong doers.
We must therefore-ge back to the honest
conservatism, which gave soul to the
policy of the Republic in the ante bellum
past, which ensured peace and liberty, to
every citizen. A politician of the School,
or party, which fostered, or permitted the
existence Of the license, which mocks
morals in the Capital-of the corruption
which scorns honesty as old fogyism-of
the perjury, which crowns truth with
therns--of the military contempt Of legal
safeguards, which puts reed into the
hands of Justice, and jeers her - no
matter who he is, would of necessity
enlarge, widen, deepen and aggravate all
evils menacing not only the soul, but the
the material frame Of our Republic. Hence
such a man cannot be thought of in con-
nection with the Presidency. We
have oscillated to the verge of corrupt
military Imperialism-our safety lies in a
return to simple rest from the exhaustion
of debt and robbery. The tonic Of honesty
and respect for the letter and spirit of the
organic law, will build our mighty patien,
up into health and vigorous life once
again.
The family is the corner stone Of thu
State-to ityouD must 60 to seek aman with
domestic virtues-it him to govern us sc
that justice and honesty may prevail;peace
dwell in our borders and prosperity smile
upon our people. 1t is impossible to ex
peet honest government from a dishones
man-the converse Of the proposition il
equally true-it is impossible that dishon.
est government could continue under tn
rule of a vigorous and honest man.
Loving this land of ours, and hoping it
rule may be wrenched from the faction
who now govern it, and are acting as
they hoped to ruin tive present tn
name Of man, able and honest, and invit
the aid Of earnest freemen everywhere t.
make him President. Fall in friends 0
right, truth, and prosperity, and with surg
ing columns make St. Louis ring with tn
slogan. "Bayard for the rightw
ALTHOUGH New York did not tax
Morton up at the Syracuse Convention
the Indiana Senator does not despond, h
thinks the colored people of the South viii