Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
HOW TIIDEN's TACTICS HAVE DRIVEN
REFORM AND RESUMPTION OUT OF
THE CANVASS.


ministrative Reform, Specie Resumption,
and Southern Pacifcation. Upon all three
Governor Hayes was infinitely preferable
to Mr. Tilden. But events have occurred
and acts have been committed since the
canvass began by which the Southern ques-
tion has risen into overshadowing promi
nence. The other two are not lost sight
OF Mr.. Hayes is none less safe and none
less preferable with respect to both or Ell
ther but on the questions arising out of
the sectional hostility of the lately rebel
lious classes, Mr. Tilden has become so IA
tally dangerous and Objectionable as candi-
date, that the people must be obliged to |
consider him, first and foremost with regard !
to them.
This result has been produced by Mr.. Til |
denis own supporters-or probably we
should say by himself. He is making a
desperate effort to become President by |
the electoral votes Of the Solid South, with |
a few others picked up by fraud, bribery
and electioneering intrigue, in the North.
He does not appeal for his election to those
States whose support of the Union prevent
ed its dissolution; he cannot carry, and does
not really expect to carry, any of those that
were earnestly and decidedly 'loyal' during
the War, except two or three-just enough,
added to his Southern support, to serve the
the purpose-and these, as we have said,
he hopes to get, not by the will of the peo-
pie coolly and soberly expressed, but by the
arts of political management, the persua-
sions of money, and scandalous frauds at
the polls. We say Mr.. Tilden hopes this,
and We are justified in assuming that he
does, for that such means were used in his
behalf in Ohio and Indiana is notorious,
and with these facts known, it is equally
we'll known that he manages his own cam
vass."
The question, therefore, that rises upper
most, ,dwarfng all other issues, is that which
comes out of this new alliance in American
politics, formed by the chiefs of the solid
South, one one hand, and the ballot-box
suffers of New York city on the other. Out
of it Mr.. Tilden hopes to procure an election.
Out Of it he hopes to create his Presidential
fortunes. The threat is .one that may well
alarm the American people. Encouraged
by tile hope that they are again to assume
control of the Republic, those of the Re-
belions leaders who remain unrepentant
aad hostile soem fairly crazed by sectional
tanaticism, and with the basest ingratitude
for the lenient treatment they received
when they were beaten in the appeal to
srms, they have risen again, with blood and
violence as their attendant ministers, to
break down all political opposition through
out the Sou6h-to prescribe labor, to intim-
idate individual voters, and to shed the
blood of hundreds of peaceable and inof-
fensive men. So cruel, 30 indefensible, 60
horrible feature in American politics has
never before appeared in proportions 81
great; it is like to the outrages in Kansas
but it is so extensive that it makes then
insignificant by comparison. Mr. Blain'
deliberately asserted, in his speech in New
Y ork, a few days ago, that "since the wa
closed in 1865 there have been more mel
murdered in the South for political opinion
that is murdered for being Republicans
than fell on Tie Union side an the three blood
aest battles of The aoar."
Such desperate effort to usurp the con
troll of the government naturally challenge
public attention above and before anythin
else. Mr.. Bristow himself, though discus
sing, in the Indiana and Ohio canvass, til
financial and reform issues, felt it his dut
TO turn away from them and consider tina
which threatened to eat them up. In hi
speech at Cincinnati at the close of the cal
vass, he said.
The boast of the Democratic party tt
day is that it stands upon solid Soutl
Now, what does this solid South mean
insist, my fellow citizens, that it po
tends mischief for the countr,
mischief for the principles for which "
fought through the long struggle for I'll
liberties of four millions of people, for the
protection and security in person and pr
perty. Not only this, but inevitably an
necessarily danger to the perpetuity Of OIL
Union ITSELF
No one is more devoted to correct prime
pies of government than Mr.. Bristoy
and coming, as he does, from Kentuck
where he has the respect Of political opp
nents as well as political friends, he is oil
OF those who speak no i'll of Southern me-
expect when they demand his censur
When they rebelled he entered the UniC
army at days notice to meet them in WI
and now that lie sees the fre-eaters aga
rushing to the front and organizing Sc
tional revolution, he recognizes the dang
and warns the people against it. He sc
that Mr.. Tilden's followers have raised
issue so serious that it overshadows
others, and that it would be an act of pl
blind folly not to meet it squarely and dire
ly. Mr. Tilden cries Reform, but.with Il
word on his lips he is seeking to introdJ
into our politics method of success tt
would disgrace the American name. and
bring into control of the government N
whose partiean and sectional frenzy wo
make measures of Reform aimark for jill
aud rdicule during his administration.