The Russellville Democrat., 1876-09-14

to shameless pretenders whom
 the people regarded more as rob
 bers than as representatives. Ano
 when l thought of all this my
 pride as an American began tc
 melt into shame. I asked myself
 then, and 1 ask you now, how
 long is this era of humiliation tc last?
 After sixteen years of uninter
 rupted and almost unlimited pow
 CT, the ruling party declines to go
 out of the government, but makes
 a most desperate contest for foul
 years more of power and pluader
 The election of Hays would not
 mean real change. It would be like changing the fgurehead ol
 firm of business when the busi
 ness remains precisely the same
 Hayes instead of Grant would
 mean what Grant means Instead of Hayes. They are one and in
 seperable. They have always
 cordially agreed personally, polit-
 ically, and partisanally. NIr
 Hayes was nominated by 9 con vention that unanimously eulo
 gized Grants Administration. h
 his letter of acceptance he cordi-
 ally rcatiirmed the unanimous
 declaration of bis party, that
 "Gen. Grant deserves the contin-
 ued and hearty gratitude of the
 American people for his patriotism
 and lis immense seryeces in wal and in peace."
 To Morton and Cameron, who carried their followers bodily to his support, he is indebted fer his nomination.. To them and their followers would he be in- debted for his election. To them, if elected, would he have to look for support. Already under the greatest obligations to them for his nomination, he would then be under still greater obligations for his elected. He knows now that Cameron, Morton and Blaine are the absolute masters of his party. He knows that he was not the first, but the last choice of that party, only taken up because of his neg ative, neutral, and mediocre char acter. He knows, too. that with Conklin, Morton and Cameron in the Senate, he woald not form q cabinet, could make no appoint mcnts, and carry no measures without their consent. Already covered with pledges and promi- ses, and grooming under obliga- tions for the past. he is bound to ask their favor for the future. There coual De no Candidate Hayes without them. There could be no President Hayes without them. There could be no Ad- ministration of President Hayes without them. He depended up- on them for his nomination: he depends upon them for his cleo tion: and he must depend upon them for his Administration. They are one and inseparable-- "souls with but single thought and hearts that beat as one."
 Is more truth necessary to show that Hayes means no change-on the contrary means a continual tion of Grantism and Mortonism? Hear, then, what Mr. Morton him self publicly declares. In his speech, delivered in this city, published in the New York Times of Aug, 12, Mir. Morton is bold enough to proclaim that he and his friends will control the Ad- of Mir. Hayes. He says:
 "The Administration of any President will be in the main what the party which elected him makes it. If he breaks away from his party, the chances are that he will be broken down. In ! Government of parties like ours inc President must have his ad- yisers. The men to whom he | owes his election, who have de- ended han from assaults, to | whom he must look for support in | ,he future, will ordinarily control lis action, and he will do nothing offensive to them.
 Here you have from the mouth ,f Mr. Morton himself the asser. ion that he and those like him will control tue Administration If Mir. Hayes. It is q public ad- mission that Mr. Hayes is noth- ng but the puppet in the hands if Morton and company. And las Mr. Hayes dared to deny it? ie read this declaration and the whole whole of Mir. Morton's beech. When the latter, the day fter it's delivery, returned to Washington he telegraphed to Hayes, who joined him at Colum- JUS, and accompanied him as far s Denison, where he took the rain to return to Columbus. Re urn to do what? To declare to he people that if elected he would 'e President in fact as well as in ame? No, indeed. To declare hat Mir. Morton's assertion of his administration was n outrage and an insult? No, in. ppd To declare that his admin