Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-15

journal, the New York Times, and
i,s leading orator, Bob Ingersoll,
down through the ranks Of is pa
pes and speakers, is tone has uni
fornly been one q cslunny and
scsrdAloCs .juse. This injustifa-
be temper was intensified as the
canvass progressed, until a: It's
eioss il became too r.bald even Tor
ridicrle. We should much prefer
% -iihOif observations ike these
after Political Struggle is fairly
0Ve=, bu; justice 70 s-Ds Of the
moe. di-tirgr;she1 men oi the
cCIntrr, ard = mo-s than an a.
certsiaed bal. q the American
peop,c, rcr-pels the timely charac-
terri. sion Oi such conduct In the
only language II deserves. The
Democrats not only nominated the
best and purest men that were 70
be found, supposing that charac-
ter would certainly go for some
thing IN the eyes Of their oppon-
eDts, save 10 the notable instance
for which Massachusetts, Republi-
canism consented to be responsible,
with a consideration and courtesy
that ought of itself to have taught
lesson in regard to the temper in
tho four months discussion. Gov
ernor Rice has suffered from no
Democratic calumniation, ard Gov
erncr Hayes has never been spoken
30 i'll Of by Democrats as he was ia
1878 by the Daily Advertiser,
which then said that the ring
"knew Hayes" as man who would
"never institute any reforms to
hurt" and a man who "counts for
nothing" and convicted him Of
open duplicity 10 defrauding Judge
Taft Of bis nominations as Govern
or Of Ohio.
From the Republican side, on
the contrary, there has flowed
steady, unbroken stream Of SLAM
der and personal vituperation.
The same Republican press that a
year ago solicited votes without
regard to party to support Govern
or Tilden, made indecent haste to |
set the fashion Of raining abuse on
his head, CHASING him as confed-
crate with the Tweeds he brought |
70 punishment, as deliberate de-
frauder Of the government in re-
spect 10 his income tax, as the Sc
cret and persistent ally of seces-
sion and it's wicked schemes, as q
and pusillanimous desert
er Of his lifelong convictions on o
sound and staple currency, as q
fraud in his professions Of economy |
in public administration, and rs a
man who, for the sake OF Office, |
stood re ady 10 sell his country to a
gang Of traitors after he had first
made 1t q worthless bargain by de-
stroying that country's credit. Not
only be, but a man Of the purity Of
character that Charles Francis Adj
ans possessed could not escape the
foul libe!s that were freely uttered |
by frenzied Republican press and |
list Of demented Republican
speakers. The cue was given by
Bob lngersoll, who styled HMM |
Cooper Institute an "exhumed |
cemetery "reminiscences" Blaine
caught up the cry, and tried to
Guido his riotous rivals Of the
prairie. Congressman Warren,
known only to be respected, was
aseailcd in so gross a manner by
the Daily Advertiser that Richard
ii. Dana was stirred with indigna-
ton 70 rebuke the result in a pub
lie speech in Cambridge. And the
same papers asserted that not all |
the Democratic nominees for Con-
gress in the State we're hard-money
men, and suffered the canvass to
end without answering our repeat
ed challenge to furnish the name Of |
q single one who was for soft mon
ely. We drop the humilisting
theme after having brought it 30
close home in its application, mere
ly adding the wish that the Republi-
can leaders may have the leisure
before them TO study decency OF
expression, IL they have no stomach
for fair discussion.