The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-09-04

ihoir worst enemies. From chronic
LS0it Of complaining they loo often
injdre good cause BY mixing up real
with imaginary wrongs. For instances
Mr. Lamar, in the very able spetct
be recently delivered in tho Hoaselof
Representatives, said that what ,te
South waited was LOCAL self.goyerp.
ment, l thought the South had it. II
it has not, how did be get inta Con.
sress2 If Mississippi haa not olcal
self. government, what sort Of T. gov
ernnent Is it which controls Mississ-
ippi and has just elected him to tho
United States Sepate2 If you want
to know, then, tho ground Of my sun.
port Of Hays. it is this Any good
which The Southern people might lc,
rive from the election Of Tildcp would
equally resul. from their support, Of
HAS. They can vote COR Hays. but
they can't elect Tildcn. But 1 ,am
far from thinking that the election Of q
Democrat even if such . thing wero
possible, would be an pamixed bless.
ing to the South Ga the contrary,
lear it would open paudosa's box
Of evils The very remote prospec.
has already excited hopes aad eSpec,
,ations that can never be realized.
If such thing should occur Is the
election Of a President by united
South combining with mere fragmeu.
Of the North it would simply revive
the old conAic. Of the sections. A
transformation has taken place in tho
state parties. The republican now
represents the principle of conserva.
tlsm, while can. conceive no worse
radicalism than the reaotionary move
ments that would fall on . Bourbon
restoration. No one desires more than
| do that the South should get its full
share Of the benefits and exercise a
just influence in the administration Of
the government. But this cannot be
done BY voting for Tilden,
But the democrats arc going to re-
build everything il they got possession
Of the government, they say. Have
you ever known party out OF power
that did not promise reform to get in Z
Has there been ore single abuse ex.
posed for which the democrats haye
established precedent? Do you
shink that higher STANDARD Of NOR
ality would prevail in public life by
transferring the influence Of Tamuany
Hall to Washington Illus tina, beeaa
q proper school to educate reformers ?
| know nothing Of Governor Tildeu
except that he has long been the lcs-
der Of his party in New York, whose
colossal rohberies havo been the o..
probium Of American politics. When
Governor Tiltsu has purified politica
in bis own State i. will be time enough
then to turn his attention to the IA,
':onal administration. Il was only
abcu. 8 months ago that Tweed xas ~,
leased from prison on q habeas c, rpus by
u decision Of tho New York Court Of
Appeals. composed Of seven democra.iu
members. Nj, Charles QCOnor. tho
Sos,or Of the New Yorx trs, ina
letter published ct tho tin,c. charged
that the dcuisiou was procured through
the corrupt influence of'rwccd's ,aoasy.
Her. was splendid case for uu inycs.
'igu'iua, far exciting III cuOImity tho
sale Of sutlership; ye. these judges
remain uninp"aohed aud are still wear.
ing the crusine of Justice / aIIude tu
this fact TO show The lone Of political
morality Of the party Of which Cover.
nor Tilden has LrGu the acknowledged
head every snce the Retirement Of
Tweed. Tic proposes to- reform the
civil seFviO but how? BY change
III the system Of appointments? No.
at all but by filing the oficas with
his pattisaRs, sho will Cock to Wash
ington "as fierce ~ famine and hun
cry as the grave" When the officca
have thus been nj filled somebody will
then have to rcform the reformers.
The character Of such bogus pretcnlers
is vol described in tho language Of
Junirs. as resembling the .prmagant
chastity Of prude who, while sho
prosecutes ono lover for rapo. invites
the lewd embraces Of auother." That
official trusts held under the admins.
tratIon haze been abused no one de-
pies that the daliuquents have no.
been screened by their party associates
is equally true. Auy observer can SEQ
that those who have been most for
ward in exposing corruptions are now
the most earnest in supporting Hays.
But it is said that no party eau reform
abuses in its own ranks. I cannot
accept such theory Of human depray-
hy. ! do not see why party. like
an individual, cant reform itself. If
this were 10. so We would have to
chronicle daily the rise and fall Of q
new party. 1t is claimed tina. tho
Democrats have done great good by
their investigations. This may be 80,
aud yet is no proof Of capacity for the
administrations Of afhirs. The act Of
the detective may be necessary and
useful in the economy Of government.
but bus never boon considered an Gle,
nent Of HStemanship. I know very
we'll tue measure donpnciation which
the expression Of these sentiments will
receive from the people,in whose cause
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