, 1876-06-07
" BORE HEARTS,

| SURE HEAKI8.''
At Tho meeting of Republicans held fen
nights ngo to form n 1,n1srow Club ono ol
the spoakcrs stntcd tl,at they mot not aa sort
heads, but rs then will, "sore hearts," to Ia,
mont over tho ovil ttmos which had befallou
tho country. The orgnns Of tho whisky
thieves and b!acknlailcrs hhvo since then in.
tulged In nil nlauncr Of snocra and ruf1ianly
comments upon the mon with "soro hearts. n
Theso ringsters do not conceive how any
person outside Of A Penitontiary or dis
missed from Office eau havoa s'sore heart. u
10 tho'n personal freedom from tho penn1-
tiea Of felony ia a realization Of human Imp.
p!ness, of political bliss.
Ills class Of persons DO not understand
how any Republican SHOULD hayo sorc heart
at tho disgraccful fall Of RELkvAr; they can
understand no grief but BRLxsAp's personal
sorrow at the loss Of his handsome income
frona tho Offices he had sold ANY such
thing as national regret, public humiliation,
political disgrace, grief, and distress at tic
low standard to which Official morality had
fallen, c1cecdcth tho comprehension of tho
professional thief. The man with $1,000
| stolen from tho Treasury undor tho pretcnH.
OF back pay is unable to sympathize with
those who mourn over tho decadonce of Con.
gressionM morality; nor does hc see how the
American people can havo sore hearts over
tho nation's disgrace when hia heart Is re-
5oicsng in the possession Of sum of stolen
money grontcr than he ever earneG by hon.
est work in Ill his life.
10 DO turned out Of Conglcsa, and de-
pr1ved of tho means of plunder, or to DO
turned out Of Custou. House or other office,
Is grief TINT the average machine politician
can understand; but that tho public should
feel wronged or outraged ut Official corrup-
ton, Governmental dishonesty, or personal
deprasity OF party leaders, is mystery be-
yond their comprehension. Hence they
anoer when honest men with "soro hearts"
grove over the disgraceful spectacle Of an
e1.mcubcr Of Congress who had lined his
pockets with Pacilo Mail bribcs being an
pointed delegate to select some other
bribod scoundrel as tho candidate for
whom decent and honest people sldl
vote for President. Tho man who uourna
over tho conviction OF Cabinet officer of
oflcial dishonesty as g public calamity, or
who il humiliated that n Sncokor of tho
House of Representatives should wr;ta tbot
be. as Spcakcr. Ind a;veu mn nf1,c;o, f7oo;r;,,,
in Congress in favor of n w;1f1cot ro;1r,,5
and argo this as reason whv tho ooont ~
that corporation should troat him will, ancc;al
favor in tho distribution of its bogus ioni.
and other securities. is hold bv thu men who I'll
low politics for tho dishonest gnin t1,ov r,ov
mako as a simplpton or gent;monto1 fooi
Tho only d9cadonce in American morals
which these political thoyes. who anoor Mt
SOTO hearts, recognize in thu nub1,c reanoct
shown for men like Dnrsrow. WIN puts ofeic;a1
thieves in priBou. aud forcas thorn ~ f,is
gorge tho property thew have .to1on. Tho
only rotrogrcssion tho rinestera can sea In
American atatesmanship is tbs exnulsion of !
the carpet-bav thieves from tho sonthorn
States, and ths tolerat;on Of honost mon
in Office in their placcs, Tho onlv tlinD
which scous to thou to bo t,;aoracofn1 ;n
governmental ponoy ID the retention Of tho |
secretary Oh Tue treasury IN otitco altar ho