The Morning herald., 1876-07-22
FOR PRESIDENT,
THE NATIONAL ISSUE.

THE NAT1ONAL Issue.
The great issue Of 1876 is now made up
and the cembatants are preparing for the
contest. Setting aside the names of organ
izations, and casting behind us all party
afinities, let every citizen look calmly and
quietly, but right straight at the question,
"For whom ought to vote at the coming
election p
We will endeavor to state the relative
position of parties fairly, and leave the
reader to draw his own deductions. The
Republican parry have had full control of
every department Of the National Govern
ment, and directed those OF large major
ity of the States, since 1860. We will not
comment upon the doings of the party
during the five years of the war, but give
the benefit of the doubt to it. With pop
ulation equal to that of France, with re
sources fully up to that nation, how do we
compare with France here? Five years
age she was trodden to the earth, was
mulcted in war fine equal to our national
debt, created home debt equal to the war
fine. She has paid or funded every dollar,
lifted her currency up to the par of gold,
restored trade, and is now the most pros
perous nation in the world. Here is liv-
ing proof OF what good government can do,
a proof which rises in condemnation of our
incompetency and ipsufhciency. In France
every party, save the communists recognized
as Gambetta, said at Toulon, "The su-
preme necessity of looking second to party
success, first to the salvation of France"
Since the close Of the war eleven years
ago.the entire series of Reconstruction acts,
Force bills, ,Klu Klux legislation, have had
only one aim-the perpetuation of the rule
of the party in power, the line O. conduct
laid down by Gambetta was reversed,pariy
first, country second. 1t will be said that
these laws were necessary for the protec-
ton of the negro population-the answer
wells up, wherever the native white popr-
lation of a state, obtained the control of
the state government, peace and order
reigned, and no Negro was nolested and if
so his assailant was quickly punished.
Negro troubles only exist in states, ruled
by them and pestiicnt adventurers from
the north. Wherever the legislation
growing out of the reconstruction policy,
came to be examined by the Supreme
Court, it was uniformly declared to be
unconstitutional and void. A proof that
it was passed by a party, ignorant Of the
constitution Of their country-.or such vio-
lent partizans as TO disregard il. The
practical result Of the rule Of the Rerubli-
oan party, at least the country under its
rule, has reached the verge Of almost uni
versal bankruptcy; commerce, manuiactnr-
es. everything suffers; the few ara gradual
" obtaining the wealth Of the country,a
the many are fast becoming poor Idle.
ness and starvation walk abroad men
starye in the midst Of the most plenteous
iarvas's. Corruption unparalleled save
!, nat under CaliguIa, the Regency in France,
and the Georges in England is all pervad-
ing. and omnipotent; blistering tide
walters with its leprosy and tarring cabinet
officers with its fifth. OF this school of
politics, are Hayes and Wheeler trained
and educated therein, supported and sus.
tanned, by the solid actors in the huge effort
to give four more years lea,. Of power to
misrule, and plunder.
Would any man Of YOU keep in your
employment steward who was perpe,ually
to an account for either his own conduct,
brought or that Of some one under him ?
Not day. In the weightier and more i'm
portant trust which embraces the liberty pro
lection, and property of 4O,0OO,o 900 of Gods
creators, can you square it with your sense
of duty, to vote for party-whese Cabinet
officers steal, whose judicial appointees
in the South, sell justice as willingly as a
Turkish Cadi. Whose Chief Magistrate
Furnishes honesty, and rewards incompe-
tency. Whose legislation was so ignorant
" foreign to the constitution, that in every
instanee, where Il came Up for examination,
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