The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-08-31


/ II elected, will be under their control.
b Now, IL is because this thing is apparent
that the election Of Tilden was an impos-
! sibility. In attempting 10 grasp too
much the South will lose everything
} The sectional unity Of the Southern peo-
pie has been the governing idea and
bane Of their politics. So far from its
being a remedy for anything il has been
the cause Of most Of the evils they have
suffered. So long as il continues the war
will be controlling element Of politics.
for any cry in the South that unites the
Confederates reechoes through the
North and rekindles the war fires there
Thus, every Presidential canvass becomes
battle between the two sections. aud
the South being the weaker must be the
losing party To insist on keeping up
this sectional fight may be very heroic
so was the charge at Balaklava-but, in
my opinion, is just aa reckless a. unwise
The reconstruction measures necessarily
divided parties in the south on a color
line, for the issue they presented was the
political equality OF the races. While
the South was opposing IL, tho Republic.
an party was on the side Of the negro
But since the South has accepted IL and
incorporated IL in the platform on which
II has mounted its candidate, see no
reason for continuing to divide on an H.
sue which has become extinct Having
adopted all the principles Of party. and
sanctioned all its measures. | can see no
objection to voting for its candidate. Do
you not see, then, that as long as we
keep up the fight on the old lines, with
the same allies and the same battle cries.
the north will be suspicious Of our good
faith, no matter in what form we protest
iR All that the Republicans propose is
70 preserve what they have accomplish
ed; the Democrats are pledged not 20 dis.
turb what the Republicans have done
/ You cannot complain that the sincerity
/ Of the pledges Of Governor Tilden 10 ex.
ecute certain laws Is distrusted when his
supporters justify their opposition 10
Governor Hayes on the ground that his
party has enacted these laws. To be
consistent they should 20 for repeating
them If they come into power. / concur
with you in desire for a change in the
/ policy Of the National Government 10.
ward the South, but that can only come
/ from a change in the attitude Of the
Southern people toward the Administra-
ton. You say that no one in the South
is supporting Hayes but negroes and car.
pet-baggers. should be sorry TO think
this were 80. but IL IL were should still
vote for the candidate Of my choice, and
would not let this class deprive me Of H.
| suppose they support Hayes because
they think IL Is TO their interests to do
so. / think IL would be equally TO the
interest OF all the Southern people 10 do
the same thing. But you say that even
admitting il would be better for them TO
do so, yet, as IL is notorious they will
not, that / ought 10 sur rrender my indi.
vidual convictions 10 the will Of the ma
jority. l don't think so. It IL better for
some to 90 right than for all to 90 wrong
IL think they are going wrong | could
do no good by going with them. II they
insist on breaking their necks, don't in
tend to assist them. Besides, you cay
that IL Tilden is elected be will be under
the control Of the Coniederatea IL that
is 50 then you will have no need Of me
But suppose Hayes IL elected, with a sol. |
id South against him-what are you 20.
ing TO do then3 You do not see now
but you will then see the force Of my log /
ic. IL was for these reasons that four
years ago / urged tho Southern people /
that II they really desired peace and re- /
Cancellation, 10 bury their passions and /
resentments, and support the man who 1
was not only the representative Of an /
overwhelming majority Of the North. but /
was the most powerful. as he had been 4
the most generous. Of our foes. | have 1
seen no cause TO change my opinions, or 4
to regret my course Many things have /
since occurred which no one deplorcs
more than / do. But you can never say
| did IT," The responsibility Is with i
those who adopted the fatal policy. ANY.
thing to beat Grant" In the conflict
they invited Grant TO beat them. Hav.
ing predicted all sorts Of evils to result
frop. the atnmffnu ~ NWWuwf fhaw Z
done all in their power TO make their
predictions come true.
You speak Of the bitter hostility Of the
North toward the South. Well four
years Of hard fighting is not calculated
to make men love each other, neither is
an everlasting rehearsal Of the wrongs
which each side imagines IL has suffered
going TO bring Us any nearer 10 a better
understanding Peace can only come with
oblivion OF the past. / know as we'll as
you what the Southern people have had
TO endure, but this has been the expert
ence OF every conquered people. The
figure OF Judea on the Roman coin
veiled and weeping among her palm trees
was the type OF those who fought for a
cause that failed. IL will always remain
so The wound Of war time alone can
heal, but many grie, ances springing
from our administration could long ago
have been corrected by eeasing 10 oppose
the inevitable. In doing this the South.
ern people have played into the hands Of
their worst enemies. From a chronic
habit Of complaining, they too often In.
iure a good cause by mixing up real with
imaginary wrongs. For instance, Mr..
Lanai, in the very able speech he recently
delivered in the House Of Representa-
~ swAuH n k4sFFA sWaV4N4I
was local selfgovernment | thought
the South had ID. IL IL has not, how did
he get into Congress7 II Mississippi has
not local seltgoyernment. what sort Of
government Is IL which controls Miasis-
sippi aud has Just elected him TO the
United States SenateG IL you wish to
know, then, the ground Of my support Of
Hayes, il is this Any good which the
Southern people might derive from the
election OF Iilden would equally result
from their support Of Hayes. They can
vote for Hayes, but they can't elect TIL.
den. But | am far from thinking that
the election Of Democrat, even II such
a thing were possible, would be an un-
mixed blessing 10 the South On the /
contrary, fear II would open a Pando-
ra' . box Of evils The very remote pros.
pect has already excited hopes and ex- /
pectatious that can never be realized. IL /
such a thing should occur as the cleo /
tion Of a President by a united South /
combining with 4 mere fragment OF the |
North IL would simply revive the old /
conflict Of the sections. A transiorma-
ton has taken place In tho state Of both
parties. The Republican now represents
the principle OF Conservatism, while
can conceive no worse form OF Radical.
ism than the reactionary movements
that would fall on Bourbon rcslora.
tion. No one desires more than / do
that the South should get is full share Of