The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
Kemn rlSahle Documents,

Remarkable Documents.
Having been pushed for space last
week we could not make, an extended
illusion to the letters of Governors Til
len and Hendricks, therefore this arti-
lie. The more we read the letters, the
are we pleased with them. They |
may truly be ranked among the most
remarkable documents of the kind that
have ever appeared. As expositions of
the lameRtable condition of the country |
caused by the evil doings of the party
in authority, and as eXpounders of the
remedies to be applied, they are master
pieces The feature which is most inn
pressive is, however, the clear NANTES
tation of honesty and sincerity on the
part of the writer's. They evidently
feel and mean every word that they say.
The more their epistles are examined,
the more clearly does this appear.
There is an utter absence of any inten-
ton to utter % meaningless phrase for
he purpose of catching a superficial
sentiment; and the whole tone is 50
straightforward and business like as to
heartily commend itself to the patriotic
reader. To a student of political econ
omy they are invaluable, as from them
he can imbibe the elements of the pur-
est political wisdom.
There can be no doubt that these
epistles will have Il good effect upon the
prospects of the Democratic party,
striving rs it is to restore the National
Government to a basis of truthfulness
and honor. They will enable all to see
that the 81. Louis Convention gave its
suffrages the best and ablest men of the
party, and that the candidates thus
chosen, are men who, when elected, will
use the power confded to them as q
trust, to be employed for the benefit OF
the whole nation, without distinction OF
party or race.
In dealing with the causes of, and
the remedies for, the present CONNER
cial depression, Governor Tilden shows
himself a statesman of the highest
type, and uses language which will car
nv the subject home to the intellects o.
the busin ass men throughout the land
He has also raised the party completed,
out of its supposed differences on The
financial question, and his letter, coup
led with that of Gov. Hendricks, vii
convince the people that the party 0
which they are the leaders are q unit IL
advocating the only honest method o
conducting the affairs of the Govern
ment. The question of a multlclpllclt.
of terms for the Presidency is not dis
pensed with, as in the letter of Cover
nor Hayes, by the statement of aD Sin
flexible purpose of individual applica
ton; but the plain proposition is Ell
forced that the Chief Magistrate shout
be ''constitutionally disqualified for re
| election" To the South the letter i
particularly commendable, as in it tn
people of this section CT our country
will see the promise or an end to all tn
degradation9, insults, and oppression
that the present Administration ha
heaped upon them. Black and whit
can stand upon the platform, side b
side. as brothers. conscious that til
grievous evils which each has bee
compelled to suffer, fol the purpose {
manufacturing political capital for til
party in power, will cease.
On the whole. these letters arr, as "
g have already sa1u, among the most abl
, and statesmanljke of pnblie documents
Scarcely any n VINO has read tllel
will be able to escape the convictio
t that the authors are the very men It
quired, in the present condition of OF
public affairs, to take into their hand
the management of the National Admin
istration. They are declarations c
2 earnest convictions, and of q firm inter
ton to put them into operation, if til
opportunity for so doing be afforded.