The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-22

quaintanoe with bin assures me- that " he is
elected President he will faithfully and armly
redeem every pledge EXPRESSED and implied In
tha hearty paragraph OF his 0ubernatorlal mes
saRe. and that. while he would reluctantly re-
sort to the oavOnet IN any emergency, he.wOuid
use IT,, N need be, to protect all classes in the
south In the ENJOYMENT Of their rights under
T,Ses sts in "p tba '"S WIZ ll mnen 1amgei
equality, and fraternity will prevail through out
tue entlre Union. the South never Will have
lions with the North until tile Administration
passes into other hands Lot us work for this
change. lApplause.l
BAYoNEr RULE.
Gentlemen, the attempt to control elections
IN tine States by the bayonets Of the national
Government was not dreamed Of by the fathers
OF the Constitution. Madison and Hamilton d id
not lodge any such auth GRITTY In that instrument.
The proposition To do 1t might startle Webster
end Gay In their graves. fiir construction OF
tho three recent amendments deduces no
such power. n any clam OF this novel
KIND had been set up by the authors OF the
amendment could never have been ratified.
sober and cautious men who had aus-
tanned the Union during the war would have
said that to confer the suffrage on such con-
ditions and with such aocompaniments costs
too much, and they would have defeated II.
They would have felt that to bestow these I'M
usual, extreme, and startling powers on the
Federal Government, would not only radically
change Its structure, but would be to the last
degree dangerous to the public hberti, 8.
lApplause.l Aud they would have been right.
ward oentrllization. Ii has made rapid strides
since the war, aud particularly under the pres
ent Administration. me frequent intervention
OF the bayonet In the affairs OF tho southern
States Il great abuse aud tends only to evil.
IL accustous our people to the exercise OF ,rbi-
trary rule. IL prepares them by gradual
appro ches for usurper. Tho history Of
the word proves that power IL always
the dr rTm the thai " costs Once s:ken
without protest, and II Ia then cited "A prece-
dent Tor taking the second step. THUS nation
may lose Its liberties IL single d y without
finding II out for a decade Of wears. IL matters
not whether the foundations of Governments
are upheaved by an earthq nake. or whstner IL be
arat that gnaws through q dyke and thus sweeps
them away. IL may be CDsar or Grant. The
disaster TO the reoplo - the same. towering
genius may capture their rights, a RrOvelliog
knave may steal then-it Is all one-they are
gone, And mark me, these msurpers always
clutch power with the cant OF liberty on their
Hos. Our only safety Is To resist BEGINNINGS.
loud appause.l
iamation. and the Secretary OF War has ordered
troops to oyerawe those voters In South Caro-
lina VINO are opposed TO Hayes and Chamber
lain. Iherc IA no Justification for this proceed
ing. The difficulty Ia that Wade Hampton. the
democratic candidate for Governor. Is man Of
truth and honor, and IL so seriously cutting into
the colored vote, that. " left unmolestcd he Will
carry the State against Hayes and Chamberlain.
Therefore, this resort to military Intervention
Ia not only m outrage ON the Consultation, but
based on false pretences. South Carolina may
have t. succumb to the cons tracy. Bu. indie.
should. on the 7th OF November enter their
protest through the ballot boxes against
common veal frGmuitGous cssers.l In
this peaceful but most effective mode
let us resist the's beginnings. II this
experiment OF trying to coerce voters to pcr-
petuate u corrupt dynasty Il repclted In Louis
lana or any other Of the carpet bag states. let
our protect AT the polls he stu the louder. APP
plause Let us h i've a solid North, ~ well a. a
solid South. some talk Of the impeachment Of
tho President and his Acknowledgement and
Secretary ~ War on the reassembling Of Com
Rress. II would not meet the case. Tue effectuh
remedy Is to impeach their prty and exclude
fFgafa nm l.o N.A at AM ri M
jud -ment Of the ballot boxes. lCheefs.l
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.
Gentlemen. | hsye referred TO a solid South.
Your opponents try To aiHr.n YOU win this So
ened at the idea, but the hypocrites who turn
up the whites Of their ewes AT II are still more
numerous. solid sou h-slitd against carpet
bag domination, solid against wholesale plum
der. solid against carrying elections by fraud.
solid against Casey. Packard. Spencer. Moses.
Oh IN berl ain, anu all others VINO IN like manner
viOlae Justice. honesty. truth. and liberty.
am III al " the south u SOLID on these Issues and
against these men. ana my onv regret IA that
the North Is not solii also. LOUD a9piausel
Your opponents are irving To terrif5 YOU with
another spectre In the form OF southern claims.
GER amt that IL the Democrats come into
tlnainly growing GU Of the war, To the amount
Of two thousand nvs hundred millions VI dol
lars. Ind. cd, they are far moro precise tn an
this. for In fixing the amount they not only give
the odd don ~, but even the odd cents. Well.
element to give II currencv IL IL not true, and
those who are putting II into circulation know
that II IL hollow humbuy, fun Of sound and
fury, sgnifying nothing. One little fact pricks
this great bladder. BY a law winch will not be
repealed, no CLAIM can be paid ny the national
Government to any person who WIS not loyal 10
that Government during the WI repeat with
emphasis that law will not be repealed. have
no rgnt To repeat the utteriDces Of Gov.
iden. bur assure YOU that N he
becomes President. all baseless, eXtray giant,
doubtful. manufactured. onerous CLAIMS,
whether Southern or Nortnern. VIII find his al
mIm-traiion hhrd road TO travel. Indeed. not
paying money our Of the Treasury Is Gov. I'll
den's best mold" Laugh erl After the
cAmpIEn IA over and Gov. lilden T. elected,
you watch and see II the sporting men In tho
Republic n party are willing TO inv 81 single
dollar IN the purchase OF my Of { cse sO-cilled
southern claims. They know II Is = scarecrOw
which the great storm Of November VIII scatter
to atoms. Let well-baanced minds not pe
driven from duty Dy these prepOsler inven-
uOnt OF the worst elements 81 uarty hat mas
outlved / S usefulness, and viii soon MI one OF
the most interesting and ms ructve chapters In
tue history Of republics. loud cneers