Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-11-10
THE STRUGGLES PAST.

has been biiiowy With contention
is now again smoothc. The ensin
cry Of the campaign is once NOR
housed. The bloody shirt, who's
bespot,ea parts ani crimsoned APP
pearauce excited the Interest hos
tilitv, has been put out t.
bleach. Tue illusory picture o.
train of Southern people APP
preaching the general treasury
laden with illicit claims. has disap
peared. The ammunition o! the
battle, now that both sides have
ceased firing, has been returned to
store. The storm has subsidized,
aud whichever ship has ridden
safely through it, To suchor in
Washington next month, the nation
is safe. There are country-loving
people enough north and south to
preserve all our institutions iavio-
late. 1t is folly of sort deserving
Of the severest censure to dec.a'm
as some Republican papers have
done when the report came that
Tildea was elected. Those same
peppers have pictured in terms OF
the hottest terror the action of the
Democratic party an 1861, when
they would not abide by tue de-
cisioa Of TIE majority at the polls,
and have spoken such inhamatorv
language when the news of defeat
came as might in nervous times ex
cite serious commo.ion,
At the hour of this writing no
one knows out this way who is
elected President. Tilleu may be
elected, and so may Hayes. In
either event lie. us hope that the
country will not be given away TO
the dogs. Let US lend moral sup
par. to the Successful candidate,
and trus. that he will administer
the government for the welfare of
all. Republicans may have mis-.
taken Tilden, and Dem oc.ats may
have underestimate Hayes. Til
den may be equal to any of the
emergencies OF reform, and he may
be sincere III his professions of ii.
His party in toe South may have
been misrepresentea. and they may
have no sinister designs really upon
the Treasury or against The ne
groes. after all. At any rate. with
Tilden's election would come that
satisfaction aad reconciliation at
toe South which no other cireum-
stance could induce. II is just
possible tina, the Democratic party.
with Tilden a, their head, are more
competent, to reorgauize the Sonth
than tue Republican. Il as certain
tina: they ough. TO be more familiar
with the needs of the situation in
the Southern States than their OPP
ronen.s are. Should the negro be
allowed his full rights under Dem
ocraiic regime aud the schools be
maintained. who Will say tina, a
Democratic Succession is calam-
ity? Til,ien may b, able 10 rise
head aud shoulders over his party
and maintain firm aud independ-
an. position. He may also be sin
cere IN his avowal TO defeat by his
veto power any measure for refund
ing to the South or to disioyai citi-
zens thereof for losses sustained
duriag the war. etc. He may be
fully determined TO actively main
tain toe Thirteenth. Fourteenth aud
Fifteenth Amendments TO the Con-
stitution. Hayes also may be fully
competent to rcaova.e the civil ser
vice. topursue a coarse in opposi-
ton to the bad elements of his
party. and to perform the part of a
very able aud conscientious presi-
dent.
1t may yet be shown to the Demo.
Gratis that they have underestimated
Hayes ann done him an injustice in
their criticisms. At all events
whoever has been elected. it is the
duty of good citizens to supper,
him. to peacefully abide 10y tie re
suit. aud to hope for the best. Tue
ballots should always be- the tiaal
appeal in this country, and /. il
only the part OF good judgment ans
behavior to calmly abide by its de
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