The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1NeroN, D. G., Aa4guSt23. 1876 /.

| dent Buchanan. and ZSEde41- War
Department." -BogS 5f1 BEate' Don't
i IAa8SoDe7 to the Call Of IIlCze1o and
Hendricks Czatb--Ibe Transferring Of
Soldiers South 6y General Sherman
DON'T Salt Den3ocr0cq, dc.
The Democracy seeing the necessity OF.
reconciliation between the two wings
| of th at party in New York city IN order
to have any chance at ell In the State,
have arranged several interviews between
the committees Of the Tammanv and anti
| Tammany factions. Glow deep the
honesty of the Democratic cry Of "Retorm
in the Civil Service" really is shown by
| the guarrelwhich they are now endeavor-
ling to quell in that city. The great
difficulty in the way Of a complete recon,
cillation is the distribn of offices,
the anti-Tammany leaders conten0ing
{ tor an allowance of one half of the spoils
in case of victory. while the other side is
lonly willing to concede one third. and
there they stick.
| Another sample OF Reform under,a
! Democratic administration. is that which
that great ref0rmer, or defo7moe9' as he
has been called, John Morrissey, is now
trying, through his position as State
lSenator, to get through the Legislature
of that Statea bill to legalize gambling
Except where it can be demonstrated
that fraud is practiced upon the players.
That man would occupy leading pcsi-
tion under Tilden, in the event Of his
success, for it was in part owing to his
Influence at st. Louis that Tjl0en's
nomination was secured.
In 1899, the same cry of ''Reform" Was
fmade, and under it they were successfuE
yet, how was it carried out? A more
complete administration never existed
than that which followed. It is part
tof history which those in doubt would
do well to study before confdiug IN
i democratic promises.
i The New York Herald. of Saturday
editorially compares TiIden with Buchan-
an, giving the superiority 10 the latter.
under whom it truly says: "The Demo
cratic party went down in ignominy and
contempt" 1t asks HDocs Mr.. Tilden,
If he is elected, mean to follow the eK
ample of buchanan? This is the question
tthat witt Zoe asked again ana again by
gmen who remember how Buchanan
trimmed on secession, and who sees how
/, Tilden trims on the national credit. ~
This from the HeY0gd, which advocates
democratic succees under Tilden is.
livery good. But il goes further and.
more to the vital point in admitting that's
'In the South all is going boldly-Ala-
bama majorities, Hamburg massacres,t
land the Vic5aal condoning of these
massacres by public opinion all make an
uneasy impression in the North. The
4 party throws away the State of South
Il Carolina by no@iating Wade Hampton.
;lt1t declares var upon every Southern
llman, like Mose@Dy and Longstreet. who
does not agree with them, and invnkes a
canvass of bitterness and hatred. The
fact that not one eff the delegates to the
saint Louis Convention wassa negro shows
how uttealy the Democrats have failed
10 appreciate the wisdom Of concediDg
ltoalI classes political equality. AS
lit now stands the bceezes which seem to
watt the banners of Hayes to victory
leone from the SOUTH
/ The Herald mentions these fundament
al issues with the Republican party as
/ "political blunders," but it must know,
as every intelligent man living this far
lSUuth knows, that without this general
support of outrages for intimidation and
J a general method Of ostraclenl, and every
conceivable means Of ceercing the ballot
box, there would not be the CHASTITY
lghost ola possibility Of Democracy carry
/ ing either of the Carolinas Mississippi,
| Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, or even
Virginia OF Tennessee. Ii we are a
representative republic let that only
hope of our paClonged Liberties as
people to he preserved and maintained
| By the lawful authority which Titden
himself saysis"a power ofthe Executive"
which he promises in hisletter OF accept |
ance to use for the protection of the |
rights Of all races and conditions in the |
country The moral support ofall Re- |
publlcscs must now be given to the use
ofmiIitary for protectingSouthern citizens
In their right to free ballot. Ifintimid&-
ton Is sustained 10y the weakened Re-
publicans. then indeed, will a sotid
South for Tilden be, in great measure.
the fault of squeamish weakness that IN
|inexcusable in those who profess to
believe in the ballot as al expression OF
the free will of free people,
The War Department, taking vigorous
action under the bill passed during the
last hours of the session of Congress
authorizing tho establishment OF twenty
Eve hundred men to fillup the cavalry
regiments, recruiting officers are instruct /
ed to send on recruits as speedily hs
possible, and in order to facilitate the
work the standard of both height Is
and weight has been lowered. II
is matter of regret that the Democratic
House postponed the passage OF TINS b
important law to so late date. ltsho6lo
have passed immediately after Clusters II
disaster, and the recruits would now be 70
at the front with Crook and Terry. where TT
their services are needed: 1t IS to be II
hoped they will be secured and promptly i