The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-28

him n percentage of his salary to form
corrupting electioneering fund.
Conscious of these heavy weights with
which they have handicapped their eau
didate, the Republican managers have
thought 10 alarm the people by the Dry
that, in case of the election Of Gov. TILDEN,
the South is to be lot in upon the Treasury
for the payment Of all sorts of claims
growing ont of the late war. The instrue-
ton had gone forth 10 make this the key
note of the campaign. Republican plat
forms have accordingly rung with II; Re
publican presses have teemcd with 1t. At
this moment a long list Of Republican
meetings Is advertised to be held in this
state, with the names of the expected
speakers, at which the Southern raid upon
the Treasury was to he the grand topic, "a
II has been for several weeks past at all
Republican gatherings. In the midst OF
this farrago OF nonsense, comes the letter
of Gov. TILDEN, clear, sharp, incisive.
showing the utter impossbilty OF the
payment OF any Southern claims that the
most heated imagination of agitntors or
their dupes has been able to conjure up.
and pledging himself. If elected, to veto
any bill that the most ingenious lobbyist
can devise for such purposes. What re-
maius for the orators who are advertised
to speak from the extremity Of Long Island
to the falls Of Niagara, from the borders
OF Pennsylvania to the shores of the st.
LawrenceY What entertainment remains
for the people OF this great Statei
The cue has gone forth. Gov.TILDEN isnot
to be believed He will break his promises.
The Republican managers affect to antici-
pate that men are TO he gulled into the
belief that this Is a matter which has no
other guaranty and no other dependence
than tue word of the Democratic candi-
date. If II depended upon that alone. the
people Of New York would demand no
better security than the word Of SAMUEL
J. TILDEN. But the value of his letter con-
sists not alone in his personal pledge. IL
consists in the exposition and demonstra-
ton that no President can possibly sane
ton the legislation that would be required
to open the Treasury to what are called
Southern claims, because the Constitu-
ton has forever closed the door of the
Treasury against them. IL laws to open
that door were TO receive the assent of
every branch of the legislative power not
n dollar could be taken from the Treasury,
unless the judiciary should also be faith
less to their oaths TO support the Constitu-
tion; for direct appropriations and direct
payments. without investigation IN the
Court of Claims and the Supreme Court of
the United States, would be impossible so
long as there continues to be an opposition
III Congress. In fact. those who permit
their imaginstious to run wild on this sub
ject would do well to remember that no
measure ever does or can become law in
this country that Is opposed to the fixed
popular will. Public opinion never can
tolerate the payment Of any one OF any OF
the classes of supposed claims that have
formed the themes or Republican ha-
rangues for the past four OF six weeks;
and even II the Constitution did not stand
in the way, the will Of the people stands ne
q sufficient and unalternble security against
any such folly.
What remains. then, for the Republican
oratorsi What becomes of the bugbear OF
the Solid South; II the South IL solid
for the election OF TILDES. IL must be for
some other reason and In some other
expectation than that of being let in upon
the Treasury. He has told them plainly
that no such expectation is TO be INDUCED.
They can suffer no disappointment In this.
for they have never looked TO his election
for any such purpose. They are entirely
and heartily solid for his election, be-
cause they fully agree with him that they
and we must turn from the dead past to
new and better future" they are look
ing to his election not TO get payment OF
claims which they know are forever
extingulshed but TO create "a new pros
perity in which the evils OF tho past shall
be forgotten On this basis they eau join
hands with the North. aud the North with
them. and the whole nation can 20 for ward
In new career, without being disturbed
by the spectres OF ancient calamities, an-
cient injuries, or ancient misfoTtuues