The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-07-25
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The Hon. John ID. Defrees, formerly
citizen Of Indiana, but now q resident
Of Washington, has published q letter
in the Indianapolis News on the polit-
ical situation, in which, after review.
ing the parties and candidates, he
pledged his cordial support 10 Hayes
and Wheeler. Mr.. Defrees was prom
inent supporter OF Greeley in 1872. He
says:
John II. Holiday. ESQ.,.
DEAR SIR:-As sympathized with
the course pursued by the News In the
last Presidential campaign, / desire TO
avail myself OF its columns 10 present
some notions regarding the present.
In 1872 / united with thousands OF
other Republicans in the Liberal Re-
publican movement Of that year, At
the Cincinnati Convention / urged the
nomination OF Justice Davis, q Liberal
Republican Of the State Of Illinois, as
our candidate. believe that the ele.
ton OF man Of his great moyal worth
aud ability would have rescued the
great Office OF Chief Magistrate Of the
model Republic from the deep disgracs
to which IL was fast descending. Mr..
Greeley, an honest man, Of great abili.
ty, was nominated and defeated. 10
would require too much space TO give
the reasons for that result, and shall
not attempt it. Gen. Grant was re-
elected, and such was the dissatisfac-
tion on the part Of Republicans with
his administration that in 1874 they de-
termined to administer q rebuke by
permitting the election TO the House
OF Representatives in Congress OF
majority OF the opposite party. In the
the great Republican State of New
York they permitted the election Of Mr..
Tilden as Governor for this same pur-
pose, as is shown by the fact that 75,.
662 Republicans did not vote at that
election.
The present session OF Congress COM
menced last December. The Demo
Gratis have q large majority in the
House, and II is proper TO inquire IL
the course pursued by them entities
them to q continuance Of power. The
organization of the House vas e1clu-
siyely under its control. They brought
with them from the South q gentleman
who had been an officer OF the Confed-
crate Senate and made him the door
keeper OF the House, who Immediately
became bigger man than old Grant
according to his own estimate. Anoth-
er gentleman, whose admiration for the
man who killed Mr.. Lincoln Was so
great as to call his son for him, was
made clerk Of the chief committee of
the House. IL In true that when this
fact was made known through the Re-
publican press he was discharged by
the chairman Of that committee. II
may be said that these are small mat.
ters, and 40 they are for themselves,
but do they not serve TO show what
may be expected should the control Of
every branch OF the Government be
committed to the party which controls
the present House? At the time the
members OF the present House were
elected the effects Of the great panic
were felt by the people. aud relief
was promised IL only the Democrats
could bepelscted. They have a large
majority in the House, and now what
great measure of public policy. calcu-
lated to restore prosperity, has been
devised by them? The point Is made
that they have cut down the sppropris-
tons below what the proper officers
estimated were necessary TO carry on
the operations OF the Government, aud
have attempted TO starve out few
clerks whose salaries were fixed In 1854
when living did not cost one half what
it does at the present time. And this
splendid achievement Of statesmanship
the people are called on to approve at
the next election.
The leaders of the Democratic party
now boast OF having a united South for
their ticket. Why il this? IL 10 not
because majority OF the people OF
that section. who were 40 lately In re-
bellion against the Government, be-
lieye that the Democratic organization
OF the Northern States sympathised
with them in their efforts to destroy the
Union and therefore are entitled TO
their support nowY Ii not such boast
and such "A fact we'll calculated TO
make united North in opposition 10
q united Southg Will IL not provoke
the inquiry as 10 where stood she can
didaies Of the respective parties on the
question OF maintaining the Unions--
Will il not be said that while Governor
Hayes was in the field fighting for the
Onion, Gov. Tilden was aiding in pass-
ing partisan resolution, In partisan
con sention, declaring the war to be
failure, aud that II should not be fur
ther prosecutedf Will not such state
of facts thus boasted OF tend to keep
mp q feeling Of hostility that should be
deprecated3 And, il 30, who are res
ponsible for il? Why not those who
make the boast? These things will rem
der the only issne in the approaching
campaign to be this, "Shsll the oon-
troll Of the Government be handed over
10 those who attempted its destruction,
or be retained by those who hszarded
life aud fortune for its preservation.
and that issne is presented by united
South" When thus presented no
Union man need be told his duty.
The 1t. Louis Convention selected
very nice. prim, little, withered-up,
fdgety old bachelor OF about 20 avoir-
dupois, who never had had a genuine
impnlse for man. nor any affection for
woman. the very prince Of "wall street
Spectators and coupon clippers, as
true representative of the Democratic
party And. In hope OF inducing the
Democrats Of the West tosvallow such
a pill, they have sugar-coated II with
the well deserved popularity OF Gov.
Hendricks; but even that IL not sufhci.
ept. IL would be amusing 10 see my
old Wing friend, Gen. Cary. Of Ohio.
make the effort to swallow IL. Oh how
he will gagl He can't get il down even
with the assistance OF q glass OF "old
bourbon" his favorite beverage. There
will he q great many thousand In the
same condition.
] suppose no one Of politicsl ex-
perience of over 40 years has any re-
gard 10 what are called plstforms.-
they are mere cunningly devised in
yentions to catch green voters. After
an election they are spit upon and
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