New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04
OPPOSITION, and ON the FENCE
"A FEW PLAIN QUESTIONS"

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LETTER FROM SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT - RECON.
sTEUcnoN OF THE soUTH-sUPPORr OF THDEN
BY LIBERAL REPUBLICANS - GOV. HAYES
RECORD
To the EdttOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: VIII you allow Southern Democrat,
who much OF his feelings OF reconstructed loyalty
to the Government to the teachings OF Horace Greeley
and Of the paper founded by him. and who goves deeply
TO miss from the columns OF THE TRIBUNE those kindly
words toward the people OF the South that formerly
dstin gished it, To ask you few plain questioned And
will you give, editOrialy, plain answers TO themi
In 1872 Greeley aud Brown, two inquest oned aud I'M
deyiatng Republicans, nominated for the Presl-
dency and yce-Presidency bya Republican Convention,
on Republican platform. The chief issues Of the can
were reformation in the public service, and recon
Citation between the sections. Upon these issues they
taken mp candidates by the Democratic party.
and received the votes OF fourhs of all The Democratic
voters in the nation Their Republican vote was incon-
siderable, and outside OF Ohio and NewYOr& scarcely
had any existence. The Democratic party sunk all
minor differences the desire reformation and
citation, and supported two Republicans Can you tell
why the Republican supporters OF Horace Greeley
cannot do the thing in favor OF two Democratsf
Il there less need Of reformation in the public service
now than there was in 1921 think you must admit
that fold more corruption is confessed than was
then suspected Il reconciliation between the sections
less needed in the centennial year than four years
agoi
Is Gov. Tideu less worthy exponent OF reformation
and reconciliation THAI Horace Grcceyf Is he less
apt TO bend the whole power Of his administration IN
their bealfl yOn that personally there is no
objection Gov. Tilden, but that the party that puts
him il Objectionable reply that You are simply
1872 and that the Liberal Republicans then did not
deem objection that Mr.. Greeley should De elected
made a good President elected by f,urfths Of the
Democratic aud onetenth OF the Republican party why
az. ava gl en
by all the Democrats and the same onetentn OF the
II iii not do for THE TRIBUNE to say that subsequent
developments have shown the Democracy 20 be less
worthy Of trust than they were then Thought 10 ne Inc
Democrats OF the nation, and especially Those OF me
Tari me doctrines that Greeley taught JUDGED
clooneut memories OF ana sketches Grceleys
which appeared in TIE TRIBUNE during me past rev
years and over again been declared that the
great work wrought By him in this regard the crUwn-
llc glory OF his life. Living as DO m Democratic eN-
rebel Mississippi have cordially concured III this view
In conclusion, win you allow me TO say that you who
arrogate yourself the title Of Liberal nave shown lees
lbcraIity thar those whom you style BourDonsl Inc
Bourbon, despite party prejudice supported good Re
You though Liberal lay aside Republican pre-
JUDGE 80 far as to support good democrat on me same
Jaefsoa, Mss, Oct u, 1876.
but have the Southern States since 1872 made
immcasurable progress toward the doctrines which
Mr. Greeley taught There's the rub. Seit-govcu-
ment and impartial suffrage were welded together
in the Baltimore Platform Of that year. Did Ben
Hill preach equal rights in Washington last NnterI
Have the rifle clubs been organized in South Carolina
for the protection of impartial suffrage Another
thing: Our correspondent leaves the financial issue
ont Of account. Mr.. Greeley thought that the way
to resume was to resume. Mr. lilden agrees with
Trimmer Hendricks, the Democratic majority of the
House and all the infatonists that the way to re-
sumo is not to resume There is a wide gulf between
intimidation and impartial suirage-bctween an
honest financial policy and a dishonest one; and
there is Just as wide gulf between the Liberal can
vass of 1872 and the Democratic canvass OF 1876