, 1876-10-29
CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor AZ The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-A change to what! II
we change to the Democratic party, It means to
at least double the debt OF our country; to
nearly If not quite ruin our country's credit; to
largely increase our taxes, and, worse than all,
ITO practically reestablish slavery in many parts
okthe South (the abolition OF which cost SO
many OF our noble sonsl and the destruction,
to an extent, of our glorious Union, or accept
the alternative Of another war, which none OF
us want. This al1 that this party really has to
offer us. Had it something better than We now
have under Republican administration, all
good citizens would be glad Of ''a change," but
can we afford to made change which fnrolres
such terrible results? This issue is not a mat
ter Of mere party, but Of Union or Dis
union. All attempts to divide the Ke-
publican vote for Independent or the Cooper
party, means as rule Tilden and Hendricks.
This IL IN hour when every lover OF loyalty and
Union should do his duty, whatever may be his
preferences On minor points. Your vote at this
election may save life and hundreds OF thousands
of dollars It is said that the Rebel debt never
be paid, because debarrcd BY the Constitution, but
claims By the thousand can be allowed, and it the
''solid Sonth elects the next President and gets
majority In Congress, It would not take long to
add to cur present debt nearly Sc, 6o0 00o 900 Of
claims for property destroyed OF lost tn one wny
or another during the War {nearly $500, 900, ooo
Of which has already been presented to congress),
and It is possible to 60 even further. The Fifteenth
Amendment Is largely disregarded now, and who
will say that the Fourteenth might NOT be
many grand exceptions, ret tho spirit Of the Con-
federate South is to get back as much OF the '1ost
cause US It can. bnt if the party which saved the
country is allowed to continue its preservation and
prorcctiOn bT enforcing the e6rpermacy OF law, r"
and then treat the South with justice and a1l the
lcniency consistent with the best good OF the conn-
try. preventing unprincipled men from getting
control Of Southern interests. I believe the South
will lat no distant day BECOME wi'lnE: gsef9l and
valuable portion Of the gnion. Should the Demo
@ poned to ! distant future. These remarks Of
course are not applicable to those who intend to
es sF H'ys t 1S %sssF osa vso "a iat Che Re
and especiall; for chose who imagine shat 'tmes
g f afe essea a}e
that arc Objectionable will be changed such bad
men for honest men ne OF ability; rings f9r |ustlse
''chanae'' we need but which we cannot have it
disioynlty and disnnion get the control to a con-
siderable extent This will be very close cleo
tion but II every man who haa the rca! Interest Of
his country and The greatest good OF the people at
heart does his duty by votingseeing that all vote
who should and none who should not-the country
is safc.
might pass Congress for the payment Of Rebel.
claima. This is not consistent with = man whose
past record declared the Var an ontraee, and who
aaid, as am informed, that Union soldier on
Southern soil was trespaseer. Such q man is
likely to favor payment for property destroyed by
an outrageous war and trespassers:
Those who doubt that an Administration elected
b7 the s'SolId Soutl, would injnre the countrys
credit would do we'll to notice that since the hint
of possible Democratic Administration BY the re-
cent election in Indiana, the negotiation Of the
Government 4. 20 per cent loan has been delayed.
UN1pE.