Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-10
From the Boston Traveller.
The Truth Must Prevail.

While the republican party recognize
the importance of reconciliation and peace
in the South, and while they may consist
entity invite the CO operation of the better
Southern democrats. they do not see the
necessity of abandoning the Southern
republicans to the mercy of the men who
make politics a machine for class perse
cution. While they are anxious TO pro
mote honest self-government. they do no
believe that object involves the repuda
ton of their own deliberate acts. nor The
dangerous doctrine that none but Exon
federate democrats shall have political
power or privileges. This is the senti'
ment expressed by Senators Blaine and
Morton in the debate yesterday, and this
Is all there is of it. in spite of the efforts
of mischevous and reckless organs to
make it appear otherwise.
The returning boards of Louisiana and
South Carolina found by careful canvass
of votes and by an investigation of demo
cratic methods, that the Hayes electors
were fairly entitled to certificates, and
they also found that the republicans chose
5. b. Packard for Governor, and a major
ity of the legislature in Louisiana; and
ID. II Chamberlain for Governor. and a
majority of the legislature in South Caro-.
lima. Notwithstanding these facts. men
who are supposed to be high in the es-
TEEN of President Hayes have held out en-
enlargement 10 the democratic claimants
to preferment there, and have tried to
weaken the authority of the regularly
elected officers in various ways. We are
glad that President Hayes denies all knowl-
edge of those movements, but that does
not change the character of them. They
are dangerous not only TO reconciliation
and honest government in the South, but
to the administration itself, and the Miss
Nancyish organs which pass them by
lightly, or scof at Mr.. Blaine for expos
ing them, would do well to look before
they leap. 1t is the democratic policy ia
have the Packard and Chamberlain gov
ernments rpudiated and abandoned by
the administration, and there is no doubt
that they have made large promises in
consideration of that policy. While the
President has not authorized any such
dicker. we believe that weak-knced and
t;me-serving republicans have been will
ing to so far stultify the republican party
and the administration as to attempt trade
which would virtually concede the cleo
tion of Tildeu and Hen bricks 1t can
mean nothing else, and Mr. Blaine is per-
fectly correct In exposing i, before it goes
farther.
Let Us be plain and unequivocal about
this, for there is nothing to be gained by
concealment. except with those who would
destroy the republican party in order to
promote their own insignifcancs to gran
deur. The United States Senate must ad-
init 70 seats Senators Kellogg and Corbin.
The true result Of the State and national
elections in Louisiana and South Carolina
is involved in that act. We agree with
Messrs. Blaine and Morton that Hayes
and Wheeler were honestly and fairly
elected. But If the same returning boards
which gave certificates to the Hayes elec-
tors are TO be repudisted in their certiica-
ton OF the republican legislatures which
elected Messrs. Kellogg and Corbin, then
the United States Senate will pronounce
the title TO Office Of President Hayes to be
fraudulent and void