The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-16
The Fraud, However, Must Be Assigned
to It's Proper Place Among the Crimes
Against Popular 6oversneat, and
Should Be Made Too Odieus
for Repetition.

NEW YORK, June lS.-Mr. Hend-
rieks, in his speech last night, having
returned thank for the honor due
him, alluded to the presidential cleo
tion, and said:
"The result as declared In L.ouisiana
and Florida At Washington 10 not and
cannot be made satisfactory to the
country, for obvious reasons: and IL IL
true that the great and sincere people
will rest their final Judgment only
upon the truth, and never upon frauds
successfui through technicslity. Even
should the president aud his cabinet
adopt q part or the whole of the poll
cies and purposes for which the demo-
cratic party has been contending for
many years, and which became 10 dis
tinctiy defined last year-even that
cannot remove and quiet the public
dtscontent. The democrats will make
no factious opposition, nor will they
seek to embarrass the de fucto admin-
istration, but will sustain 1t In the
right, because IL ID right and for the
welfare Of the country, and not be-
cause Of any fealty to the party that
stands defeated and condemned by
the people. The people cannot allow
the selection Of their chief maggie
trntes to become . thing of chance Of
sharp practice. The fraud first trium-
phant in American history must be ~
signed to its proper place among the
crimes against popular government,
and be made SO odious that no party
will dare to attempt its repetition. He
who is elected president must be insU-
gurated. Until that IL settled and made
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his devotion and allegiance OF Office,
nor even by the strong appeal of the
abandonment by the administration
of its various principles and dangerous
policies, and the adoption OF better
doctrines and just measures. Demo-
crats will not eutrust their most cher
ished principles to the keeping Of
power which is attained by vicious
and corrupt meAna. They win rather |
continue their faith in the right Of the |
majority to rule. In accordance with
the constitutional provisions. All
democrats rejoice with unbounded Joy
that free republican governments are
once more allowed To the states of
South Carolina and Louisiana; they re-
Joice in the good fruits that must fol- |
low; they know that peace and good !
order will prevail; that capital win be |
more secure and labor safe, contented |
and happy: that enterprise will revive;
that the cruel burdens Of the govern
ment and public corruption will be |
lifted from the shoulders Of labor, and
that production will increase and lands
advance In price. But they know that, |
in the language Of Governor Morton.
1t had become inevitable-that good
government in these states was not q
free>wili offering upon the. affairs of
the country. For years the democrats
had contended In congress and before
the people for free republican states
Throughout the south, and finally IL
Escame inevitable, because right and
truth we're too strong to be longer sup
pressed. In these democrats hnd q
reason to stand more firmly with
their party, out Of power. with
no patronage to dispense, and with no
money 70 distribute, but animated by
the spirit Of our institutions and in
spired by the sentiments Of the right
of local self-g0vernment as inherent in
the people. The democratic party,
during the past ten years, has restored
one state after another, until now the
tread OF soldiers is heard In no leeisla-
tive hall, but In every state the people
are governed by laws OF their own ere.
alton, and by officers Of their own
choosing.
Governor Hendricks concluded with
the declaration that this occasion had
much more than mere personal signi.
ficance; 1t proclaimed that we have
no sectional sentiment, no eastern or
western policies; that the west and
the east and the south were on wise
and just policy, and would alike pro-
mote the prosperity Of each.