The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-08
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The truth NJ tie position held by tho
south, that the republican party was
tho only obstacle 10 speedy roeonstruc'
ton IL abundanily attesled by the re-
suit Of the new policy Of tho general
government ~ lately inaugurated by |
President Hayes, All classes Of repub'
loans, their organs and moutb'pleoes
persiatently proclaimed that the irroo'
onolables were the uncomfortable
elements Of the 'old rebel democracy
From our side the charge war met with
the only weapon at hand simple de-
NAL. Had Mr. Grant succeeded in his
third term aspirations, or had one Of
his own school Of republicans been
elected, many yo0rs would doubtless
have elapsed ore the world had learned,
~ Il now docs, that thl republicans,
especially the ultras, held office only by
and through their skillful handling of
the bitter war prejudicos Of the people
of the north They il was who kindled
aud fed tho fires oiscGtional hate, They
II was who fastened upon the bruised
and broken southern states the char
actcrlcss adventures and thioying
wretohos, the irritating accompaniment
Of our paste btillm efforts nj restoring or
der 10 the troubled states of our do.
fcatod section
II wanted but m honest step from
liberal and decent republicans, aud
from tho general government TO call out
every best cllert Of southern patriotism
TO effect the entire reconciliation OF
the south, and restore the former
blended patriotic aud business interests
of the people of the two sections. This
is made perfectly plain in the case OF
Hayes, Here we have n republican
holding tho rulership Of Il great nation
upon conicssedly fraudulent claim,
but whose policy up to this time has
been liberal, just and fair to tho south,
receiving from our entire section only
Ipoudits, and implicit obedience. Does
not this circumstance amply verify the
position that RECONCILIATION did not
grow in our soctionY Since the chief OF
the republican government scorns to
use southern outrages to bolster him
up with the ultras Of the north, how
few we have Of them. Where now are
the Eliza Emissions, the Coushatta hor.
rors, the Hamburg massacres2 They
are no longer available in the new re.
publican policy and Ns II consequence
they are not committed by the ready
and efficient blood.drinkers and blood.
shedders of the southern democracy.
Every liberal element of the two sec.
ton meets now and harmonizos per
Iectly. Southern orators speak to Union
soldiers on decoration day, and the
orthern mo theirs and sisters of Union
soldiers teariully scatter flowers over
the dead Of both armies who sleep side
by side. True reconstruction had to
commence at the gravcside, whore not
only tho valor of both sections slceps,
but where is born that peace.
IuI purpose by and through which
only can the living representatives OF
the two armies unite to protect the
country from repetition of tho bloody
scenes which well.nigh destroyed not
only the country itself, but the patriot.
ism and honor of tho people Good
people can now see how the war may
yet turn out to have been blessing
most perfectly disguised 1t shows us
the weakness of our system, the danger
OF extreme partisanship, and the folly
vi the attempt 10 permanently cstrange
the people of the two sections, The
southern states are to-day rein
stated, and it will be the care of
southern leaders and statesmen that
the fires of state and national patriots
ism both are kept brightly burning for
all the future. Our future wars will all
be fought shoulder to shoulder, and
the only rivalry between northern and
southern soldiers will be- who can best
serve and most cheerlully die for the
union which cements and blends every
interest of all the people of all the
states of the American union.