The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-29
Senator GOrdOn's Views.
Washington Union.

clusions sound. II there were
more democrats in Congress like
Senator Gordon tbe radical scheme
fl stenling the Presidency would
have come to na' ght. The inter
view is as follows.
[ never d. ubteel said Senator
Gordon, and | am now absolutely
assured of the fact (nnd from re-
publican sources, too, that if the
democrats had from fist to last
presented M unbrnken front, and
given notice Of their inexorable
purpose of resisting to the YER,
ltst extremity any attempt t" seat
II fraudulent President, the TApub-
licans would never have att..mp'e !!
to seat Hayes. | know this to he
so. The uncertain policy of the
democrats, the reported divisions
in The ranks, and their alleged
Willingness to submit peaceahly t.,
amy usurpation, enc uraged the
W. SttI 'AtCbN
the electoral bill became IA n-ce~
sity. Now. mark me If the dem
ocrats had bnt presented an IN
broken front the republic rs would
never have gone to extreme meas
ures, and the eIec oral bill would
never have been thought of.
What course, then, w"h|h the
democrats have pursued ? Why
simrly this: The H use wouId
have thrown out F,rida and
Louisiana, and # the Spnat" did
MT follow suit, the House would
either have elected Tilden outright,
or would have provided bill or
deling new election next Novem-
Der, making some decent repub-
lican acting Pr 'sident until that
time. OF course the new election
would have resulted in Tilden', +,
triumph. Rnt l believe that the
Senate wonld have voted to throw
out Louisiana, and possibly Fiori
da, if there had been no Electoral
Commission /; if the d. moc.nts had
been determined and undivided
from the first
Bnf that is all past, and we must
look to the future. Hayes prompt
disayowal of the offensive article
in the Ohio State Journal pre-
vented the Inauguration OF move.
ments that will keep him ont OF
the White House What will be-
come of the democracy in foul
Years? A grand, sweeping victory
awaits them, beyo ID the shadow
of ii doubt, if they will renal" in
ranks. and keep the party iniac'.
The country will r-pudiate the
fraud by which the republicans
have established their u>nrpation
Just as surely as the time arrives
for them to vote. Our onI y danger
is this that Hayes, by gIi'tering
offers, by really conservative and
liberal action, will disinteQrate ou.
Southern democracy, and put Us
in danger of losing some of the
Southern States. Such IL prospect
as this would dtmoralize onf
friends in the North. Tn repub-
Iicans will make herculean efforts
10 capture Southern democrats
and debauch the Southern party.
His f'ieuds have already petitioned
Grant to "Lcld is hands off" of
Iruisians and Carolina, and leave
the solution of those problems t.
Hayes. Their Object is plain. 1t
is Intended that the new President
shall have all the applause that
the recognition Of the Hampton
and Nichols governments wi
win. You will perceive at once
that this advantage will be tre-
mpnlous one The fnil and prompt
recognition If the honest govern
ments of those two States will give
him an opportunity to sig na'ize
the opening of his admin ni>tration
that few Presidents, ii any Presi-
dent, ever bad. A jndicinus dis
ribution of the Offices in his gifl
among the Southern democrats is
relied npon to further or complete
this disiniegration. 1t is pinin
that no Southern democrat should
accept office under Hayes. 1t shall
my purpose to advise all Who APP
preaci, me upon the subject 20
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