The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-07
TIE INAUGURAL

were compelled to forego until this
a review Of the above Inn
poriant address, for important II sure
ly is TO every man, woman and child,
in all this broad land. We shall bring
TO cur self imposed task only sincere
desire TO fNthom the meaning Of the
man, and shal! treat it, or endeavor to
do 80, without bitterness or undue
prejudice.
One humilating feature plainly per-
YNdes the entire document, and that Is
the Presidents nervous desire to esIab- |
fish the clearncss Of his own right to
The Office, and to disarm prejudice
where the contrary opinion prevails.
1t il II humilating circumstance that
the president Of this once proud repub-
lie, upon his inaugural day, feels II
necessary to refer to or defend the
means by which he has climbed to the
lofty place. lie finds IL necessary to
refer TO hi4 letter of acceptance when
nominated. This IL intended to teach
TINT his future policy will conform to
the doctrines enunciated then. Our
recollection Of that document IL more
favorable to him than anything else
he has ever written or said since. But
Mr.. Hayes IL deceived himself and
misleads tho country when he inti-
mates that he will be able to form a
policy of his own, and operate ii with
out interference from Morton, Cham
dler, Cameron, and the rest of the
bAteh OF ultra Radicals who give tone
% the party, and vitality and force to
n action. If az he says, "the motive
ne Misrepresentation has passed away,n
zen, indeed it ought to cease, and so
In 'aslnp, let Mr.. Hayes say will do
he } and 50, providing the policy meets
20 hearty concurrence of those by
m. hose grace | am the ruler of the
1e- alion.
We are heartily sick and tired OF the
all crnal twaddle about the "pacica
icy on Of the country" meaning, Of
burse, the South. Where exists thu
ful ate in our section which is not pac
The fed, save alone those States where the
Nderal bayonct is still potent princi
he h., a, I,nnI sol T. ,Y,Narn,,antu y Rnn,ouf
emf be cause and the disease at once il
as bred The race problems will mt once
lar little themselves IA soon us the fedora
vcrnment and the Republican party
the rmit the negro to act upon his owl
,ar' tier judgment, which will be In nc
the ri with his "old master,n the tax
I'M yer Of the land There win then bt
1 to operty, and hand in hand both vii
Gus vance to that prosperity which ha
,sed ~ TO be reached for TO become th
'lth i've Of both. II IL plain, as we salt
In stcrday, Mr., Hayes, IA well as hi
ilue ut election the worth of the South a
EAST actor in the sum total Of political in
Or u snce in thisnaton, He il painful.
ent. pressed toy this force and seeks b,
lout Ny means to concilnte the section
at is all well enough, hut actions ar
pale more moment Just now than word,
ii, he wishes no distinction hetwee,
and North and the South, let him with
hem Nv the troops. Let not such men II
rify llIard and Chamberlain be suilere
IL. Yer to repress the white men, an
'uis. hd the face Of the poor negro il
Dis South. When this is done the
half conditions approach equality
with 'at care we in the South for n feN
Ut by Try places in the cabinet or for NJ
the htments in the civil service Of tn
and htry. All we usk is that the BE
d by Ops, Babeocks and Brother Orvillt
Nriven out and their places SUI
VI with honest men.
osoro shen the Republicans speak OF civ
!, Ice reform and urge that as one {
Has. II cardinal doctrines Of polite,
y, until something positive IN don,
n 70. b the memory Of the whisky frauds
,euty b Shepherd and the like, still gree
he public mind, they must not e>
-" the public to be very enthusiasts
lew heads must fall. The revolt
ielin- In the civil service must be ban
ay on in blood, or the ceremony wi
,ht In Worthless, 1t will take 40 much
pecu- net and retain public confidence
eems the president is no "thr
ner,n and what is still better, L
hmm ooes reelection with n compronis
,avor wo years OF term, making the pre-
ectful tial term finally at six years.
'aders 'e uoc"'hehV "ould nave pee
ch stronger had the special pleat
in defense of the decision OF I'll
omission been omitted. Mr. Hayt
:, A.. lawyer, and knows that Will
A. yali2ed by legislative action, til
E,,n, mmission was practical subversio
TT the constitution, and q crime b,
rs sides when it refused to investigate til
l' frauds of the returning boards, II
u Il. Il. ~ 1