Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24

No doubt the result In Louisiana caused |
some disappointment to many Republicans
throughout the United States, who deeply |
sympathzed with their Republican brethren |
in that State. / did and do share In that |
feeling, and yet feel and know that every |
step taken by President Hayes was right, In |
strict accordance with his constitutional |
duty, andfrom the highest motives OF patriot |
ism. Some are foolish enough TO talk Of bis |
abandoning the colored people and their |
constitutional rights. President Hayes, from
his early manhood, has been an anti-slavery |
man; his life was imperiled on many battle
fields in the great cause of liberty; he sym |
pathizes more and will do more for the equal
rights OF the colored people than those who |
falsely accuse him, and | believe this day |
that the policy he has adopted will do more
to secure the full practical enforcement OF
those rights than the employment OF an army
ten-fold greater than the army OF the United
States.
THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF FREEDMEN
are now placed on the same constitutional
| footing as ours. Unarmed, unorganized,
defen seless and ignorant as they have been,
they can only realize the full enjoyment OF
| their rights when education dispels their ig
norance and teaches them how to defend
their rights. The policy of the President
will make 1t possible in the Gulf States for
them to secure the aid and sympathy OF an
| influential portion Of the whites. 1t has also
secured to them the pledge Of honor OF the
local State Governments to protect every
man in full equal, civil and political rights.
no DeopiG can ue ano,S IT,, or,in,, ,ti,
| men of the South. The ultimate safety OF their
| life and property depends upon IT, The people OF
| the United States will hold them to IT,, and now,
| when by this policy of President Hayes they have
what they call home rule upon their selfpro,
claimed promise that NOME rue t means tnG eduu %
prOectlon IN cNli anu pOluchl rghls VI ~, my
have to fulhll their promise or stand dishon0red
before the ciyillheu wori @ nnS mn ,iI h @ ~
tne O9hst..ut'WHn M AZ " ., VII si ~; s ~ Iam b the
Iorced pul ~ Is lat pttter lllis sr" po 0 uy th
consent OF all' IN tne lhterest ul uIi, 'an ~ @ .
ngGnCy oI an hIlny. hy Tonsneu'ioi'" r i's"'' '''
only nc seyuteu oy iesul noahs;; p.td,r, IJo,os
inc whoe sou.neth p1lcy W SUI S iy1
IL 70 secure Sonsututlola' rigs nv ~ Viy ,ny ~ @ os,
DuI py peaceI vi mSas ny IN I 10 ,i ~ M
ana hohor Oh az classSs put u t,s .at, e. II H. w
hot greaty erIi ne VIII ny ny ~ , mun5 ,i5 ' y, .aS
ercse o. tne run powers oi NE OiIe W - @
the civil rights OF all, without dlsuncuoh Oh race,
color, or condition. ,-,-.,
en0ner question: Oh p.o"PIS =, ha ~
celVed thc attentlon on IresI%uent % nuygs, -, ii %
Deen lne smhulhg proWiso vi po'n P"ii'N"i P"i'e9
| Tor htty years 10 secure ...........
49,, CNlLsE'NIob uhFo"sh,, At, L.o.
wlthont @ HelnS Nv war & w n ohnsesy y r,are 6syised
but old abuses grew anu new nouses were ues es,scu @
ny whlch the civil service vi ene ~ Wv s
nrgey maqe an ugenCy ~ %eDnio % W sii;,, n,V To- "
parties, anu o lniluenGe thJ lsiiS VI ,a,ns 80 u
tunes OF pOlltcihhs, Whlle tne p,lpG selNGe Wo1 ~.
secondary consluerutl9n EPPin @ t,,s I supIIuu & t d
non"t n@u hn % oppost,on of MANY in his
own purity 10 eutel upuu Wy y, , I'm v, bi;d
ABUSES. Whetner rue OF os II nS UGeu ,h t
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agency Tor the cOlleGuoh OF tne duties on
gOOus was Gspeciaiiy open W .Jse aVV We "iS @
at ts puoalV ny M W.T. I S acnniepv intar
Vahcemehi o me Pot cni ahd peoui,y iity1 .hnt
ests oi tue &c f uTt0 tiot hin
uuipuSh y, ~ ~. y ~ - .' - H.,
should be made there by independent men OF both
parues, ugu, not a.. . th.I pS' t ,i ~ 'u y
teIn ltsei. IL was IN 'aS M plogiesS It ~ os w.
gat9h tat ne issueH @ t,ie uue' aDUS u"ra ''
muCn coInplalnt nns Oeen iaue. m n,e i;.a .. IN
NO oIncer snOuiu DC reIuteu W J., ~ p pr w
take part III tne manageneIt vi Poiiaioa t;s o a,
Ilons' c1rSuses, ~ , ia "a q, % t%ir
paghs Ine Ignt 70 So'e nuu W IN, m ev,b
views on pioIio qIesius, ,a 0Si 'd oi t r.,
the press; ls hot ueeu, h ,;i d IUt az
teHefe win tne ulscnaIee ol lhelr olola uuties,
NO assessment ior Pontlcal purposes oh oihcers vi
suDordlnntes shoulu Oe a,loWea' A. aa,,,,..,ou
rms oruSr mas hIoply me- t wItI d ~
as an invasion OF tle Ilghts o lnulVuuals' 1u ies
meaning anu purPurl gIossiy PIii PeiineiIteu. im .s
western country, "herg our poli.,Seot W e
there has always been strong popular feeling
against the lnterposllon OF nlhChihe politIclans'
rhe people mere are aOGnGamy 40 % aGie wanft tne
aid OF omce-h0lders TO manage thelr conventions,
caucuses, ana orgauizatlOhs' ana IL mas Always
Deen matter Oh compialhI even III pui Soul,les S
and cities whenever rings OF omce-holuers are
formed VINO are onehslVeiy omcious III cohltong % pi
popular conventions, anu, US u rue, suCh lninss
have not been tolerated. Eut IN the great cltles
tne Olnce-holders are seecIeu' hot ohly 10 pe acl
i've at the elecuon OF 10 lhnuehce Ihe elecuoh, Du
to run the machinery py Mhlcn nomlhatlons are
: made ana caucuses neld Iney select uelegates y
conventions pay tneir EXPENSES, controi lneil ,
Votes, appear as president secretary, or gululhg
genius OF the cohVehuoh, anu tnIs tne wnole ilia
chinery OF pohtlcs Is an oihce-h0lulng monopoy,
offensive to the mass OF the people ana tehulns tc
prevent the Just control OF pohuGal movements Dy
iree unbiased PoPnas AZ Mns 'ns uIusG ~
) the greatest OF ALL That the PRESIDENT struck Ill
( reeLly az. l..,.,. a., 1.o. 4.
the resident mas not ana never a dld, l. oDJeGt u =,
the most active men being appolnte9 10, anu us
plring Tor once. lie would natufally seiect IRON
among the most actlye men NJ IN prlVate tile tnost
= VINO are 10 holl puo,lc oIlces ahq otner @ tning
Delng equaI Woulu selecI one Vi nus own parry
Z at my Vow
/ would be snade dlshonoraDle ior man 10 seet
an office from the party whose success ana primcl
;; pies he opposed thnugh ne may accept an One One
tenuereu 40 mn, ~ - t thn.i ~
men ior oluoe ron on ,ne g,eaS Poto @ S
tons conpossu vi Ialse 1S asSsS VI peJple ~
falner tlan auNersaries snouiu De selGS.eu H pu
therS ate @ IN m .ne phy phh,y art; nm
r ' OS @ T. a. tha 6rst honndan dufv Of ever
q pI up yau ti ni =. ~ 70 f ,,v 10 , co. ,hy and Nm
si so oi', ~ ain,;sa ~ 90 .ho hst ,,,o for ,t,i ce
= Rnt ihera anyona has attained o,ice either bv nm
nointment or eIection he ongbt moi to conside
c hot ha a. theretora m he The Tnino 0uidinT man
o e1ar ~ conventons and eancuses with yiew n
II mt mn m this Rennbiican md mt down another O
n 10 NH nj down tbis nemocrnt to mt mn another III
nPht U to hold his ofhce with seemlv modestv ieov
q ing to the people to run the machinery Of thei
. own noiitical organizations
II There never yyns and never will he danger II
+ our system that the necessary movements of tn
e people need the guidance Of paid Otficeholders
of late the influence OF oflce.holding in polite
" has grown worse and worse. When, eightee
IS years ago l heard prominent member of tn
House OF Representatives declare that it cost hin
,s $4,000 to be elected, was happy to respond 70
% YOU that IL had spent $500 in securing my eleC
II ton would have been defeated, and can say il
y your presence for you know it, that the custom
Il then prevailing prevented any large expenditur
5, of money aud that, though four times elected t.
q Congress in this district, did not, and could no
: without danger to myself, spend any considerable
% % sums my election. But of late the expenses
. of popular elections have increased that we ar,
in danger OF the very evils that for 100 years dis
n graced the election of the members OF the Hous'
S Of Commons and led TO laws of the greatest sever
l. ity against bribery and corruption.
believe in the order of the President, aud hop,
he will stand by it. and il he adds to the good worl
= OF his Administration the breaking down Of th
onice-holding oflclousness in the management o.
Y campaigns this running of caucuses and conven
/ tions by otiice-hOlders, and forced assessmen
from unwilling office holders orpotical purposes
and will secure to the people free unbiased con
q troll OF their primary movements in the election o
. officers, he will have accomplished work secOnt
in importance to the pachcation of the South. Th
order of the President does not interfere with th
right of any officer to vote or express his views OIL
: public questions either orally or through th
press and l. at your invitation, talk to you to-day
but you would regard IL as offensive II L shOul,
. undertake to mAniDulate your conventions TO se