The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-20


further use for The Republican party
now that il has placed him at the head
IF The nation, but The country vii
have u>e for i; four years hence. and
The President Is in honor bound H.
leave the party in as strong a po-itio,
as he found it Bloomington Leader
Rep.
We must protect rbe rights Of the
negro, but we can not do il by outlaw
ing the white men On the contrary
,he true policy of all friends of III,
negro is 10 meet the new order OF
ihiug> in good faith, and TO contribute
as far as lies in their power, to build
up good feeling among all CLASSES auo
interests, North aud South - St Loui>
Globe Democrat, Rep.
Forgetting all else till the day OF
judgment comes that shall cause it t.
remember aud redress all that il
chooses now to forget, the Democratic
party in every State, city and hamle
throughout this broad Union will re
joice iu the deiiverauce Of the South
from the wretchcd thraldom under
which not only the South but the
whole country has been we'll nigh de
stroyed.- Omaha Herald, Dem.
Mr.. Hayes is eDdeavoring to engi-
neer The country so a. to be elected
President in 1880. To be sure, he
promised that if elected to the Pre,i
lency he should decline 10 he a can
didate again, but as he hasn't been
elected this pledge wouldu't be bind
ing on him IN 1880 The taste h,
has had OF a ID f,scfo Presidency makes
him think it would be real nice to
be actually President once TCiucin
natl Enquirer, Dem.
Why, sir, Hayes SoutI ern policy.
as they call it, is the Democratic plat
form Of last November. 1t is the ut
teranoes aud principles of the party
fer the past ten years being carried
into effect. How long do ' GU suppose
Chamh,r.ain aud Packard would have
remained if Tiiden had received his
rights Not q day, sir. No. not
even until the Inauguration. 1t has
been just 4 hope that they could carry
on the old game that Induced them to
hold out as long as they have Bev
erly Tucker.
We have a Governor, elected by a
majority Of eight thousand votes;
Legislature composed of a majority Of
the members elected to both branches (
thereof; Supreme Court confirmed I
by he legal Senate Of Louisiana; no I
admira Die police force and a splendid !
short, all that we need for /
5 500 -. s.'o'.'.I T7p-Fe OF. We fad that
We can get along very nicely without
,rutches, and if we have anythinc 70
'sk of Mr. Hayes commits sioners it Is
simply that they state these facts to
he country a. soon as possible - New
)rleaus Democrat, Dem.
The declared purposes Of President
Hayes and Secretary Eyarts are nov
air aud peaceful, bu, IN The twinkling
If an eye all this may change. La a.
)rief a space both the Presiden; and
is Secretary have turned from &C
Iuiescence in military methods of 10
luencing elections to denuu citation Of
nch methods. Why, then, may not
he pendulum on sufficient temptation
wing back again, unless Congress
meanwhile makes it impossible? Let
t be kept il mind by all men that
Iuder our institutions Congress is the
ountain of law, and the President
niy the fountain Of administration
New York World, Dem.
The fully of the Republicans in act
" as they have doue must now be
ppareut even to themselves Had
hey declined to avail themselves Of
raudu' ent returns and allowed their ,
opponents to come into power with the ,
mail majority they had obtained they
7ould have been able 10 oppose to .
hem powerful organization. perfectly
to protect the blacks from
ny injustice which their white neigh
ors might choose to attempt to i0fict
pom them. As il is. they have 50
7eakened aud demoralized their party.
hat effective opposition to the Dem
Gratis either in the disputed States or
II Congress is or Of the question:
Toronto Globe.
Unfortunately, Mr. Packard Is Gov
rnor OF Louisiana. and Mr. Chamber
ain Governor of South Carolina, by
,reciseiy the same title which makes
'lr Hayes President Of the United
states. II it was proper to strike out
thousands of Democratic votes record
d in November last for Mr. Tilden, il
vas iudiSputable the right of The Re
urning Boards at the same time and {
" the same authority to diminish tie
Democratic majoTities actually polled, :
nd to give Mr.. Packard a majority in
4ousiana, aud Mr. Chamberlain d ma
ority in South Carolina 4 decision
y the President adverse to the claims
f Packard and Chamberlain would
ssert for the Executive power the
light ITO go behind the returns"
Ihich the commission of fifteen refused
D admit London Eng Economist.