, 1877-02-23

Some OF tho bEoody-shirt BhrickcrH,
md particularly those who tc1ong to what
may be called tho trieaine class Of p.lit;.
,c'ans, affect astoniBhmont that TuE TRIBUNE
slould suggcst placing Mon7oN in tho clair
Of presiding officer of tho Senate to tho end
TINT he mny net as President OF tic United
States in caso tho extrome Democrats defeat
tho count Of the vote by the Electoral Com.
mission before the 4th Of March. We nro
reminded by tho naggoty ham and aecayea
sow-bclly ofilte-bnmmos TINT TnE TRIBUNE
has not heretofore been in favor OF the
Southern blootly-ahirt policy, and hns
on moro than one occasion criticised
Mr.. 0foaToS mud others for their dcyo-
tion to 1t. We had not forgotten
tint fac., aud are no more In
favor Of keeping lot Of carpet-bn9
nnd knayfah politicians at the South In de-
aanco Of tho popular will and by the power
OF Pcderal bayonets than wo havc been hero
tofore. Kocping tho peace is one thing, but
making Governments by tho bsyonst is soine-
thing else. But 1t occurred to us TINT It
would bs an opt vindication OF the principle
Of. retributivo justica il, in case the Demo-
Gratis should d.foat solemn compact by
pcrildy and revolution, tho traitors should
be dealt with according to their deserts by
those who have. no faith In reconciliation,
As Democrata would, In that case, prevent
tho realization Of tho policy of publication
promised by tho Republican party, they
would be responsible for the maintenance Of
thoo hostile feeling on both sides md should
themselves be forced to partake Of its bitter
ness. Il would not bo agafnst tho South, as a
section, TINT atr. AroRrox's vigorous methods
would DO directed, but against tho entire
class Of porhdious md bulldoziug Democrats,
North ind South, who would be responsible
for preventing the Inauguration Of Psesideut
HAYES.
The ham-nnd.sow-belly oficc-bummers
who insist upon hnunting the "bloo1y
shirt" In case OF peaco and reconciliation
just as much as in case Of porf1dy aud vio-
lenoe, forgot TINT they arc beiying the to-
publican party md malignfng Prcsident-E]cct
HAYES. The platform adopted at Cincinnati
aat forth explicitly that "the permanent
paciacatlon Of the Southern section Of tho
Union, aud tho complete protection Of oil It's
citizens in tue froe enjoyment of MI their
rights, ia duty to which the Republican
party stands sacrolly Pledged" Gov. HAYES
Interpretation Of illa declaration gaye II ad-
tlitional force. In his letter Of acceptance
lie laid special stress upon the pol
Icy of paclacation, and, among othor
things, aaid; "The moral aud national
prosperity Of the Southern States can be
most c1eotually advanced by u hearty and
generous recognition Of tho rights Of all by
all,-a recognition without reserve or e1cep-
tion :; with suoh areooguition fully accorded,
1t will be practicable to promote, by the In.
fluence Of all legitimate agencies Of the Gem
eral Government, tho efforts Of the people Of
shoso States to obtain for themselves the
blessings Of honest and capable local gov
ernment." "H elected" he continued, ~
shall consider II not only my duty, tut 1t
will be my ardent desire, to labor for the at-
tanmont Of this end." TUE Tn1nuSE has
not tho slightest doubt that A1r, HAYES will
keep Ills word 1t inaugurated, the tricAin9
politicians to tho contrary notwithstand-
lug. II he ahail be kept out OF his
office, however, by Democratic perady, tho
time for reconciliation aud paeihcation will
necessarily bo delayed, and the "bloody-
shirt " politicians will have full awing, and
with more Justification than they hare had
for many years. Tbs hopes Of tho srieaino
otteo.bummera, therefore, liks those Of tho
desperate Democrats, seem to rest mainly
upon keeping hfr. HAYES out Of otfics by
perady and fraud