The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-26

Address Of the AniI.IIayes Executive
/ committee OF Obi0- Hayes Accused
/ Of Treacaery 10 the Republican
Party,
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. %. The Anti-lIayes
Executive Committee have just issued an
address, OF which the Following is syno.
ps:
HHe HpuJlteans If N,D. After mature
dcllberation we have decided that II ia our
duty 10 AK you TO unite With Us In the con-
domination OF a policy which we solemnly
believe, II sustained by the people of the
North, viii render the late Constitutional
amendments vsluele,s, disiranCh!se 10000
Southern voters, aud finally endynger the
liberties OF The whole people. both North
ana south. The most valued OF the princi.
pies for which the Republican party has
commended is etIorth 10 The clause of the
Con'titution which declare, that no State
shall DENY 10 any citizen equal protection OF
the laws. For sixteen year, the Republican
party Of Ohio has upheld this doctrine. For
hi. oar people went to battle, 10 prison,
and 10 death. For 1t millions 0imoney were
expended and thousands Of lives sacrificed.
We are now called upon 10 abandon it by
'n'tahiing and inior4ing 40 Administration
which has deserted Il. We point YOU 10
the fact tina,
iHE pRFsrDENT HAS PROVED ERCREAST
TO every Consideration Of gratitude, human.
itl honor. aud ortcisl obligation, as well
as politlca! principle, and has given the sup.
polt OF his great Oftice 10 deprive American
citizen. OF their sacred rights, and deliver
them crushed and Illuminated, into the hands
OF merciless enemies. The Endorsement
Of such policy by the Republican party Of
ONO Is a total abandonment OF vital prn.
cipie-is suicide. II is manifestly the i'm
peratlye duty Of every true man 10 oppose.
and, fpos'bla; avert, sucha result. Thsre
= apparently but one course eit-that Of
Withholding our votes from all who stand
"Pon the platform whch indorses II.
III VIZ Do yOr DESIRE 10 DIVIDE
~ Ia any degree impair the { ii organ zation
by anew ticket in the field. 1t the party
In Which we have been enrolled for twenty
year, Its hear, and brain are honest.
Temg orarly it has been led astray. Time
aud Christening VII bring it back to the
principle that no Republican should com.
PROMISE himself by voting the Democratic
ticket, tor the platform oil that party, 50 far
a. the southern policy OF the President i.
concerned, is no better, and, indeed. no
worse, than that adopted byt Cleveland
convention. There are defeats that are
victories, and there are victories that are
defeats. A victory won at the expense Of
principle is
AN lRRRTRIEYABLF npr1.T
every conceivable ialsehood would be
employ ed TO annoy and injure by the sup.
pie tools who ,awn and seek for power by
doctrines fashioned TO the varying hour.
But we are certain that we would be untrue
to our own manhood, false TO our conyic-
tons Of duty, an ] recreant 10 q great prin.
cple, il we negle tied TO denounce the
treachery OF the Administration OF Ruther.
ford b Hayes, or omitted TO use all honor
able means to procure its condemnation,
and at the same time resent the Insult which
the Cleveland Convention deliberately
flung in our faces. We, therefore, unturl
the ,,andsrd of the Independent non-otiice.
holding, Misunderstanding Republicans Of
Ohio, and urge all honest men to rally
around It and fight for the old faith OF the
party until a vile treachery is condemned
aud the right INDICATED.