The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-15
NO COMPROMISE WITH FRAUD.

NO ouWt nuHlOL WIN TUNOb'
The Democratic party is dealing with
the new president as one who occupies a
position over its earnest protest, dealing
with de facto and not dc jprG presi-
dent; and il is something to the credit
Of the party tolerance that his acts
which exhibit liberality are decently
spoken Of under all the circumstances
The struggle has been decided against
us, against Democracy and the true
spirit OF our free institutions, The Star
Chamber policy Of the commission OBJ
tains, and il is backed now by the ac-
acknowledgement Of the people, and is
sustained by hephysical strength Of the
nation. 1t has all the security and
prestige Of possession, an immense adj
vantage in law, 50 it happens that it
would be the sheerest folly to, at this
late day, dispute the possession, The
country is in no condition to enter into
such war US the one that would surely
result from resistance to Hayes au.
thority. No one is mad enough to think
for moment that such thing promis'
es, even remotely, any degree Of success
But they mistake the tone and temper
of the Democratic party sadly who sup
pose this acquiescence is the result OF u
conviction OF his wight to hold the Office
or that when they give the man credit
for n correct policy, they forget or con-
done the fraud by which he was elevated
to power.
= An eternal warfare must needs be
waged against the dangerous innovation
upon the practice OF our republican
forms, that the basest frauds if they
l be covered by u State seal, are sacred
c and results are to be determined by
them. The South may in time learn &c
I tolerate the person and endorse the
current governmental policy of Thu
creature of fraud, but she can never
e forget that the voice Of sovereign
~ State has been stined in his behaIG--th,
party as national organization dNr,
a not forget it, and the country must hay,
% a care or this horrible decision will bu
- prove the entering wedge which viii
.e finally rcnd the Union, and scatter it
fragments into an hundred hostile com
lie munities, without cohesion, wiJhou
10 national purpose and without politica
> hope,
The spirit of our institutions, tn
memory of tho founders of the govern
~ ment, and all thlt is pure and good, i
III contradistinction to filth and corruption
n. cry aloud for rcdress-ior some iutur
10 rule of procedure, which will save tn
Id country another such disgrace. If M,
n. Hayes can afford to hold the office wit
ne the faint Of suspicion (Which hg
y. grown to a certainty OF fraud, we ce
NJ tainly can stand it, that is, if his polio
Id is liberal and just to our oppressed an
is struggling section, We doubt if n
'e the strength Of the nation wouI
avail to enable him
complete his term, should he remain
.eS the States of Louisiana and South Car
49, lima back to negro and carpet bo
'y supremacy, Tho respectable men
10 his own party, for his own sake for u
NV perpetuity Of its policy, would not $,
III this done. Such storm would
VIE raised about his ears Us that pandem
'lo mum would be veriIable garden
III delights in comparison, should he Il
III tempt to sustain, by the military strengt
'so of the nation, the frauds which diff
Il" from his own only in degree, but viii,
'"' lack the personal decency Of the ma
"'- No; it is the true policy of our secti(
'' to sustain the proper acts Of Hayes,
least those which do not work positi
injury to us, but it is also her duty, n
oy the duty of the whole country to Ike,
70" ever before the people the solemn ia
VIZ that by fraud, and fraud alone, is Rut
uo erIord b, Hayes president OF the Unit,
'n' States of America