Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-22
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work. A man was declared Presi
dent who did not receive q MAORI
ty Of the popular or electoral votes
and whose title will be held imper
feet, for all time. Not only that,
but bis administration must ihev.
itably continue If il does not in,
crease the alteration which exists
between sections Of the country.
and the diserdere which in one
portion Of il make business impos.
sibls industry q thing Of the past
and On election only by force
Corruption will still thrive, tina
rights al. the States be trsn pied
under foot, taxation, il 30, the
national debt, be increased, crimes
against the government 60 unpun
isbed and q civil service now the
Jest Of every man who has srudird
it, become, il possible. . more
wretched abused than it now ia
There is no doubt ell these re-
suits will follow he inauguration
Of Hayes, for the men who have
managed this case, and to whom he
owes bis position are not only
among the authors ana defender
Of oil the evil practices Of the last
eight years, but they are the worst
OF them. 1t is idle 70 say ih",
these men will not be recognized by
the man they have advanced. or
that the one or ,wo better men he
will in decency by compelled 70
rut in bis Cabinet will be able 10
direct the course Of administra,
tion.
Speculation 90 to the Cabin,
By tho way, 10 lively but clearly
very few are in the secret, further
than 10 indicated above, that il
will be made up principally frcm
extreme men, An efforts very
strong one--bas been made to
keep Mr.. Morrill, in the Treasury
but it 10 understood, without sue
cess.
.. II ia acurious fact that a seeeud
rate Western politician discovered
General Grants military ability as
il was, and pushed him persistently
until no become the Commander Of
the largest army Of modern timcs,
and then President, sad the fines.
Of Hayes for bic high ofics. and
his availability, were discovered
snd announced by the same kind
Of man from the same section
What Wsshburn did for G ant,
Sherman has certainly do'e for
Hayes. As Thurlow Weed pu, il
be "invsnted him."
Those who arc fond Of a play
upon words and letter will find
upon studying the name of Sam
J. Tilden that the Testers compoa-
ing it also much make up the
words "entitled nineteen ststes."
Those Of homas A. Hendricks
also make up nineteen states
The best you can make out Of
Rutherford B Hayes is defeated
three states short" This refers
Of couse to South Carolina, Flor
ida ard Louisiana. Nineteen
is the number Of states Tilden and
Hendricks really carried. Avery
important case, one of those known
as a "Granger case involving the
right Of a State to prescribe rates
Of freight for railroads going out
Of or coming into the State--was
decided BY .the Sups me Court
yesterday in favor Of the State.
The Western Judge who was sbus
ed by an lawyers in the country
for making such a decision will no
doubt feel a great deal Of satis>
faction at this. He has a right
to. .a.+. ~ Il
The Inauguration ceremonies on
Monday will not be as impasing-
in the sense Of display--as those
in 1869 and 1873. The srrsnges
ments for an Observance of she
day among the citispns do not pro
mice mech, NF44t'b
The Union, the enter prising,
eble end fair Democratic paper
established, here by Mr.. Corcoran
spGe three months ago, will not
appear sitter to. morrow, (Satur-
day.. Mr.. Corcoran hoped to in
fuence the result Of the PRESS
dental dispute, but did not intend
whatever the result was to con.
tinue1 his connection with the
paper after inauguration : The
VnioA has been as success news
paper, but net financially. agsf
Governor, Hsyes arrived this
Morning at 10, and 10 stepping
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