The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-30

In the height Of the riots Of last week the
Herald published telegram from Wash
lngton reporting the views Of Mr.. WILLIAM
NJ EvARTs on the topic of the hour. We
quote from the columns OF our contempo-
rury:
"Mr Ev.Rrs. the Secretary N State regard. the mat
ter from legal and philosophical standpoint and IN the
course OF an interview this evening said In eject that
although there much 10 depore In What has happened
II likely that much good viii IT, and that
as nation We shall learn ~ good and practical
lessons from IT. The foremost and most important
these, he thinks will be that which Will come home to
consress in the way OF what's most sautary in regard
Ia the regular army lie remarked. with a somewhat
sarcastic tone that had been popular heretofore To say
that tins country did not need large standing army.
ana hence there was no necessity Tor keeping the
pense of useless and suIerruus military establishment
But now could hc plainly seen. In the Light u recent
events how potential and acceptable they In pre-.
SERVING the public reace and in the restoration OF law and
order IL was evident that they were much r..rc lie.
srAhe ana enc acious IN eases of popular commuuon and
disturbance Than the militia. who could not Away from
to nature of things and their home sympaihe-, be- en-.
ur relied npon 10 suppress moi vol, nee The superior
discipline ana absence of sentiment IN the United states
military organization had ALWAYS proved equal 10 tie
NuN oeA'funs the power required 20 rcprcss lawlcss
ness THIS hat been cunspicuouy shown in our recent
southern political history rtary lyAgrs a. nks That
90 view of Tie experience We have had lately that CON
s',s viii nNi object at ITS neat session 10 provide
hucra!iy for tie army
There IS no reason 10 doubt that this is
thcutterance of Mr.. EvAETs. He too is in
favor Of largo standing army, aud he
thinks Congress will not now object to pro-
vide more literally for the army. lie wants
a great and powerful military force ready to
obey the Executive and put down opposi-
ton.
This Is what Mr.. FvARrs says rs Secretary
~ state, hut how dn'- it happen that he is
Secretary Of State Z What does he repre-
sent in tho State Department Whose
voice is heard when he Expresses hmsclf2
Mr. EvAnIs owes his place a. secretary
of State TO Fraud. lie was conspicuous.
very conspicuous, in carving through the
Electoral Conspiracy and in communicating
the frauds by which Mr.. HAYES was do
clarcd to Ice elected President, when Mr..
IlLpEN had been elected. Mr.. EvARTS did
this, not under any Authorization or dolu-
sion; hc knew it was Fraud, and he put his
hand to it and c1rrcd it through.
Therefore it Is that In the State Depart
ment lie represents Fraud, and when he
speaks as Secretary Of State his voice is
That of Fraud speaking. or course hc is IN
favor of strong government, military
government for it is only by military force
that Fraud can permanently prevail
Yet the mon who practise cheating at
elections, who inausWate n President
through Fraud. and desire "A great military
force to maintain Fraud will presently dis
cover that this is a republican government,
and that the people Will not allow it to bee
converted into government of any other
sort No largo standing army can bc toll
truf .I 10. TN. 'Ift4l Stuf,l