, 1877-08-18

had occnpfra The state .Itn,,4c worc wlthhrawnn
FEY square, away 10 their barracks. Thus I"
an" AprEA,. TO THE 1.EalsLAruRE
nf Louisiana. this contFovrr.v. which nut only en-,
,tancrrcd the peace and saiety q this STATE: IT.
Tnl,ei t ii states. wns .siied Thla i. III snm and
snb.tsnee oi al Tint wa* dong In hc Southern pol;
n oan:ht 10 stale ,hat hs policy ia: broader motive
than mere settlement At local clccston eoutcrt
]. .esks 10 nr1G The North and son. ag agSin nc
otis feeling q ali classes d reop's i ~ son.h;
te eaua prateeton @ @ oi tao aw: 10 a anl ssenr
liz IN The enjoyment OF pnlltcal and civil rights.
RESULT N LOUISIANA.
10 many Republicans throughout
The United States ,who derp!s. syn,ratlilzsd With
theF hSihs N taat "a W.T. n
Hayes vas right, in .trict eseofdanss with
Sbe oSs. n pat:o: ex Some S as eo ss
enough to talk Of hi. abandoning t!e eolosct peo;
pic and thcir. constitutional rights. President
liz -acds In Tie great cause Of Lloc!tr he eymr..
ss sn sec IL , e,s 9s s sns
him; and btltest. this day. liut thc policy h
as aioptcd viii DO more TO tsrute the full praet.
tho United stater.
Tnn RquAt. RIGHTS or rnEEDMEN
arc now placed an the samc constitutional footing
az ours. unsrtncl, unosgnntxed, dcfcnsefc*tt and
Ignorant a. they have been. they can only realize
the fnll enoyment 81 ther rsh.s wacn sasn,'9 1 y,
ssrsoa ssns wi! fse4 mats il Po.!i5!s u r. ds|,
sua sss'ts symps, Si q fe a. influential portion Of
whitei' Il Ill also secured % then, the p'sdge q
honor Of The LOCAL Stale 0orernmens. tG protect
Se y @ III i
pledge than the go*ctnina white men o. &c snatn.
The ultimate ssfets ef lslf " Sna p.1p9'g s;e: 9
viii hold them 10 Il; aud now. whra. By thss
roL1cr or PRESIDENT HAYES,
LIZ LIZ pscealmed Ss" ptosa !hat oe means he
c9ual prntcction tn equal civil antl political figa's
81 ha,s e e. S @ vpI D%1s =, sta
n,cns to tie Constitution WI stand. and saey VII
+ a' ss sSn'fst = o & ' sxsney H .ss Il
m army Constitutional r!ekta can only or ssenred
By legal rcans. Tho whotc Southern policy OF
nos on9 ~ eYes Yes.i but y ssefe .
appeal 10 tho interest snd haf Of all c'aasea: but
II thta fas, do not eresty cft; M hs VIII not h1s ns
great on!cc 10 secure tho civil rights OF nil, without
dtstIuction Of race, coiur. or condition.
ccIvcd ihc attention Of President Hayes. It has
been Tho standing promise Of both political parties
for SHY years 10 scrnfe
Nlftls.FHtf4tH hhfb1As
without defining what VIVA meant by this phrate;
hut old ahuees grew, and new abuses were dcs.scl,
BY which the Civll sersicu Of tho Government tras
largely MntIe an agency to control tho action u
parics. and 10 influence tho rising or failing for
tunes of poiiclans. whtiu the pnblIc service wax
;s,sn psS sss1 a nS
hcsltatcd. against the oppo3ltton uf many n h"
own party, 10 cptor npod the reform Of these
Whether true or not, It has been believed that
tue Cnsto,n- lionsc III New York. The great aFensy
public Interests were sacg,nccd to the advancement
Of tho political and .pcenn1ary interests Of Endt'
yidunlt, The President directed that
TIoRoUaH INVESTIGATION,
FREQ from poitlca! btax. should he mad. there "
independent men Of eon aftle1. Aln,eu. ot ~ ~.
diydunla. bnt ~ ths syMein sme; ~ W. ~ tSe
order about which 40 much complaint has been
made.
xs s.s should be REQUIRED or permitted to ,sxe
part n TIC aMaEtnent ri pi!tsal
~ n ,,qc,s Or XIV r. ~ nhc ns
thsr oiiciaI dntes. IS a.tr.sent ior Political Pur-
po.s' On oeer. Or .anrinase. .nsa,d s ss ,oxsd
At an Insus!on of ta rights Of individuals. and IL
meaning and purport Erussly perverted.
IN ,;,s TIE wGsasma COUNTY, ~ Thy. ,,o, ,ro,,
the influence OF otlcchuldcrs, thora has. always
been slTong popular feeling against tho fntcrn0-
arc ubun4antly able, without the MD Df onlcehod.
crs, Ia Msnaea thcs conventions, eaucnsrA. mad
organizations; and It baa always hccn nlatter Of
complaint. eycn in our counties and cities. wAen.
eycr riugs OF o(,!cclniers formed. WIN arc Of
tcus!yeiy oticlous In controlling popular conscn.
tienA; ntd. us y rnles such things haVo not hern
tolerated. hut. In tho gTeat esttea. tho of'cr-
holders nFe ecectad, not only ~ be active At the
election or U influence the elcctun, but 10 run tho
machinery by which nomination aso nsade and eau'
cuses held. They select deicXates 70 conventions.
pay thatf EXPENSES. control their votca. appear
a. President, Sccrcturf, or guiding gentus Vi tho
Convention: and thus the whule machiHery Of pol
itlca Il MI uiceAolding monopoly. offensive to tho
mass Of thu people, und tendlng 10 prevent Tho jus
control Of polltica! movements by tree, unbiased
popular opinion.
II wAs THIS ABUSE,
ttr pFrntrsk cf NIL that tho President Btrpek d.
r"c,M III tFIIn President has not and ncyor did,
nhirSt 10 tbr most ncfyc men netne ppnolpted TO-
.uH rsnfhnn f,,T niiie.' lie would natafnly select
f,nr, nfn.nts ths most acttYr men il, private ii0
si,nSa xi,m src Ia hnid nuhjic utices. and. pthof
th;nT, hcinS cnuni. woljd select unu nI lis own
mnris rathaf tnan ono III tv adverse party. At Aij
rSants that IN nv avn yIaw. itLfak II would ID
n shadc itstunorabtc fur man 10 scrk an ul1Cv
from shc pariy woso SUCCESS and principles hu op.
,,o.nh thnuu hn nav accept an nll!re tsndercd Ia
pi II i. nstnrn1 fini in sclertny men f,r ofiycs
s.H.s ~. ,r-",t r,,iticoi ry,tinnr rn,nosrd