The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-10-14
HAYES and Ohio.
his sway.

The Grant wing of RepubIicanlsm
throughout the country, including carpet
baggers at the South and bloody-s shirt
wavers at the North form now one grand
chorus of reproach against Hayes for the
loss of Ohio. They all aver that the vote
of that State is nothing but verdict of the
people against Hayes Southern Policy.
This ia one of the most singular conclu-
sions that could have been invented by
human ingen uity. The people ofOhio revolt
ed against Hayes Southern policy, which
is nothing but the Democratic policy, and
to show their anger voted for the Demo
cratic party. That is the argument. That
ia as much ga % say Hayes has turned
Democrat, aud, to spite him, We VIII turn
Democrats too. Ii would appear to an
ordinary intelligence that if Ohio Repnb!i-
cans felt really outraged at the Southern
policv they would have redoQoied their
energies, being moved thereto by indlgna-
ton, and carried the State Tor true-blue
Republican Candidates who would not fail
| to rebrke the President for his treachery.
The truth lie that the current has been
setting towards Democracy for several
wears, not only 10 Ohio bat il all the other
States Repub'icansm was identified with
sectional hatred and the people were ge't Dc
more and more tired of that. Mr.. Hayes
aeeipp clearly Just how the tide was tend
ing, hoped t; stay it by dropping tht
l bloody. shirt policy and adopting the line
. modification ; but this came too late hi
a party was dyihg of decrepitude and be has
K no panacea to restore it's youth. Ohio Re
e pubIicans losr courage, not because MI
= HAYES did what was right and wise an
d necessary, but becauee they knew tina
t. Northern sentiment approved his action.
1t That very approval ia the death knell
e the party. The Republican party is neces
3 sarily important with @ eolid South agains
it, and the South is necessarily cold again'
20 it unless controlled by Government troops
y Therefore, on the day when Northern SCI
70 timent says the South must be free, tins
q very day the Republican party has receive
70 it's death wound.
y The Republican party must now disban
3. it cannot carry another State of any impo
j. lance and all hope of reaction in It's tav
la is gone forever. Like Know-Nothlng'sl
it's very name will be blasted with t
Ar imperishabe opprobrium OF crime.
al publicapism will be remembered as t
to party of sectional hate-the fratricide part
1t When men who have been enlisted II
n bad cauae once feel that success is oeyo
r. their reach, they lose all courage
n abandon the contest. Sectional haiti
ry was the buoycnt principle of Republics
IN, ism that has been rebuked by North'
is popular sentiment aud the party is de
lily The men are not dead, however, and II
will reorganize into new party on bro
ard national grounds. Such an organization '
hat attract mighty fellowship at the South 6
out will no doubt take control of seve
'h Southern States.
tie But so far from charging Mr.. Hayes "
ion the present Democratic triumph, we tn
rch the opponents of that party ought to g
eld. him credit for laying the foundations OF
tate opposition party that will have &c
in chance of contrasting Democratic asc
ner. dency. And that was the best that CO
Gre be done under the circumstances for I
3 no tainly blood-stained, bigoted, condel
uch ed Republicanism had no hope of resur
IT of ton in an era of reconciliation and matte
vitality.
It Ia Levy Bros. open at their new store, oSo
on a sz1 NT,r,rpr straat corner ST. Andre ts-mcrrC