The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-14
HENDRICKS.
Democrats VIII Make No Factions
opposition 10 the DO facto Ad-
mlnistraliOn, but sustalns II
In All Measures for the
Welfare OF the Country.
The Fraud, However, Must Be Assigned
TO It's Proper Place Among tho Crimes
Against Popular Government, and
Should 30 Made Too 0dlous
for Repetition.

New York, June l8.-Mr. Hend-
rlcks, In his speech last night, having
returned thanks for the honor due
him, alluded to the presidential cleo
ton, and said;
"The result as declared In Louisiana
and Florida NJ Washington Ia not aud
cannot be made satisfactory TO the
country, for obvious reasons; and II ID
true that the great and sincere people
will rest their final Judgment only
upon the truth, and never upon frauds
successful through teohnloallty, Even
should the president and his cabinet
adopt n part or the whole OF the poll.
cles aud purposes for which the demo-
cratic party has been contendlng for
many years, and which became 10 dis
tinctly defined last year--even that
cannot remove and quiet the public
discomfort. The democrats will make
no factious opposition, nor will they
seek TO embarrass the do Jdoto admin
lstration, but will sustain II In the
right, because IL IL right and for the
welfare OF tho country, and not be-
cause OF any fealty to the party that
stands defeated and condemned by
the people. The people cannot allow
the selection OF their chief magls-
trates to become u thing Of chance OF
sharp practice. The fraud first trium-
phant In American history must be as
signed TO its proper place among the
crimes against popular government,
and be made 80 odious that no party
will dare to attempt its repetition. He
who Is elected president must be inau.
gurated. Until that Is settled and made
sure, no democrat can DO reduced from
his devotion and allegiance Of office,
nor even by the strong appeal OF the
abandonment by the administration
of Its various principles and dangerous
policies, and the adoption Of better
doctrines and just measures, Demo.
Gratis will not entrust their most cher
ished principles to the keeping OF
power which Is attained by vicious
and corrupt means. They will rather
continue their faith In the right Of the
majority TO rule, Ia accordance with
the constitutional provisions. All
democrats rejoice with unbounded Joy
that free republican governments are
once more allowed to the states OF
South Carolina and Louisiana; they re-
joice In the good fruits that must fol-
low; they know that peace and good
order will PREVAIL that capital will be
more secure and labor safe, contented
and happy: that enterprise will revive
that the cruel burdens OF the govern
ment and public corruption will be
lifted from the shoulders OF labor, and
that production will increase and lands
advance In price. But they know that,
In the language OF Governor Morton,
1t had become inevltable-that good
government In these states was not u
freeswill offering upon the affairs OF
the country. For years the democrats
had commended In congress and before
the people for free republican states
throughout the south, and finally II
became inevitable, because right and
truth were too strong TO he longer sup
pressed. In these democrats find a
reason to stand more firmly with
their party, out of power, with
no patronage to dispense, and with no
money TO distribute, but animated by
the spirit of our institutions and In
spired by the sentiments OF the right
OF local selfgovernment as inherent In
the people. The democratic party,
during the past ten years, has restored
one state after another, until now the
tread OF soldiers Is heard in no legisla.
tive hall, but In every state the people
are governed by laws Of their own Gre.
alton, and by officers of their own
choosing.
Governor Hendricks concluded with
the declaration that this occasion had
much more than mere personal signi'
iicance; 1t proclaimed that we have
no sectional sentiment, no eastern Of
western policies; that the west anc
the east and the south were on wis'
and just policy, aud would alike pro
mote the prosperity Of each.