Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-21
The Political Future.

WAtu Uf tAo POOPACs
 The Political Future.
 On Tuesday evening, of last week, the Manhattan Club gave a reception to Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks, Gov. Rob- inson, and others, at which a number of representative Democrats were assembled, and speeches were made, indicating to 8 considerable extent the probable future policy of the party. As foreshadowed in the remarks of Messrs TiIden and Hen- dricks, it is briefly this: ''Hold fast your organization; you now have sure major ity and need only to be firm to win. Your candidates in November last were honest ly elected, but were counted out by fraud. Ask the people simply to punish the fraud of 1876 by electing Democrat ic President and Vice President in 1880. As for Hayes policy-it was forced on him by unavoidable necessity. It does not en- title him to popular support; least of all to Democratic support"
 l In erite of tha unreasonable ridlcule of Republican papers which upheld the ras- calities of the Returning Boards. we con- sider this position very shrewd one. We also frankly admit that if the Hayes ad- ministration had proved a mere Blaine ad. ministration in disguise;and if it had main- tained the Returning Board machinery in working order, and had supported the Carpet-bag tyraunies of South Carolina and Louisiana, there would have been nothing left for those who detested such trickeries and tyrannies but to vote the Democratic ticket till Carpet -baggerY was crushed out of existence. Most for tunately the Hayes administration has not proved to be Blaine administration. It has abolished Carpet baggery and has placed the Returning Board Machinery in Democratic hands-to use if they dare.
 It is very easy. also. to claim here in June that the Presidents policy is the only Republican Policy practicable. Who thought 90 in February Has anyone for gotten the bitter fight made in the Re- publican Senate against a~Cabinet fore. shadowing that policy?
 Is so monstrous a fraud, then, to go unpunished, cries the dissatisfied Demo- crat Our reply is that the system of Carpet-baggery, which is primarily re- sponsible for the fraud. is destroyed. MT. Hayes cannot be reached; his title, how ever obtained, is impregnable. But there remains the Republican party, which pro6ted by successful fraud, and which can be reached by punishment? Will it be the prime duty of the patriot, between TT and 80, to steadily vote the Democrat ic ticket, to punish the Republican frauds of '76? Certainly. if no graver issue press es, and if the patriot has reason to be- lieve the Democratic party more honest than the Republican. For our own part we feel obliged to say that we consider the politicians of both parties thoroughly dishonest. The Democracy profited by the Tweed frauds for years in silence. Among those present at the Manhattan reception, we notice the familiar name of Pelton, directly implicated in the at
 tempted Oregon bribery. Our own Sen
 ator Barnum, now the Chairman of the
 Democratic National Committee, was al
 so there; and are we, who know his wayi
 so we'll, to fly from Hayes and Fraud into
 the arms of Barnum and Purity?
 The Independent voter, is, indeed
 waiting for further developments. Hs
 was much prejudiced against Mir. Hayes
 by his acceptance of a presidency obtain,
 ed by fraudulent means. On the othel
 hand he admires his independence in thu
 choice of cabinet, and his pluck in pur
 suing generous Southern policy agains such bitter opposition from the men O most influence in his own party. He al so halls with delight the opening move of campaign against most demoraliz
 ing civil service system. In short as, h
 approves of his title, the Independen . voter cordially approves what he ha
 seen of Mir. Hayes administration; and, i the President continues as we'll as he ha begun. he will have laid the foundation o aparty that will eventually defeat either O both the old parties, that dare oppose it |, A. D. 1880 is still good way of, but ] now seems pretty certain that, in a stan' up fight between Straight Republicanisn . and Straight Democracy. the latter woul, win. Such an issue, however. as Bristos s and Reform vs. ISlden and Revengt p would we think, result even more deci | sively in favor of the former. The differ
 ence of principle between the two partie f is now so little, and the public hatred c n the spells is so great, that, unless ne'
 issues of great importance arise in th meantime, we shall expect that the non ; ination which promises the most Reforl will get the most votes.
 j. Jones, of Nevada, is pretty good san
 pie of the Millionaire Senator. He 10 | L