Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-08

tion. Disclosures respecting his own
conduct have been such as to destroy
almost completely the confidence
which many felt that genuine reform
WIS possible through his Inauguration.
His party As a whole, and particularly
that portion of it which represented his
will most nearly, has utterly Disguised
the country by its behavior. Not since
the darkest days of 1861 has the Dem
ocratie party displayed such lack of de-
cency, honor, or patriotism, such dis
regard of the prosperity of the country,
such Inscriptions and revolutionary
reeklessness. as in this contest. Dem
Oerats, TO whom the country owes 3
peaceful ending Of the count, have been
Outyoted 10 caucus, publicly denOun-
ced as traitors to their rariy, forced TO
fight against all the machinations Of
their candidate, his hired attorney and
the men Who represented him al
Washington, and have nearly seen a
majority OF all the Democratic votes 10
the House cast again and again,
through weary days and nights, fol
dishonoratle and revolutionary mea.
ures. All honor to the men whose
courage and patriotism give the cOun.
try peace. But they cannot but feel
that the country ought to rejoice thai
it has escaped the clutches of the despe.
> -lraf IN i-f- xx,h f..rnnht limo
under the lead of the Attorney foi
Tweed and Tilden.
The couniry will rejoice the more
because it knows Rutherford b. Hayes
better than il did on the day of elec'
lion. Every day and hour he ha-
gained in public opinion, as Mr.. Til
den has lost, not only by comparison
but absolutely. Thousands who voted
against Mr.. Hayes now know thai
! they can trust him wholly. Through
out desperate contest which has ex
cited so strong man as Mr.. Tilden t.
, "a hundred blunders, the calm, strong
man of Ohio has made not one false
step, uttered not single iDjudiciOu:
VOID, and preserved a manly dignity
: and sell-control which stand in start
: ling contrast to the behavior OF hi;
: opponent. But thousands honor hin
not only because Of the strong charac
ter thus shown, but because of the wise
and brave things he has done. 1t was
said that Mr.. Hayes woul1 be the mere
tool OF Republican extremists. Vel
MS first step after the election was tC
convince the best MEN of the South
: that its interests would be safe in his
d, hands. In the face of his savage Op
position from desperate Republicans
though knowing that they might have
puwer TO defeat his Inauguration, and
IN defiance of the schemers who Were
: plotting TO defeat il because they could
not ext0rt from him pledges OF submis
: sion, this cool, brave, and patriotic
man has reiterated in speech, by letter
and by the mouth Of trusted friends
ag iin and again, the liberal de clara
ii0ns of his letter of acceptance. l.
this the man who, as Mr.. Morton asser
ted, must become the instrument of hi.
party? Is this the man who, Demo
Gratis believed, would be the tool of ex
tremists? The country knows better
!. now. 1t knows that in Mr.. Hayes il
has elected man who will be Presi
dent himself, the tool of nobody, AND
the President of not a party or sec
, tion, but OF the whole United States.
The battle isoveI. When the time
comes to bury the dead, Mr.. Tilder
and Mr.. Field, and many SMALLER men
will be laid away. but the best of the
victory is that the same still grave viii
/ swallow up the revolutionary Democ
rscy and the Solid South. Ne shai
ee the last of that compact sectional
ism which has threatened the Repub
lie 30 long. The administration of Mr.
Hayes will not fill to make permanent
the separation which the recent strug
giles in the House have commenced
Ii will draw away from dependence
upon a reckless and revolutionary par
/ ty the best and purest of the Southern
leaders. 1t will build up in that sec
tioua true Union party, in hearty
sympathy with the progressive and
liberal element of the North. Mr.
Hayes does not conceal his purpose
The country no longer doubts his firm
ness, his sagaci,y, or his power. The
better day is coming when we may see
the Lost Cause and the Furled Banner
the revolutionary Democracy and tht
Solid South buried in one grave.-N
y. Tribune.