Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-14
STUPIDITY.

I
A Beading. Pennsylvania. dispatch
says that Hester Clyner. a Democrats
Representative from that Stats in Con-
crrss. at a tumultuous meeting Of the
Democrats OF Bsrks county. denounced
Hayes al n fraudulent President" but
said that his Just measures must b sus-
tanned. and that the Democrats must
rise above partnership. and support
him In what Is constitutional and right.
The meeting broke mp In disorder. the
resolutions not passing.
Now 1t WAS very wrong for this Meet
ing to break up in disorder. and nobody
will be- surprised to learn that Il did 70.
Democratic msetinGs usually ending in
jus, that manner; but Il was perfectly
right that the meeting should refuse To
pass the resolutions. after being told by
their anihor that Mr.. Hayes was frau
dulent President" II the statement OF
Hester Clymer IL true: II Rutherford ID.
Hayes really holds his office by fraud.
AMI was not elected 10y the people. thsn
he has no right to have a policy at all.
much less any right To- enforce 1t. And
to support the policy Of a a who has
lao right To n policy Is absurd. Mr..
Clym,r o,srreaehed himself. II Mr..
Hayes is not n legal President. he can
10 nothing constitutional or fright"
in his Official capacity. and an endorse
ment Of his Southern policy would have
clearly been an endorsement Of his title
To the Office.
This man Clymer was one Of the
prominent Consrsssmsn who attempted
by the most coniemptibls kind Of ILL
clustering to prevent the completion Of
the electoral count last Winter. lie has
never shown himself . statesman. lie
has simply been a politician. and . pol
iiieian Of the lowest lind-ons OF the
David Dudley Field stripe. But for the
noble action Of Speaker Randall. he and
his friends would have succeeded in
~p!unging this notion into q whirling sea
Of anarchy and confusion. in eompar.
ison 10 which the present condition Of
Mexico woull have been a national
heaven. And now. afraid to SO back on
his past record. he jsnouuess Hayes a
fraud. and yet. looking TO future polit-
icAl power. asks his constituents to en-
dorss tho fraud. This Is certainly the
most perfect example OF political impu-
dencs on record.
The Democrats eannot fail to endorse
the southern policy Of Hayes. Tor 1t Is
identical with tho policy outlined In
their wi platform. Bat the sensible
men Of the party cannot afford to say to
the world that ,ir. Hayes 10 fraud"
but we will support him. That would
be TO stultify themselves and to confess.
what everybody knows to be true. that
they are themselves frauds. There
would b NO policy In this. and We
are surprised that Mr.. Ciymer shoald
so far forget himself as TO oder such
series Of resolutions as he did. His
object. 81 course. WAS to prepare the
way for . Democratic victory by repre-
senting thatths Republicans bad cheated
the nation out Of their elected Pr,si-
dent hut that campaign cry will have
no mor effect than did that Of reform"
during the last campaign. And when II
Is coupled with a d, elsratien Of support
u the fraud" the Inconsistency is so
glazing that the cldsst and most dsvout
Democrat would resent 1t a. Al insult.
hut tho fact is. that the mass Of the
p~soPls-the intelligent people. at least
know that there was no fraud committed
They know that no fraud was contsm.
plated except by the d~isreputabls lead
srsof their VI party. who were justly
"hoist with their own petard." the
Electoral Commission. They know that
Rutherford b. Hayes was honestly elect.
ell. They know that IL he had not been.
Samuel J. Tiljen. . shrswd and most
alto lawyer. would have fought for his
rights, and secured them In the courts
Knowing all this. they arc willing 70
.,l ,sss him In ~. .No.,. A. IA. A.