New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07
Tho Latest Phase Of she si1uarlon

The Washington dispatch which we
printed yesterday shows that political SEN
timent Is settling back into the condition
which immediately followed the meeting of
cember By the face of the certificates Mr..
Hayes had 185 votes and Mr.. Tilden 1874,
making a majority for Hayes and electipg
him, unless the prima facie result can be
overthrow. 1t was strongly asserted by
the Democrats that the votes of three States
had been given to Mr.. Hayes by willful and
stupendous frauds, and committees Of in
vestigation were immediately appointed by
Congress to inquire into the facts. These
committees have, as yet, completed their
task in only one of the three States, but in
that one the investigation does not confirm,
put explodes the confident and noisy claim
made by the Democratic party. South
Carolina is thus taken out of the list of
disputed States and conceded to Hayes by
the unanimous Judgment of committee of
whom q majority are Democrsts-a result
supporters of Mr.. Hayes whose hopes had
begun to waver, and in the same measure
abates Democratic confidence. 1t affords
q conspicuous proof that Democratic
assertions are no criterion of truth,
for if Mr.. Tilden's friends could be so
egregiOusly mistaken respecting South Car
DINA, they may be also in error respect
Juo bWO ObloE ulbpuUou 0ldboSs Az any
rate the country will no longer place much
reliance on what the Democratic politicians
assert, but only on what the committees OF
investigation prove in regard to the disput-
ed votes. On the face of the regular GER
tifcates Mr.. Hayes is elected, and the bur-
den of proof rests with the Democrats
when a claim Is made that certificates are
invalidated by fraud. Electoral votes can
not be rejected on mere doubts or sus-
picions, but only on conclusive evidence.
If full investigation leaves the result in
any State doubtful the srraigned Canvass
ing Board is entitled to the benefit of the
Doubt.
1t is not surprising that Republican Sen
ators are recovering from their recent mis-
givings. According to present appearances
the Republican party will exhibit vigorous
unity in insisting that Mr.. Hayes shall be
declared elected and be inducted into
office. Democratic resistance will be futile,
unless so strong q case of fraud is made
out in Louisiana as to evoke vigorous re-
monstrance by the public voice. AS Ten
nyson finely says in his new drama:
The voice of any people Is the sword
That guards them, or the sword that beats them
down.
We are persuaded that no other sword
will be drawn from it's scabbard, and with
out q resort to violence Mr.. Hayes can not
Dc pnWAFD6Q II ne bnOulu DO lnhuBuraGou rs
President. Mr.. Tilden might indeed take
the oath, but it would be an empty form.
His friends might claim that he was Presi.
dent de lure, while Mr.. Hayes was only
de factO; but the Republicans would insist
that Hayes was both de lure and de fsoto
President, and would have the means of
making their claim efficient After Mr..
TiIden had taken an idle oath what further
could he dot The first official act of 3 new
Ia 10 ha nf
posed Cabinet to the Senate for confrma
tion. The Senate would not even receive
his communication, much Less confirm his
appointments. A President administers the
government through his Official subOrdi-
mates, but no officer, civil or military,
would give any heed to the commands OF
Mr.. Tilden, wht reas all Hayes appoint
ments would be promptly confirmed, and
the whole civil and whole military service
would yield him ready obedience. There
would be perfect unity between the head Of
the government and all its members, while
Mr.. Tilden would be as powerless as any
other private citizen.
1t will be said that the Democratic House
may stop the supplies; but this is q vain
hOuriah-a threat which the Democratic
party would not dare to put in execution
1.-THE voice of the people" would indeed
prove to be Sword" if the House should
be reckless enough to attempt to throw the
country into anarchy by recourse to so mad
| an experiment But even if the House could
| be insane enough to refuse to pass any ap
preparation bills how would that help Mr.
Tildenl Withholding the usual apprOpria
tiOns would be O twO-edged sword, and IT'D
sharpest edge would be turned toward Mr.
| Tilden. 1t would at least effeetuslly cut of
all his means of conducting q government
| but it would not necessarily be fatal to the
| administration of Mr.. Hayes. 1t would cal
| forth such general indignation that Mr.
| Tilden and his party would be crushed
morally as well as politically, and tn
business community would come to thu
rescue of the government. The House alon'
| can not repeal the tariff and tax laws
Money would continue to flow into thu
treasury, although none could be draw
out of it. Do but consider the effect on tn
/ country of locking up money in the publi
vaults at the rate OF $500 000, 900 per an
mum. How long could this process go Of
before the whole business community wOul'
be in rebellionf What would Mr.. Tilden'
anti contraction friends in the West say t.
device which would drain all the none,
of the country out of the channels of cir
culstion in about two years2 How lon
would the business community stand COZ
traction at tie rate of $25, 100000 month
How many turns of this tremendous screN
would the people endure before the Who'll
| country would rise as one man against Mi
T;lden and his preteDsiOnsf The threat Q
stopping the appropriations when $500, 600
900 year is flowing into the treasury is 3
insenely wild, SO stupidity absurd, that tn
House will never dare to execute it.
1t is barely possible, but altogether in
probable, that the present House may neg
lect to pass appropriation bills, for the gov
eminent and the country could get on yer
we'll for the first four months after the az
journment. The wants of the government
are provided for mp to the first of july
which affords sufficient time for M
Hayes to get his administration in SUI
cessful operation. He could call an exit
session in season to provide for sui
sequent necessities. In the'DeW House th
Democrats will have a majority of nj
more than five or six, and there would /
Southern members enough to unite with th
Republicans and pass the appropriate
bills before the public service suffers, eve
if the effect of stopping them would not
to conYulAe business by more violent COL
traction of the currency than was evt
. known. By the middle of July the countr
would be practically unanimous on thu
subject, and hO member of the House won
dare to face his constituents after recordir
his vote against appropriations. A contra
ton of the currency proceeding steadily
the full amount of the public revenu
would be regarded as even a greater Q
lamity than q civil war. The country ms
be fully assured that no such experimeI
will be ventured on. If there should be
little interval between the first of July an
, the appropriation bills of an extra sessiG
it could be easily bridged over by advane
from bankers and merchants.-Ne1 70