Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-13

Southern question He accepts and ampli-
llcs the orders OF the Republican National
Convention; in one respect he goes beyond
them, and that is in regard to the coiored
people, rs will be seen by reference TO his
| Letter OF Acceptance, In which he declares
that a moral obligation rests upon the Gov
| ernment to employ its power and influence
| to establish the rights OF the people IL has
emancipatcd, and to protect them in the en-
| joymeut of their rights when they are in
fringcd or assailed is also generally ad.
mitted." 1t is On this point that some Re.
publicans are most sensitive; but they must
| recollect, following the demands Of the Ma
| tional Convention, that peace and Lrotection
could not result by maintaining policy
which had failed, and U'.Scr which the Re
publican party of the South grew smaller
| with every year. Although there are still
great difficulties among the Southern people
In regard to the colOred race, yet what must
have been the deplorable condition of the
latter had Mr.. Tilden been chosen Presidents ?
| How true in this place are the words of MIR.
Evarts, Secretary OF State, to gentleman
who visited him on the 9th Of June last:
"Mr Evarts said that IL was fortunate that
Mr.. Tilden was not elected; that the colored
man had friend in the present Administra-
| tlon, and that IL Tilden had been placed in
the White House there would certainly have
| been series of murders committed to which
| the few that have already occurred would be
insignificant" Every hour proves that the
good elements in the South are at war with
| the bad elements, under the salutary exam
pie OF President Hayes. Murders that would
have been justified under Mr.. Tilden are
now openly denounced by many Democratic
papers. The reputation of honest debts
that would have been contaminated under
the prescription that must have followed
! Mr.. Tilden's election is now steadily and
sturdily resisted. A system of remorseless
and indiscriminate removal OF all Repub-
| lican officers in the South must nee
essarily have followed under Mr.. Til
den, reviving an unspcakable terror, but
now that the arm OF the General Gov
ernment is extended to guarantee Re-
publcaus in the discharge of official duties
a certain amount of respect is secured to
| them which would have been vainly looked
| for under other circumstances. Under Til
| den the Democratic party South would have
been despotism. Under Hayes the best
men of that party are speaking out boldly In
his support, and already party ties are being
broken under the genial influence of his
| steady course of conciliation. Let any Re-
| publican ask himself what other course he
| could have taken in view OF the solemn and
deliberate orders of the National Conventions
| Would he have broken these orders? Would
| he have repeated the treachery of former
| Presidents to their party platforms? Ger
tainly not, in view of the enormous RESPONSE
billties and dangers of the new situation.
President Hayes pleads for both sides In
| MS DeJJeT Oh Acceptance nc plebub IOT peace,
and the peace that depends upon the suprem-
acy of the law, and says there can be no
| enduring peace IL the constitutional rights of
the people are habitually disregarded." In
his Inaugural Address he declares "he will
regard and cherish the interests OF the white
| and colored people both and equally, and
will put forward his best efforts in behalf Of
a civil policy that will wipe out forever the
| distinction between North and South in our
common country" These are the words of
a Republican candidate in obedience to the
mandates of his own party in National Con-
vention assembled, and of a Republican
President in his Inaugural Address to the
American people after he had assumed the
| Presidential Office. Has any public man
ever been more deliberately and doubly
commanded to discharge a solemn duty, and
has any public man more earnestly and
actively entered upon the fulfillment of that
responsibility? Not less finding was the
decree of the Republican National Conven-
| tion in regard to the civi-scrYice reform.
The candidate Of the Republican party is ad-
monishcd "That the Senators and Represent
atives who may be the judges and accusers Of
public officials should not dictate appoint
ments to Office, and all such persons must be Sc
| lected with sole reference to the efficiency OF
public service and the right of all citizens to
share in the honor of rendering faithful serv-
| ice to the country" And again, that =" all
public officers must be held to a rigid re-
|
punishment of all who bctray official trust
| shall be swift, thorough and unsparing."
| These are the DEGREES of the National Repub-
lican Convention. Read in the above ex-
tracts how Gen. Hayes agreed to them in his
Letter of Acceptance, and how President
Hayes proposed to obey them in his Inaug-
| ural Address. The two papers need only to
be carefully studied by the Republican voter
to realize, not simply the fidelity OF our Re-
publican President, but the incalculable ben
| efts he has already conferred upon the whole
| American pcople By the wise and coura-
geous enforcement Of the civil service de-
| manded by the Republican National COnven-
tiUn, and ratified in his election in November,
1876; the removal OF incompetent and corrupt
officials; the resolute reduction of useless
! expenditures; the abolition of all sinecures,
and his stern refusal to allow members of
the House and Senators in Congress to die
tate appointments to reward fayorites with
| out reference to capacity or integrity.
| And finally, our Republican President
clinches his sincerity and patriotism by reit-
Grating his determination not in any event to
be candidate for reelection, Reared in the
Republican party, brave and unselfsh
| Union soldier, the iucorrupti5le Governor
| for three years of the State of Ohio, an
honest and consistent Republican Repre-
sentative in the national councils, he begins
| his Administration at the most critical
| period in our modern history. He came at
the right time, with the right mind, and is
surrounded by men earnestly committed TO
| national conciliation and practical reform.
These are the two main pillars of his Ad-
| ministTation. Shall they be sustainedY 1t
is not difficult to anticipate the answer to
| this question from the great body Of the un.
official people, without respect TO party.
They have long agonized over the evils that
have threatened our liberty. They have long
waited for a practical remedy. Now Ruther.
ford b. Hayes comes forward with that
remedy. 1t is not his own; 1t is remedy
presented to him by the Republican party,
which nominated him for President, aud con
irmed by the people, who elected him. But
we desire TO recall the active Repub blicans in
all sections to the record. They are as much
committed TO ii as the President himself, anC
they are backed by vast constituency, watch
full, vigilant, eXacting and resolved. He has
not departed an inch from the principles laid
down at Cincinnati ON the 18th of June
1876. He stands to-day where that National
Convention stood, only covered with greater
responsibilities, and daily bcset by more try
ing duties. 1t is for the Republican party u
honor and to help him in his magnificent
mission Once more quoting from Hon. W
NJ. Evarts, we predict with him "that thu
course Of the Administration will be sucl
that in 1880 the Republican people will elec
to the Presidency leader of their choice
The President is absolutely pledged agans
n second term, The Cabinet were choseI
for patriotic reasons, and are doing their dutl
without ambitions, aud it is the intention o
the Administration TO give the people sucl
q good Government that they will be com
PEELED to elect to the Presidency, the mex
lime, the leader Of the party which must b,
credited with such good Administration.
Philadelphia Press.
VIM. Ogden Jones, wealthy gen
tleman living with his family at the New
port House, New York, died few day
ago from the effects of injuries received
in bath-tub of boiling water. UpoI
arising in the morning he went into thu
bath room, locked the door and turned oI
the hot water. Some minutes afterward hi
wife heard groans in the room, and afte
some delay the door was broken open
and Mr.. Jones was found lying in tn
bath.tub, the room being full of stean
and the unfortunate man insensible
When taken out the flesh peeled iron
his body in great flakes. After grea
agony he died next morning.