The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-03
his sick bed in committee room at the
capitol-Alexander H. Stephens, Ste
phens dictates; Hayes executes.

his sick bed in committee room at the
capitol-Alexande II. Stephens. Ste
phens dictates; Hayes executes.
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You ask-won't the "old Republicans"
rally and protect the blacks2 How can
thew do itp A surrender admits of no
rally. My friend, don't be blind to the
truth. Look at the facts and see how
hopeless is your hope.
Hayes's policy is partly good one. l
think he did right in putting Southern
Democrat in his cabinet. But, he ought
also to have put Southern white native
Republican there. A great man, real
conciliator, with principles and courage
both, would have put Key, and Alcorn
or Settle, and Frederick Dougass-all
three of them--in the cabinet, even if he
should have been forced to enlarge the
body of his councillors to do 30. That
would have meant equal rights, justice
and reconciliation. Like all weak men,
HAYES went Just far enough 10 lose and
not far enough to win. II was an insult
to the Southern white Republicans in
every Southern State to leave them un'
represented. The organs Of the "Presi-
dent" have heaped fresh insults on this
conspicuous insult by sneering at them
AS unworthy Of honor and tlust--they,
the most sincere and trustworthy Repub'
licans in all this nation. AS far and as
fast as Hayes shall turn out OF office In
the South the political birds of prey from
whatever State they may "hail"-giving
to the citizens of the Southern States all
the federal Offices in those states; as far
and as fast as he shall weed out, without
pity or exception, every Office holder in
the departments here who is credited to
Southern state without being a citizen
of the state thus taxed; as fast and as far
as he shall show by word and act that
the crime of rebellion is absolutely and
forever condoned--the president"
should receive the cordial cooperation
of every patriot, and especially every
friend of the blacks. Nobody but dema'
gogues have ever desired to keep alive
the memories of the war, excepting 30
far as they serve to convict the rebels to-
day, Gen. Chalmers, openly defying the
constitution in the "whip'cord district"
of Mississippi, calls up by his own act
the black spectres of Fort Pillow; as Gen.
Hampton, by his arrogance, uncovered
the graves of the national soldiers whose
dead bodies were exposed in the streets
of Charleston with derisive placard on
their bullet riddled breasts.
1t was not with the rebels against the
country that we had any quarrel, because
that contest had come to an end; it was
with the rebels against the constitutional
guarantees of equal rights that were the
ripest and best fruits of the war. But
even that fight is over now. 1t is idle
to-day to denounce Hayes or to oppose
his policy of abdication Of presidential
prerogatives to the Democratic banditti.
We made him our leader, and he sur
rendered, and we are bound by his act.
1t was one of the radical Republicans
who advised Gov. Chamberlain to make
no useless contest, and | sincerely trust
that Gov. Packard will not delay the in
evitable hour in which force shall tri-
umph in Louisiana! 1t is better for the
blacks that hesurrender should be made
quietly and quickly.
The Office holders say that 1--WE should
give his policy fair trial"
What part of his policy? No one op-
poses Cancellation: Every decent man
desires it. That is one part of Hayes's
policy. But part the second is surrender.
1t means the acquiesence of the national
government in the rule of the majority
by the minority; because that minority Of
citizens has a majority of property, intel
ligence and military power. Now that
policy has been tried in this planet of
ours for ages upon ages; for six thousand
years by the briefest and least scientific
computation; and it has always, in every
cline and among every race, resulted in
the oppression of the ignorant and poor.
1t has had trial" enough in this world.
Repu licanism means not the respecta-
bility but the rule of the majority; and
Hayess gulf state policy is the suicide of
Republicanism.