The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-26
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Editor Denaocrat-There are some members
of the Democratic party in New Orleans to
whom the recent illusions to Mr.. Iilden In
your columns are painful; He Is an Old man,
has rendered services to the party in the past
which should entitle him to consideration in
his hour of disappointment There is no
earthly doubt that he was elected President
is also no doubt that he was elected by large
vote which had hitherto been given for the
Republican nominee, but which was diverted
| to his support by his high reputation as
clean-handed public servant and stern re-.
former
The reactionary policy inaugurated during
| the canvass by Blaine when he appealed to
the low passions engendered by the war, was
a shrewd, albeit base, move to checkmate
the influence which he knew would be the re-
suit of Mr.. Tilden's stainless personal char
acter in the contest; That Blaine's scheme
| fact, not that the North hated the South less,
| but that it loved its own interests more There
was an intelligent sentiment in the East and
West, which, though perfectly willing to keep
the present generation Of ex- Confederates in
| leading strings "yet little while longer
| was not blind to the truth that under the rule
of the oligarchy in power, the country was
| rapidly going to ruin.
The men who shared this sentiment were
greatly troubled in mind. On the one hand,
they feared that the success of the Demo-
cratic ticket meant ''the loss of all the results
of the war" and the installation i'm Washing.
ton of "the old secession element" q am
merely quoting the language used by Repub-
| lican orators and organs during the last cam
paign On the other hand, they regarded
Hayes as Ronaints unbra, a mere shadow of q
name under which Blaine, Morton, Cameron,
Chandler, Logan and the rest should continue
| to transact the business of government by the
old methods, OF which this class OF citizens
stood in wholesome dread. Great was the
perturbation and deep the concern among
| these patriots.
Finally, enough of what is designated as
the independent" vote came to the support
of Mr.. Tilden to decide the contest in his
| favor. Ny object in recalling these well
known incidents of by-gone struggle is to
make good my proposition, that the success
OF the Democratic party last fall was mainly
wise and proper thing to do to nominate him,
and that IT is not probable that another leader
could have been found at that particular JUNG
ture who could have brought victory. to our
banner. Surely there is something in this
which should go far to soften the asperitieS
consequent upon the action of the Electoral
Commission; There is no evidence on record
of Congress in relation to that matter.
have never seen the first scrap of writing
that would Justify such conclusion. But
we are told that he should have come out
boldly Immediately after the election, issued
his proclamation warning the conspirators IN
Washington not to attempt the nefarious work
which we ell knew they were meditatings
and announced his intention to, conle
the fourth of March. let the conseE
quences be what they may. To this it may
be modestly suggested that Mr.. Tilden knew
his hi j. men better ct than We The people Of the,
because he was the candidate OF the party
that opposed the war; in spite of that fact
they gave him their vote, because they felt
the want Of his superb reforming qualities at
the head of the government; but does it fol- z
low that they would have taken up arms to
put him in Office? Hardly. / do not desire
to be cynical, but it seems to me that the
spectacle of Mr.: Tilden marching on Washing
ton, the constitution in hand, would have
been scarcely less ludicrous than the youthful
invasion OF France by Louis Napoleon and
his sick eagle.
upon one thing, that there should be no war.
The men in Congress who supported the
Electoral bill knew this. There had been an
election, and there was squabble over the
arbitration, and let the. party who is cast
JUST This vas what the North. 1 said, and and
therefore this was what was done. The South,
support at the polls, could aid him no further,
North among the lovers of freedom, the men
# this s section NGud the not h No, hrke sa
did not behoove the South to give the signal.
On the contrary, finding that it was the pur-
pose Of the majority Of the Electoral Commis
sion to count in the Republican candidates
any how, certain friends OF the South in Wash
ington deemed it their duty to make such
terms with the dominant party as would
guarantee the safety of South Carolina and
alien rulers and robbers, and secure the resto-
ration OF these two States to the hands of their
own citizens. Bitterly as we may feel at the
monstrous fraud perpetrated by the dominant
party in connection with the electoral count,
we are not without comfort in the knowledge
that the last vestige of carpet-baggery has
vanished from our midst, and when the day Of
reckoning comes for the men who conceived
and executed this bold crime against
liberty the vengeance of the nation will fall
upon them alone. When the true inwardness
Of the Electoral Commission is made known,
there will be justice done to Samuel j. Tilden.
There need be no fear that the Democratic
nomination in 1880 will be at the disposal Of
Tammaany Hal Hall or the Manhattan Club; Be-
c ea,n Mr. Tilden was eminently suitable IN
BILE in the next campaign. Then, as hereto
fore, 1 shall have an abiding faith in the wis
dom Of the party; They will select the best
man ana they Will elect nlIn MeanIlme, let
us rembember that Mr.. Tilden was thought
worthy to lead us once, and that there is no.
evidence on record of his having, in any man
ner, betrayed his high trust. r.
"Ma, DEAR" said an intelligent pet,
"what do they play the organ 30 loud
for when church is over! Is it to wa Ike,
us up" ~ o.
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