The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-26

A Historic Parallel.
In 1865 ANDREW JOHNSON stepped into the
White House over the dead body Of ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN. Consttutionally stubborn to
the extreme, Mr.. JoHNspN. regardless ofloud
protests. soon aftcrward initiated u South
crn policy which was in antagonism with
the sentiments Of the leading aggressive clc-
mcnts Of the party that had elected him to
be- Vicc-Prcsdcnt. The head men in JoHN-
sons Cabinet. and those to whom he had
given offices. told him that it was only the
disappointed politicians in the party that
were opposed to his policy. and that the Re-
publican masses were in favor Of il. and
would embrace the first opportunity to
demonstrate this in very marked manner.
So, In the summer Of 1866. after the policy
had got well agong, ANDY started out ON
junkoting tour to show himself to the poo
Pile. He took Mr.. SEWARD. the Secretary Of
state and one or two other members Of the
Cabinet along with him, to help make the
speeches. while GRASr also fell into line to
hcightcn the show and aid in the eating, the
smoking. and the drinking. With heads full
Of concrit and hands full Of patronage. the
cavalcadc started from Washington in high
glce to swing round the circle" and cN-
pound my policy"
The first considerable stopping place was
Philadelphia. ANDY and his body guard had
an immense reception, The sight-Sccrs
d'ncd them, they wincd them. they packed
the streets for blocks around their hotel. and
ANDY was greeted with terrific ch"rr-.
rmOthcrcd with flowers, and almost blinded
with calcium lights.
On the way To New York the train could
hardly push itself through the Intermediate
cities and villages for the throngs that had
gathered to hear ANDY give them a touch Of
his "policy," while in return they screamed
like Bodamitcs at him and his companions.
Arrived in this city, he was welcomed bv
the Mayor, and as the President and Mr.
SEWARD and Cen GRANr and the rest
rode up Broadway. the people stared and
Shouted ami got up such noise that
some newspapers called il IAN ovation"
The Chamber of Commerce or something ~
that sort, gave the junkctcrs a splendid
dinner at Dclmoncu's. and ANDY made
great speech about the Cons itutiun and har-
mony and union.
All the way up the North river hunting
was thrown out artillery Numbered, ANDY
Rpoutcd and shook hands inc,s-antly SEW
ARD now and then threw in few witty
words, while he never talked like a fool and
30 they entered Albany under q tempest If
applause. In the evening the street in front
Of the Dclavan was filled with n believing
throns, To whom ANDY and some OF his suite
gave an exposition Of my policy" From
the state cai,ital to Niagara Falls II was a
ccasclr-s round Of greetings. At the latter
nlnft MIR Sarp.fulst. la.
speech that became memorable The Re-
publican State Convention had just been
held 1t sullcnly refused to endorse the Adj
mnistraton, SHED stone at my policy"
and nominated ticket to match. Gov.
SEWARD might bc supposed to know the
STATE Of New York. Referring TO the pro-
ceedng- Of the State Convention he told the
multitude at Niagara that the Republican
candidates would be defeated by II majority
of 1900.
The concern next invaded Ohio, receiving
oil through that state what the Geographic
dispatches called "a series Of ovations'
At Cleveland they had high old time.
ANDY, his head a little elevated with the en-
thusiasm and the whiskcy Of the occasion.
struck back at his opporelts giving them,
In the language Of one of the reports, "hell |
hndcr the shirt in the presence OF 10000 ad-
hiring auditors
And thus it was all through northern
Ohio and central Indiana to the grave of
LINCOLN in Illinois, and thence homcward |
TO Washington Via Cincinnati and Pitts |
burgh; hundreds OF thousands listening to |
thc Presidents speeches aud the jokes OF his |
Secretaries, and shouting themselves hoarse
over they hardly knew what-all Of which |
ANDY and his following construed into an |
approval Of him and his policy, and there
npOn they grew more conceitcd confident
and arrogant.
Well, In due time the response came. Penn
fylVauia and Ohio voted in October The
Republicans Of Pennsylvania elected an
Governor by more than 1900 !
majority. In Ohio no Governor was to be
chosen, but the Republican Congressional
tickets Received in the aggregate a majority
oil about 5000, every Republican Congress-
man with one exception being hostile to
JoHNsoN's Southern policy. In November,
the Republicans of New York in the face Of
hr. SEwARDs prophecy that they would
lose the State by 10000 carried it by nearly
10000 And, moreover, the House OF Repre-
Bentatves that was elected the year that the
President and his Cabinet swung round the
circle, was the very House that impeachcd
ANDREW JOHNSON for high crimes and mis-
iemeanors.
There is a lesson in these events that the
Fraudulent President and his iunkcting as
'ociates would do well TO remember. They
ire now having their ovations and are ex-
pounding their policy. But In October and
November defraudcd people and outraged
party will rise and rebukc them as they rose