The daily gazette., 1877-02-24
From the Washington Union. b,.p4o4 G
Dividing the Demo-
Cracv "'- '

The purpose of the Radicals is plain and
their line of policy is perfectly NATURAL
1t Is TO fdivide and conquer" 1t Is to
split the Southern vote-the white Demo
cratic vote of the South. Heretofore
their main reliance has been upon the
undivided negro vote. Now it rests upon
a divided white vote. And the way they
expect to accomplish this Is by winning
over to the support of the Radical party
sufficient number of Southern Demo-
Gratis to constitute. with the negroes a
majority in the different States. OF course
all such combinationfmply qaid pro quo
la consideration. The consideration in
this instance, it seems, will be, first and
foremost, u share in the patronage of the
administration, including possibly, places
In the Cabinet for one or more trepre-
sentative" Southern men who may be
found willing to strike hands with Chand-
Office under the appointed of Kellogg and
Madison Wells. Secondly, the, 9waste
places" of the South, particularly the arid
waste of northern Texas, are to he trans
formed into garden, (figuratively speak
ling) by the construction Of the Texas
Pacific railway. ~i4a
The fruits Of the garden, viz: all the
profits of construction, will 20 into the
| pockets of an 'inside" company, in the
advantages to enure from the completion
of the road will be enjoyed by the conec-
| ting lines at the two ends-the Pensylva--
mia Central and the Central Pacific. Still
| the picture of having road built by the
Government through their country, no
matter what remote corner of it, is doubt
less pleasing to the imagination of some
Southern men, particularly IL they have
been seen ON the subject by the silver
/ a <~fn n<~-
& Co. Thirdly, there is the great boon
ofrecognition of theHampton andNichols
government. Even this, it may be as
sumed, the Radicals are willing to accord
as the price of liberal support Of Hayes's
administration. Are the Southern Demo
Gratis prepared to. accept any of these brides
| at the hands Of their political enemies? We
admit the temptation is very great to the
impoverished, harried, and misgoverned
people of the South. The Radicals already
begin to count upon its proving success
| full, and bost of their ability to control the
next house through "the balance of pow.
er" held by Southern members, friends oi
the Texas-Pacific road. How shall the
democratic party best protect itself from
being undermined? Fortunately the
path of duty and of honor comedies with
that of sound policy and safety. What
the Radicals proffer as bribe let the
| OeInOCTacy uO rs al dCJ OI JubUlCo. bet
the house at once recognize the govern
ments of Hampton and Nichols, and in
sist upon such recognition forming part
of any appropriation for the army and
navy. Hayes, as we have shown, cannot
without contessing himself a usurper,
I abandon Packard. Packard has just the
/ same title to the Governorship of Louisi.
ana that Hayes has to the eight electoral
votes of the State. The same returning
board, By the same processes "cornted
imp both. IfPackard is not the lawfully
elected Governor of Louisiana Hayes
cannot be the lawfully elected President
of the United States, His claim, so far as
it rests upon the electoral votes of Louisi-
ana, upon the certificate of Governor
Kellogg, and upon the proceedings of j.
Madison Wells and his associates in
the returning board, rests upon fraud,
which not even the decision of the select
Radical Eight can hide from view. Any
bargain with Hayes which involves the
recognition of the Nichols government
must be tainted with dishonor, be.
because no honorable man in Hayes:
i position could be a party to it.