The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-14

The Action the Democratic Party Ought
tn Take.

New YORK, June 13.-Mr. Hendricks, at the
Manhattan Club last night. having returned
Thanks for the honor done him, alluded to the
presidential election, and said
The result as declared in Louisiana and In
Florida, at Washington, is not and cannot be
Inadc satisfactory TO the country, for the OBJ
violls reason that 1t was not true. A great
and sincere people will rest their final iudg
ment only upon truth and never upon fraud
successful through teehncaltles.
Even should the President and his Cabinet
adopt q part or whole Of the policies and prr-
poses for which the Democratic party has
been contending for many years. and which
became SO distinctly defined last year, even
content. The Democrats will make no fac
tious opposition, nor will they seek to embar-
rass the dr. Jfdcfo administration but will stls-
tain II when it is right, because 1t is right.
aud for the welfare Of the country. and not
because Of any fealty to tho party
the people. The people cannot allow
the selection of their chief magistrate
TO become q thing Of chance or sharp practice:
the fraud ttrst triumphant in American his
among the crimes against popular govern
inent. and made SO 0dious that no party will
dare to attempt its repetition. He who is
elected President must be inaugurated; until
that is settled and made sure no Democrat
can be sedueed from his devotion and alle-
giance in any way: not by allurements of
office, nor even by the strong appeal in the
abandonment by the administration of vicious
principles and dangerous policies and the
adoption OF better doctrines and just meas
urGs.
The Democrats will not intrtlst their much
cherished principles to the keeping cf a mower
which is attained by various and r6rrupt
means. they will rather continue their faith
in the right OF the majority to rule in accord
ance with constitutional provisions. All Dem
ocrats rejoice with unbounded joy that free
republican governments are once more nj
lowed to the States Of South Carolina and
Louisiana. They rejoice in the good fruits
that must follow. They know that peace and
good order will prevail; that capital will be-
lnade secure and labor safe, eontented and
happy that enterprise will revive. and the
cruel burdens Of the government and public
corruption will be lifted from the shoulders of
lands advance in price. But they know that,
in the language Of Gov. Morton, it had be,
come inevitable
Coco, government in the States was not q
free will Offering upon the affairs of the eoun-
try. For years the Democrats had contended
In Congress and before the people for free re-
publican States throughout the South and
finally 1t became inevitable" because the
right and truth were too strong to be longer
suppressed. In this the Democrats find q
reason to stand more firmly with their party
OF power, with nc, patronage to dispense and
no money to distribute but animated bv the
spirit of our institutions and inspired BY the
sentiment Of the right of local self-govern-
ment. as inherent in the people. The Demo
cratic. party during the past ten years has re-
stored one State after another, until now the
tread of soldiers is heard in no Legislative
hall; but in every State the people are gov
erned by laws of their own enaction and by
officers Of their own choosing.
Mr.. Hendricks concluded with the declara-
ton that this occasion had more than per-
sonal significance; it proclaimed that we had
no sectional sentiment, no Eastern or West
ern policies The West, the East and the South
were one; u wise and just policy would alike
promote the prosperity of each