The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-10-27
DID HAYES 90 IT2


The republican party was foupde,
upon great ideas, II struggled for a ii
rautic prize Ii worked in the line o
human freedom. and the elevation ane
advancement Of man. So long as 1t die
so unselsshly It's career was great one
and no defeat or disappointment rnarkeG
its history. 1t went on from conquer,
ing TO conquer. and it's banne.s wer,
ir'umphantly and yictoriously Haunted
in the fsoe Of tyranny over the entire
globe.
New England, the home aud birth.
place Of re2ubiicanism, grew rich and
powerful because the south. the home
OF slavery, could not. or rather would
not, manufacture her own produ s,ions.
especially cotton In forcing the etnan.
e'Patinn Of the slaves she made great
sacrifice, and AZ the same tine exaeted
one from us Hers, we suspect. was an
unseieome one. "a we'll q. an unwitiing
ono Il was ono Of those disagree tbls
circumstances which are sometime.
hidden from tho keenest ken While
riyTn slavery was q beautiful sentiment
aud worthy the blood aud treasure il
cost Yet there was some drawbacks 10
e., aud sentimental New England re
publicanism is realizing that fact to day
Thus in the way Of mere dollars and
cents from their own standpoint, II was
"a grave mistake Their management Of
repuh!ican forces since the war has been
a mistake. 1t wss all well enough b.
invest the negro with beautiful traits
and clothe bim with virtues and auali-
lies Of superhuman excellence in order
to arouse the sympathy Of The world,
and gather a power sufficient to break
his chains. But it should have been
content with that result. The hons
est masses Of republicaaism could
see only hero Of patience and
virtue rs well as deeply wronged
man and brother in the negro.
They were not content therefore with
the riven links. They must force social
as well as legal and political equality
aud the mistake was too grave for even
the strength OF the worlds abolition.
ism. When these enthusiastic reptrbli-
cans came south ct the close OF the war.
ana found the negro "a he is, 1t took
but few years to gather sufficient dis,
gust so cause them to 90 quietly home
aud leave him to himself. while they
sat down aud mourned the death of an
idol which had grown very dear to
them, by reason Of the blood and treas
ure it bad cost.
Bat, behold a new revelation broke
IN upon them, aud one which touches
the New Englander ia very tender
place. Her skilled mechanics no lon>
ger object 10 coming south, and nov we
have our own mills spinning our own
cotton on the ground from which ii
grew, and where it is worn and used
View England has not only lost the
profit upon the goods sold US, but we
are able to beat her in the markets OF
the world.
The negro has gone just az far as hu,
man power can drive him, and in plac-
ing him there brave, devoted but de.
cieyed, New England has unwittingly
forged chains Of another kind 70. her
own fair limbs. In breaking the ne
gros chains she broke also the power
OF the republican party. and also the
monster manufacturing monopoly which
had made herself rich and great, and
which sent her fame out TO the utter
most bounds Of the earth No, Ruth
eriord b HAYES did not 10 the decd, 1t
was New England that gave birth to the
republican party, and it was her also
who dug its grave.