Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-26
OLIVER r. MoRrox,s LxrrkR.

Since President hayes sntsrso the
White House and rssolutsly devoted
himself to working out . new policy
toward the Southern people. We have
heard much about The leaders Of his
party deserving him, and have been
assured. especially BY Democratic news
papers. that he has disruptsd the Rspub-
liean party. The old esppsrhssd sls-
msnt Of the North. led BY the New
York Sun, has been jubilaat; the old
rebel element Of the South, having
learned wisdom BY experience. has bean
silent. bat has entertained . secret Joy
and = secret hope Of eventually gaining
the Lost Cause" That both thsss
sections OF the Democratic party we're
at fault. absolutely knew nothing Of the
character OF President Hayes and we're
unable to appreciate his motives. the
NEws has frequently pointed out. Bot
the answer has always been "Prssi-
dent Hayes has ignored the leaders OF
the Republican party in his policy and
in his appointments these men. know
Ing their power. will not submit to this
they can control a sufficiently large Sec
ton OF the party to disorganizs 10. and
when Congress meets again Republican
i.u will have passed into history"
How poorly Democrats understand
the theory and principles Of the hspub-
iiean party! Their own single prn-
eipls was enunciated by Andrew Jackson
nearly two generations ago. II con-
sists in tho one expression. "To the
vietors belong the spOils." II Is. par
haps, natural thai thsy should attribute
the same principle to their opPo-
nsnts. but il IL at least unjust
to Republicans. The great party
which has made this nation what
1t IL to-day, hosored, respected and
feared by th. entire world. Was founded.
not To give Offices to favored men. bot
to secure justice and equal rights to all
men. IL has pursued this grand obi ct
from tho beginning. and the result has
been that the United States Of America
Is to-day a free country. not merely in
name. but in fact. Every man who
brssthes the air Of this great Republic.
inhales the blessed atmosphere Of Free
dom.
Among the men who have been
pointed out by the Democrats a. sure to
oppose the President. and break the
ranks Of the Republican party, is Oliver
Z. Morton. tho noble. generous and
bsav. war Governor Of Indiana. 1t was
slid that be WAS accustomed 10 rule al.
ministrations. and that. A. President
Hayes had declined TO be ruled by any
body. be. Morton, would take his re-
veng. by hampsring the ADMINISTRATION
in Congress. This report was not only
a qualification 10 the Democrats. but 1t
set very many good Republicans to
thinking. Morton 10 a "a whose Re-
publicsnism has never been doubt
ell. Hs is . man whose bril-
liant and energetic mind has
gathered around him thousands d
s,auneh. uncompromising Republicans.
and at one word from him every one Of
them would have denounced the Prssi.
dent and his policy. and the ruin OF the
R,publican party would have been CON-
plsts. The Nrws has never for an in
slant doubted that Oliver z. Merton
would be found standing at his guns. q
he Was in 1860. II has simply been
waiting. like the nation at large, for the
oil ar.horss to speak.
At last he has spoken. and there 10 no
uncertain tons to his words. His letter.
which We Published in full yesterday. 10
Il noble smAnation from . noble man.
lie does not conceal his fear that posi-
lily the southern people may abuse the
generosity OF the President. and cause
His policy to be . failure. Probably
Mr.. Hayes has the same fear himself.
but senator Morton thinks. with the
Chief Magistrate. that tho experiment
is worth trying. IL II fails. no harm
can be done. for the old regime can be
rs~-establishsj at any time. 10 Il u c
esejs. the grand problem Of the age in
America will have been solved. and the
Southern States will bs brought once
again int a perfect union with the
North.
The Senator urges what the News has
been insisting ON for the last three
months. that there must be no division
in th. Republican party. That IL what
our enemies rant. Once let the party
b. split into factions. and its doom Ii
sealed. The President must DO sup
ported by the party which elected him.
or that party will sink out Of sight in
the councils Of the nation. President
Hayes Is an honest man and Q true Re
publican. He has done nothing which
is not justified by Republican principles.
Indeed. he has carried out Republican
principles In their spirit. to q greater
extent than any man who has occupied
the White House before. There are
many who disagree with him on the
Southern question. But ss Chief Magis-
tra,e he has a right to try his expert
meni: and il is the duty OF every true
Republican to support him in bis efforts
to make that experiment ssuccsss. That
is Senator Morton's view Of IL. as IL has
been the view Of the Nrws ever since the
Southern policy Was made public.
Mr.. Blaine. Senator from Maine.
might learn q valuable lesson from this