The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-05

PLATFORM Of tho kcpub1amn n par,y, D With ,he
| Presidents letter Of acceptance. and with his
| Known views at the tlinc of his nomination and
during the cnnvass. ! call this the chief of sub
teriugcs. II not " inlsnhoods / confess can.
| prompts su h a claim. When whore, ~ whom.
| before the nomination c. after IL. during the
cgnvpss or during the long agony of suspense
| which suc .ccdrd the cunvass. will YOU find from
President Hayes or any representative of him
or ~ the icpublinnn party. high or W. "a hintof
such npnhryp lt"Annot Dc found. Nov, mi tho
country heard with nmazomcnt the first wnis-
| pcrnEs Of the marhinHtiona of Stanley Mat
! thcws and the Ohio ciqlo who stood nearest
the President Do hqscs' ras5agc have. cvor
nd IN our polil history. did any portion of
! H. .puoli,r ,ror or 9i tic Reryhlcan party imagine
! policy or course ~ action. II is imposshle To
ovrrsi@ir this general ft't. Especially is i i'm
| tnurd. unrcm.u ii Efforts mad. nt every stage
o. the sirgssle from My, TO Mlr,hi e. in
| INC h"ruhli an cause. II doubts arose, with
9,il@,tri' ,i..,ll epccd .mo n"w nssar9nc,s t.mt
rish,s' oi noei who wcrc lighting his
| battles at the South Is the drspirahln su.ge.-
ton here made t,ai prc4idn llnyos Knew moth,
Know it; .; ond ic stod i5. Wlins To- src m mn nm
rlskins. by day and Ivy nisht. for months which
! INK their lives hy hundreds. To- Int him to the
4 Presidency. upon the lying nssurHnrcs. II what
| y" now Says r true. TINT h" would protect and
/ should receive lNrry man who stood near To
! riSlt 40 regard = hIs faithful representative.
/ incI in these ussurnnc s-assurunc"s when
| carried no dou.t'ul meand dg-assurnnrcs
soldiers un IA l-e outposts of freedom thnt SUI
cor ANA Ia lp would rumr II only they defended
r. the lt-t the ground which they hHd won. Sir.
when think uf these thinss. my heart grows
! hot viii ndi -nation. ana curse nomos unhid-
w ,1 ''y ray, We , n W| ,,, ,.u- lnfnn ,
gambler llnys with his dice. Su n trcach"ry
passes MY c"mlrch"nsion. NJ. fellow ri,lzons.
| know not how lonE his policy may hay, be-
med tat.d in the secrecy of the prrsil ent's own
mind. d. know that he did MT hint 1t, he
would not have dared 10 hint II to th" country,
at any l.our from the time he WIS mas mt
candidM or hs, nomination till he sat in the
! sat of the Preside mt.
DO you tell m'of the platform Of our party
| which ploolain- the permanent pa'inca'on oi
| the southern 80 tinn oi the Union - be- great
! duty 90 the Republican party. ana do You say
that the Pr sidrnt Is now engaged in carryin
out thus worSS Let us read that section of We
/ platform upon which the lrt sidcnt accepted
his nomination. II IS as follows:
The permanent pacincauon OF the southern section OF
the non nni the com lcie protection gi all It's cucns
which The Rciuhican rariy stand, srfcdN rl,dsci
ri~. rninicl IN ,hc recent i. ' ' am, M,
T.. tod ny tho. am niincnts m thc ronstc.,e the
,Nctci- all It. cou.,iuuonhl power. ior removing
an, u'i c9-s of discomfort on The par OF amy 81 =,
iN ni Nt 't"his 90 ihr 'N f,'.r " au rniI t"lu'
man, ,,,,, 'nl M .'n, sI.u, i y, f.. & ir
,d irln .a. n.i t'''r unui 'hce results are placed
IT WIS llN fortune. 'fllnW fi''Y ms. 10 nave
I WI ton thHt So on with myown hand m tno
/ Cor mlttor IN Ro~oiut .ousnt Gin inn ii;hui do
n" "a r III lri nnl n. 'nrn ni niTn my PER.
/ tn pam moan n oi IA" lun-unge used. II
w"r, io-day sock ne g. fr!mra resolution of
thu ; .uth. rould lttriy employ NOR" allro-
| rrlai' and "uphHti' terms. Iu' sir. every
| man who WAS pros mt IN that Conventions or
who know anything of IL ~ r.t. knows that
| upon tho southern question the Unanimous
/ sAtfrf a. - fIlAl nf
the Government in r'lress sing violence and pro-
t.cting the rigl Of every man at the South.
~ other thought or purpose found expression
| there.
But It is said that the Presidents letter Of ne
ccpthn - iorrshhiowed n" poll he hns since
! pursued. deny i. There s not word that
sustains such a claim But | do no, iui the
| upon verbal rrounis appeal t. every man
! wno has any knowledge of the spirit und tone
6" irn me yM anpaiGn pppsa to r ne e. Pre-, Irn,s
/ sons. that il W IN" southern question and the
lspuhli"an do trim "f '9mpi't' lrot. ton to
/ ail mon IN IN" South which was The 'ot most
sSue IN the cahvass-thr question upon
which n" party must rely fer su're--. And
when the canvass WIS ended. and defeat WIS
/ believed to have come To- our party. tho words of
n" Prrsd nt-the only words Of President
| Hayes which ever really tou he'd the heart of
the country-wnre nNpressinn- of regret that
rae, M tun south md To- southern n Nsuuf,li,ans
| Mood not tell you fellow oit1"ns how deeply
| those words touched the hearts oi those of ~
who stood on tho@" peril 'us ouip. SIS. And
] Tn" rlwton nt Illi"n has 'Oiu" upon u~-a de-
! i"ut u the hands Z our iri"uf~-H defeat which
! has degraded AMI d"murnliH 81 n" Republican
! party N al IT, riinks-a iltal and imm'dl rnble
| wound VIII 'h 10 rnrmy could huv" inflicted.
| But W" hay, hcnrd another ~ u- urged for
/ "" Ir"sd"Ws policy, on" VIII III fora tim" WAS
! often IN tn" Pr Sil"nt's mouth-thlt his policy
was cNpmrlm"hi rniai ~. uni If II did not
/ W'rH W'li Il coma y" uhanionfi nnd reversed.
J Was over before su h Transparent folly and
] hypocrisy pr. scented 10 TINS people Hs "a serious
| hfgumrnif II WAS mnnlirstl Put forth L. de-
! COW" AMI hocu ]" until the decd WIS a., ON
! Ili-hri. Doubtless n served us purpose. IL
| h1S nlr' " been abandoned, No stop taken by
/ the pr'- d nj an he rrvrs 'd; NJ srounl sur
/ r.nd.rcl cun u. recovered. ii n r:orih South
/ Carolina ana Louisiana nr" NS firmly linked
with N" solid south in all It's political for
/ tunes, uS. keniu'ky or Georgia.
Agwin. y : said that Pr sdont Grants policy
tow ri IN. south had proved failure. and
/ President Iiuy was thrrefor", justified in r.
/ fu-ius tp sustain the lawful Governments ~
/ Soulh Carolina and Louisiana. Sir.
! tl"r" were iu my ~ sm"nt many errors in tho
course Of President Grant toward the South. |
hay" hrr't 'tpiOf" boon u Tree orti' of somc of his
! ~ rs. hut VIII . tA' evil consequences of tnusr.
| ni, our. maud" o. ''n." for III" trrn'h'rous
/ policy ~ Psr-i,i"nt ilay =. answer that. wnrn-
/ oyer during u.- "lh, y.ar- of 'rvi't Ir, ed.nt
| Grant firmly cNr. uiod thr laws and uphold the
| lawful Governments of the southern Stutes