The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-09
The People Must submit to q Cheat.


Let us give to the people Of the country and
Of the, world an example that. having been
cheated, we can still trust in the providence and
justice of God, and in the disposition and de-
termination Of the people to do justice in the
end. [Applause and commotion.1 We have
still q free ballot box and free press, and we
are still free people, and no justification for
revolution no justification for civil war, can ever
arise among free people until they arc deprived
| Of the remedy>of the ballot box.
The above is taken from speech delivered
few days ago, by Mr.. Hewitt, Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, and after the
fraud of declaring Hayes the President of the
United States.
The first sentence plainly advises the people
to to show 10 the uorld that they are now and
ever will be willing to be cheated out of their
rights always trusting "in the providence and
justice Of God" Mr.. Hewitt forgets that God
will not help those who do not help themselves.
The providence and justice of God having direc-
ted and aided the people to defeat corrupt
government, it was their duty to have demanded
the fruits of the victory-stil trusting in Divine
providence and justice to consummate the work
He had set before them. This, through the in
fuence of such men as Hewitt, they declined to
do and turned the government over to the Devil
again. We may be told hereafter "they are
Joined to their idols thc bondholders) let them
| alone
What boots the determination of the pee
pie to do Justice, so long as their dotermina-
ton is allowed to be impiously set aside by ring
of pcrjured political tricksters and thieves? Did
not the people express their determination,
through the ballot box to defeat the unjust Rad
| ical party and restore peace, equality and pros
pcrity to every section of country? And by
allowing themselves TO be once shamefully
cheated, can we expect that their determination
will meet with greater respect hereafter by the
same party? Will not this cry Of peace, peace,
under such q monstrous fraud upon every prin-
ciple of right and justice, cmboldcn them to com
nit the same crimes again? All they asked was
| that the people should be kept submissive until
the fraud was completed; and by the aid of a
subsidized press and the corrupt rings of the
country, managed by men of both political par
ties, they have succeeded, although the honor OF
the judiciary and the dignity of the Presidential
chair bavc been sacrificed to accomplish it,.
"We have still free ballot box" Yes, We
|
but Returning BoarI of four corrupt partisan.
arc made competent to throw out ten thousand
votes in one State and defeat the will of a ma
jority of the whole people of the nation; ant
that action is made valid by Judges Of the Su
prcmc Bench.
".And free Press" Ye a majority of tn,
leading papers of the country arc owned b,
holders of United States Bonds, upon which
they pay no taxcs-and they unite in counsel
ing submission to frauI and degradation, rathe
ii an cndangcr the soundness of those bonds
Call that n free press that would sncrific
the vital principles of our governmcn
and counsel submission to base corruption, I
protect moneyed oligarchy? Arc we "frc
people," when our chosen Representative
shirk a socmn duty demanded Of them by tn
constitution, and delegate the power TO de
eide questions involving the most vital interest
OF The people to partiZan COMMISSION Hr
we n free people, when our votes arc stolen fro,
us and Judges on the Supreme Bench yolidot
the robbery? Where, we ask, is our freedo n
If our voice is siiicd at the ballot box by In
military and judicial powers of the government,
We tell MIR. Hewitt that the people do nc
now think they have ga free ballot box.and n frc
press and they are fast relieving that thei
own freedom is fast passing from them, and vii
be for ever lost unless they take the matter in,
their own hands and, forcibly, if necessary, d,
mani recognition of their rights. When W
see hustcd Democrats crouching to the cdict
of corrupt men, and cry peace, peace, under tn
inhicilon Of amonstrous wrong against their ow
party we begin to shudder for the fate of Il.
Country.