The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-06-28
TiIden and Hendricks.

bricks who is about to go abroad,
and Ex-Governor Tilden, who
may shortly follow him in for
eign travel, was not merely a
local affair, or Of an ordinary
social character. Nor was it
simply a manifestation of res
pect and admiration for the per-
sonal character of two gentlemen
who have attained political emf
hence. Governor Tilden has
done more for the cause of ad-
ministrative reform than almost
any other man in the United
States, and the life of Governor
Hendricks has been unusually
blameless for one who has been
SO actively engaged in political
campaigning. The Democrats
have a right to be proud that
such men have led them to bat
tie, and although their colors
had trailed in defeat these stand
ard bearers might yet have been
honored by the esteem Of their
followers. But it was not to
mourn with the fallen chieftains,
however worthy, that men came
from North, South, East and
West of this occasion. No mi
nor key Of coincidence ran
through the proceedings; there
was no mourning over the
might have been;" the mahog-
any of the Manhattan Club was
not laden with funeral baked
meats. Every man around the
board felt in his heart that the
recipients Of this ovation were
rightfully chosen to the highest
offices in the nation, and that
the victory thus gained had been
wrested from them by methods
which must ever bear the brand
of injustice and fraud. This
belief was indeed freely express
ed, and it is not too much to say
that it is shared by great ma
jority Of the people of the Uni
ted States.
Acquiescence doesnot involve
forgiveness, nor does forgive
ness always involve oblivion
The feeling which gave ANNA
ton and unusual significance to
the gathering last night is per-
fectly consistent with submis-
sion to the constituted authori-
ties of the nation, however in
stalled, and hearty support of
those authorities in all that they
may do in the discharge of their
constitutional obligations. In
supporting the administration
of President Hayes in all of its
lawful undertakings the Demo
cratic and independent voters
take no step backward. They
have nothing to retract; the re
cord OF the past cannot, and it
is not well that it should, be
'blotted out. They know, as all
the world knows, that in the
perversion of the late Presiden-
tial election fraud was first
triumphant in the history OF
this country. They know that
by force of arms, perjury and
Returning Board trickery, the
voice of the people of three
States was stifled and the will oil
the country defeated; that, in
plain words, whereas Tilden and
Hendricks were chosen. by the
greatest popular majority ever
given a Presidential ticket
Hayes and Wheeler were inau
gurated. They know, too, thai
when, in the spirit of peace, the
questions at issue were submit
ted to arbitration the conspiracy
} begun in Returning Board infa
my was consummated in the
partisan decision of an Electo
raj Commission. The interests
OF the country demanded gener
al submission to the decision
thus wrongfully rendered under
forms of law, and that submis.
sion has been freely accorded
But it is not forgotten, we re-
peat, and never should be, thai
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