The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-14
NO. 4.
THE NEW POLICY.
BY THE EDITOR.


think our discussion should not be de
graded by such insulting epithets, but
that our sole object should be to arrive
at the truth.
In my first article, published some
weeks sto. said
Now | put it to Mr.. Hopley to say
whether Hayes is not acting in bad laiIh.
Suppose he had told in July last. what
he would do it elected to the Presidency
Would he have received a single electo-
raj vote2 Would the editor OF the Jour
nal have supported him?
II he had been an honest man, he
would have said in his letter OF accept.
ance: IL elected President. | will select
four or five OF my Cabinet from among
the men who worked and voted against
the Republican party, and did all they
could TO destroy the party, only four
years ago. One of my Cabinet will be
rebel General, who fought four years to
destroy this Government-not a rebel
who has rppented. or admitted that he
was wrong, but one who is still acting
with, working and voting for the rebel
Democracy. will, it necessary to my
success, authorize Charles Foster and
Stanley Matthews to contract with the
rebels to let me in, and | will turn over
the entire south to their control. IL
necessary to effect this, ! will send
"commission' to Louisiana to brbe
enough Republican members of the Leg
| jslature TO give the rebels control of the
| legislature | myself will bribe one OF
the Republican judges of the Supreme
Court, 10y appointing him tn ten thou
sand dollar office, and thus destroy the
/ a L. 4 "A
that the rebel Iif- clubs take violent pos.
session OF the oftic- OF Governor, although
! Packard may have one thousand NOR,
votes than have.
you have ever made any reply to the
above, or in any way alluded to il, have
'ailrd to notice it. The truth is. you are
afraid to refer to it. You dare not do so.
You say that when Hayes spoke at
jackson, in 1875. the constitutional
amendments and the policy OF recon
slruction had become fixed facts, and
had passed out Of discussion. If this had
been so, why did the Republican Ma
lional Convention in 1876 pass the fol-.
lowing resolution:
The permanent pacifcation of the
| Southern Section ot the Union and the
complete protection OF its citizens in the
tree ENJOYMENT OF all their rights are
duties TO which the Republican party
stands sacredly pledged. (rhe power to
provide 'or the enforcement of the prin
ciples embodied in the recent constitu
tional amendments is vested by these
amendments in the United States, and
we declare il to be the solemn Obligation
Of the legislative and executive depart
ments OF the Government to put into
immediate vigorous exercise all their
constitutional powers for removing: any
just causes Of discomfort on the part o,
any class, and for securing to every
American citizen complete liberty and
exact equality in the exercise of all civil
political. aud public rights. To this end
we impPrativrly demand Congress and
. Chief Executive whose courage and
| fidelity to there duties shall not falter
until these results are placed beyond dis
pute or recall.
call your attention to that part OF
| the resolution included within the pa
renthesis. Hayes accepted the nomina
ton upon that living issue. but now he,
and you, and all his hackers. de, lare that
there is no power in the United States
to enforce these amendments. No man
with any regard to his reputation for
truth will deny that the amendment
granting the right to vote to colored men.
has been set aside by violence and mur
der in several Of the rebel States. The
Republican platform says that the United
States has power to remedy this outrage:
the policy" says no; these sovereign
States must be permitted to overthrow, by
violence and murder. the constitution Of
the United States, and the only re medy
is moral suasion.
You talk about n dominant majority
ruling do not object to that. 1t il
the ruling Of murderous dominant mi
uority backed up by the National Re-
publican Administration, to which | Oh
ject.
You urge that the National Govern
ment has no power to prevent such hor-
rors as the Chisholm murders, or to pun
ish the murderers. Let me call your at
rention to state paper issued by the
Secretary of War, dated June first, III
~hich he says that by direction OF the
President, Gen. Ord is ordered to use the
troops to suppress robbery in Texas. II
there is power to prevent or punish cat
tie stealing in Texas. why there not
power TO prevent the murder OF Repub
licans in Mississippi, or to punish the
murderers2 ? | want you to answer this
IL you are not able to answer, then make
a spread eagle speech on the Fourth oi
July, extolling the best Government the
sun ever shown upon You argue al
much length that the general Government
has no power to interfere in the affairs
of State, and you repeat, like parrot
Tor the third time, the assertion that
Hayes has not violated the constitution
Now / demand that you tell me where
in the constitution, there is any warrant
or permission, for that wonderful com
mission which Hayes sent to Louisiana
TO break up the Legislature of the State
You must not dodge this question. Read
Gen. Buffers letter to MacVeagh, one o.
the men whom Hayes sent to do this un
constitutional and dirty work. Gen
Butler intimates tnat he will demand q
committee in Congress to investigate thii
business, and bring to the light Of day
the vague charges of bribery in this al
fair.
Again let me urge you to answer. You
lay The Standard ought TO know that
the National Government has no power
TO interfere in the local affairs OF State,