Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-28
A rErry srrre.

Occasionally an honest Democrat
comes to the surface. and II Is natural
for the people to look upon him a. .
novelty. The latest extraordinary ap-
pearancs OF this kind Is Alexander II.
Stephens. who was frank enough the
other day to admit that he WAS glad
that Hayes was elected. and Tilden
defeated. and TO eItol the Republican
President for the good that he has
done. and for the good that he con-
templates doing. Honesty Is TO be
admired in al men. and this free and
unsolicited canior Of Mr.. stephens will
raise him in the estimation Of his follow
citizens. and do much to make the world
forget the part which he took in the un-
holy wal Of the rebellion. He does not
question the title OF President Hayes.
He feels. as George William Curtis ex.
pressed 1t in his rejected resolution in
the Rochester Convention. that the
Presidents title Il ''as clear a. was that
Of George Washington" and he is not
afraid to say so.
But there are few Democrats like Mr..
Stephens. The majority Of them are
willing to take the benefits which Pres
idsnt Hayes gives them but they turn
upon their beneisctor and call him n
thief. II their allegations r true,
then by accepting his iavors. they be.
come o. bad IA himself-thsy are re-
esivins stolen goods. But they r ae-
css,omsd to play that role. and Of course
and no Inconsistency in snacting it,
The Enterprise OF this morning has an
editorial on this "fraud" business which
disposss Of the entire question so thor
oughly and so concisely that We repro
dues IL for the benefit OF u readers.
Judge Goodwin says;
"Thc siiliest thing Of the year l. the re-
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pres that President Hayes holds his Office
unIustly. The law point. out how . Pres
ilent shall be chosen. IL IL not by . ma
Iority Of votes necessarily. but by q ma
lority OF electors. The way In which the
vote shall DO counted is also prescribed.
Last Fall there was . doubt Ahout two States.
There 10 not . man in the Union who does
| not know that by the registration In uos"
two States the majority was Republican.
| There WAS bulldosing. there WAS merci-
lsss prescription, there were cruel muir
ders 10 beat down Republican mAjorities.
Nevertheless. the returns examined under
tho test Of the Law gave q majority Of the
electoral vote to President Hayes. a. n
last hope. Tho Democrats In Congress
proposed that tho Electoral Commission
should 10 formed. IL Was accepted a. a
measure Of peace and expedieney by the
Republicans. No other commission u So
high o character was ever formed In the
United States before. The commission
decided that President Hayes WAS entitled
to his office. DOES any Democrat In the
Union think that Mr.. Tilden would no
nave LONE as Mr.. HAye. did under the
sAnic circumstAnccst While they may
hate Republicans and . Republican Prosi'
dent. they should not charge the majorii!
Of that commission with perjury, As tiny
have 10 do In orier 10 impeach the title OF
the President. IL isa csptions and base
less charge. and Its repetition only makes
the men who make IL seem contemplate
in honest meme eyes"
The whole thing Is expressed in n
nutshell in tho above. Mr. Hayes Is
President de J.re as well as h lccto. and
the sooner Democrats admit that fact
the soonsr people will give a patient
hearing to their absurd and explode,
theories ON politics.