The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-30

nal. There was no t,mc after the election. and
could pot have pni an end t9 tho ,crahy anl
wicked ""ntrivnnc"s by which the Presidency
WIS siol'nt But ~ WORD was said; no hnhl was
silent tn platforms. onrc 50 rlogr nj. w"r'
drsrrted most of their journals urged the 'oh-
spirUtur~ on. und. with u lew NrAblr cHrrl-
iions all their public men hc'cmc Accompi 's
The y mo rats. amazed and h"wildcrcd. looked
on They generously rGius a. for i,ln9. TO- ~
lirv" thnt their ioe was IN earnest, Wen was II
for th" pence ~ the country that they were in
grrdnlqus, icr had the Drm"rrqcy ior'.rrn IN
December what was done in February. the r'-
lions. ''' ''
This crime Is n novel thing in history Rulers
have ohinined upw"r wrongiully; communities
have sunk into degradation masses oi the peo-
boon rgrricd io violent csr'ss's lut ~ those
instances thcr" has ALWAYS been some attractive
dugliy. The usurpcr Is n"cr-s lrlly man. ul
wronc- -loing with glorics like those with which
Caesar and Napoleon da22lcd the men Of their
tr.s w. gHnHEJt ,E. y, mInr| an ts s@itg,Gs
shrcudcl thoir decay; whil" the rising of a
pc.ii' ia- always boon charactcrilcd by valor
and manly -sarrliirr. Bat there are neither
@p"uior. nor glory. nor manhood In the guilt
Of la-i w,.igr l. yas mean oiIencc iu,lc
forging uf turns. and the suhuruatiou 81 wit
1 murder il was done by poison. To do II re-
quirod II" courage. II was thu crime of n cowurd.
Th- stup'ndous rfimc, Involving whole
party, was not gn ileni; Il w1s the result II
-cri,s ui oiiDn'cs. the ronsummntion OF I'll"
A'moraliliign wai'h tn ,N war rrudu ed.
thr hrhr- which B'lknnp took. the numbering
ot thc South. were all hut the prelude to that
innl nnd shameful chrni. 10y y I th srnl oi
hrar- "uion MS brow tn stamp of fraud first
Triumphant ~ American history.
There uf.. those who think that Mr. Hayes. hy
his course toward The South. has. io som 'N-
teni. "oudnucd the oif'uc, nf his party LIT W.
not decciVr ourselves. II hu- been the uniNor-
.ul t.lI'I tt INITT without luA 10 tIUtstNlT hN
soma iNiunr d'vcct To- persuade ia" r"oplc to
Ia this way. in our own time. Napoleon -trnNr
Go max fhe French forget the slaughter Of D.
comb. r. hat eighteen years "i TINT "g"rvating
and dnmorali NJ rul" sauprd the strength ~
Franc. nud gave u patriotic and warlikr people
an ci~v ou,iu' II 60 their foe. Governments do
mn' O. Il upon itw- alone. lat rpnn great priu-
"iiirs ot public morals. hni r'wer wr"ngiully
acquired cannot h' used Tor tho good of
nation. Il IL hNr q s'r."in Ioi.olir'i q, ~
carry Il '-'u-t' to- a who drink them.
b .ils~. ~. liberation Of The south was not
pl last y 'yemh"r With Democratic majority
of three or four im the SenaiI the Ndminl-irt-
ton a.d noi dare pursue the policy of Gran,
toward tho South.
But in forming our e-tim9to Of the Aimni--
traii.u we must not forget that it H. actin. upon
u moor tic. not ui,on lnpuhli AN, prin ipl"s.
! Tine ~iril" - parties Is necessary I" ir" gov.
/ rrulu,ut. Parties divide upon principle. not
10y accident. and elections ar, CONDUCTED
nNf for the sake - candidates alone.
/ lai 90 carry out ruhri"s. aud eniorr' pv-
| Woll l"trinc. lA-i year when The poop"
/ Wrntip III polls. there was hni one rlcnr i--il"
upon which th"y wcre divi ted. and that wa- the
/ southern question; In" k"puhli,an- insisted
/ that tAe pn'i'y oi ~" past Il. .u!d be- continued;
/ mn tho ~int,s If the south should ho treated hy
| thu general GuN"rnmt nt lu-t n the Siai"~ II
! M. ,nnt'., was warrd. II - ~ IN" ycry essence
| Of "A free government that the pledges mad" hy
party t. it, supporters should be fulfilled.
But. ~" sooner did ths NV Atmini-iraiion
thW the Republicans opposcd and the Demo rats
! advocated al the polls W" ar" gai I" -'," our
hrinri!lo snlor',d we "ongralu.ic th S.u,
500 In 'hrsr ~ oni- nn"il"r proof Of drmornl a.
| ton. another insiHn'" ui ia" euntu-i.n of pnlt-
/ iedl w"tsi-, ne "'s} ~ n ,NI" h.l. uhl1-- u
- king Co. r-.g .gi' thc '''n-e,ii nr'~ of i."ir g.,
/ ln.~ n) 'irdullN- IA" party W.ifh supp itrd
r,m
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tn. Return ns i'"'rl- 'l 'lr, "i lh"-" S''l.~,
y iih"r gi ia M"n ~ ,'h ' ih'l'I'hl'ht
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Mhrr' r'' ,N'l ',r il'l' larry r"fsol- IN
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I" rg'N'nl persons h'"lh" i'hra' "Hl'' rom
t.Hihs v"r "a i',Ac1l vi-sh .(ailoh ana ac-
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lar more Inh-'f"uH thhn any ,Mh,Wh th' COY
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