New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-05

President himself and echoed by his defenders lnat 'S
Presidential policy In accord with the platform Oh nc
Republican party, with the Presidents letter OF accept
anee and with his known views AT the time oi
his nomination and during the canvass. call TINS
the euef of suntcriuges II not Of falsehoods Never ~
the country heard W tn amazemcnt the mist "iSIens'
of the Vaccinations Of Stanley Matthews ana 'ho o"
coue who at cd nearest the Presdentthe basest pas
sage have ever read in political history'-uu any
norton Of the public or the Republican parry mag Inc
tba, rho prs,aent would enter upon such policy or
cous of action II impossible to overstate TINS gen
era fact Especially is it impossible to overse ine u
liberstc, long-contnued, unremited efforts, nauo a"
every stage of the struggle from November 10 Nai
l. Ia inspire the Southern Repub LEANS win hdey 10
tbe Republican cause. II doubts arose, with electric
sneea came new assurances that HAYES II elected, would
vndicatc the rights Of those who were hSh'hg "'' D'
Is the desperate suggestion hero made that President
Hayes knew nothing Of all tbst Slr;u Is ,
He did know it.; and he stood by willing 10 see incl
risking by day aud night, for months when seelnsl
longer Than years their lves ave- IOslug tu'i I, ny
hundreds to lift him TO the Presidency, upon me Hihg
assurances if what hc now says be true, that he would
protect and rescue them by the great powers OF re t
Nee he should i've Every man who stood near 10 ts
President, every whom the public ma ,
a ught to regard as his faithful Sh,ch
tive. joined IN these neutrality-suspicious. hich
carried no doubtful me lnng-asslrdnces WIncn
meant to the beeaguered and iainms sou nnS
helm would if only they defended to the lat me
ground which they had won SIR Wnn t'h o. c,
Things. my heart grows hot with indignation, anu f
comes unhddcn my lips, for the men who mus pay,d
pvs with hs dice such reacbery passes my compre-
heIsion should expect that those who engaged III ~
would hear echoes like those which greeted me ear- Oh
fhe terrified Alonzo when all nature seemed breaking
into voice go herald his crime
go rs monstrous, monstrous,
M,thougbi the pillows spoke AID told me ont
That decn ana dreadful org,n pipe pronounced
Tie name OF prosper. hid bass Giy tres pass"
No fellow-cItlzens know how long his policy may
have been meii'aicd N the secrecy OF Inc fIsSgm I
mind. so know thar he did not NM u, ne Wpuni
have dared to hint it TO the county az any ho iU
me time be was na,csH H. eandii9 lot '
DO tell me OF me platform OF orpafy winch PrV
clansihe permanent paciieaon OF tn9 sonern 'ToUn
the Union To hc treat duty 81 the kepupnoan pdIy'
ii do you That the Pres dent is now engaged ~ car
RING out Ibis work ~ Us lr.d e'l se SCI i o e
ton Ii is a. follows:
..The permanent pacacaon OF the southern section Of The
free cnovmen Of all ih,r RIGHTS duties to lch the
paP }o i a9o Ses OF is rnci;. td in
recent constitutional Amendments Is sed 6y tao,s arnq
to be ne solemn 9saion Of ls M a. t mai
powers tor rrmoy ng any Jn,t causes oi aso'hseht
american rs len az compete liberty and exact equal
ity in The exercise Of al e. pong1 ana pam" and
Chief Executive whose colrgc and fidelity shai not er
untl ults placed beyond dispute or recall ,
1t my fortune, ieilow-ctzens To nave "itleh t'
section with my own hand IN the committee on rieSou
tions at Cincinnati; but | 90 NOT pace IT, sr a "''
meaning upon my personal knoWi,dge oi us history :,
place 1t upon the plain meaning oi me aheu,,Ie usou -
were to-day seeking TO frame resolution of condenna-
lion the Presidents policy towards the SOUTH cou
hardly employ more appropriate anu ,"iP'''
trrms But. SIR. every man VINO N.s Ps',,. III ma
Convention, or who knows anything OF IT'S spirit
nous voice OF the Convention VS. Tor me " nm,
mediate and vigorous exercise OF an tne powers "a
the Government in REFRESHING violence and protect
ing the rights OF every man nj the south. no 0tner
thought purpose found expression thern me Coll-
mitec on Resolutions at Cincinnati determined 10 a9-
point a small subcommittee, 10 Whom sIouu 10
ed The work Of preparing platform to De suDni's 10
the whole committee the following morning mao
the honor To be named upon The su0-couhh anu
well remember that the venerable Col Hichati w
TItft pf
lust a. the subcommittee werr Withdrawing 10 oitcr
upon their work said "Otntlemen. have atte ded ten
consecutive National Cow entOns ana must leave inns
work 30 younger men; but ltt me say one wore 20 you
wo the subcommittee. We must WIN IN thls nght
Deal cautiously with the currency question. GIVE
something, If necessary, on e!v service. StilsY our
Pacific friends, II you can, on the chinese question: but
on the Southern question let our southern friends Vuh-
us towards mel, hGcc aHBtntRJ hey rant Ny people
and people Of the West, want sou'h'in henibcda'
white and black protected, and they want IN cni put mn
ally TO the violence and wiessness which eNss az he
south" The Subcommittee Wr5u7ht IA tndt sPi.i,, anu
when thc report was made 10 the whole committee m
next morning. the only criticism urged asns me ec
ton in question was thai It was not more iaioai ana
specific IN IT'S demands
sorc,hldOw" the policy he js since pursued iuehy H.
There is not q word that su tam, Sl'h cldlm.
But do not PIT the leiuiauon 81 On Presidents pres
Who has amy kaow the spirit aud tone OF TIE cam
psn appeal TO the Pres deiits own we've, ~ i'ssed
often ana &" many piH'ls, iIi ~ "t' 'o 1.' I me-,
que ,t0u aud the Republican doctrine oil complete pro
lection to all men at ne south Mh'cn ~.s Tue io1S
most issue VI tie canvass, the question upon
which tAe parry must rely Tor S"5ee7s, Anu
,.u.u was tuucu, ana h'itdl WAC
bricFcd 10 have con 10 our parry, lnS NoIus vl nv
President he 0nly words OF President Hayes when ever
I.n9 ~ ri la fe result must be so dsastr Ms TO
the colored race ~ m. south aud to southern kepub
those words rluch the hearts those OF VINO stood
on fhose portions ou,posts. And ned not say 10 yod
anon ~ q feat "a the hands ~ our friends. defeat
when mas degraD ell and demorlized the Republican
uart iu al ts ranls-I laai ANA imhledicdoie NOuhu
when 10 enemy could have inflicted.
APOLOGIES ATTACKED
Gov Chamberlain then alluded 10 tn claim tba. Pr,Si
dent laycss policy became necessary by reason OF the
failure OF Gen. Grants military policy He deued this
and said that success always attended that policy when
CEN Grant upheld the lawful governments m thr South,
bn that political in the Souh only took place
when ne slrunk from MS duty lie then SAID:
But we are told, among otter apologies for this
policy, that forced upon the President by
the necessities OF his party: tna5 defeat was in
cyitable II any other policy was adopted. Sir, the
best answer to this is found in the fact that
no such necessity was discovered until the policy
was adopted and the ingenuity OF men began TO be taxed
Tor excuses 20 su port IT, senator morton Is striking
"A most vigorous debatrr, n party leader OF
vast energy aud eXpeueuce' In MS recent letter
hc draws with accisionci Nig'r what Is really
an arraienmrnt of the Pr ents policy. but reaches the
sad conc usion that an this inevitable, and hence
night; thai defeat won' nave be,h certain under any
other policy. And this IL the height OF Senator MorOn's
craftsmanship upon question with which MS name j.
pr minenty asSoeat a. Iihr President acton ana
policy wrong in g-and no man has shown tins
clearly IMAM -tnito hpIthu-Nldi llt stuuDlcdn
pirty told. shall u he persuaded, by Sen
or Morton, that il must save ITS lie by the sacr dee OF
ITS principles! Sir, tai. suicide. There defeats
tnaf r. victories, and tn &C. victories that are de
feats 4 victory ~ the expense 81 principles is
irletreyabe defeat. Hear this sentiment expressed
bv one Of the chief supporter OF ent Hayes sOuth
crn policy, THE NEw YORK TRIBUNE. "Tnerc is says
that paper. growing X publican opinion that u would
De great deal better 10 lose Oo ,han 10 surrender 20 her
silver initiation sentiment expressed Is thai
the parry afford defeat account Of such devotion
principles but cannot Afford rYtua victory through
the abandonment OF them. echo mat truth Not
question OF me financial honor can drscrtion of
principles be less than defeat WHIT then, shall b. said