Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-09
30 GRuMBLISG.

Morlo.
20 G%RUNBLISG.
There is no use grumbling. But the
honest acceptance ei a great wrong, be
cause revolution alone could right it. BY
10 means implies forgetfulness Il BOs-
ton Post.
LIT HER RIP.
By its loyal aud dignifei acceptance
Of a result which robs it Of the prize Of
its well-won victory, the Democratic
party has earned the highest claim to
the approval Of the cosntry that q politi.
cal organization can possibly prefer.
The party's present honorable defeat in.
cresses the assurance OF it's future power
and triumph buffalo Courier.
FLuGHl
FOrsooth, because the seat OF Wash
iugton has been successfully usurped BY
the combined powers Of force aud fraud.
we are asked to honor the Office in the
a FaUEhl Rather give US old Wells
at once, or the negro gambler and assig
nation house keeper, KAaner. These
are the men that elected Hayes.-[Pilts.
burg Post.
DON T sULK.
1t is useless 0 TO sit down and suls
over the cheat; it ia useless to yituperate
aud rail al the de fscto administration:
it is unmanly to deal in abusive words
alter the fight is ended. Turbulent TEN
per, blind party hatred, peeyishness,
%buncombe, or blunders, will lose the
Democracy the respect and sympathy Of
the country. The game OF the future is
in their hands now, and only d%issension
and folly can lose it.-[Ballimore Ga.
zette.
ALL FRAUDS.
The programme Of revolution ia &C
complished. For the FIRST time ia the
history of America an elective monarch
has been appointed by open, monstrous
frauds upon the constituted mode OF
election. The men to be blamed fer this
are the ehiefs OF the spoils ring.
called the Democratic party. Less
trustworthy demagogues, more treach.
erous political knsyes, than Morton,
Chandler, Cameron, Sherman, Brad
ley, and the other revolutionary
conspirators to set up n President by
fraud, have Bsysrd, Thurman, Herman.
Randall, Fernando Wood, Hewitt, Rem
Hill, Lamar, and the rest Of Morton's
Democratic %lieuteuants. proved them.
selves to be To plot treason aeains,
the national right may be the part a
great villains, but for men claiming Ia
represent an outraged people to fall inc
and carry out the plot Is the part Of
seoundrelism.- LChicago Times.
BETRAYED.
We have been basely betrayed. out
rageously defrauded. But the time o
our ayengiug will sssuredly come. w,
have only to nurse our wrath TO keen !
warm; preserve our integrity; listen no
to the voice Of the siren Turing us int,
unholy associations; spurn the hant
which holds cut the tempting bribe to MS
/, be true to our party, 10 our country. Il
our manhood, to truth and honor, and 9
, sure as q just God rules over the affair
@AANM
Of men will this great wrong be avenged
-[Lynchb1rg Virginian.
We FEEL UGLY.
The Democrats feel ugly to day. Their
is no use OF Disgusting the fact. The
? can take defeat without a murmur whe
they are beaten fairly, but to be cheated
swindled and delrauded out OF a victor
they are honestly entitled to, makes ther
teel-well, words are inadequate in,
now Cleveland Plain Dealer.
WE ACoUIEscE.
. All things considered, the result is on
in which the Democratic masses ca
~aequiesce without feeling Of resentmer
toward the President aud Vice Presider
elect. If the decision had been in on
!, favor, We would have rejoiced and e,
ulted. AZ it is against us, let us assel
, our manhood by frankly ACKNOWLEDGE
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