The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-07-10
ION fHEI DEFENsIvE. II
IWashiugtoli POST

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great investigation thus faris flat, for the
first time III t~efve years, the radical fafty
ias been tl,roHaiiconpisteiy ntfhe sieten.
sives Ills not possible toover psihpate
the iupqrlapce af thisb fact inn general
political sense, while It's hearing UPON tho
future % the investigation itself II W al
Most equal nio,neiitH Ever Since the war
the tactics afthef fadicai party have Beell
thoseofs the higlnsf- handed qaggression,
,aDd It's strategy the most rrckIessly often.
slyess Meyer, covering . base Of pperations
and never falling back, the radical party
has pushed lis way through history l,y the
sheer momentum Of its attacksa The
strategy of Grants campaign ihr the
wildefncss lias been fsllowedtsupi In the
politics " shis party since the war, anu
the present is. the first real check that has
been imposed, Beginning with its attack
upon, Andrew Johnson, tile radical party
has maintained steady aggressive ever
since. ayainIy lhiis THE ldeinocratic f0r con-
sscfvalise element of the eounfryiintreneh-
eti iisel. l.i,eAind ti,e eicansiiiuliol. Zoe laws
and the ,loctrin,s of retrrnellpept and
econon,y, for whenever the issue has been
joiiird tile radicals have concentrated their
strength Iii clilfges along the Shalel linc.
Win ti,ed bioody shirt for theirl banuer
add sl.renneml,er uiiie lfebellion'h ror their
ballle cry, aud by shese signs they have
iiIvariably crnquered, Essentially amiIi-'
jtpry patty, both by organizat i'm ami by
tradition, the radicals have never I.gar7
tied tile constitution as Anything but a
forlificatioa of the enemytito he i,iiUetI
aud blown ~ 10y Legislation oor taken l,y
executive Storm whenever 1t stool in tile
lmay ofiheir designs, while tlIe lawspfiIle
llativn aIl,l of states, l.ayebeen II i,p ,pore
conseIucIlce IN. their eyes than 80 many
"iil:ying rifle pits would. have been To-
general III lie Held a' NJ 'ai'''hi '5''''
Hs Year after year the radicals have
Co tl,e attack = and tie democrats have
fallen tack upon lines Of dtfe,se. NJ
matter how the carppa gn was planned,
thai has always been tlie fate Of IL. but
At last Tie radicals reached the limit of
their offensive capacity. Beaten In tile
campaign of 1875 Iii fair coaiI,at, obey
rallied all their energies for a desIslraic
flank movement of fraud. aud. barely
succeeded. But The eilrrt exhausted tllenI,'
aud now, when :hey are assailed IN turn,i
they waver. As ift0 denlolIstrate the te-.
naciiy of Instinct. however, II IL noie>
'asr1hy tIiateven after .lle passage 10 tlle
Potter resolation, andin the f,csffcer-
tail. investigations airI eSfnsare. the radi-
Gals made oue last effort 10 assume tlIe'
offensive as Of old But the attempt was
leebIe and desultory. They q raised the
ancient banner AMI shouted the old war
crios. but Tie troops did moi advance as
they used tnilu. Then the sanguifary
gonfaIon was futleis the warcries h,islIed,
aud ~ We remsrkci Al the a,itset, fartlie.
,iirsl time In listory The radical party lqok
NJ its line of relIrat aud 1egan 20 'lelepd,
itself Us lesi Il cp,id. us veterans are
,less.l or disabled, AID ill., ranks have been
fiIled witiia Invertebrates like Sslniiz aud
conscripls liRei Key. TI'e lcasle's Who.
knew how to organize victory are silent ~
private Hfe % saIiing III their tenis, aud
their places have ieen iakun hy q noilJts.,
eript crew. Of senin,alists. psalm singers.
aud sneak thieves who have neitl'er the
tact to cOmpIelle n,l nor the courage tocon-
frunt an elnefg gehcy.' III hissitnation the
remnants Of the radical party, once irresis.
TITLE ~ the hoFdes II Taiiierlane. are now
ifuaking and dIsofying under attack III q
iw,ty that is,alln@al,itiful. THESE fsris are
Of immense igniiiealce. Apart frop ibsir
pnlItical Importance n fureshad0wing tile
iinal fall aud yvlIhps. of ladicalisn, iliry
convey an tniIpmiion 10 the dencraiic
uianagers Uf Tile Investigation uiaI should
not he ignafe,i. The radical party las
oeen thrown iatuits present state6f tout
ar,l decentralization by tile iirmness, yigor
aud ttI,idity 6f Tie democfsiic attack
traetlcs which have altca,Iy IT,slueed such
a gratifying result sllal,ld bt I-cssefssd in.
Let the ,leniaerals slick 10 every point they
lsve gained aud push ahsal lrcieuitrssIy.
let nct the imlatalian of aartisanslip
disturb the nerves of any democrat'
I.cnieucy iu the persons Implicated 10 tile
frauds under investigation will l,e album
der, aud mercy mistake. Tile country,
aIni,,st ~ one lhan, believes item guilty;
Tie popular prejudice is all To The mIsan7
tagco % tlic prosecutors, aud no opl"r..
llualiy yssh,alid bengisen The defense either
% raryar % msfRe g,"d tlitir retreal.
We lave got tie enemy at ;sst IN tile run,
and the l,nSiness Olihs dehiocrats iOw is
ID push tllihgs. " ~ las = Na y
Asssss*ssss.ssssssrs.s Fl
Two Irissmep vsre irpyeling whrn they
siopTed ioexaDipe guide post. Twelyc
miles 10 Pyrismoa,b, said one. .Just six
miles spree. sNp the cihsr And they
iradr'sl cp apparently sstbhcd a., ,lls diss
isnra.tit a7a ia .H atiiu "
j OfJcbs Slsrmaii's khsieiy " beinv~ti.
gated !. lssy be snij. 'Me,kiaLs she lady
doth pfotest too tnuch.