The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-09
the PRESIDENTS OANG6R,l

The conviction Of tho utter baaeness
of tho fraud by which Mr. Hayes be'
came president, grows stronger and
stronger with each passing day The
oowArdloo Of tho compromise by which |
this fraud WA eondoned NJ tho time,
was most wonderful, and will yet bear
ils own proper fruit of evil disastera'ii
not bloodshod, The danger does not
come from tho political enemies OF Mr.,
Hayes, hut from the deepest recesses
of the domestic sanctuary Of rabd re
publloanism itself Chambers lettor
was new revelation only 10 the honest
masses who have always believed that
the bitter warfare waged by the ullras,
against tho conquered, bruised and
broken south, was holy one, and atrlotN
ly upon principle, They now under'
stand that municipal, county and state
elections have been handled against the
voice of tho people, and that tho
wicked oonspirators, stimulated by u
long series Of successes had NJ last bo'
como embodoned 10 such u degree
that they land violent hands upon the
vote of the entire nation and rendered
decision against popular m well M
decided "by alatO" vote, aud indicted
into the presidential chair II man who
has no shadow Of right TO the high
position, other than that conferred by n
fraud Of the boldest aud basost KIND,
In France II would have boon called II
revolution, In England such u SUBJ
version Of the law and disregard OF
popular will would have lii the llames
of civil war, and years Of blood would
have followed We may have improved
on European modes by tamely subs
hitting but TO many thoughtful minds
the apathy of the masses will ever be-
regarded ~ II dangerous weaken
ing Of the principle which the aphorism,
Eternal vigilance il the price OF
liberty" became the shibbolcth of the
free. A true sound and logical reason
can never be given for quiet submis
mission of the will of the people of the
nation, fairly and peacefully spoken,
Mr. Hayes has developed an amount
Of fairness, catholcity and acumcn in
his statcsmanship of which the mode of
his triumph did not give promise.
Especially has he removed the letters
from the tired limbs of the south, lie
has sont the hordes of vultures, who had
settled down on the dead Garcnsses of
the liberties of the south, back to screcCh
and baton on the bare bones of the
north Their presence at homo, and
their absence AT the local elcclonsatthe
south, has alarmed the ultras, aud they
now propose TO apply II remedy, even If
1t is II severe aud dangerous one. When
the compact was made by which the
decision of tho electoral com.
mission was forced down the
unwilling throNts of the people, it was
claimed asa measure TO quiet the people
and prevent civil war. This was the raw.
head Neutrality-suspicious. which fright
cned people into submission. Now we
can soc how candid they were ut the
time, If the seating of Hayes was 4
measure OF peace then surely the UNI
seating Of him now will be- measure OF
war. Thus, it becomes plain that
ultraeradicalism does not care for the
peace and prosperity of the nation, and
to venge Il iancied slight however, in>
significant, on thepart of their president,
would rip open the verdict ofthe commits,
sion, and relight the fires of civil strife
in order to wreak pitiful vengeance
upon man who has had the ilrmness Ia
do simple justice to the hated south.
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