The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-10
Duty of Democrats.

Duty OIL DemOcratss
The present condition of things
together with our past experience,
plainly points out the line of duty
to every Democrat and Conservative
man in the country. The war that
is being waged by Conkling, Ed
munds, Hoar, Chandler and other
Radicals, against the President, Isl
not war for the conservation of a
single right under the constitution,
nor is it Q war for any principle Of
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the South and Hayes policy in car
rying out the known provisions of
the Constitution that guarantees the
government of the States to the
States themselves, and in these pro
visions recognizes the little States Of
Florida, Delaware, and Rhode Island
the peer and equal of New York or
Pennsylvania. The removal of the
bayonet domination in the South
was justice. Keeping them out is
equally just and right. But Conk.
ling, Hoar, Butler, and Patterson,
say that the bayonot should not have
been taken from the Southern States
and these same designing dema-
gogues say they must be put back
The gravity of this issue oyerrides
all others that present themselves to
Democratic Senators and Represent
atives; for in the absence of the mil,
itary retained, carpet bag thieves in
office in the Southern States, we can
look forward to the prosperity and
happiness Of those States. With the
local government left to all the States
we can hope for peace, security and
confidence, those necessary guaran.
tees of financial prosperity.
The election of Mr.. Tilden, was to
us, and to a majority of the people,
a fact beyond dispute, but we waived
other forms and submitted to the ju-
dicial decision which, right or wrong,
justly or unjustly, decided adverse
to our convictions and nullifed the
ballots of a large majority of the
people of this Union; it is our duty
to submit to this arbitrament, and
to hope and prayfor the best meas
ures of government, and the most
righteous discharge of the Executive
functions that Mr., Hayes is capable
of exercising.
At this time we can see no great
dilema. Between Mr.. Hayes and
this faction of leading Radicals there
can be no reasonable delay on the
part of Democratsin selecting whom
they will sustain. The former pro
poses to conduct the affairs of the
government without meddling with
the affairs of the States. The latter
means war upon the South, "war to
the knife, and knife to the hilt," to
perpetuate 4 power in the land that
has already brought bankruptcy and
ruin to nearly every household. We
overlook the campaign of 1876. We
overlook the Returning Boards. We
overlook the meddling and tamper-
ing of outside politicians who visi-
ted the South to see fair count
We overlook the s TO Z Aliunde Joe
Bradley controversy. We repudiate
the so-called diyulgencies and dis
closures" of Chandler We only see
the great and terrible danger that
awaits the country if Hayes has to
succumb to the Vaccinations of the
haters and maligners of the South.
The plain duty of the Democratic
party is to sustain Hayes as against
these scheming, bad men, as against
the policy foreshadowed ii the letter
of Chandler, as against the enemies
of good government, so long as he
pursuos his present policy of recon-
Citation toward the South.