Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-12-05

zatiOn of the party; not for it's sake, be-
cause my class-that is, soldier-citizens-
have been very shabbily treated by that
party, but because of my country.
The Enquirer forgets to inform its read-
ders who caused 'tsOlid South" and
s'solid North" Was it the Republican
party? Was it not the Democracy of the
South who first raised the cry, and made
the South solid, not by fair, but by foul
means? Means so foul that an intelligent
American in any civilized country, would
not dare to boast Of the freedom of his
country; =; a country where the few domi-
neer over the many not by right Of law
but by right of might.
The only dominion" the Republican
party ask is the right and the power to
protect the people from oppression and
terrorism, and preserve law and order
all over the land. The ssmoney power"
as the Enquirer puts it, is with the Repub-
licans, because it is the party of law and
order. Wealth of all kinds is useless
when anarchy prevails. Can the 'Emoney
power" be expected to commit suicide, by
assisting the Democratic party to pro-
duce anarchy.
President Hayes original policy was to
put the South on their good. behavior. In
this he set at naught the experience of
his party, and the consequence has been,
as predicted by the party. The South is
bully and the Republican party knew it,
and assoOn as we attempted botreat itoth-
erwise than as a bully should be treated,
it took it for granted that the North was
afraid of it, and so, straightway began
to bully US, and maltreat those we had
formerly rescued from their bullyings.-
What can the Democracy expect but a
solid North, under such circumstances.
For the South, or the Democratic party,
TO accuse the President of raising the cry
of sectionalism ia the basest ingratitude
and slander, and when they make such a
! statement they know 1t is a malicious
falseheod ,and an insult to the intelligence
of the people. Does not such a people
require an ''irOn hand sD Aud, if they
take no Iegttanaate (marlS the word) hand
in the administration of the affairs of the
Government, why should they be permit
ted openly to foist the ilIegitimate upon
usY And, if they are permitted at all to
feast electoral votes, or elect Congress-
men, the Government should see to it
that it is legitimately done, instead of
| leaving the friends of law and order, and
friends Of the Government and Its insti-
tutfOns, to the mercy of the enemies Of
the Government; and hence, their enc
mics. as;42
The Enquirer says that "the advertised
longing of the Republican party is for a
man at it's head that dare do anything
If he had said they desired man who
rdare do right, let the consequences be
what they may he would have been nearer
the mark. Give us such a man and he
will be supported by all the men whO:are
"fresh from the bloody battle fields"
Again he calls on 'sthe friends of De-
mOcracy to unite.'' Yes, let them unite
but why don't he sometimes tell his read
ers what is Democracy? 2 Is iEthe principle
that held millions of men in slavery, thai
bulldozes, ku-kluxes and shot-guns tn,
people, to make them vote certain way
or not at all? If so, then the 'tsoliC
South" is Democratic. If it is the prin
1
before the law, and that all men shall b,
protected in their rights at all hazards
then the ''solid North'' is Democratic.-
Webster says that Democracy is Govern
ment by thepsopIe. I suppose he means
by ''the people," not few of the people
but all. Then the ''solid SOUTH is no
Democratic. Webster might have been
Republican and published Republicar
dictionary, and presume the Enquire
does not recognize it as authority, but ha
an American edition of some Democratic
dictionary.
When he calls for union of tn
friends of the Republic, is he addressin,
himself to the ssolid South'' and the mel
of the North who-werein sympathy will
them when they ."'solidly'' united in al
attempt to overthrow the Republic t,
i which they now are so friendly? If the
are its friends, may. irbe saved from them
Yes, they must have been its friends, 70
l remember distinctly that they were ter
ribly grieved, because we whipped then
unconstitutionally, and prevented then
from destroying the Constitution consti
tutionally. s.B.
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