National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-15
The Bubble Burst.

Inc buDDie burst.
The Democrats are now wrestling in great
fervor of spirit with the occult problem,
why T1LDEN did not enter upon his duties
after his election as President? This is o
accommodating will discover its weak points.
In the first place TILDEN was not honestly
elected, and his party friends know it well.
But they believed that they had dishonesty
elected him through bull-dozing and in
timdation ut the South, and fraud at the
North and West, and when that conviction
was reached they were brought to the door
of serious trouble within themselves.
They sighed for the fiesh-pOts, they wanted
the spoils of power, the distinctions of posi-
ton, and the prestige Of the Presidency /;
but they had not the courage to push their
fortunes toward Inauguration over dis
honest cause and n candidate in whose in
tegrity they themselves had no confidence.
These were the considerations that led the
Democrats to accept the Electoral Commits
sion on any terms, that they might wriggle
through in some way, so as to avoid the
imputation of having deserted their chief
tain at the last moment.
The Democracy knew full well that they
had no honest case by which to capture the
Presidency; but that would not have
weighed much if they had had a leader
upon whom they dared to lay their conf
denccs. During the shake-up of the can
vass the defects IN TILDES's character were
made so apparent that even his own party
had lost confidence in him as a leader, q
patriot, and an honest man. They were
glad of the opportunity to rattle their ele-
plant off through the Electoral Commission,
with lurking hope that they might lose.
Their wishes were gratifed. They then
dropped the great and good TILDEN, helped
to declare HAYES elected, and then betOok
themselves to the work of picking up Off
cial crumbs that might fall into their bas-
kct from the Executive table. In this they
have been shrewd and somewhat successful
They think they have made TTLDES believe
they couldn't help it, and they know that
they have cajoled the President into giving
them some very considerable bones, with
meaty surroundings in the way of office, by
their assurances of respect and admiration
/ for President HAYES, their expressions OF
patriotic devotion to the Union and the
Constitution, to the equal rights of all the
/ people, and to the future fraternity, peace
prosperity and happiness of the whole ma,
ton.
/ For while this game was played with
marked success but time and circumstance
and wear and tear have come, until the
| plating of hypocrisy and duplicity has worn
/ through, and the corrupt metal that under.
/ lies the whole structure begins to develop
the fraud that has been practised upon tn,
! Presidents crcdulity The receptions and
misrepresentation made to secure appoint
mcnts have been exposed The patriotic
devotion pledged in the way of equal JUS
! ternity and peace that were plighted in con,
Citation, the provisions of good faith in the
interests OF harmony and good fellowship
have all ended in smoke. The RELENTLESS.
arm Of p 'rsecuti0n is barred to avenge
sti ed hate upon those who contributed t.
, the success of the Republican cause. Prison
doors are opening to receive into Southern
dungeons the men who were implicitly
Inv which thc South ware cot free IN nerne
,r,tc out,y,g.s that th.v dared NOT parforu
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