National Republican., 1878-06-17
SOUR GRAPES FOR THE GREAsEns.

Now that the Title disturbance Is over,
the Democrats will declare that they never
intended, to use the chaste language Of
their Washington organ, to "boupce HAYES"
But the declaration will puckcr the mouths
of some of them as they utter 1t with the
drastic acidity Of sour grapes. And the
people will not accept IL as truthful The
facts do not sustain such an acceptance.
One incident alone is sufficient to expose its
pretentious rottennesJ, and that Is the re-
lection by the Democratic leaders Of Judge
KEYS advice to the Southern people to
stand by the result of the electoral count
at all hazards. Another is the reputation
of ALEX STEPHENS by his straight-out
Democratic constituents; the manner in
which, notwithstanding his age, experience,
and prominence, he was ehoked down on
the floor of the House when he attempted
TO protest against the investigation niquity,
and the dcnunciation he has received at the
hands Of the Democratic press. Another
still is the rejection of Mr.. CASEY IoUSG's
amendment to the original caucus resolu-
tion on this subject. and still anotheris is the
compulsory withdrawal Of CARTER llARRI-
sons resolution restricting the limits OF the
inquiry. These are facts Of such recent oc-
currence that they are as fresh in
the public mind as the recollection OF
yesterdays weather. But in the face
off them the Democrats impudently
cry ont that they always intended
10 submit loyalty aud peacefully to the ex-
isting condition of affairs Unfortunately
for them, however, twenty-onc of their
number in the House have made record
consistent with the revolutionary aud Mexi-
canization designs with which they were
all originally inspired-a record that be-
trays the hidden leaven Of the entire LOAF
and shows what may be expected in the
event Of complete Democratic control of the
Government.
But the plain moral TO he deduced from
the present situation resides in the fact that
the Republicans, having the interest of the
country at heart, grappled with the insidi,
ous power for evil Of the investigation al
the very beginning, and by exposing it'
true intent aroused the people to such al
earnestness of opposition to 1t MS to frrhtcr
the conspirators with a certain prospect o.
lasting condemnation at the polls. They
analysed the investigation movement ard
found II to be dangerous sep in the dircc
tion Of destroying the stability OF Our gov
ernmentalss forms. They accordingly char
acterized it as MexicanizatioE. There wor,
volumes of argument in that one word.
was taken up and heralded rs the signal Of
danger all over the country. 1t became tn,
rallying cry for the reorganization ani
solidiiication of the Republican party
Every one instantly grasped the full mean
ing Of the analysis and the idea tina
Grcaserism lurked behind the Eot altogcthe
innocent guise of Democracy evoked protes
after protest and denunciation after denun
citation. The result is before us. But tn,
Democrats cannot rob the sagacious Repub
lican leaders nor the loyal Republican
masses Of the credit Of having again savc'
the country from impending ruin. Th
Democrats planned that ruin; the Repub
licans destroyed their plans.