National Republican., 1878-06-24
HEWITT VS.. NyATrERsoN.


most prominent, if not the most valuable of
Mr.. TiLDENs supporters in 1876, have fallen
out, and when such men fall out honest men
learn the truth. Mr.. HEWITT now writes q
letter at Mr.. WATrERsoN, whic. appears in
the New York Sun and World, and which
attributes Mr.. WATTERsoN's enmity toward
him as having its origin in the fact that he
refused 10 listen to WATTERsoN's insane
and ridiculous proposition to call out "1OO,-
900 men" to put TILDEN into the White
House on the 4th of March, 1877. MIR.
HEWITT proposed in an address to call meet
ingS OIL the sth of january throughout the
country Of
All lovers Of their country, without distinc.
tion OF party, to givo full, FREQ, and frank ex-
preston to their opinions upon this question,
which, in our judgment Is fundamental to the
preservation Of our national liberty, and to en-.
tighten their representatives In Congress, now
assembled, rs to their duties in this great crisis
OF our institutions, established by the virtue.
wisdom, aud sacrifice Of our forehthers and
which we are bound by every consideration of
duty and scfinterest to maintain, and by
every impulse Of patriotism to transmit unim.
paired to our children.
WA1TERsoN was for war, while HEWITT
was for peaceful agitation in the first in
stance and such further action rs the cir
cumstances might suggest. But the Elec-
toral Commission took the wind out of the
sails of both these bclligerent statesmen,
and neither WATTERsoN's 400. 900 men ~
nor Mr.. HEwITT's convocation of all lovers
OF their country to celebrate the battle
of New Orleans entered upon the stage of
action, and the laws and peace of the coun-
try were vindicated through wiser counscls,
and order was preserved, while Mr.. HAYES
was duly inaugurated as President of the
United States. Thus, in quiet manner,
ended the ddscos Of these would-be, if they
had dared, rcvolutionistsr', in 1876 and IT,
and they are now left to 1irt their dirty
linen in each others face under personal
quarrel that is alike disgraceful 10 BOTH il,
in view of their records, they can be dis
graced in public estimation by any personal
action. 1t is Kilkenny catfight in which
but few outside of the combatants have
any interest at this late day; and whether
WATTERsoN shoots HEWITT or HEWITT
kicks WATTERsoN, it is matter of public
indifference
The New York World the leading organ
of the Democratic party in this period, in
commenting upon this emeute, says:
As Mr.. wATTERsoS was not member of
the National Democratic Committee, and as
the National Democratic Committee would not
adopt Mr.. HEwITTs plans, the result was that
to this hour no human being, perhaps not even
Mr.. TILDES himself can tell what would have
happened II the Democratic party had con-
sisted either of Mr.. WArrERsoN exclusively or
Of Mr. HEWITT exclusively.
If either or both of these individuals can
make themselves more ridiculous in public
estimation than they now are, they possess
more talent than we have given them credit
for.
1t now appears that this Democratic duel,
having taken a less sanguinary form than fiji rst
intimated by the warlike wATTERsoN, Is
to proceed with an interchange of compli-
ments in open letters. WATTERsON has re-
turned Mr.. HEwITT's fire in letter pub
lished in New York, which Is intended to
DO very severe upon the latter gentleman.
1t alleges against. HEWITT that he has been
guilty Of absolute ialsehood in some of his
statements-a charge that is highly i'm
probable when brought against modern
Democrat. HEWITT will probably retort
"You are another" and thus these two
Bourbons will probably succeed in making
themselves more and more ridiculous before
the country.