The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-06-06

vention was fixed for June %, 1878.
Let no Republican be deceived by the
appearance of opposition to the Potter
resolutions, on the part of some of the
ing that the Democrats get control of
both branches of Congress, next year, as
it is not improbable they may do, how
easy it would be for them (being Demo
Presidential election in 1876 and that
the Democratic President Of the Senate
should act as President of the United
States, until the 4th of March, 1881 !!
departments of Government, and the
prospect thus spread before them would
doubtless work wonderful change in
the minds Of those Democrats who now
control of the departments of Govern
nient-a rebel Secretary of War, and a
rebel Secretary of the Treasury, having
control of the army, with the power to
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mind, that the Government is absolutely
in the power of the men who fought four
years to destroy it? Every rebel who
lost his plantation; every rebel who lost
"nigger;" every rebel who lost even a
broken-dow mule by the war, has ever
since the war, cherished hope that, by
some under handed means, he would be
able to collect, from the General Govern,
ment, at least twice or thrice the value OF
the property lost. Give the control ol
| the Treasury Department into the hands
Of the rebels and their sneaking and COW.
ardly Northern allies, and what would be
the result? Simply that the hard-work
ing, producing classes Of the North would
be expected to FILL by increased taxation
Treasury constantly depleted by paying
unjust and fraudulent rebel claims
1t is through no dislike of President
Hayes; it is from no lofty adherence O.
fraud; it is from no desire to investigate
the late election for the purpose Of find
ing out whether or not there was any
crookedness in the counting of the vote:
in Parish or State, that the schemer:
desire to stir up, again, the excitemen
attendant upon the Electoral count
They look away beyond these things, ant
they see as in letters of living fire, th'
emblem of Democratic political hope
"Office!" They see all the fat Office
within the gift of the Administration
dished out to Democrats. Every Demo
crat comes in for his share-fron
the great schemer of Gramercy Parl
to the red nosed bog trotter' of Ore
gon. This is the motive whicl
moves Potter and his associates-itis is no
dislike of fraud, for Democrat canno
afford to condemn 1.-The bridge that cal
ries him over
We believe now, as we believed at tn
outset, that had Mr.. Hayes taken
firm stand upon the question of right
had he sustained Packard and Chamber
lain; had he kept his haggling Commis
sion away from Louisiana; had he givel
the Southern traitors to understand, a
the beginning, that life and propert
would be protected under his Admin:
tration, the Southern people, as a class
would have acquiesced, and there woul
have been no trouble worth speaking oi
The rebels or the South have beel
waiting for years, for just such opportu
mites and encouragement as have beel
given them under President Hayes Al
ministration. They had about tired Q
waiting, and, had President Hayes ar
nounced his intention Of seeing to it :ha
the Constitution and the laws were re
spected and enforced instead Of pourin
soft words into the ears of traitors, W
believe it would have ended the bull
doing, rifle club manner Of conductin
political affairs.
Mr.. Stephens is doubtless right, whel
he asserts that the Potter movement will
end either in silly farce, or dreadful
tragedy Should it end in tragedy
charge it to the policy Of Presiden
Hayes. Should it end in a farce, credi
it to the Republican party.