The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28

ocers educated 10 nd the supremacy Of tho
eva over the military authority, officers Who except
lug the leaders Grant sherman anu sheridan could.
boheyc never have been generally Gsed 10 resist the
declaration oi Tue House OF Rcpr atiyes Il am
told thus WIN appear certainly whenever the secret
correspondence OF tue War Department IS reveaeal
and that you were laden down VITA the care vi
tho national credt-thc urst shocs 10 which
would have arrayed against you all the moneyed IA s
tuions IN the country; that under such conditions
say, your leaders continued and were able 10 carry
through me capture oi an these cventeen votes viii
be regarded oil greatest political perform
ancrs Of history. adnllt tue success OF the rel ub
lean leaders. HAVING lam down when tho law was on
side and when ought 10 have stood up IL
for us now 10 stard up as long as the Law remains
against US.
DANGER ANOTHER PORN
But You will ask whether, II there DO no danger
TO public order from legal proceedings, there may not
the action Of The courts Congress represents tho
people oil tho country, but does not march before
them expresses, but does not anticipate your Will
Should fraud connected with We electoral codnt ap
pear 50 gross and papabe that you and oil honorable
nSs, sh1 Snn an ass nc,on
Congress might do. bong the result OF the
action OF men OF NIL pariies OF tho great body OF tho
people not OF party would be effected quietly, GER
tainiy aud without violence or disturbances. In say
Ing this do not that expect the invcs tigation
To be followed by either legal or Congressional ac
ton. WHAT Il anything. should be done, because o
the inquiry, mast depend upon the results oil the
inquiry. But do mean that whatever acton, II
any, should follow the investigation can neither dis
turb the order nor The prosperity OF tho country
rns cry OF wolf wnen there IS no wolf this effort to
make ~ appear that there is danger TO peace or
order from this investigation. republican preface
like the ..bloody SHIRT, Iu.tucatiop OF cnrpei- bag
government; Ike the public danger' excuse ad
vanc,d tor tho enforcement OF Dure,'s irIamoM
order aud the protection OF Inc Returning Board by
bsycncs ike the cry set up after the cecio to pro
vcnt any agitation and TO secure submission. w,
must have very sorry sort OF popular government
Congress cannot even inqare into frauds in the cnoc'
OF tae Executive without cndanserng the pence ans
prosperity OF tho country.
PURPOSE INVESTIGATION
What, tben you ask, the purpose oil the invcstiga
tiony answer 10 ascertain The iacts SO that II
frauds be established repetition OF such frauds may
DC prevented, and not TO clear up the general boz
hci throughout tie country that there were such
frauds 1t IS true tnat not every allegation OF wrong
IS TO be inquired into BY Congress, but when large
portion, II not large majority OF tho people believe
that the last Pre- sldcntai election was secured by or
ganzid fraud, surely inquiry ascertain the facti
ought 10 be had
The feeling among many republicans alter the cleo
ton was that while we mad been cheated In 70.
turns had buiidozed the negroes us badly, that
the accounts 81 wrong were ABOUT equal This belief
In the buiidoz,ng OF tho negroes was based mainly
upon the fact that in certain districts in Tho South
which usually gave republican majorities. there wal
not r , .hat year s'ne,e rspaol,can vote
that this condition OF things vas iraudulenty pre-
pared by Tho republicans
They ought to understand that. and, beyond that
they ought TO understand that there never was any
ing board. A delegation Of persons vested with dis.
creoDary power to revise tho votes cast become thua
functions under Inc protection Of the state alone ns
influence and indignation OF the people Will prevent
public pressure VIII ncccssitate some excuse fol
subveritng the choice of tho people, some linn
itauon upon the outrages they do 10 tho
popular wish. But separate them from the
people by Gordon OF federal troops under the pre-
tence OF preserving order, surround them with fed
era bay oIes and they 10 DO responsible auy
but the national administraion, which protects
tncm There need then be no limit 20, us there IL nc
longer n check upon, their abuses To throw ou the
votes OF one side keep In the OF tho other
without cause; TO invent prcext Tor sucn wrongs TO
accept after contriyed protests and OBJ
tcrttu sol nrt hai In fig In
be altered returns 10 be ogec frauds 70 be
anu generally every means by which the viii oil The
people may frustrated and the popular voice stfed
then becomes possible, and there may be thus
diton OF things absolutely destructive OF Tree govern
ment. 10 believed that II was by such proceedings
heatcd out OF The election. Unless the pro-
cecdings be exposed the outrage VIII be repeated II
tho results OF an election a. which ihoy
had seventeen electoral aud 100000 popular
majority, and no enort mace even TO
inquire into tho wrong, there Is nothing the next
time to prevent tho same administration cheating
their opponents even though tho Inter had forty cleo
toral votes and million popular majority And this
will 60 on, time after time, until the outrage becomes
intoicrablc. Let US rather as Mr.. Jefferson SAID,
Have jealous care OF tho right OF election Dy thu
people aud seek safe and MUD corrective Tor abuses
which, whore no pcaceaple remedy ~ provided, ure
Topped oy the sword Of revolution.
cowARDicE or CAPITAL.
II has been said that there Was nothing moro cow
ardiy than million OF dollars except two n,,IIivns.
This Is natural But u Is tho mistake OF capital -
magnify the dangers on tho surace and overlook
these that lilo below. Just now your capitalists are
the reduction OF the army, which they would have
kept up as national police Ana yet IN No
great country OF tho world Is there little danget
OF Communism In this, for nowhere rs property sc
generally distributed. But capitalists STOOD by
supneiy when the army was used TO protect return.
ing boaras sitting The votes OF states aud rustrat
ing tue viii OF their people, and under the pretencc
OF maintaining order 10 suDvert the very principles OF
Tree government Believe me. IN this there was real
oaDgcr. Governments are based upon principle.
Tho theory OF TINS government Is that the people Of
the States shall choose electors Tor themselves, and
that by the aggregate voice OF such electors the
ona Executive shall be selected. To let tho party
In power Interfere by force OF arms to protect local
board In fasiiying the Will OF the localities rs 10 SUBJ
tho theory OF this governments and lead surely
TO It's destruction.
FOR ALARM.
Whatever may result from The proposed invcstga
ton, you may be sure that nothing can result that
wall disturb either your aocks your balanccs Ths
trouble to capital property and freedom Will come.
not perhaps In your time or minc. but come at last,
from refusing TO inquire into irauds. To confront tho
EVIL, II you may not right ~ Is 10 prevent It's rep
10 shut your eyes TO supinely IS 10 jeopard
ze aud TO preserve tue tuture peace -aiety ADD
prosperity OF tho country. Faithfully yours,
CLARkSON n. POTTER
To the Rev.