The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-30


from friends in the south dsclaiming sym.
pathy with any effort to unseat President
Hayes, Postmaster General Key has written
the follow open letter 10 the people OF the
south:
WAsHISsToS, May ~, 1873.
Circumstances attending the passage of
the Potter resolution to investigate alleged
frauds in the presidential election of 1919
in the states Of Louisiana and Florida. to-
gether with subsequent declarations u many
influential Democratic politicians and Jour.
nslists evidence if both houses of the For
| ty-sixth congress are Democratic the major
| ity intend to Dust Hayes and inaugurate
Tidcn. The title Of President Hayes was
settled irrevocably by the Forty fourth con-
grcss in an act creating the electoral com
mission, under which he was legally declar-
ed elected and legally inauguratcd The
Forty-hith congress has no more right to dis
putc his election than he has to question the
title of any victorious contestant to his seat
in that body. The torty-siyth congress will
have no more right to ignore him and to
! recognize his defeated contestant, Mr.. Til
den. than Mr.. Hayes would have to send a
| file of soldiers to the house of representa-.
tiycs to unscat u Democrat whom he might
consider to have been wrong
fully seated or frauducntIy elect
ed. The leaders in this desperate attempt
to Mcxicanize our institutions rely conf,
IDENTITY upon "soid South" to furnish the
| bulk Of the Democratic majority in the
next house OF representatives, the senate be-
ing already secured. Remembering the en-
enlargement which Northern Democrats,
in 1860 and 1861 extended 10 southern
states to Seccdc and the manner in which
| their promises of aid and comfort were full
this revolutionary movement with certainty
! that when the inevitable hour Of peril
comes. they will again be left unassistcd
and alone to meet the storm from the north
once more, united by this attempt to revive
an issue whose settlement WAS forced bv
public opinion upon an unwilling congress.
In the dark days of February, 1877, when
civil war over a disputed election was i'm.
minent and patriots tremblcd for the safety
of Republican institutions. Southern mem
bers of congress avertcd the danger by COM
pclling the completion of the electoral
count under the law which both parties in
congress had enacted, but now representa-
tives from southern states with very
few exceptions, have joined move
ment to subvcrt the results OF
their former patriotic action, and
TO remand the country to that an
archy from which less than two years ago il
was saved by their efforts. Grant that in
permitting autonomy of all states and in
appointing citizens to Office in the south in.
stead of strangers President Hayes has but
dischargcdhis constitutional duty, does that
excuse southern representatives for attempt
ing to invaidatc his title, which they cs.
tablishcd, or will it Justify them in bringing
the country again in danger OF civil war
in the effort to unSeat him and inauguratc
Mr. Tildcn. The south must now face the
most momcntus crisis in its history since
1861. To endorse the recent conduct of
their representatives is 10 admit the truth
OF the charges that the people of the south
care nothing for the welfare OF the Union,
desire the downfall of the Republic and
would rejoice to see it again involved in
civil war II their representatives have not
reflected their sentiments, as | believe to
DE the case, then the people o; the southern
states should take care that in the forty
sixth congress they are represented by men
who will defeat the disturbcrs Of the
public peace and prevent Mcxicani.
2ation of our institutions. To do
this they may be compelled to act indie.
pendent of the Democratic party Recent
events have demonstrated the inability of
Democratic members Of Congress to resist
the mandates OF caucus and the tcrrors Of
the party lash, the one welded and the
other inspired by men who seem willing to
cndanger the welfare of the country and
stability of Republican institutions for the
sake of revenge on political opponents and
in hope of dividing 'thc spells Of victory"
II the Democratic representatives Of the
South could not resist the caucus command
to pass the Potter resolution unamcnied
and without debate how will they be- able
in the Forty Sixth Congress to resist SINH
lar command To ignore Mr., Hayes MS Prcsi
dent and recognize Mr.. Tildcn. II is there.
fore the duty of the Southern people To at.
ford the browning evidence Of their renewed
devotion to the union in which they now
enjoy every right of citizenship and are
subjected TO no restrictions not laid upon
every citizen by sending Representatives To
the Forty-siyth congress pledged To resist at
all hazards the revolutionary schemes Of
mischief makers who seem 10 have gained
control OF the house Of representatives OF
the Forty-itth congress. To this end people
in every district should meet publicly, or.
ganizc and resolve to support no person for
Congress who has given aid to this move
mcnt and who will not pledge himself to
sustain the title of President Hayes during
the term for which he was elected against
all attempts ut It's overthrow Only In this
way can grave danger 10 the republic bc
avrrtcd and convincing proof he given tia,
tie confidence was not misplaced which
President Hayes manifested in the South
when he withdrew troops from the State
horses of South Carolina and Louisiana.
have spoken plainly and earnestly, for
feel that ! should he unworthy 10 rcprcs.
cnt the South in the administration were |
10 remain silent now. Invited 10 the cabi.
net rs Southern man 10 see that Justice
was done to the South required neither to
apologize for my record nor 10 disown my
POLITICAL principles II IA my duty now 70
warn the people Of the South Of the danger
a.. A. Al. A. - I.