The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-30
HOW II HAS TURNED our.

was tricked out of the result of last
years election. and by which Mr. Hayes
is president, has been productive of a
fairly distributed amount OF both good
and evil, Standing out in bold relief
and towering above all others, is the
withdrawal Of the military from the
south and the destruction of its iufu-
ence IN our LEGAL state governments.
Let il never be forgotten for moment
that this great boon goes to the credit
side OF the accounts of both Mr.. Hayes
aud the electoral commission. Let inn
partial history record that fraud has in
this instance born fruit pleasant TO tke
taste. and sovereign balm to the war
wounds aud almost wrecked liberties of
the reconstructed states lately in rebel
lion toward the general government
While these are among the many good
results of the succession Of mild repub>
licauism TO power, on the other hand,
the principles of popular government
and the all sutiiciency Of the ballo:-box
have sustained fearful shock
The confidence of the masses
in the stability and permauency
of this great popular check upon both
individual and combined seifshuess
and unhallowed ambition has been
greatly weakened it not absolutely de-
-;royed. When this confidence is en-
tIrely destroyed nothing but anarchy,
| revolution and war are possible. We
have but narrowly escaped one Of the
nearest dangers which beset the path OF
repubIicsnism, and that is the defeat OF
the will of the majority by bold, reek>
less and desperate minority. Let US
never forget. while enjoying the bless
ings OF peace and complete restoration,
that a blasting fraud has been commit.
ted, and though hower~bedecked, vet
the head of our government is but the
creature OF fraud but the mere jumping
Jack OF a vicious and criminal Louisiana
returning board. and the trading pro-
cliyities of a few office>hungfy demo
Gratis of our section, aud weak kneel
brethren at the north Mho stood en~
! tIrely too near the vast accumulation
of bonds to be jeopsrdized by popular
| tumult
Nj Hayes is in a peculiarly trying
place to-day, He is twitted alike by
republicans and democrats He is
brought face to face with his master,
Fraud, every moment of the day. la
every Newspaper, and in every speech
reported IA the congressional journal
IA every face he meets and at every turn
! he Is confronted with the hitter and
humIliatirg charge ofholdup the prosd
seat Of Washington, and whec is
\ the fatal faint OF fraud attaching
to his right lie Us weakened, and
the prestige of repubiicanism is de-
stroyed. One Important veto has been
killed already. and numberless appoint
ments are yet unratiiied Before his
time is half out he will be reduced to a
mere figure head, and all because of the
faulty right hy which he holds power
The good he has done, or may still
| do, VIII not atone lie has vouchsafe,l
MS Key, but then there are good many
people even in Tennessee who are un,
decided as TO the magnitude of that ia,
vor and we have ye, TO hear that Mr.
Schurz, Mr. Evarts. or, indeed. any
other member of the cabinet, has Sc,
cured title to canoni8ation by rea-
son of eminent services or pre- eminent
| craftsmanship.
Such TRIALS "a that of And 4rson in
New Orleans, such sentiments promul-
gated by the courts aud the press ON
the subject, such unseemly wrangling
all over the country when it touch es
nothing above or beyond Mr. Hayes
right TO hold office, is very damaging.
and must inevitably end in destroying
what little respect the people have for
him by reason of the good he has done
Fatal fraud When a naturally good and
honest man is made the figure-head OF
a subversion Of the popular will. so sin,
ister in character and so important in
its effects upon the present and the
future, it will take all the statesmau-
ship and all the forbearance Of our PEG
pie to guard the future from the fatal
blight which has come to us in the re.
alization OF the possibility of disregard
of the will OF the majority with inn
punity.