The People's vindicator., 1878-12-14
Hayes in q New Role.

Hayes in a New Role.
We have been burdrnrN great
deal since the memorable days OF
seventy-six, when Hayes with less
votes than Tildcn was violently
inaugurated as president OF the
United States, with murh talk Of
the rape Of the sacred right Of >ut-
frage. We thought. however, t."
be spared the humiliation Of Il
beneficiary of the greatest fraud
in history upon that sacred RIGHT
preaching to the American pee"
ple of it's violation and outrage by
the South. To the rra'Irr uj a
foreign country, who has n" direct
interest or fecIin" in our political
contests, and who is fully coIlvrr-
SAINT with the history Of the fraud
of 1867 such language from
Hayes as this must be aSto'nd
ing:
I respectfully urge npon N"nr at
tent;On that the Congressional r'rr
tions, in every district, in very i'm
portant sense, arc n>tlv m1ttrr OF
political interest and concern thr"n!h
out tho whole country. Each State,
every political party. is entitled to
the constitutional suffrage. 1t is th"
right of every citizen possessing the
qualification prescribed bN law, to
cast one unintimidatch ballot. and to
have his ballot honrsrly ly counted. So
long as the exercise of this power and
the enjoyment of this right are COM
common and equal, practically as we'll
as formally, submission 10 tn" results
of the suffrage will be accorded 10y
ally and cheerfully, and all tn" De,
partments of Government will feel
the true vigor of the popular will
thus expressed. No temporary or adj
ministrative interests Of Government.
however urgent or wcighty, will ever
displace the zeal of our people in dc
fense of the primary rights of citizen
ship. They understand that the pro
lection of liberty requires the main
tenance, in full vigor. of the manly
methods of free speech, free press and
free suffrage, and will sustain the lnlI
authority of government to cnforr"
the laws which are framed to preserve
these inestimahle rights. The mate
rial progress and welfare of the States
depend on the protection afforded to
their citizens. There can tie no peace
without such protection. no rro>rrr-
ity without peace, and the Whole
country is deeply interested in the
growth and prosperity of all its parts.
While the country has not Vet
reached complete nnity of feeling and
reciprocal confidence between the
communities so lately and so SrrionS
ly estranged. | feel an absolute as
surance that the tendencies a,r in
that direction, and with increasing
force. The power of public opinion
will override all political prcindices.
and all sectional and State attach
ments. in demanding that all over onr
tor hn all
of citizens of the United States shall
mean one and tho same th'nr, and
carry with them unchaIenged sccur-
ity and respect.
This stupendous humbuS; this,
creature Of the most damnahle
conspiracy ever invented against
"free sufrage;" the very essence
ola foul wrong against our Con-
stitutiOn and the sacred ballot.
talks as glibly as a school marm
Of 'free press, free speech and free
suffrage"
The Yankee nation is provcrbia|
for "cheek;' this exhibition Of it
we scarcely contemplated.
If the democrats in Congress
don't meet this felOn on his own
ground ard annihilatc him and his |
followers, then the are the weak
set we have been told all along
thew are,