American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-22

For what purpose and in what
name and i'll hat cause were these
laws enacted They were pros
tossed to be in the interest of peace
and purity of elections. Have they
been productive of purity! Have
the agencies which the Administers
ton have employed to carry ont
these laws been such as can, with
common honesty, he claimed TO be
in the interest OF peace, good order,
and purity in elections Have they
not rather been proven to be agen-
cieS for corruption and for the
grossest intimidation ! | ask, plain
ly, all over this country have these
laws been adminisi Tered in he cause
of public Justice, or have they been
admin tired in tie cause of o re
20 itical party! In all the millions
of money that have been appropria-
ted and spent, has one dollar, one
farthing of that money. ever reach
ed any but a partiSan'S hand Has
any man, but the members of one of
the great political parties, ever felt
the adverse power of this legiSla-
ton Has any but member of
one political party felt his dishonest
or improper action restrained by this
legislation Can the records of any
Federal court show any Indictment
found or prosecuted against any but
the members of one of the political
parties of this UniOng Can any
Senator suggest the record of a
single case in which this unjust and
PARTISAN discrimination has failed
to he made
l said l intended to walk in the
path of law and the spirit of law
and to find, under law, remedies fol
all injustice, for, in my belief, one
danger of our time is the combustion
in the public mind and in the minds
of honest men OF the spirit and
meaning of the laws which should
protect our liberty. Sir, there ian
be nothing more insitliOusly danger
Gus than to accomplish injustice un
der the pretended forms of Justice
no, hing more dangerous than t.
overthrow law under pletence of Ell
forcing law"
These are noble words, and they
come from the heart of a noble
man. The South believes that MIR
Bayard is available. He has shown
himself strong on every leading
question and peculiarly fortunate
in his record upon the financia
question. He is perhaps stronger
to day in New York than is Mr.
rilden, and after all New York
must decide the battle.
In connection with the views o
Mr. Smalley gathered from persona
contact with Southern men, it is o.
int, rest to know that the New YOrl
Herald expresses the opinion thai
if the Democrats carry Ohio and
lose New York, Mr.. Tilden's
chances will be extinguished if, or
the other hand, the Democrats
carry New York, and lose Ohio, Mr.
Tilden will be encouraged to con-
iinue the fight, though even in that
event it thinks New York might as
easily be carried tor Bayard as Til.
den. The Herald concludes: "But
the new issue which creates the
necessity for an extra session OF
Congre should he the predomin
ant issue in the elections Of this
year, even Thurman might have a
better chance i'm New York than
Tilden himself. 1t is new issue,
with which Tilden is in no way
Identified, and of WHICH Thurman is
the foremost representative. Bay
ard opposed it when it was first put
forward, and Tilden and Hendricks,
being in private life, had no cons
meet ion with it. Thurman has stood
forth as the leader of his party IN
forcing this new and exciting issue,
and if it should become the overs
shadowiug issue of this years cleo
tions Thurman will naturally reap
the benefit of it by the right of
authorship. Even if Ohio should
he lost on that issue and New York
carriei, the success in New York
would iuure to the advantage of
Thurman as its leading representa>
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