New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-08
DEMOCRACT'S IMPENDING RUIN.

THE DEMOCRATS, HAVING LITTLE ROPE WILL
HANG THEMSELVES - THEIR REVOLUTIONARY
PLANS WILL DE- PERSISTED IN-THE REPtBL-
CANS AND THE PRESIDENT WILL OPPOSE THEM
AT EVERY STEP, AND THE COUNTRY WILL GIVE
THE VERDICT.
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The XLVth Congress closed its session leaving
the political future bright for the Republican party
The Republicans were wise, courageous ana Pa'ii-
otto The Democrats were factous violent ana
revolutionary, and have precipItated an extra
session which will prove injurious to the country
and therefore destructive of Democratic success III
1850
THE DEMOCRATS FORCED AN EXTRA SESSION.
The Democratic House u) put upon the ARMY Ap-
preparation bill a repeal of the existing laws reqT
ing United States troops when duly called upon oY
United States Marshas, to prevent election disturb
ances and keep the peace at the polls" lheV aiso
(2) put upon another appropriation Dill repeai VI
the laws authorizing United States Supervisors 10
witness the Congressional elections IN every Nothe
precinct, and furnishing fraud and violence at SUCH
elections. The Republican Senate refused 10 alico
to these repeats. Conference committees were APP
pointed but the House refused to rcccde. seeing
the close of the session at hand without the passage
of these two necessary appropriation bills, the he-
puLlicans in the House and Senate offered resolu-
tons continuing the corresponding appr 'prlatlohs
of tbe present wear until December next, so as to
avoid the necessity of an extra session: out the
democrats defeated these offers, and thus took the
full responsibility of the extra session. when the
President has promptly called for March lS'
THEIR REVOLUTIONARY PLAN 10 BIZ PERSISTED IN
This persistent Democratic action, justly stigma
tized by Senator Conking revolutionary, shows
the deliberate determination of the Democracy 10
prasp AT once it's political power in the two Houses
and the long eloquent and able debates of the clos
Ing hours clearly show that by such power the revo
lutionary plan is to be pushed 10 the uttcrmost.
THEIR PREPoSrEROUs DEMANDS.
The Democratic demands at the extra session will
be these:
That all laws authorizing the interference OF
National officers at tho Congressional elections
either the presence of United States SUPERVISORS or
the arrest or prosecution of fraudulent voters and
dishonest election officers, or the nterpositlon OF
United states civil or military officers TO prevent
iutimidation disturbance or murder as election
practces-shall be wholly and Internationally re-
pcaled. If separate bills cmbodying these repeats
are vetoed by tine President they will be placed
upon appropriation bills, and the threat will be
snuarely made that the Government shall stop for
lack Of money unless the election laws are wiped
ont by Republican votes or the Presidents consent
"
If thi, threat prevails balot-box frauds Ike
those OF Tilden and Tweed in 1865 will be again
unchecked in New-Yorh City; the Republican vote
at the South will ne entirely suppressed; all hope of
the effective performance Of the great National
duty of protecting human nights and a free ballot
must be abandoned; aud the unrepentant rebels of
the South and the thugs and thieves OF TAM
MANY Hall" may elect the next President, to do
their bidding in the high executive office so recently
filled bv Lincoln and by Grant. Any Republican
who Yields to this defiant Democratic demand-nay,
more who does not do his utmost" to expose its
Injustice and wickcducss and TO prevent ITS CON
summation-wilI be false to his party and recrcant
to his duty to hi country.
PRESIDENT HAYES WILL VETO THEIR BILLS.
Nccc s3riy the question of paramount impOr-
tance IN the strags!" that Is close upon us Is,
WHAT will the President dol VIII he yield to the
Democracy, or will he def, their clamor and stand
firmly TO his duty as a Republican President
am r.ioiccA TO he able 10 answer this question by
predicting that President Hayes will resist the
reactionary Democracy at every point will inter
pose his veto against every attempt, by special act
O? by riders on appropriation bills to withhold the
protection yet possible uador the laws 10 the
cJlorCd men of the south ~ he exercise OF free,
and to the white people OF tie whole country III
the enjoyment OF an honest ballot, and will unite
cordially with Republicans OF every grade i'll fight
ING the momrntous battle for vital Republican
principles winch is to be wagcd without inter
mission from the ISM OF March until November,
1850.
Imake this prediction without changing single
opinion or rctra,ting a single expression of mine
concerning the pas, motive, and action Of the Pres
ident and ii, principal advisers. But now he Is re-
leved from the fear that the Democrats VIII turn
1 toll hr IL I,.t,.
and he has also com" III the progress, OF political
events 10 the place where two ways meet. He can
not travel in both hc can no longer hold with the
Democrats AID run with the RpublIcans; he can
NOT serve both the Lord and the devil the issues
are to he sharply defined unmi,jakabe aud not 10
he evadcd he must cho"sc tlIs day whom lac viii
serve; 10 yield t. the ID .mocrats would result III
infamy which n Vii no. iac IT,; ana when he has
made his choice and III his first veto the threats
and anlthcmaa of the cHrdgrd Democracy. If
nothing else, will kc' him true IN the rest of the
fight. HIS anxiety 10 avert the dangers of " rebel
rule and a solid South vii bc almost great it
was before cicctIoL IN 1876 and he Will again be
actin. with, If not securing the confidence OF, the
stalwart Republicans Of The nation. Mr.. Murat
Hastcad wrote mc. shortly after March /, 1871
that President liayc, was liable 10 be the most
radical President We ever lad. 1t looks now as If
that liability after t"o year, of dcacatiOn were to
be partly redeemed b} tine President. Among the
frs, To dcuounce hi, ;Icich. ~ and dclnqnrncIcS IN
1877 ntcnd To bc ~ prompt to recognize and ac-
knowledge his fidelity and courage ia 1879, II 1t
manIfcSts itself, a. believe it Will.
HE DEVIL ~ TuE MuCRACY WILL DESTROY
THIN.
The inevitable conflict thus to come at Washing
tom between an aggressive. rcac.iOnary and rcVo-
lu,onary Democratic maj 'rity, and compact,