The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-02
To IA wavering Democrat.

We have received the subioined letter
from Democrat, asking for advice regard
ing the most important political question
now before the country;
To Enron OF TIM suS-sb The Democrats
in Congress have made Issue with the Executive with
ard " the oi soldiers at the polls You approve
Of the issue thus made You consider that the majority
acted wisely In making ~ the ssue ami you depecac
as eowardly any breakdown Your idea Is that the Dem
gLt and like Col CKocx-n should 70 ahead
In all this quite with YOU But wish to ask
you II the southern Democrats AFFORD. though PER
iecty right absacty 10 incur the charge VI dsbandng
the army through alleged sIite. dislike OF the army
by failure to vote supplies; II the Arm, APPROPRIATION
bill be not passed Will not the cry Of the Rel ublcaus in
santy be- The reDel Brgadcrs refused support the
army. through hatred born of the late war; And would
not this partisan cry however UNJUST and untrue tend 10
make solid North,
fear that the merits Of the great question at issue
would be lost sight VI IN the midst VI the storm hat would
be raised against Southern Democrats A. true friend
IL the South, would most respectfully request your can
did Judgment regard the proper Tor southern
Democrats to pursue. know hey are hight N Iuuci
pie know they are brave but also know they 80 not
wish to furnish ue Tor ue Republican campaign. NOR
coor Tor the haunting Vi the regulation inearnadined
shirt
II the great North and the great West want soldiers
elections, by all means let these people have
them, the South Is, possibly. not much interested in
the matter a. they are But the North aud West COM
bine TO demand tree elections tic South Will follow
where they lead though the heavens fam ButI would,
In conclusion call your conserate attention TO tie to
mel pregnant fact that there have been no~her IN the
North or West any meetings or memorials urliug the
Democrats in Congress TO stick The silence to be
audible to Southern Democrats, at least
1858 BROADWAY, May ~ THos IHACKsroN'
This gentleman believes that the issue
was wisely made, and that the Democratic
majority in Congress is right in saying that
there shall be no bayunets ut the polls. But
he fears that unless the Democrats, who are
right in principle, put themselves into the
wrong in practice, they will furnish cam
paign lie to the Republicans for use next
year, And he asks us what we think is the
proper course for Southern Democrats to
pursued
That is an astonishing question for a man
OF Intelligence and sincerity 10 ask
AS between right and wrong, there is only
one course for Southern Democrats, or
Northern Democrats, or any other Demo
Gratis, to pursue
The gentleman Is apprehensive lest the
howls Of the defeated Republicans would
obscure the merits Of the real question that
OF free elections. The real question has
already been very much obscured, or we
should not have intelligent Democrats
writing us letters like the above.
II Congress sees fit to abolish the army
altogether by Withholding appropriations
1t has both the right aud the power to do SO
The army exists by its decree.
But Congress has not seen fit TO abolish
the army. 1t has voted supplies enough
and more than enough TO maintain the mill
tary branch for the year to come. Nj