Daily Republican., 1879-11-03

DOOA6ks boVo S"S@Oss
Deaths doings have been conspic
nous for the last two or three days
Hardly bad the v Tres ceased TO vibrat'
fron FASH ing the news OF the death o
Gen sral Hooker to every section Of thu
country, before they were freightsd
With the news of the death OF Senator
Chandler. Both died suddenly, the
first in his retirement, and the othei
amid the scenes Of an active political
life, Hooker was out and ont soldier
and one who made his mark in the
historical page Of his nations history,
and no matter what may be said to the
contrary, Chandler was statesman
whose name is no less emblazoned on
the pages Of history than that Of
Hooker, In the field OF conflict where
IRE and shell new thickest, Hooker led
she Union hosts, and in the Senate
where treason lifted its hydra head, the
voice of Chandler was heard in denup.
siation the boldsst and most aggressive.
He was elected to the Senate to succeed
General Cass in 1856 and was the first
fruits of the Republican uprising in
Michigan after it had shaken Of the
Democratic yoke. He soon developed
IN the Senate as one Of the most ultra
and uncompromising Of the anti-slavery
Senators which we're about this time
docking into Congress. Mr.. Chandler
took his seat in the Senate in
1857 and served unintsrruptedly
until 1875, a period Of IS years. This
period was one Of intense excitement.
II will be remembered that the Kansas,
Leoompton Constitution war in which
Senators Douglas and Broderick both
Democrats assaulted the administration,
occurred soon after the Senator's term
commenced. Then came the talk Of
secession, reasonable speeches from the
Southern members, the withdrawal of
Jefferson Davis, and his fellow rebels,
the secession Of the South and civil
war. This was followed by the mem
srable debates on the reconstruction
measures, and the great contest in re-
gard to the proposed impeachment Of
President Johnson. Then came The
era of the Kuklux outrages, and the
intestine war in the Republican ranks.
During all this time Michigan had a
worthy representative in the person of
Zach" Chandler. He was always in his
seat. No private business was ever allow
cd to interfere with his public duty.
His vote was ever recorded on the right
side his voice was never silent when
it should be raised against those who
sought the destruction Of the Union
they had sworn to protect and defend.
Fsarlessly he did his duty; fesrlessly
he denounced treason, calling 1t by Its
right name and when other men,
fafnt-hearted or time serving, counsel
cd moderation, =" when to be moderate
was to break up the Government, he 1t
was who declared that 10 matter what
the cost in blood or treasure, the Union
should be preserved.
His patriotism was Of the right kind.
His speeches had in them the true ring
Of honest conviction. In telling words
he proclaimed his detestation OF what
he called "rose water and kid-glove
warfare" He, long before many Of his
associates. was wise enough to see that
the rebellion was destined to be q long
and bloody one; and he was one Of the
first to advise that it be met with lead
and steel, and crushed out by all the
power the nation could command.
In 1874 a coalition Of Democrats and
liberals captured Michigan, and sena-
tor Chandler lost his seat in the SEN
sts. Soon after his retirement, how
ever, he was called to President Grants
cabinet as Secretary Of the Interior, and
his administration Of it was noted for
economy and business-like manage
ment, thus refuting the ISLANDERS Ct his
snemies. In 1876 he was chairman of
the Republican National Committee in
which position he brought into play all
the energy and shrewdness which were
in a wonderful degree his charac.eris-
tics, and it can be truthfully said that
to Zachariah Chandler more than to
any ether man, President Hayes owes
his election. For this he has
been unsparingly denounced by un-
principled Democratic speakers and
but despite lnnumerable
it has never been shown
that during the campaign he did any
thing wrong. No man can to-day step
forward and truthfully charge Senator
Chandler with corruption or :venalty.
True, he was q strong partisan, but
nevertheless, he was in all his political
as in his other dealings, an upright and
honorable man, 50 well fortified with
long but honest political life that the
shafts of malice and envy will fail to