Daily Republican., 1879-07-02
The prs.ideut,s F,rmn ess,

The Presidents TIrmness,
1t is n,t doing President Hayes jus
tice TO say that he has only beeom,
firm since the extra session OF Congress
commenced. He has always been 0
firm man, even when the Democrats
and large part OF the Republicans
callel him vacilating. Committed to
Conservative policy when hs took his
seat, and being fully convinced, as
were thres fourths of the people, that
the rebels were really sincere and hon
est in their professions Of love for the
Union, and their promises to protect all
in the enjoyment of all the rights
guaranteed by the Constitution, he
was as firm then in giving them the
full privilege Of doing So, as he is firm
now in checking the designs upon the
laws they had promised to enforce
Even at the sacrifice of his own popu
larity, the President would depart from
his line Of action laid down and rigidly
adhered to. He was firm enough TO
stand the opposition Of his own party
for the sake Of testing the sincerity Of
the rebel promises. He was determined
that if they broke these solemn obi
cations they had made to faithfully -x-
ecute the laws, the failure to do so
should not be laid against him.
He was determined to do his part,
let tn Southern l"adtrs do as they
would. That the latter have fail
cd to keep, but have defantly and de-
liberately broken every pledge needs
no proof. No sooner had the troops
been Withdrawn, an 1 the South left to
itself than the leaders violated every
promise, and instead Of protecting all
in the right Of suffrage, they Inaugural
ted system Of the, most unheard of
ballot box stuiing and persecution OF
the freedmen, by which they secured a
solid Democratic South, and coming
into Congress, they insolently demand
the repeal Of tho Very laws they prom
ised faithfully to enforce. This is the
way the South kept her promises,
while the President was faithfully
keeping his even at the sacrifice of his
own friends. With this broken com
pact before him, he is released from all
his past obligations, and now as firm
in his opposition to the encroachments
of southern aggressions. The colossal
proportions of the backbon of the Pre-
sident is not thing of recent growth,
but it was developed in his physical
and moral max up through his whole
life.
We are not surprised that the South
srn leaders are deceived, for the actions
of the President in yielding to their
demands at first gave them reason to
believe that he was unstable and va
cillating, but unfortunately they did
not judge him from his true character.
They did not believe that his compli-
ance with their demands was actuated
by any other motive than desire to
be popular even at the sacrifice of prin-
cipal, and while they professed to re
spect him, they despised him in their
hearts as a truculent yielding politi
clan. This is the rock upon which thu
Democratic hopes were wrecked. They
were deceived in their man. They are
surprised to find looming up before
them giant in irmnes as well as in
mental vigor. For Republicans every
thing has worked for their good. Pres
ident Hayes through the course of his
actions has fully demonstrated the un-
and insincerity of Democrat
ic promises, ,and while the South through
violence, fraud, and bad faith has
become solid for the Democrats, the !
North has taken the alarm and become
as solid for the cause of truth, Justice
and integrity. Let it no more be said {
that President Hayes is or ever has !
been weak man. His actions all prove a
:h- contrary, and his five recent vetoes I
If political measures have convinced t
he Democracy that instead of toying v
With weak ruler, they have been a
rAins Hith a giant. n
Gen ERAL ROBINSON, Chairman of the :.
State Central Committee of
lkin IL n biuh plun ouar +h, po,,ll: