Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
NEW YORK.
StaIwart Evarts Advocates
Granfism. 80 =

Although reminded by the INDIE
pendent Republican Executive Com
mittee OF New York City that Cornell
had been expelled from the New
York custom house for violation of
the civil service rules, and
that his election would be a
blow struck at President Hayes and
the friends of his administration and
of reform. Mr.. Evarts persisted In
addressing alarge audience at Cooper
Hail at New York in behalfo of Cornell
and Grantism. ....
He commenced by saying, ''let us
discard the new and timid notion of
the New York Democracy that this is
only a State issue. There never will
be a time until Republican triumphs
in maintaining the unity of this Ia
ton shall be forgotten, that the Re-
publican party will have a moments
doubt that their place as citizens of
the United States of America is the
place that they value, and that the
relation of the State to this great La-
ton, and of the State election to this
greater ogitation-the Presidential
elections the main issue, and that
election day is the day of the peoples
power over their government"
''And on one memorable occasion
when the suffrage of this people was
exercised and its result declared, and
revolt against obedience to this tuuda-
mental principle of our government
had brought military resistance, this
people did not hesitate to call forth
its youth and exhaust its accumulated
wealth to maintain that authority,
and when success crowned their eff
forts, the nation did not hesitate to
use that suffrage in conferrlng upon
the general of its forces the highest
office under the constitution known
to the republic. And hereafter, if
there should continue to be, a threat |
on a large scale in this country against
the integrity and freedom of the suf-
frage, this people will not hesitate to
allow the full executive authority of
their government to that citizen who
best understands and can best main.
tain the power of the people on cleo
ton day."
Less than five years ago, Mr.. Ev-
arts from the same platform denounc-
cd President Grants military subor-
dinate for constituting the legislature
of Louisiana by force, so as to con-
form to what the then cabinet under
stood to be the ~exigencies of the Re-
publican party, and its Interpretation
OF the will and votes of the people of
that State. What has happened to
make Mr.. Evarts take back all that
was said by him in condemnation of
such proceedings on that occasion ?
If he is so short-sighted, ut no distant
day he may evers his judgment
In q moral point of view it
may be very edifying to see any one
.repenting of his errors, but a polite.
who deserts his friends and cleaves
10 his enemies is a specimen of meek
ness and tenderness hat is sure one
day to reap the infamy that rarely
fails to attach to such conduct. This
demonstration however, had great
success as a demonstration. One-half
of the audience shouted for Grant,
and the other cheered for Blaine, but
no one thought of either Hayes or
Abiding to this matter, the ST.
Republican adds.
How could the Secretary of State wSntonly
reflect On the vigor and efficiency ofhis chief, Mr.
by this disparaging contrast of him with
his predecessor. Mr.. Hayes possesses all the
authority over elections IN the south that Grant,
if re eiectcd, would possess. The law he swore
TO execute are the same that Graut would swear
10 execute. He lacks nothing that Grant would
be invested with. Why, then, should Mr.. Ey-
arts intimate that the people may call upon Grant
10 perform an executive duty which Hayes has
failed to do?'i Ems