Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-10-26


themselves, they express the opiu-
ion that If a compromise could not
be effected which would maintain
the rights of the South and both Sec
lions under the Constitution, 1t
would be less evil than the hor.
rors of civil war to recognize the
independence Of the Southern Con-
federacy. This was the sentiment
Of the leading Republican papers,
from the New York Tribune to the
Alta California, which defended
the right of secession. 1t Is well
known that In the beginning
President Lincoln, and the major.
ity of his Cabinet, were opposed to
. war of coercion. Mr.. Chase said
the Union could not be pinned to-
gether with bayonets. Mr.. Holt,
the then acting Secretary OF War,
published . letter In which he
stated that, at the out-set, MIR. Lin
coin was not inclined to employ
force, but, as General Scott said,
let the enlisted Sisters depart in
peace" such, also, was the senti-
ment of Mr.. Seward, who was ac-
tually engaged, when Sumpter was
fired on, in negotiation for that
purpose with Judge Campbell. as
the Judge stated in publication,
at the time, which Mr.. Seward
never denied.
L Indeed, 1t Is we'll known that GER
tain presses and organs of public
opinion were set in motion to pre-
pare the country for such a result.
The preservation of the Union is
not due to the Lincoln administra-
ton, or to the Republican party;
| but to the patriotism and sponta-
neous action Of the American peo-
pie. The fact is that it was the fir
ing on Sumpter and the roar of the
multitude on the outside which
changed the policy of the Lincoln
administration. And after the war
commenced, and the battle of Bull
Run, the war was o failure until
the Western Democrats began to
fill the lists of volunteers Of the
Union army.
There 10 no doubt the South was
encouraged by portions both of the
Democratic and Republican party,
but more by the latter. Such
presses as the New York Tribune
and the Alt0, were supposed to ex.
press the sentiments of the Repub.
lican administration, which, to-
gether with other presses and lead
Ing Republicans expressing the
same sentiment, led the Confed-
eracy to suppose that they would
be permitted to depart without
war. These are facts which politi-
clans like Gen. Miller should re-
member when they are continuing
the war on the South, but which
they remember to forget, because
it is the interest of the Republican
party to keep up this sectional hos
tilty in order to enable them to
hold on to the patronage and Of
fees of the government.
The two candidates and the two
platforlns.-It must be apparent
that, when we compare the Demo.
cratic and the Republican plat
forms Ia the Presidential contest,
the comparison must result in
favor of the Democracy. No one
has ever had the hardihood to at
tack the personal honor of General
Hancock. The Republicans allege
that his knowledge of public affairs
is not equal to that OF Genera
Garfield. That the former is a mere
, soldier. But those who have reaC
the letter of General Hancock t.
General SherAan, written in 1875
, and not intended! for publication
If candid, VIII feel disposed to ad
NIT that IL evinces more states
manship than all General Gar
fields speeches in Congress. L
shows that Hancock has studied
and understands the principles o.
the government. The Republicans
complain that the Democrats have
revived the story of Garfleld's con.
nection with the Credit Mobiliel
and the De Golyer brides. They
forget that 1t was originally Re
publican charge, preferred and
proved by Republican committee
Of Congress-, and that the Demo
Gratis are in no way responsible fol-
1t. It is for them, the Republic
cans, to dlsprove it. They have
not attempted to meet the DE-
Golyer charge of $4,000 in any way
When a member of Congress, and
Chairman of q Committee, takes
q fee in a matter connected with
HE official action, it Is no explana-
ton to say he received it as re.
tainer in case any litigation should
arise in relation TO it In the Courts.
To state the case is to make out the
charge, ii the fact is admitted that
he received the retainer, and no
one has ever denied it. In relation
to the Credit MObiler matter, it is
proved that Cakes Ames gave Gar
field the stock and that - 1Aid no
assessments, that afterwards the
profits on the stock Amounted to
1929 over and above original cost
and the assessments, which Ames
paid Garfield, and which the lat
ter received as profits. That is the
evidence furnished by Republic
can Com mittee. The only reply
which the Republican press and
orators have made to this Republic
can charge is that the amount,
1929, is too small to suppose or in
fer that there was anything crimi-
nal in the transaction. They ig.
more the other Inference that a man
who would "nip" that sum might
take more il he had chance
which appeared to him to be en-
tirely safe. Gen. Miller in his
speech in Los Angeles, rejected the
charge because Of the smallness of
the sum. But this argumant is not
original with the General. When
the English girl was arraigned in
Court on the charge of giving birth
to an Legitimate child, she ad.
mitted that she had the baby, but
insisted that 1T was such a little
one that 1t was no sin, and certainly
no crime.
The only reply Of the Kepubli-
cans Is that the bride was such a