The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-27
The Final Verdict.

Az L 4ht1A VOAN4OOs
One suggestion is certainly in or
der. 1t is meant only for those Dem
ocrats who wish to be gentlemen and
who have sQme sense Of self-respect.
1t is about time to quit insulting and
b"fouling the American people. Nc
Democratic politician or journal can
make anything at that business. But
when the Democratic politician or
editor says that President Hayes is a
faaud, or that General Garfield is a
perure ror sbribe-taker, he no Ion
ger insults an individual. He in.
suits q majority of the people of this
country, and very large majority Of
the people of Northern States.
Mnch has been excused, in respect
to President Hayes, in consideration
of the honest dispute as to his elec,
ton. We can understand that the
Democrat, who could not see how
Mr.. Hayes was legally and honestly
elected, may naturally have felt very
bitter about the final decision. In
that spirit Of protest he began to ap-
peal to the country four years ago,
and has been appealing ever since.
The American people have heard all
that he has had to say. 1t is an in
suit to them to say that they have
now sustained the Republican party,
believing that it CAPTURED the Presi-
dency by fraud four years ago. A
large majority of the Northern peo-
pl@ are declared by the Democratic
editor to be unmitigated scoundrels,
when he asserts that the party which
they have now sustained, and con
tinued in power, obtained the Presi-
dency in 1876 by fraud. The plain
truth is that the people have decided
against the Democratic claim. They
hold that the elections in certain
Southern States were yitiated by
Democratic violence and fraud that
the country was compelled to choose
between a President chosen by shot
guns and tissus>ballots, and Presi-
dent chosen by the operation of strin-
gent and arbitrary laws enacted at
the South for the purpose of prevent
ing such frauds; and that the choice
of President Hayes was in accord
ance with the real will of the people
as lawfully expressed. That is the
final verdict. After hearing all that
Democrats have said for four years,
the American people SO decide. Com
mon decency and self-respect rsauire
Democrats to submit to the decision.
AS to General Gal field, the case is
still more simple. July, August,
September, and October were crowd
ed with lies about him. Every Dem,
ocratic newspaper placed before the
country all the evidence it could get,
true or false, of weight or worthless.
to show that General Garfield had
been guilty of dishonorable conduct.
The people have heard the case and
rendered verdict. Rarely is any
man compelled, in his ewn defence.
to remain before the jury four months
and to meet all the evidence that one
hundred thousand hired attorneys
can hunt up or manufacture during
that time. But that is the sort of a
trial General Garfield has borne, and
the verdict is in his favor. The peo-
pie have declared, by their votes,
that they are convinced there was no
dishonor or corruption in the matters
of which he was accused. The Dem
ocratic politician or editor who still
asserts the contrary, after the final
verdict Of the people, loes not be.
foul General Garfield; he only throws
mud at the people. They have heard
the case, calmly, di>possiOnately and
with high sense of honor. He has
suppressed evidence, published false.
hoeds daily, distorted facts, emptisd
his passions and preiudices into his
pretended Judgments, and read the
returns with a sickening conscious
ness that no fat Office will reward the
debasing and degraded work that he
has done for party. The verdict of
the Democratic politician or editor
dishOnors no one hut himself. The