The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-03

| port of the Poland committee, the decisio,
Of Judge Farweh on the DeGnlyer con
tract, and the editorials Of Harper's Weekly
the New York Tribune, the IndianapcH
Journal, and other leading republican papers
published at the time of these historic scan
dsls
ln speaking of Mr.. Arthur, | have con,
1 fined myself to Mr.. John Sherman's letter 10
the president and the presidents message 10
The senate, in the latter of which documents
l believe, Mr.. Hayes assigned as a reason for
removing Mr.. Arthur from the colec,orsbip
OF New York, that the office might be hon.
estly administered
So you see that whatever other democrats
may have done, 1T least have only quoted
from the highest authority in the republican
party, and Of this yol surely canro; com.
plain.
1t seems to me, however, if you will not
consider the remark offensive, that the re-
form you suggest as to personal abuse, forged
letters, ETC., comes with rather poor grace
from the party 20 which you belong.
In the attacks made upon the personal
character OF Mr.. Tilden, and the wholesale
abuse of MIR. English, your party has not OBJ.
served the rule which yoa invoke.
ii am not mistaken, that eminent apostle
OF radcalism, Mr.. lngersvl, declared ut Gin.
| elnnatl THAT English was not fit to be the
vice president Of HI" and bis orthodox su-
d'ence received the pous remark With shouts
OF applause. Indeed, | am of the opinion
that no part of Mr.. Ioge,solPs eloquent
speeches received such commentator as
that in which he declared tie democratic
party to be composed of the vilest most ig.
norant and utterly deprsye1 clemens in the
country. This invariably brought down the
house
For the crime of forgery, and the trimi.
mails, you can express no condemnation in
which | will not concur; but your party re-.
mains in office the selfconyicted periurers
and 10 gers who managed the returning
boards and legislatures of Louisiana, and
whose villaiuy defeated the will of the peo-
pie in 1876, When you have removed from
sight and smell the unsavory remains of
Grauti;m, there may be some consistency in
your present attack of sanctimonious horror.
do not blame you for exulting over the
recent election. You have won great vic
tory, and the manufacturers, office holders
and b md holders are entitled to the fruits.
Take ard erjoy them. The southern people
have one course left, and il they will only
adopt it, this defeat will bring to them and
the whole country the greatest blessings. Let
them accept the result us teaching the newt.
able conclusion that the northern people dis
trust all their professions of loyalty to the
government, and all their expressions of fra.
ternal feeling. Let the south now addres:
itself to the task of material advancement, tc
the culture not only of cotton, but the pro
duction of all the necessafies Cf life. Lei
them not only produce the raw material, but
also manufacture it, and become selfsus
tanning people in every respect. Let then
accept the situation Cbceriully and bravely
without sullenness or malice, but with tht
determination to utilize every Gift &C allure
and to beat the north in the race for wealth
and commercial power. This is worthy re
venge and NoTthy of noble people
As for us in Missouri, We are ssti.0.d 10
remain in the democratic party. In tue las
decade we have increa.eiin population NOR
than hslf million, and we have held gu
place in the front rank among I the states O
the Mississippi valley. We disclaim all per
sonal hostility to YOU and any disposition t
wantonly il jure your business, hut jus'ic
and seli-respect alike require that we shoul
be true to our own interests and convictions
We propose to build our own wagons, gu
ofour own timber and drive them in our ow
way to the polls, and then continue to Civ,
our usual majority of from 10000 to 1900
votes for the democratic ticket.
Truly, etcu G. G. VEST.
p T.. Studebaker, ESQ