The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-11-21
A RETROSPECT
The Recent National Strucgtc 10 Res.
cue the Institutions Of the Country
FROM the Hands of Partisan Dee


spoilers.
The Democracy Of the nation has been de.
fcatcd IN The late contest and perhaps the last great
struggle to save popular government and tho ibcr-
ties Of the people After great battle involving the
most sacred rights Of nation, II may lie profitable
and Instructive to take survey o. the field and
certain the strategy and means resortcd to by tho
enemy, and the errors, shortcomings, and detection
In the ranks OF the patriot army.
The Democracy presented candidate for the Prcsl-
dency whose integrity and purity of character were
unauesiioncd, whose devotion to tho Union and the
country had been thoroughly tested and that too upon
tho batte- field, and whose efficiency and knowledge
Of the fundamental principles OF the Constitution and
Of free had been fully shown to the world
The opposing party presented n political partisan,
and hackneycd politician OF solcd reputation their
candidate. When tile political campaign commenced
the most consderate Of tho Intelligent men OF both
PARTIES deemed Gen. Hancock's election reasonably
certain. I,y what foul means the result which
has taken place brought about2 Have the people be-
come dcmoralzed and lost their public virtue and,
capacity to maintain their liberties ? The following
means known to have been used by the Republican
party. together with the Generalization and dcgrada-
tlcn of public sentiment induced by that party, were
Sufficient to account FOR theresult:
First. That the use Of moHey to corrupt the cleo
uons Of the people rcsorted to by tho Republican
party is undcnlablc. The amount OF the money used
cannot l.e definitely estimated But Republicans
thcmscivk admit It to have been very large. over
two millions Of dollars said to have been sent into
Indiana alone, for at tho october election be-
sides tho amount expended on importing rcpcatcrs
and other Illegal voters Into that State. Counting tho
contributions collected and cxaccd from over 100, 600
Office holders and agents OF the Government from over
. 900 national banks from over 10, 600 manufactur-
Ing monopoliss, from over 200, 600 merchants AMI
business men, and from the United States Treasury
tnf
paying upnumbered thousands Of deputy marshals and
supervisors OF elections, the grand aggregate aoint
OF money aised and expended to control the elections
by that could not have been short OF ESQ., 0oo 900.
| This endsrnous corruption fund expended by
secret committees, unscrupuous politicians. and liz
numcrae deputy marshals Of elections, secretly ap-
pointed aad unknown to tho public. Thus, by secret
and suhtI artnce, bribery was practiced and votes
bought hout limit through the political machinery
| Of the, publican party. This Is truo and undcnl-
| able hVt yer hum,liating.
| Second $scsdos all this corrupton bribery aud
fraud elSted by money, the system of partisan
pervisors and United states deputy marsals OF ccc
| tions used to intmidate tamper with, AMI do
fraud voters, and the ballot box by getting In Illegal
votes, to such extent to render popular suffrage
| a farce and disgrace TO human nature itself.
Third. A course of viliainous perverson OF truth,
defamation, and Misrepresentation of tho Democratic
party and politicians, and also OF the people OF til,
southern States pursued with reckicssness and
a,..n,s - ~ NV 80 -, ,..,.. ..s., 49,
| "nsoi VIZ, no 'rs oo.'" ""'' .i"''" III WI,
| VI .'e'"'' so, 49,, ''' - u -' "o' ,,.
'"o "" o."ei p'' o's'"s ','' io'',
clans Of the Republican party engage but also the OH
o,'s anu agents anu s.P.'""'' VI o'n'o "''o' wv
| Government, from the highest to the lowest.
| Fourth. With full knowledge OF the plan TO carr,
tho electiousby the of money and monsrous frauds
""." ~ 'no ~ se''' Vi o"Po' ''o'. ""'. "ep"' n"'
'a's vi ee'uo's 40 "ioi's"' ~" .''o .''i"o' on''e.
anu 'c''i"s ono,s' ,".'"s wv i.s,ue''. n,n'oi'
!" ope', eone'hp' Vi '"e'' pro'esSeu ei'i ser'oo rc
oi"' 'ci' 'ue'' pos'' vi ""'s "' ""s""s''' "ne''
"''''"'e"s vi po'eo"e "'io "i's P''''i"s '" ""'.'
10 see t"e" Oh important o"s'hcss anu ehsaseo III Wv
e'ec'io"eciin cP"s" over ''e p,''o VI .','
vas' country. rue iics'"cn'' ''N'"s WIN MN III
SECRETARY vi war """ ''e "ehe'''-i'- '"e' VI wv
army "cP"r'cu oh '""r vi .''ice h'"h''s III VII
racine s'a'es' an" !" .' co'er'o vi ohe'a'S was IN
s'ghea 'ho BUSINESS vi keeppe ''oso e."'es III ''h
WIN '"c party r"oh vi 'ne ''"ei .""'ne' o'hu'''
Nphah hi' E'rts' secrc'"y Vi S''.e' ou"' sher
man. sEcretary OF the treasury; secretary thompson
OF t"e Navy peP''heh'' "h" secre''ry sh"r@' Vi vi
interior department., Attorney "ehc!a' po''hs an
} postmaster aehera' Maynafu' had their respccu'
circuits Oh o"'y nsS'sne', 'hc'' III ''e campaign
eiectohecrlhs. iie pos'"eSs o' t''c "o'elhmei' "
uhe ."P'''h WINS "o"'i"'"c' w 'n ''o o"''' o'''"'
Inc h'gh saares OF these puo"c iu"c,lohr'cs co'''
not n"'d them 10 the'' pos's VI o"y' 'h' Si"''eS
the CABINET ohcers ia neeh ,hcre"sca .en 'o.s,'
uoiafs year e'c, ny 'ne S'''y Erao h'"' anu ',,'
Of the President !" h.y thousahu aoars year. 10
tno pe'iorh'"hce "' thc'r o"''es u. 'he.. poS's
washington ana not ior pefamouiatihg the couh'r
Oh inc BUSINESS vi P"'.is'h e'cc''oheeis' he ooe
OF oihca' au'hofi'y nave oeeh "raggen III ',e nun
hire Oh partisan e,ectioheeIihs 10 o Ill 'he scHeno
carrying the eectlo"S ny t'e means ABOVE oeScr'oe
MT. w hlani NJ EVar's' u. .ne 'c"u vi 'h' n"re""
! c'othc" WIN 'ho "ucia' power "'" '"h"ehcc VI u
h'gh I"s'Hoh' haraheueo po''''e.' g"'hcr'nsS WI.
l"iopi"s '""u"'o, h" P"' n"'sc', o' ''o',,h WIZ
wv country po.''i"sB'' ". ''" r'v r,,,,'
anu eectc."ry e"er''h c'. 'o' n,oh.n9 '"' ''''oi
'he puoc treasure 'oso,her WIN, ,"o
power Oh ISSUING many 'oi's Vi "o',ars III 'he TUE
suaoie greehoacks' 10 inc hahus Oh suooru'es' ",
wiedeu HIS ohici", Pa'roh"se "'" power VIM
naraiig"ihg poh.icai mee.'hss o'or '''e couh'.'
VIVA. gross prostitution Oh o'ne.ai power "" 'h'
ehee !" tilo P"'e "a!soi '''o ".p"no SUI" u.s ID
ua'ioh Vi oh'o'' au'i'o'"S was "o' 'o'0''" ne'''
oiay went 10 n's grave ""'ei c'aiseo vi ''ho''' ~
7 proprety anu "o"se ior S"p'y in"hihs io".'''
speec" W "i""ei given MN ". i"''''oio ""o'' oo'
retary "' state. Ana Ahurew johnson was mover ioi
gwen i'r the uesraua'o, ol 'ho o'ghy anu "'"oi''
OF MS ohcia pos'''oh III making po'''ic" Speecn'
"hi'e 'swlng'hs aro"hu "io c'rc'o pe'"eeh ""s'
hg'ohahu chichgo.
h"t now, this huhiha'ih8 uegr''"a'ioh vi VI
dShi'y ana authori'' oi inc nation mas peeh sha'nt
essy colhmt'eu' NOT Simply Ill u sihge instance W
naue h'at'er Vi "sase anu Pr"c'ioe ny "i "uh'h's
uatioh oi INC hepuphc"h Part coming i"'o power
professions OF ci'ii service reform, ana pfocHhs
'ho country tho gross l"pfop''e''eS' "o"'c', an
) wrongs uha'oidap'y hciueh' 10 h'oiieie"cc III 7"
e'ectiohS OF 'he people py inc o'cs oi 'he "ovor.
hieh, anu 'he prostitution vi tho P"o"c ""'"ori'y
such practice. Nothng couid snow more certain
that the Republican party Is unworthy OF tho respe'
AMI conhd2pco 0f the nation tbah this'
: Firth. cap tho climax OF the national degr'dat,o
III thls ~ icai cohtesi' eA-rreSiueh' arah' was M
podroed around the country 10 ana slahdt
0 deh. Hancock. Heretofore en-Presidehs OF III
United Yates havo conducted themselves Win grei