The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-06

The New Orleans Picayune of the 29th
ultimo has the following admirable article:
Times referred elitorially to tho Chicago Times
typical exponent of tue Illinois Democracy. There
with intense indignation the nimaton that his Views
were at all reflected by that journal. The truth Is
that the Chicago Times Is an extreme anti Demo
cratic paper and as little exponent of the Illinois
Democracy as the New orleans Times is of the
Louisiana Democracy. How much, then, does the
latter paper know about the policy, the principles
ana the sentiment of the party upon which IL often
bestows the doubtful boon of Its advice?
These reflections have been suggested ly leader
which appeared In the Times of yesterday morning.
We make the following excerpt In order to protest
against It's being received anywherea as expression
OF tue Views of the Democracy of this state:
81 Grant Is the Republican candidate, neither
ridden, Randall, nor Hancock could defeat him. III
den would lose New York, and he would not be sup
ported with any earnestness at the South. Randall
would inspire no enthusiasm in any part of the ,oun-
try. In the North he is esteemed II mere politician
and hc has shown himself an open enemy Of the III
dustial Interest, of'the Southern States. Hancock
who Is without the united support Of his state to
start with, would cut sorry figure In the imagina
tion of tile North, when pitted against his old com
nanier. lie represents nothing but sense Of grat-
tude on the part Of the peopeof Louisianaand Texas
gratitude that be did not mprison them and oppiess
them when he might have done ~. a small capital
for Presidential candidate -
1t Is well known that the Democratic state Conven-
ton which met recently In this city To elect delegates
to the National Convention at Cincinnati, was over
whelmngly In favor of the nomination of Gen. Han
cock The mere mention of his name In That con-
nt''Inh III any plDHt IhecIiHe III NtW
Orleans, or, indeed, In any part OF louisiana Misss-
sippi, or Texas, would lie greeted with enthusiastic
applause. The New orleans Times can never speak
| for the Louisiana Democracy. It's record and It's
opinions debar 1t from that privilege; but II speaks
for least of all when 1t ventures before the public In
disparagement of Gen IIancock's availability as
candidate for the Presidency In the FIRST place, II Ii
not fact that he represents nothing but of
gratitude on the part Of the people Of Louisiana and
TeNas-gratitude that he did not imprlson them aud
oppiess them when he might have done so,'' II "
Impossible to represent that much without represent.
Oppress the people Of Texas AMI Louisiana because he
held that the writ Of habeas corpus and the right oi
trial by Jury were their inaenacle heritage, that the
ci,i was paramount over the military authority and
that the statehood Of those commonwcaIths had sur
vivcd the war. Gen. Iancock's course illustrated
not only his devotion to Justice, with him passion,
hut also that clear Insight and strong common sense
to which was apparent the absurdity of the expecta-
iion that the Union could lie male whole AMI sound
while any Of Its members We're dead u was because
his course disappr0ved and different system oi
reconstruction attempted that the entire South was
plunged In anarchy and the restoraiiono harmony
and mutual confidence between the sections so long
delayed. The Republican party goes into this Presi-
dental campaign handicapped and discrcdied by al
the fOes and crimes of lis reconstruction policy.
Int here IL man who announced the true plan at the
very dawn "f pcace--a plan the wisdom of which has
been demonstrated by the logic Of events after hcei
years Of Republican failure. shall the Democracy o
Louisiana and Texas now say 10 the National Deinoc-
racy you may nominate this man II you wish, hut HI
represents nothing Int our gratitude, and fhdf doe,
not amount to muchy
The nomination of no other man could 80 offset the
faults Of Gen Grant, character and the mistakes Of
his administration. No other man has beon In posi-
tOn Ia establish 50 complete contrast who has ha,
the heart and the head Ia do II. The nomination N
no civilian however distinguished, would COmpei,
what MIR. WatersOn calls - the antiihesis - OnI,
the soldier who has laid his laurcls upon tie altar %
Justice, proclaimed the solemn majesty Of the law II
the hour of the tyiints opportunity, acknowledge,
the sovereignty of States In conquered land, aud
stored To defeated people trial by jury Of peers II
lieu uf ihe Scaut consideration ol drmnhead court
natal, could enable the democracy 10 challenge TIN
country with such pride OF emihasis. Look lier
upon this picture aud on this
The Tunes should remember something that hap
poned In the winter of 1879 The people of this city
| iy q movement which the Timcs discouraged, In TIN
month Of September of the year previous, delivered
blow that In one day, the ever memorable and guI
Ous Fourteenth laid low the whole fabric Of msurpa
tlon In this state atuned the Democratic heart Il
hope In all the states, anh unct'h upon the cause n
lsadicasrl throughout the country an iHinry from
which II has not Ia this day recovered. Gen. Gran
Immediately sent Federal soldiers to the relief ol th'
beaten carpet -baggcfs, and with bayonets iepToppe,
The fallen structureo oi their oppressive government
But he too Late 10 prevent The moral effect nj TN
victory which the people had won. The sympathy O
the country was with them, and the result WAS soei
Ia the elections which gave Ohio and Pcnnsy
and Massachusetts, Ia tile democracy, and the con.
troll of the House oi Representatives fur the FIRST Tim
| since the war. In Louisiana . Democratic majurit,
| was sent TO the General Assembly; but the trooI,
| were on hand again. Gen. lie TIObriand went Int,
the Hall of Representatives with nle of infantry
and Hugh Campbell pointed out the Democrats wlOu
Kellogg had ordered removed, and they were forcbl
| elected. Gen. Hancock would have broken hi,
| sword over his knee before lie would have done tIa
thlng. But Gen. sheridan was hero and responsible
for il aIl-Lile Phil Grami'B favoriie and Iigii
graphed him promptly, "Tho President aud an of ~
approve Of What you have done - and Sheridan ele
grapllod them back that the state rife with muir
der and Oyerruu with bandits, aud that The Admins
tralioii should begin the hanging AT aIid M
stand upon the order of their hanging. these thug
We're moi done In corner, and they cannot be forgot
ten. They establish the contrast, they complete ia,
antltbesls they offset Grant with Hancock by SOME
thing than the gratitude of helpless people io
! le a.