The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-03

then will have passed on'ireiy ouso' PN"'
for there will DO a republican president are
,uhlican lower house of congress and VIZ
tually a republican senate, for there seems 70
be no doubt but that Malone, OF virginia
fslae TO all his teachings, false to the tradl-
,,ors and the sentiments Of his people, false
to hs record, falec to his fame as u con
federate msior-general, and iAise W
The hopes and the yearnlnss Oh Inc sou'a
,bst has so honored him in the past ana
loved him, will act with tho republicans ana
throw bis strength and his voice against tne
southern people and. the democratic parry
Tnen wa NAV say that the noon. tide sun OF Inc
meridian of March 4th that will shine OUT so
brilliantly on the republican accession 70
mower in all the departments OF the govern
ment will be as setting sun upon 'ne
democratic party and its power TO ach'eVo
Good for the country save in its action as d
minority in the cause of the right, and o
restraining force against whatever OF wrong
that may be attempted. But that setting sun
will gid with refulgent light that 'ime
itself cannot fade, and tinge with
a glory like unto purple and crimson ana
cold the four years OF the past when the
democratic party had power In the TWO
bousss of congress. The impress OF demo-
cratic action and democratic craftsmanship
in these four years is left upon the history OF
the country, and will add lustre 10 It's annalS
Tbwarted in much of the good it sought 10
accomplish, by republican minority OF GAN
earous and Incorporating strength a NIL
nority that sought ever to thwart ana Il
nreaident wracked with desire 70 be
liberal and conservative and q rear
Of the stelwarts like an IN
decided ass between two ricks OF nay un-
ab,e to choose which to MUNICH from, the
democracy was powerless to achieve al IN
tha wav of reform it outlived and Da'tled
for But he record of its labors is before
tho country and the sober, second thought OF
the people will recognize it all and spprcc.-
atait after little while. What more, with
the opposition il has had to contend wltn' 'ne
obstacles that it has at every hand encoun-
tared can it do than it has donef Eiecting It's
president in 1876 by an overwhelming pop
ular vote and by fair and hohes'
count of the electoral college, rather
toan disturb the quietude of the land
rather than do anything calculated to create
turmoil, to Interfere with the public conn
dance, to ieopsrdise the country's prosperity,
it gave up its rights and submitted TO th'
fraud of an electoral commission ana 'ne
seating in the presidential chair OF man
defeated ANONYMOUSLY but ten thousand
more ANONYMOUSLY counted in and IN
famously declared president of these uni'ea
States. Democratic craftsmanship ana
democratic purity brought about reaump
ton Of specie payments, made the govern
ments treasury notes and its pational bank
naper equal to gold and silver, il not indeed
praferrsd ordinarily to either. 1t made silver
of equal value with gold and gave 1t again 70
the country, andto-day indeed to the world
es a circulating medium. 1t unlocked the
doors Of the manufactures and pu! thousands
and thousands of starving men and women
20 work. Isput life where before was only
stagnstion. Itcarried life and light and hope
and happiness to millions Of miserable
desoste homes. 1t brought the smiles OF Joy
TO the pale, wan faces ofmother' all over inc
I md .whose hearts were aching for their hungry
children, and made those sama pinched-
featured, followed. eyed, listless little child
rem fill ali the land with their gladstone
Laughter 1t spread tho furled wings OF
commerce to catch the quiclSening bieczes'
uploosed from their moorings ids steam
boats and nal-boats, and sent train after
t.Aid heavily laden t.snd fro across the con-
tinent and through the states. 1t unlocked
the Golfers of capital and poured cut tide
of money TO start new enterprises and awaken
the energies of the people. II has caused
railroads and telegraph lines to spring up all
over the country, and cities and towns to
grow like msgic. 1t has made our ex-
ports greater than our imports ana
under It's bencAcenl policies and wise states
msuship all classes of our people-the Tar
mer. merchant, mechanic, artisan, prcies-
sional man. artist and lsborer-hss harvest
field Of plenty in which 10 reap, and II mas
exposed corruption, laid bare vice andffaud
and wrong and all manner of evil IN public
and private places. 1t has given q new i'm
petus 10 educstioD, to religion, TO moraliiy,to
all manner of purity and civilization, the
glorious and refulgsnt civilization OF this
age the light Of which even penetrases the
shadows Of the future 1t has advanced
and developed aud strength ened- 1t has
bs,tled Dobly for the constit uiion and its
behests, and wherein II has failed TO main
tain and uphold the strict construction OF
that bulwArk Of the peoples liberties, i has
succeeded in srousing The people 10 sense
of their danger from the encroschmenh OF
centralism. 1.-THE question be asked, why,
All this having been accomplished by The
democracy they were defeated in November
last the snsxer il patent Treschsry, fraud
"a ccrruntior trfumphei over bo1esty, and