The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-02
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW

have commenced its career. The democracy
then will have passed entirely out Of power,
for there will be a republican president are
publican lower house of congress and VIZ
tually a republican senate, for there seems 10
be no doubt but that Malone, of Virginia,
false to all his teachings, false to the tradi-
tions and tho sentiments of his people, false
to his record, false to his fame a. cor
federnte maior-general, and false to
the hopes snd tho yearnings OF the south
that has 80 honored him in tie past nnd
loved him, will act with tho republicans and
throw his strength and his voice against the
southern people and the democratic party.
Tien we may say that the noon tide sun OF the
meridian of March 4.h that will shine out so
brilliantly on the republican accession to
power in all the departments of the govern
meni, will be asa setting sun upon the
democratic party ard its power to achieve
good for the country, save in its action as
minority in the cause of tho right, and n
restraining force against whatever Of wrong
that may be attempted. But that setting sun
will gild with refulgent light that time
itself cannot fade, and tinge with
glory like unto purple and crimson and
gold the four years of the past whom the
democratic party bad power in tho two
houses of congress. The impress of demo-
cratic action and democratic craftsmanship
in these four years is loft upon the history of
the country, ind will add lustre to its annals
Thwarled in much of the good it sought 10
accomplish, by republican minority of dan
gorous and Incorporating strength, mi
nori.y that sought ever TO thwart mud q
president wrackoi with a desire TO DO
liberal and conservative and u fear
of tho stslwarts like an IN
decided ass between two rioks of hay UNI
able 10 choose which to MUNICH from, the
democracy was powcress to achieve all in
the way of reform it outiived and bsttled
for But the record of its labcrs is before
the country and the sober, second thought of
the people will recognize i! all and appreci-
ate ut after little while. What more, with
the opposition it has had to contend with, the
obstacles that it has at every hand encoun.
tered can il do than it has dones Electiug its
president in 1876 by an overwhelming pop
uar vote and by fair and honest
count of the electoral college, rather
than disturb the quietudo Of tho land,
rather than do anything calculated TO create
turmoil, to interfere with tao public conf
dence, to jaopardise the country's prosperity,
il gave up its rights aud submitted TO the
fraud of m electoral commission and the
seating in the presidential chair Of man
defeated ANONYMOUSLY but ten thousand
more ignominiously counted in and in
famously declared president of these United
States. Democratic craftsmanship and
democratic purity brought about Il resump
tion of specie payments, made tho govern
meut's treasury notes and its rational bank
paper equal to gold and silver, if not indeed
preferred ordinarily to either. 1t made silver
of equal value with gold snd gave it again to
the country, and to-day indeed to the world,
as circulating medium. 1t unlocked the
doors of the manufactures and put thousands
and thousands of starving men and women
10 work. Itput life where before was only
sagnation. 1t carried life md light and hope
and happiness to millions of miserable,
dosolsto homes. II brought tho smiles Of Joy
TO the pale, wan faces OF mothers all over the
land, whose hearts we're aching for their hungry
children, and made those same pinched-
featured, hollowed'eyed, listless little child
ron ill all the land with their gladstone
laughter. 1t spread the furled wings of
commerce to catch the quckening bleezes,
III loosed from their moorings idle steam
boats and canal-bosts, and sent train after
train heavily laden to and fro across the con-
tinent and through the states. 1t unlocked
the Golfers of capital and poured out tide
of money to start new enterprises and awaken
tho energies of the people. 1t has caused
railroads and telegraph lines to spring up all
over the country, and cities and towns TO
grow like magic. 1t has made our ex-
ports greater than our imports, and
under its beneacent policies and wise states
manship all classes of our people--the far
mer, merchant, mechanic, artisan, profess
sional man. artist and laborer-.has harvest
field Of plenty in which to reap, and it has
exposed corruption, laid bare vice and fraud
and wrong and all manner of evil ia public
and private places. 1t has given new inn
petus to education, TO religion, to morai,y,to
all manner Of purity and civilization, the
glorious and rofulgent civilization of this
ago; the light Of which even ponctrales the
shadows of the future it has advanced
and developed and strengthened. 1t has
battled nobly for the constitution and its
fbehests, and wherein IL has failed to main
tain and uphold tho strict construction of
that bulwark Of the peoples liberties, it has
succeeded in arousng tho people TO sense
of their danger from tho encroachmen!s of
centrslisn. If.ho question DO asked, why,
all this having been accomplished by the
democracy they were defeated in November
last, the answer Ia patent. Treachery, fraud
and corruption triumphed over honesty. and