The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-18
UGLY "REMINISCENCES.

II is the dearest privilege of very
many Republicans to keep up bad
ceiling and promote antagonism
Imong citizens. There is but one ex-
,lanation of such conduct, and that
consists in the fact that Republicans
ire always running for office. Either
,he editor that writes, or the man he
writes about is sure TO be candidate
for official position, or have some AK
to grind. Twenty-Five years OF lar
gess-holdirg has caused them to
feel a spirit of landlordism which
people that have been land
lords themselves don't like to recog-
nize as Legitimate, But the time for
authoritative domineering has passed
and still the desire on their part is aP-
pareEt to keep up old issues.
If they are so disposed 1t certainly
would not be very presumptuous in
Democrats to unseam the greatest
wound this country ever received.
The rebellion question Is one where
no man can be attacked morally. JET
FERsoN, MADISON and some New
England gentlemen were just as
wrong as Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS, ii
the latter was wrong at all, which
very many people will not and
cannot admit without placing
themselves in very ,dissgreeable atti-
tude with reference to former teach
ings and belief. And yet, when the
question has been palpably lodged by
the anti-secession sentiment of the
North, and its discussion quietly drop.
ped by agreement with Southern men,
who, for policy's sake, would not urge
the issue, the disposition appears to pre-.
vail in Northern ATTITUDES to follow ur
this defunct question and continue g
controversy, the bloody settlement Of
which was deemed to be so conclusive
Of questions therein involved.
The Intor-Ocoan and \ Cincinnati pir
per are the worst specimens Of the &c
nus referred TO. and by way of show.
ing to these journals how the boot Of
complaint might be made to fit on the
other leg The HERALD would refer tC
few facts connected with the dis
graceful fraud which O very fraudu
lent party, aided by foul and cor.
rupt court, perpetrated on this hith
erto unstained nation. And just here
it may be said that no Southern man
believes that his advocacy of anti-co
ercion was anything but correct &C
cording to his convictions and teach.
ings. But is there any doubt now as tC
the dirty trick which the Republican
party undertook, furthered, endorsed
promoted and lobbied through in th,
matter Of the HAYES and TILDEl
fraud? 1t is not question to be ar.
gued. II is an admitted iniquity, anC
1t does appear to the Southern minC
that it becomes party not yet clean
washed Of political crime to abstain
from the criticism of the exercise OF 6
claimed political right in the past o.
more than quarter of a
century. To the perfumed
gentleman who charges wrong
in principle on the Southerner
and refers to his shocking treason
the following extract is referred to a
a delightful historic reminder, and be
kind enough, gentle Republican
reader, to apply the moral:
che died few days ago at Gaines
vile, Florida, of delirium tremens
His name was L. G.. DENNIS, the man
who engineered the scheme by which
HAYES was given the vote of Florida
in 1876, and, therefore, the presidency
A Savannah, Georgia, special to the
Chicago News tells more about him
He was captain in a Massa
chusetts regiment stationed in Florid5
and remained in tho State aftel
the cessations of hostlities. He had
a good deal of political shrewd
ness, was something of an orator, and
was entirely INSCRIPTIONS. He al
ways exercised great influence amonl
the negroes, and was by them elected
several times TO the State Legislature
In 1876 he so managed it that 200 NOR,
votes were canvassed for Hayes il
Archer Precinct No. 2 of Alachu,
County than were really cast. Tn,
proofs OF their fraudulent characte
were overwhelming, but the majority
OF the State Canvassing Board decided
that the y were legal. After tho Stat,
vote was declared for Hayes the De
mocrats went into the Supreme Cour
and wrested the State govern
ment from the Republicans, and DEN
MS shortly after left the State. He re
turned in about two years and agar
entered politics. He was arrested ant
tried for illegal registering and votinj
and convicted. His attorney appealed
to the Supreme Court, which set asid
the verdict. DENNIS went to Wash
lngton soon after the inauguration
and for making HAYES President, a
he phrased II, he was offered an in
significant revenue appointment il
Ohio. On his return TO Florida he de
nounoed HAYES In unmeasured terms
The paper says that DENNIS died O
felrium tremens, the result of a wage
he had made at Gainesville that h
could drink two quarts of whisky at
sitting. He had accumulated con