Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-21

ment TO protect itself from domestic vio-
-nos or to defend the Union; they de-
clared at the critical moment Of the war
he attempt Of the governments to resist
reason failure, and called for die.
oandment Of the linton armies. They
resisted aud opposed measures for the
reconstruction Of the Union when the
var was ended; they objected to laws
for the preservation OF the public cred.
It, they excused violence aud cypress
ION exercised against the enfranchsed
freedmen; they now demand free trade,
or tariff for revenue only, 10 utter dis.
regard Of the interests OF home produe'
tion ard home industries; they clamor
for office, aud mislead' by false pretencts
a great many honest people in the sup
port Of their schemes. applause
In 1861 Democratic statesmen and
Democratic military nsn we're with the
irst upon the grnud--ready to aid aud
light for the countryside friends Of
President Lincoln, even when RsJubli-
,aus were publicly denouncing his poli-
cy and deserting him. Hot.headed sec
nonalism in the East, out OF which
came the Republican party. and hot.
headed sectionali.m In the South. which
begot r,bellion, brought on the war.
| Democracy which had ever looked to
he good ~ the whole couniry was not
accountable for either. but freely offered
tself to save the Union. Secretary
Stewards proclaim was for troop.
''for the preservation OF the State"
The opinion Of Democratic statesmen
vas admitted, that in Congress was
lodged the army raising and war-mak
ing power. The President called the
Congress and a.ked for ratification Of
ui- personal act in calling for troops.
1t was critical moment, indeed, when
the Democratic parry. assembled at Chi
cago, declared that the war for the
preservation Of the States (using Score
larry Stewards own wordt) was. up to
that time, a failure. President Lincoln
was comforting for terms OF peace. and
meetings Of commissioners were being
arranged by prominent Republicans.
The Democratic party felt perfect right
o cTiticise the policy OF an administra-
ton. When was such criticism ever de-
niedi There is no truth in the oft.made
assertion that the Democratic party ever
opposed the war, however much 1t
might have adopted structures upon the
manner in which 1t was waged.
When reconstruction was announced,
then was it plainly seen that the original
plan Of keeping the States intact and 10
The Union had failed, and that some
States were out of the Union and must
be made over. This work opened the
highway for carpet bag fficials and mill
tary usuri alton. and quickly sowed the
seeds of political death Of the party in
power
During the misrule, aud while the ad.
vice Of patriotic Democ ats and some able,
conservative Republicans was ignored,
many of the distinctive principles Of our
form of government were subverted
Contrary 10 all right and for strictly
party purposes two States were made
ont of Virginia; and to-day the Oh
Dominion has four votes in the United
states Senate, while the largest and
most loyal Northern State has but two.
In justice TO the several States this un
awful line OF division should
be wiped out and Virginia again
restored TO her proper place
construction went on, until in 1875. by
fraudulent returns from hose provis.
ion,l States, Samuel j. Tlden was dis.
honestly defeated and R. B. Hayes dis
honestly declared elected, the voice OF
the people disregarded, Liberty prosti.
tuted and our Government dishonored.
THIS unfortunate result was brought
about by the formation OF n comm ssion
which Garfield, then leader OF his party
10 the House, pronounced as wholly
without warrant and illegal. His speech
against that commission was the only
able speech made IN reference to the
measure. And yet, he did obey his party
and accepted membership in a body he
declared unlawful. From this time the |
voters fast lost faith in the Republican
party. Laws for public credit have been
the boast of the Democratic party, |
and almost every foot of added soil IN |
his country has been purchased by Dem |
ocratic administrations The Violence |
and COZ ict in the South since
tho war were brought about |
by carpet.bag Republican politicians,
who regularly bought and sold |
the eolored vote. Moses, of South Car
DINA fame, is in Northern jill |
tor larceny; Kellogg. with his |
and str kcrs. has been
driven out by the Republicans them
selves. and Sighting Malone has been
retired aud he is powerless |
for further harm.
Tue result is the South is getting |
down to hard work. The negroes are
learning how to vote for themselves, to
Republicans not always pleasing, and
place. is being brought out of turmoil by
wise national counsels.
As for Democratic free trade or Re- |
publican tariff. we need not go from our
own shore for lesson. At San Pedro
ships from free trade England are sup. |
plying coal to this great coal country,
while under Republican tariff law our
miners are out of employment, and
evan the laborers of our country on our
own coast refuse TO work for the small
pay offered. When the Democratic
patty gets full control of the legislative
bodies of the nation, the laboIing man
will again find that Democracy alone |
provides for the lahorer. Since the days
OF Jefferson this has been true. while |
corporations, manufacturers and mon
eyed men always find friends in the op.
position. The troubles of the past
years have been brought upon the labor
element by the unwise laws made by |
the Republican party, and which cannot
be changed mt the Senate also be-
comes Democratic. The anarchy and |
bloodshed in Chicago, the violences in
the mines of Ohio and Pennsylvania,
are directly chargeable to the ktpubl-
can theories of protection. IN. c."
is branded all over the Republican par
~, and the people say it must go.
Ring out the false, ring in the true"