Some Stirring Political History

It pleaaet some of the ultra demo.ratio nowspapers to ipeak of Mr. Kuthorford B. Hayos as au ex-presi(lont ivlin liad a fraudulcnt titlo. and gay tli.it lie was dishonostly elected president of tbe Dnlted stans. This view is in sympatliy witb the ultra expresskma pubUeiicd in some nf the newspepere of the soutli. where Gn. Butler is pitchforked aftor hls death into a heil created eepeclally for liim by the Imaslnation of these vindiotive southern wrlters. Mr. Hayos liad as honost a titlo tu his Office as any president. He liad a nnu-li more compfete title than any democraUc president elected Binee the iv ar. The voto of the statte en' Louislana Avas (iuntod for hini aftor a careful ii(n iijiini tiio part of the leadlog ropuUliran Btateemen of tliis ( oimtry. This. howovor. was not all ihat was toedeed to make liis oase píete. Tlic rlghi to cí.uiit that vote as jiasscd üpon by the electoral coinniissinn. This tribunal was creatii with tlie coneeni of both partiea la Congres !it tbat time. It received the support of the deinocrats as wel] is the republieans. lts mem beren lp was made nip of eijrht justices of the nited States fcmpremc coort and eerend of the lcailiii;; memben taken f rom iioth branebea Dl congres. This tribunal was funncd for the expreac pui-pot-e f settling all disputcd queetdone. Althouprh It was au extra-judieial tribunal ít was giren fiill powera by coogreas, and its ]udgment carried with it the weight of the strpreme conrt it.self. ThU decíahion naturally, ould do nothing but attaek the chnracter of the tribunal. THE END OP HONEST SLBCTI0K8 JN' THE SOUTH. There has never been sincc that time au honest election in the south wliere the ivill of the entire body (if vuti'is liiuld bc expreaecd, or, if expreseed, permltted to lic ounted. The abare of the solid south to-day in the vote of the electoral collega la a dislnmest one, and any president of the United States who is elected with the aid of that dishonest vote is not in a poition to eriticise tbe title of any mie. The lepublican party will never acconiplish any real miecess untJl it l-ig-lits this WTOOg. disCqMtOM in connress ooncerning this vil luive gone on for many yean. The. republieans made a great misiako wlicn tliey had control of both braneh.es of congregs that tliey did not covrect this cvil. ÏHey llild it in their power. Every move that they have made n this directkm in late years luas Ik'cu nttacked as au assiimption of iinlawful power, yet the fiouth to-day has ai Vast forty more represcntaiivcs in n DgreeB Ilian it is lawfully entltled to, and consefiucntly Diunber more votes in the elwtojai college, TlLe soutli to-day has licita t ved practieally. the resulta m' all the war of the rebellion. It is stronger to-day ie politice] world than it was beforc the war. Thcn thcy bad a ïcprcsciuation in the house of represcnuitives and in tlic electoral eolbased apon tSie nrhite population and a pro rata of öbree-flfths ól the colorcd pojiulat ion, wliicli cast no vote. To-day it baa as a basis irhole colored popula t Ion added to tlw Avliit'. and the negro'a roto ounts mi more to-day than when lie was a slave. THE XEXT MOVE OF THE SOITH. Alter liavinii completcly capHircd the government, the soutliern people who are now go soon to go in power will go 'the uext step, and t Hat is, to repeal, so Car as poMfMe, ühe tariff Slatlon. Tlw sonth has been alwiays for free trade, and the southern leaders to-day, wtoo have accomplishcd all in the way of apquirement of polttical power for wbich they foughi against the government, will now proceed to -ivlpe out os qukly as possille our tariff la n -. I have heard it over and over again irom soutliern men in Washington when they flrëi regelned power in tiie house of repreaentetlTee thai they w.ould never Mand on a fOOtlng of equallty with the north bo long as w were being enrlched at thelr ex))ense - t'ht was tlie way they put it - a-nd by tlif operation of protection. The majoriiy of the men who are protected by Ufaese ]nv lived in the iKirth : their money contributed liberally to tbe support m' the repubJiean party. So it is at this manufacturiiiííclass that tlicy will QOW Btrike, ko w to make certain for llie next quarter of a century at least of southern iropnemacy. A QBKAT MISTAKI-: MAIiK. Tlie one mistake. 1. 1 1 repiililicans made durini: the winter wlii;h Bettled the disputed electUm of Mr. Hayi s was when they conceded anythiag to the southern mamagers. The Bontbern leaders are vei-.v adroit. 1 ii-y devote their wliole time to politie, and Dg had of training learn all tlie arts ms-essary to cany their "Wlicu it was evidi'iit that the electoral eommlaelon could deelde but one way, and 1Hn t iu Mr. Hayee's favor, tbe nouthern men made a counter move and abandoned Mr. Tilden. They makie a propos! t ion to the re publican ñauaren aiut they mrali concede t:he coontlnc of the electoral vote tor Mr. Hayea if they in retara could be jriven tlK'ir state srovemmentg in Mie tatc wteft the tlm-i contesta rere made. Tiiis led to the celebrated conference whicli took place at Wonnicv '. Hotel. Ibere Mr. Chas. i'oster, tlie present Becretary ol the ne isury. niet Mr. I.amar. late jus! i e of the wupreme court, and talked over mattere. It vas Mr. Lámar wlio condueted the oase on the part of the soutiiorn leaders. He represented to liis asaoclates that it as absolntely vital to the future of the south that tliey sfaonld regate at once control of their state povernmemts. Mr. Lamer vm alwaya oppoaed to war. He beUeved ihat more could be accompllabed by diplomatic methode tlian violent ones. He feared tliat if the republican.s shonld hold the state fcovernmeiits that the BOnthern Iiower wonld in that way become braken. With their own state gjvernments secure they could pasa such l.i ws m t niake republi :an supremacy in the south forevcr tmpoeelble and make tbe sonta solid. as it has been sime tliat time, and a.s it w í 11 le iiiitil its mifair represent at ion in ih" electoral eollejïe and In the hoase ot iciiri'scntativcs is ent down. THE SECTION.U. IIIAHHKI.. At tliat time the morthern (lemocr.its were aiiürry. violent and full of accDsatlona dtréeted twward thlr snutliern awoolata. They got wind of the somhern deelre to deseri Mr. HKlen kW a local triumpli and made fni-knis appeaU to t'he country to aitempt to loment onotber rebeUlon. Mr. Tilden was aSrtaed to come to Washington and le sworn In. Henry AVattereon promised to march npoa Washdiitoii with 100.000 men. Bot tihero was no rebeUAon. The tormer directora In tte late rebellloc took no interest in that kind oí proceedlng, and the at the north did not take place. Mr Tilden was timid to an extraordlnary deg-ee, and his comísele of moderarían carne like a douche of ice water upon the enthnsiasm of his supporters. Mr. Kandall led the opposltlon to the approval of countlng the votes of the hoase of representaüves. lmt owinir to Mr. Foster'a ïiavIng adcepted Mr. Lamar"s terras, the sifin liern inembers did nut Jota in the resistaiK-e. and eo the connt was declared. WHAT niSCHEDITKD TJIK SITTATIOX. What (Uacredlted the Bituation in public sentiment was tlie giving up of the States' government. It (lid not look logica] or right for the vote f the state to be countert onc w&y for tlic n.itiöiial ticket and another way for the state. It was a compromise at best, and like all compromisos, impopular. TlK' great figure of tliat time was Za -liariah ('handler, the ohairman of the republu-aen national committee. He hang out on the wall of the comniittee room on the mornlng after the el eet ion, the placard tliat Mr. llaves liad lsr votes and that he was dr. tril liy .1 majority of 1. Frnni tth'ls dcrlaratiou Mr. ('handler nevcr wavered. engiaeered tttal campodgn wit'li the skill oí a general. 'I hcrr hae beeft no sir-h chalrman of the national committee sime He w.-ts a man ui nationai experlence, loog Ufe in high office, and bad been One ni president Grant'g most trnstrd advisers durinii' the early pari Ol bie admlnietratioo as an Individual, and later as bie secretary ol the interior. He ■was one of tlie vigorous types irodured ly t lic stiinulat infi atinowpihere of the war. He liad B larire and powerful HgUTe, extendint; ïully six f'ct in height. llis lieail was lar!i and Umg. His eyes were dark kis complexión sallow : his nose was a lange üonian. llis laiuc mouth drooped at tlie corners, w'hii-h gave him an e]iressii,n of eeverity. His broiid yellow comIilexioned face wai mootli shavcn, with the exceptlon oí a tliin line of sandy wliiskers whicli ran around ander his chin trom ear to aar. He was a man liahituated to large affaire. He was ]iassionat-i'ly devoti'd to the Union and liad a blgtl imperious temper. He hfid a s .urn tor nnfair dealinii and was easily made indiKmint Uy an art of injustire. lic was one of the stalwarts of the stal wart. He served aiter this campalgD in the cuate of tüie rnit'l States, nul was one of the inost ontspoken in his dennneiatinn of sonthern methods. The milk and water period oí politica in Washington was Jnst beginning wh mi Mr. ( 'liandler made lijs iuriotis onslanght u]Kn the BOUthern senators, who were defending in pollte ilirases the out- whiih were theii being COmmitted in tüie south for the purpoee oí inthnhlating tlie negro vote. mr. chanpi.kk's VIG0K0U8 VliWS. The seene occurred dnring one of those storiny debates w here Mr. ('onklin and (len. (iordon had a quarrel 'lii-li had to be settk-U by a committee oí honor- the firet committee oí th.-u kind ver appolnted in the seii.ue. Mr. (handler arose after days of patiënt listeniiig aid in a gust of pertectly inrious pawloo, denounced V.:tl lie v;i ,,l,.;i,s,., i,, ,..H ■tii,. ern wuUes in politics." This lnnjrunge of plain speakUtg ml carnecniiviotion made i great reputatioi for Mr. riuuiillor uul pure hiin I ]}opularit.y tlian :my logica argument dlrected againal the abuse wiiicli be su furiously denounced. MR. HAYKS' EI.ECTION VKÜIFIKI) BY I'OPL I.AI! VOTK. Mr. Cfaandler had hta faalt, lm it WVMÜd 3he vci-y rrfrcsliiiit; tO-daj to have a few such men back In poli Uca at th' bead of the repaWtean par ty. Mr. li;ui(llfr'8 methods iti &lmple. H liever apologlied t anj oiic for ïinytliinyr. Uut went. aggMM ivcly strai.lit on. He .was content ti put nis cneniy on the iiefenlTe Wiiilc he 1 1 1 i lí 1 1 1 Bbock the tender srnsi i)iiitifs of vory reftned Independents yet "ii the whole there was no more practical man ia Hu1 republtean party, or one more devoted to good government. It must not Ik' toffgotten tliat the nnuli aliusi'd llaves .■ulministiatiiin surii eatlsfaction to the country tliat '.ii sjiile of the most vigorine democratie crltlclgm tb coftntry was carrted foor yeara later tor Oen. (lai-iicid. Tliis was ODOtber coollrmitiiui ui tbe tiiic "f Mr. Heyes. if Bhe pniili ■ liai becpme eoovtaeed that i greal wrong had been done In WashDgton in seatlng him in the ïiiüh i[or president tben the vote of ■ondeninaliiin tor repuMican inajurity wouid have been overwhelmlng Pliere is 110 people in the vorll more -cnsilive. wlicn full.v anmsed, tO (JUeB'hiiis ni honor than the American people. vote In 1880 mafcea all democratie criticham of the title of President Hayes the idlost of idle cha t ter.