Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-10-16
The Ku.Klux Democracy.

As the grub becomes a butterfly and the
tadpole frog, by process Of natural develop.
ment, 50 the Copperhead party, under the sun
Of Andrew Johuson's favor, has become the
monstrous and murderous ku-klux Khan
The ku'klux Democracy ia the Copperhead
Democracy In an advanced stage OF develop.
ment. ltn0w less subtle In ita habits, Il is more
nwtul IN its defiant, lawlessness, aud more hor.
rible 10 its blOody crimes.
II il idle Ia say the ku Klux Khan is not a
manifestation Of the Democratic party. II is
its prominent and typical feature in this year
OF Grace, 1865. Tho members OF the order are
Dem 'crats, aud they are all ku.kuxes be.
cause they are Democrats, The victims of its
malicious cruelty are Republicans aud Union
men, and 1t 10 because they are Republicans
aud Union men that they are made its victims
II Is equally idle To say that the ku- Klux Klan
Is faction of the party with which the mass
o; the organization has no sympathy. Neither
the organization as whole nor any influential
portion OF Il dsres repudiate or rcbuke either
the aims or the methods Of the Khan. On the
contrary, the party has, in a signal manner,
proclaimed that its grand purpose is Identical
with the professed object Of these criminals.
The announced design of It's ku. K;ux Khan.
which Is put forth as the apology for it's exist
ence, is To overthrow the governments Of the
Southern States. which have been framed un-
der the laws ot Congress-, by the Union men
living in them, aud this they intend aud expect
"
from the North, and iuiimidating the Uuinn mep
native In the South, white and black alike, to
such an extent thai they will not dare take any
part in political Affairs.
And the National Democracy proposes To
itself the same object, the overthrow ofthe gov
crnmenls Of the Reconstructed States aud the
Iaws ai Congress which Nuthori1e them The
Pnrpos y Of the DrmOcracv, and thai OF the Ku-
klpx hlan, are not only harmonious they are
identical, they are as"ne with each other. There
can be M quarrel betwe ween them To he sure
the party has not vet IN the North SIT un 6,nt
the same measures AS In the South, but there
Il no Rrour either IN reason ot eEperience Cor
surprising they will hesitate tn d. Il if other
N ans fail, and thev should enrne 10 hs nfenin.
iun such would succeed. The New York riui.
lave shown thst Northern Democracy is MI
without capsule aud willing material rE doini
work Of lSwless incendiarism, pillage an,
assassination, while Frank nloirs letters, and
like declarations of Kindred spirits indicate tina
not all che thoughts of the leaders are of lega
remedies aud peaceful methnds.
stndions avoidance Of the term will no
cause 20 he forgotten the fact that during th,
war ynur peace Democrat was in all essontia
attributes a malignant aud cantsmntblu Con
psrhead. ami Il that designation does not ae
eurateiF ohtracteriIe him now, Il Is because M
has grown builder ana worse. II Is only IN,
difference between a era wiling vennnons serpen
AMI raging bloai -eraving monster. The ku
klnx Klan 10 Democratic clan and the De
moeraey Of to-day, whatever name il assumes
- the ku-kluE Democracy. Ca Gansas.