Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-05-25

false reports of outrages by so
called Ku-Klux, and thereby
has shown the utter incapacity Of
of his administration. It is a no.
table fact that the Radical jour
nails have not dared tie fasten
their Ku-klux stories upon those
States where there are Executives
OF any stamina whatever. These
stories have come only from the
States where the Governors have
aided in their manufacture, and
this has Reen chiefly in North>
Carolina, under Holden, and X
South Carolina, under Scott Bull
lock, of Georgia, has once or
twice attempted it, but he has
mainly been so busy taking care
of his political spoils that he has
not been able to give much heed
to it. 1t is a remarkable fact that
we have heard of no terrible-
outrages" in North Carolina since
Holden was removed, The Re-
pu~biicansGovernor of Mississippi
has maintained peace and order
in the State, and has promptly
met with proofs In denial of all
the vlllainous and lying stories of
the satrap, Senator Ames. Ames
was a mere adventurer in Missis-
sipipi, without any position there
other than the bayonet gave him
while Governor Alcorn is a gen.
tlemen who was brought up
there, holds large estates, and is
extensively identified with the
State and its commercial interests
Wherever the Executive has
shown any attention to duty, or
given the slightest evidence of his
ability to fill the requirements of
his position, there have been few
reports OF Ku-klux- When there
have been damaging stories cir
culated it has been the first care
and drty of the Executive, to see
that they are properly contradic-
ted, and the honor of the State
INDICATED. II
It has been the aim Of the best
officers Of the Southern States x
governments to render their state
desirable tor Northern emigrants
aud to do that they must main
tain a good reputation for them;
Terrible and false stories about
outrages upon Northern men do
not aid to encourage Northern
emigration to those States from
which thes outrages are reported
The large plantations of the
South, SO many of which were ter
rible devastated by the war, need
to be encouraged into a thrifty
harvest by the enterprise and cap
ital of the North. The South de-
sires this, and Northern people
are gladly welcomed to those fields
upon the harvest they produce
depend the wealth and strength
of the States. With their rich
productions the burden OF taxa
ton would fall with less weight
than now upon the people; with
out them some of the Southern
States, under the Infamous and
corrupt administration of Radi-
callsm, must soon go into banks
ruptcy. " -
We hope this has appealed to
Governor Scott, and that his one
move is an earnest of his inten-
ton to put a stop to the disgrace
full, maligning, and lying stories
that have been circulated about
his State. His administration
has involved South Carolina in un
precedented financial embarrass-
ment, aud will ultimately ruin
unless he shall add to the wealth
of the State by increasing it's pop
ulation and its productive indns-
try. The wise Executive will
hush these infamous and untruth
full Ku-klux stories at once, for
his own safety. He will refuse
any logger to be made an instru-
meut aud tool of tho junta seek
ing to make Grant President a.
gain. by violent if not peaceful
means. No Republican with the
slightest sense of houor contends
that the outrageous Ku-klux
bill was right, or necessary to
good government in the South; or
on the contrary, they well under
stand that lis execution viii on
ly make trouble and disturbance
where now peace and quiet ex-
isl. The President will give it
40 immediate heed, but will wait
until an opportune moment,
when he will use his dictatorial
power under it to defeat the peo-
pie in their choice of q Prerident
and continue himself as the chief
instu ment of the Radical oligsr-
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