The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-09
The KU KLUX DODGE STILL BE
ING PLAYED.

ideas. Among the numerous bless
ings enjoyed by that favored sta i,
the luxury Of a loyal Governor. sew
eral negro members Of Congress, {
negro Supreme Judge, and a Legisla-
ture considerably miNcI-a cross be
tween the genus carpet-ba9@er and the
pure hlooded descendant Of Africa.
The carpet Tag element is composed
Of the lowest scum Of Northern soci-
ETY., spawned on the South in the wake
OF a victorious army when that State
was crushed Ivy the weight OF the mill
itarv power of the North. These low,
vile. thiovinr. outcast WrctchcS aruthc
boon companions Of the meanest and
worst class of negroes who they man
age to control IN their OWn interests.
and through them to rule the >.ate.
These degraded vCrmin have Of course
no interest in the permanent welfare
Of the State. and would pack their i'll
gotten gains and leave at a moments
warning whenever 1t ceased 10 minis
ter to their greedy wants. Tie ma
iority Of the negroes who Censor, with
these fellows and Give them their To-
IiticaI power are Of curse TOO ignorant
and stupid 10 know OF care anything
about the welfare Of the >.a.o, but
simply from the force of habit,
where cunning knavoS. protesting
friendship. st tit 10 lead. The loyal
ba- Governor of the loyal state
If South Carolina, took il, INTO Li~
patriotic head, nearly two years ago,
% suppress his political enemies, THAI
:. the respectable white inhlbitant~.
md ior that purpose caused his tools
nd unprjncip!yd mjnions in the Leg
Stature TO arm. equip and call into the
ield 4 legion OF black militia who, it
vas thought, would intimidate and
rash all the respectable portion Of
he inhabitants, and give the negroes
nd carpet baG-crs a permanent lease
f power. This stroke Of political
,ratcgy worked well for 4 time, and
nabled the Radical party To carry the
atIhe last election by sweeping.
majority, as decent people We're driven
the polls. and the lawIc7s negro
had il al their own way. Oh
he theory that the end .justiIies the
Means. Of course this was satisfactory
. the dominant party At Washington.
long a. the Sta;e was made loyal, il
battered n0t what means were resort
/ 10 10 compass that result, and be
was Il not in accordance with
he very theory on which our Govern
lent was tounded-allowing the State
manage its own local affairs in lis
WI way? The theory and the prac-
ce was cninently satisfactory II head
uarters, and South Carolina was
set down rs certain I o cast lis
ote i'll 1872 for the standard bearer of
ne Republican party; but, unfor,u-
ately for these pleasing calculations,
re money III the State Treasury
i'll not hold out, ard as a consequence
ne negro militia had TO be dishandci
nj ,ne Sale was in imminent danger
f falling into the hands of the decent
'hite people Who. although disfran-
the better part o fthcm, and not
to Vote, Vet they were likely
, WELD 4 powerful influence on the
cgro yO;u in that State, as elsewhere
I the South, ana hence it was neccs-
lry that something should be done 10
ave the state. Negro militia could dol
, but they had to be paid. and the
tate vas already b%ankrupt: besides.
the revenues of the State We're al
)rbcd in paying IN army Of black
there would be nothing left for
le loyal carpet bag thieves 70 giut
leir greedy palms. The experiment ,
black militia worked We'll, but it 5
as too costly and must give place to :
,mething that would not cheat these {
llains Of their coveted booty. If the ,
aderaI Government could be induced
furnish the military to keep the
in subsection, al would be ,
veiy, but the Government could not !
prevailed upon to take this course {
some showing was made that e,
was in danger, and hence all +
4 sudden the country is startled :
the horrid tales OF ESu kiux out '
ges and midnight transformations. q