The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-11-23
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

vel0ped, and everything in their power is oeing
done to prepare the public mind for declara-
tion of martial law throughout the entire South.
The experiment has been tried in South Caro-
lima, and the people of nine counties placed
under the iron rule of military despotism. The
people of the United States appear to have be-
come so accustomed to violations of the Constl-
tuition, suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
and declarations of martial law, that it would
seem as though they cared littlewhat form OF
Government they lived under. Texas having
changed front, and the people of that State
having had the audacity to put honest men in
office by electing the Democratic candidates at
the recent election, the Radical tricksters and
supporters of Grant are now busy circulating
reports of Ku-Klux outrages in that State
and the defeated arpet.bagger friends of Grant
are calling on him to send troops to Texas.
We shall no doubt be- RECALLED daily with news
by telegraph of the horrible outrages by the
Ku Klux in Texas, aud, finally, Grant will up
set civil authority in that State, and place his
military friends in command. We anticipate
the same course of policy To be pursued to-
ward Georgia. The thief Bullock, who. till
lately, disgraced the Executive chair of that
State, after rObbing the people of Georgia out
of millions of money. as well as out Of the rail
roads belonging to their State, took French
leave, and after being absent couple of months
V.,rb 70 Fla "a his A m
us Governor, wherein he plainly shows himself
in league, and in full fellowship with the con-
sprators who are plotting for the overthrow OF
all civil authority in the South. BY declaring
the people of the South in insurrection against
the General Government, and putting that Sec
ton under martial law, the vote of the South
would not be counted in the Presidential cleo
ton, and Grant would walk over the track al
most without opposition.
The "passive" policy recommended by the
St. Louis Republican, and which is receiving
the endorsement of the Democracy every
where, has. alarmed Grant and his co.conspi.
rators. With liberal Republican or Conserv.
al1fC al TIC hNiuf ouSd aS >haSA ouS-
tice Chase, or Senator Trumbull, of Illinois
one to whose standard would rally the conserv.
alive element throughout the country, together
with all good men of every political faith who
are opposed to Capitalization and in favor of
an honest and economical administration OF
public affairs; then by the Democracy casting
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try will be rescued from the hands OF
the corrupt set Of infamous thieves and
scoundrels who are now rapidly driving us to
perdtion. The corrupt condition of munich
pal affairs in New York city necessitated the
adoption of such course by the good people
of that place: and to rescue their city from
the grasp Of the harpies who had control Of
affairs, political questions were. for the time be-
ing. ignored, and honest men were elected to
Office in place of rogues and villains. The
same course was pursued at the recent cleo
ton in Chicago, and the professional Office
seekers and political bummers were defeated
by an overwhelming majority. The axe should
be laid at the root OF the evil. If the good
men Of both political parties found it necessary
to unite their forces in New York and in Chi
cago TO defeat common enemy, and rid them
selves of the yoke imposed on them by organ
lied gangs of public plunderers, how much
greater is the necessity for union of such
forces to clean out the Augean stables at the Ma.
tional Capitoll If the people in those cities
join hands in defense of their property, how
much more important il it that the good men
throughout the whole country should unite in
defense OF their liberties and of Consttu.
tional Government against an organized band
of conspirators who are not only plundering
the public treasury, but plotting against the
liberties of the people and trampliug their
constitutional rights under FOOT Grant, the
bribe-taker, is determined to be reelected and
will not scruple at the means he uses to &C
eomplish his ends The vast army of office.
holders under his orders, with the immense
public patronage at his diposal, together with
the aid Of the military, renders Grant for
midable opponent; but if the honest masses
will prove themselves equal to the occasion
and "sink the partisan in the patriot" by
uniting on conservative candidate, then we
should consider that the Democracy. in the
present aspect of affairs, would prove recreant
to their trust, to the duty they owe to-their
country, did they not seize the opportunity