The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-12-07
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CARPEr.RAa sCOUNDRELIsM.
Another Blast from Horace Greeley
on CRrPet-BaE ThievInE.

Another Blast FrOm Horace Greeley
on CArPet-Bag' 'ThievInE.
From the New York Tribune Of Monday Nor. ls.
For months t6e developments ofrascali-
ty in the mana eemsnts of the reconstruct
ed governments of fseVeral Southern States
have been growing. more and-EAe4e-coE-
elusive. NointelligeQt man longer doubts
that those gOgeTnnlefitS have been fadra7lLL1
erpensiuefelI corrupt-that they have in
creased tzx4tion, incurred-debt, End-nsue6
bonds to an enormous extent TIE fecss
are 1lpGTt concealed or obscured but Gao
not l9ng. remain so; enough Is already
known to justify the very graVest appre-
tensions. In the two CarolinRs, especially,
the TOb6erieS appear to haze been q ute as
gigantic. when the relative wealth of the
respective commupitjesSis- considered as
in this city. FetSmen whom we have es-
teened hoVesttalk as though all exposure
andFeprehensioh of these Villanies should
be l6ft to Democratic journals-that we
ought to ignore, or befcg, or belIttle them.
They represent such exposure as calculat-
ed TO damage .he Republican party gen
orally.
We hold that, even if this be 30, that
party vii! be far worse damaged by seek
ing to cover those iniquities, and thus
making them to some extent its own. Let
it promptly and fearIessly expose and de-
nounce the criminals. if 1t wolld vindicate
itself from all completely IA their crimes.
We have received communications from
leading Republicans in Texas insisting
that We have regarded their legislation
and rule with greater dIsfayor than the
facts will warrant. To this we answer
that the people of Texas seem to take the
same view ofthe matter that we do. Two
years ago they elected a Republican Gov
ernor, Legislature, and three out of four
Congressman; now, they have chosen
Democrats to Congress from all four dis
tricts by an aggregate majority of at least
ten thousand. Yet there are far more
Republican journals printed in the State
to-day than there were two years ago,
| with all the Federal and State patronage
IN the hands OF the party which has Just
4 been so signally defeated.
While in Texas last Nav, we could not
! fail to see that the old Texans who stood
fire for the Union and organized the Re-
publican party-Governor Hamilton, Gov
ernor Pease, Judge Hancock, Judge Sab
inc, ete.-were out in the cold, while the
Republican machine was in the hands of
| younger and less eminent politicians,
mainly new to the State, and ENJOYING
no consideration outside of the ranks OF
their followers. Had the legislation of
the last two years commanded public con-
tidence, and had Republicans who were
more favorably known to the whole peo-
pie, irrespective of politics, been nominal
| ed, We believe the State would have gone
as strongly Republican in 1871 as it did in
1869.
The State Constitution framed in 1868
by Republicans, plainly provides for the
election of a Legislature every second
year. The present Legislature, chosen
two years ago, has held at least two long
sessions, and is now holding a third II
ought to have provided for the choice oi
Its successor at the recent election it did
just the opposite to this-it put off the
election to future day. 'The fact is. we
are not prepared for an election" said 6
leading manager Of the ruling CLIQUE last
May. So there will have to be special
election, or this moribund Legislature
must hold over for another year. But
why not prepared 2" ''The wicked fee
when no man pursueth, but the righteous
are as bold as lions" says The sacred pro-
verb. Don't you believe that the inspired
| penman had Bullock, of Georgia, IN his
eye when ne made that observation? And
he didn't Glass him under the head of 'the
righteous" either Here is Clayton, o.
Arkansas, charged BY his neighbors with
crimes that if proved, should send him &c
the State Prison instead Uf the Senate
Now, we don't know that the charge,
against HIM are true; though the people
of Little Rock seem to believe them, five
may Judge from the result Of their recent
election. But If they are true-if Clay
ton counted out and counted In legisla
tors, and even Congressman, to secure hi
own election to the Senate-then heIough
to be hurled from his seat before the clos,
Of next January.