Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-22
New Tactics.

THE Ku-Klux Invesugauon Committee
was appointed before the force law was
passed, and when the passage of such a
measure at the first session of the Forty
second Congress seemed quite doubtful
The object had in view was to measure the
extent of Southern outrages and recon-
mend a remedy. The whole subject has
since been intrusted to other hands. The
act passed throws the whole responsibility
of suppressing the evil upon the Execu-
tive and Judiciary. We can conceive of
no occupation for Congress and its CON-
mittee. Whatever the extent to which the
outlaws may go, the existing statute is
ample in all its provisions. Not only so,
but should all outlawry cease the act
should still be retained in force. 1t is, as
we showed at the time of its passage, Just
such law as the United States needs per-
manently to define and regulate the con-
stabulary power of the General Govern
ment.
If, therefore, the committee should prove,
as the Democrats take pleasure in predict
ing, fifth wheel in the anti-Ku Klux
coach, it would not be at all surprising,
and certainly not at all discreditable to
Congress. On the contrary, it would sho "
that what seemed at first beyond immedi-
ate remedy, was not, after ALL In other
words, Congress met the emergency soon
er and more effectually than it expected
to.
The present indications are that the
law and the Presidents proclamation that
1t would be enforced, have effectually
checked the dastardly outlaws. The gem
eral reports, as well as the Ku- -Klux Com
mittee rumors, look that way. 1t may be,
however, only the lull which precedes a
storm The ways of Southern despera-
does are devious and incalculable
1t was very impolitic for the Ku-Klux
to show their hands so soon. The real OBJ
ject of the klan is to influence the next
Presidential election. Its depredations
and massacres are, some of them, for the
purpose of personal revenge and robbery
but in the main they are actu ated by po-
litical motives. From the standpoint of
expediency solely, they should, conse-
quently, have been delayed The organi-
zation might have been ever so thorough,
and no special provision would have been
made to preserve order had actual out.
breaks been suppressed. 1t was, we re.
peat, very impolitic to throw off the mask
so long in advance. The dullest, even
must now see this, and very likely gen.
eral effort is being made to regain the
| ground lost through premature disclos
ures. There is now an interval of a veal
and half before the election will occur
Should the more prudent leaders succeed
in keeping the Klan ambushed until No
vember, 1872, they would render the Dem
ocratic party an inestimable service. I'm
less that can be done the party is utterly
hopeless. A few more such speeches a
that made by jeff Davis, and such out
RACES as were, until quite recently, of con
slant occurrence, and, paradoxical as
may sound, the next Presidential struggl
will end before it begins. New tactics
faithfully adhered to, can alone enable tn
Democracy to compete for the prize witt
the faintest prospect of success.
1t is doubtful if the pighead element ca
be reined in so long. Even if the nev
tactics should succeed, the people woul
not, to any decisive extent, be deceive
into trusting the party which has so cor
spicuously shown its utter untrustworthi
ness.-C Chicago Journal.