Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-12
woRCEsT B.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1e, Is.
-ll.,,.n.n,y In Georgia.

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Tow republicans have been Sc
;ng in the political kuklux RANKS az ~
democrats" doing this reprehens,oe W." 'o,,,,
~ name of Greeley. These men anu 'ii0 "a
.oora+s are now shaking hands ac I -
49,, cbasm'' in a very peculiar iss s,,oosss
lrElnx element of the regulars ala tbeir
nv their newspaper orgaaBpcc where colored
ports have told us hoSe polls and shot dead
fully the armed .Iacon Telegraph, a regular
work. Mac9I, encouraged these proceed
voters wsmmended the policy of crowding
on tbters from the polls. Another Greeley
:; published at Macon and representing
de ''liberal republican" element, fails TO under
stand that this behavior of the regulars indicates
either Conversion" or reconciliation" This
paper, which is called "The American Union,"
talks to the Telegraph as follows:
''And then the colored people are not to be per-
Elittsd TO take their position at the ballot box in
the order in which they present themselves, eh
Dangerous characters must not lead them, eh
Pray where is the law to back this proposition
The democrats can have their organizations
they can close up their places of business and
go to the polls and stay there all day ogling and
intimidating all who do not vote their way; but
a negro is not to be permitted to 90 10 the polls
quietly cast his ballot as his turn comes, and
retire without being treated to a threat like the
above. Has the writer of that threat learned vet
that negro has Just as many rights at the ballot
box as his assailants?
''We should like to know who is to enforce
this prohibition, and who is to define who are
dangerous characters? Is it these young cubs
who have been buying pistols for the last week
Is it possible, after the good name that Macon
has obtained for liberality, that she is to be
overrun by swarm of outlaws, Matched by the
Telegraph?
"The Telegraph processes TO be an advo
cate of MI. Greeley; but Mr.. Greeley advocates
nothing that makes one citizen better than
another As an advocate of Mr.. Greeley, the
Telegraph should stick to Mr.. Greeley's priu-
ciples.
"Since the above was written, the threat of the
Telegraph has been executed, and several men
have been killed and wounded. The Telegraph
has taught the colored people that they must not
go 10 the polls at all. If they do, they do as at
the peril OF their lives"
1t is manifest that this Greeley ''liberal" does
not like theisort of hand shaking TO which he is
invited. He is learning something which can
hardly fail to influence his future political con-
duct. Others may keep their eyes shut and con-
tinue to believe the fraudulent representations
used in aid of Mr. Greeley's attempt to restore
the democratic party to power; but he begins
to see the truth. The democratic party of
Georgia shows what the whole party would do,
if it could secure control of the national govern
ment. The representation that this party has
been Converted" is one of the most stupendous
frauds ever heard of We can see that Mr..
Greeley and the Tribune have been converted to
new and strange devices; but what the demo-
cratic party means, not only in Georgia, but in
all, or nearly ALL the other states, has been told
by the minority of the committee on kuklux
outrages. We have printed what they say, but
it may be useful, in this connection, to reprint
an extract from this official statement of what
is meant. The representative democrats who
sign it say:
''But while the negroes of the south have po-
sition and power in the administration of public
affairs now, who can say, who can look into
the future so clearly as to enable him to say
how long this unnatural state of things will
last. No one is so prescient as to be able to fix
the period OF its duration; but that it must end
somehow, and at some time not in the distant
future, no philosophic thinker will doubt. 1t is
altogether too abnormal, too much opposed to
the instructive feeling, some will say prejudices
OF the white race, to endure beyond the peculiar
condition Of popular opinion, brought about by
a war prosecuted IN the end for freedom, if not
the reimbursement Of the negro. Gradually,
in time, and under a change Of circumstances,
this exceptional state OF the popular mind will
wear out and pass away, and public opinion will
vibrate back TO its old condition. as it existed
prior TO the disturbing influences of the war
This Will be brought about by one of two things /;
either by rupture of the government ITSELF or
the springing up of some new and al-powerful
party out of the ruins OF the existing political
organizations. When either Of these two things
shall occur, and God grant it may not be the
hrst, it will be the political death of the negro
on this continent"
The report in which these views are set forth
is signed by Senators Frank P Blair and 7. F.
Bayard, and Representatives S. S. Cox of New
York, J. B. Beck of Kentucky, P. Van Trump of
Ohio, A. NJ. Waddell of North Carolina, j. C
Robinson of Illinois, and j NJ. Hanks of Arkan-
sas. These men speak for their party, and what
they say needs no Interpretation. In the "Gree-
ley movement" we see their attempt TO get up
the ''new and all-powerful party out of the ruins
of existing political organizations" 1t is doomed
to a disastrous defeat; but we have not been left
entirely in the dark in regard to what it meant
and this should not be forgotten. 1t has been
explained on the stump in Kentucky and else
where. Gen. Hodge, candidate for elector on
the Greeley ticket, said in a speech at Lexng-
ton: This will be victory for that for which
we fought; Mr.. Greeley has promised to do all
he can to aid us when we get majority in con-
gress;" and he added; pledges, direct pledges
have been given us by him." Col. U. c. P.
Breckenridge said; Their part of the bargain
is to restore TO power the now DISTINGUISHED sons
OF the south" lie didn't "care picayune for
Horace Greeley" but he thought it a clever
maneuver for the democrats to use him. And
the Richmond Enquirer has said eve can at
least, through him, secure the control of the fed
eral Offices and Of the army and navy, and these
can all be used for the restoration of the white
race TO power in the south, even in South Caro-
lima and Louisiana"
The "bloody chasm," in Georgia, which star,
ties the "liberal" Greeley editor at Macon, is
not peculiar TO that state The passage we have
quoted from the report of Messrs. Blair, Bayard,
and their associates, shows the only basis on
which reconciliation" with the leading ex-
eonfederates is possible, while they are encour-
aged to believe it possible for them to be restored
to political control Of the government. Nothing
does so much TO postpone the true ezra of good
feeling" as the constant endeavor to form COM
binations by means of which their present aim
may be realized.