Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-01-27
RADICAL MISRULE.

Sul pi'So ioOu l'i Stult.CtIi, u'iu u
eagerly s;czed by those journals ant
repeated until the minute circnm
stances of the malfeasance are known
by the people. This, in itself, is well
enough. The people should 6c fully
acquainted with the wrongs pcrpe
tratcd by those whom they place il.
position and invest with the reins Ot
Government. But it is not wei
enough when these disclaimers
against the crimes committed and
wrong done by their opponents, arc
as industrious in covering up and
extenuating the criminaIity of erring
members of their own party. We
contend that it is the duty Of the
public press to denounce wrong
whereverit may be found, and when
ever there is a failure to do so, then
there is no longer any confidence to
be placed in the journal that is gull
ty of an equal wrong by attempting
to let pass unnoticed the crime al
ready perpetrated. A celebrated wri-
ter asserts that "the liberties of the
people are in the hands Of the news
papers" and he undoubtedly beheld
the dangers that must assail the dear
est liberties of the American people
in the event the energies of the press
were directed to impure channels and
in opposition to honesty and good
government.
Such is the policy of the Radical
press of the United States to-day.
While they denounce Tammany,
wearing thesubjet, thread bare, they
fail to see what members of their
own party are doing in the South
ern States. Notwithstanding that
Radicals controlling State govern
ments at the South have added to
the funded debts of these States one
hundred and seventy million dollars
iu three years, and the annual inter-
est on this amount is not less than
thirty millions more, we never see a
word of complaint uttered or re-
rroach spoken. On the other hand
there is a unanimous voice in favor
of continuing the thieves in power
that placed these States on the verge
of bankruptcy. The State of North
Carolina has uow a debt of thirty-tive
millions, and it is rapidly increasing.
We hear no demands for the punish.
ment of corruption SO glaringly evil
dent. When the Radicals assumed
control of the State government of
South Carolina, the Indebtedness was
$5,O00,000; now it is $19,307, 600;
and fifteen million in bonds IAN
over-issuc) in the hands of the same
officials that have had their hands
into public treasury go deep as to
leave it empty, it is reasonable to as
sert that the exhibit will show the
Indebtedness Of this unfortunate
State to have increased this sum.
The efforts Of these people to rid
themselves free from the scoundrels
are met with an additional prod of
the bayonet and the declaration of
martial law, and is duly applauded
by the Radicals The city debt of
New Orleans is $20,066,000, the re-
suit of Radical misrule, while the
State indebtedness of Louisiana is
"a, ,335,OOO. Nothing is said in SYM
pathy with the people Of Louisiana,
nor do we hear anything but COM
pliments emanating from Republi-
can papers concerning the admins
.ration of Governor Yarmouth of
this State and tho late Dunn has.
become patron saint of Radicalism.
The remaining S37, 100000 is di-
vidcd up between other Southern
States, and Radical papers will never
bring them to light.
These figures show beyond perad-
venture that a continuance of the
same rascals in power much longer
will bankrupt every Southern State !;
that the Southern people will be
compelled to resort to the last eXpe-
dicnt and repuSliate these monstrous
debts that check industry, cripple
energies and prostrate tradc-resort
to principle that the Republican
party has always been opposed.
These robbers of deienceless
people, rendered so by the bayocnt
and the sword, should furnish ample
employment for Radical newspapers
if they are sincere in their declama-
tions against dishonesty; and, more
over, after they have exhausted this
theme, they still have prolific field
to employ themselves in crying for
the punishment of many other rob-
bers of the General Government,
who weekly plunder the people OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
90 untouched and free. If they
want to prove that their party de-
sires honesty in its officials, let them
favor the punishment OF th'evt*}s