Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-09-27

From the New York Times.

What does Mr.. Greeley propo
to DO about "carpet-baggers" if
is elected? Considering the amour
of attention given by his organs
the evils alleged to flow from ca
pet-baggcrs, an answer to this que
ton would be interesting. We
not now stop to expose the fad
that most of the frauds attributed
this class have been contrived ar|
executed by native Southerners ar
by Southern Democrats at that, b}
we simply ask the plain questioI
how are the evils to be removed b
the election of Mr.. Greeley?
must be remembered that thea
carpet-baggers on whose condul
Mr.. Greeley is so bitter are nd
Federal officials any more tha
Tweed or Hoffman or Winans, d
other loyal supporters ofand symp.
thizers with Greeley in this Stat
They are officials chosen by tn
process Of ''local self.government,
for whicn the Cincinnati platforr
expresses such warm admiration
General Grant did not appoint then
No Republican Congressman ha
anything to do with bringing ther
iuto political life. They are til
product of universal suffrage, an
of universal suffrage far less pei
verted by fraud, bribery or corrur
ton than it is in the city of Ne
York. Does Mr.. Greeley propos|
to interfere with the operation d
universal suffrage. Does he inten|
to deny the right of South Carolin|
to elect natives of other States to id
State Offices in accordance with id
own Constitution? If not, wha|
does he propose to do in the prd
mises?
Moreover, what carpet-baggers il
he opposed to? He has nothing Il
say lately of one Warmoth, d
Louisiana. Warmoth was largelI
instrumental in starting the Greele|
ball at Cincinnati. In company will
his worthy confederate, Reuben Fl
Fenton, whom as a politician he re|
sembles in craft and acquisitivenes|
though he far excels him in darins|
and force Of will, Warmoth may b|
said to have secured Greeley tn
Cincinnati nomination. Hence thi
silence. Are we to understand
then, that whatever Mr.. Greeley cal
do to squclch carpet-baggers will
be done toward those who oppos|
him, while the followers of War
moth are to be exempt? If so, wi
have q pretty sort of inducement I'd
vote for Greeley. Warmoth is tn. l
worst of his class. AS a politician
he is throughly dishonest and cor|
rupt, versed in all the arts of Tam
many, without scruple as to means
although his acts may threaten civil
discord, and involve extensive vio
lation Of law and usurpation o.
power. A political swindler,
reckless, abandoned adventurer, III
stops at nothing that promises t
subserve his ends. Is this the kin,
of carpet.bagger Mr.. Greeley pro
poses to favor? 1t would seem 81
from his recent course.
In point of fact, is it not true tha
the only way in which Mr.. Greeley
as President, could affect carpet
baggers would be by letting loose
the Ku-Klux upon them? We al
know what that would lead to. The
worst atrocities of the Ku-Klux arc
justified by declaring that they were
directed against carpet-baggers and
their supporters, and under this
pretense, in several States, an en-
tire political party was at one time
practically disfranchised. With 9
President inclined to accept this
pretense, the Ku-Klux would enio,
the utmost license. While they
would readily spare the real thieves
like Warmoth, there would be nc
protection for their enemies or
whom they chose to cast the stigms
of what they delight to call 'sfor
eign" birth. This is a point tha,
candid voters should remember
Mr.. Greeley's constant talk abou,
carpet-baggers is meant for South
ern ears, and to them it conveys
hints easily understood of the lati
tude which Greeley, as president
would allow to the vindictiye pas.
sions of the Ku-Klux. AS we have
pointed out, the carpet-baggers arc
the fruit of universal suffrage. Mr.
Greeley's remedy for Southern
grievances of this kind must be di.
rected to universal suffrage, and as
far as his own hints and the avow.
ais of his supporters go, his means
of modifying universal suffrage in
this regard will be tolerance to the
Ku-klux.