Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-10
POLITICAL sTRABIsMUs.

1t is astonishing to note the extent
that partnership will influence and warp
a persons perceptive powers, causing
them to view political events in dis
tortsd, one-sided manner, that prevents |
them from acquiring any real knowledge
OF the actual facts. As an instance, we
will state that Senator Logan, of Illinois,
recently addressed large audience at
indianapolis, in which he said that the
"Civil Rights bill does not claim that
whites and blacks must attend the same
schools. but that colored people must
have equal educational, privileges; and
for this every honorable man will con-
tend" Now, for o man in Logan's posi-
ton, to assert such a downright false
hood before an assemblage of his coun-
trymen, is an insult to their intelligence
and common sense, as well as violating
the truth. The Senator knew. his audi.
ence knew and every one that has read
the bill and the debates upon it, knows
that its specific avowed object more thai
anything else, is to force mixed school
upon the people. If that were not tn
case, why did Curtis make the remark
he did on the subject in Harpers Weel
Iy. The very condition of the matte
upon which this legislation is propose
to be had, shows that mixed schools i
the object which it is intended to effect
otherwise it would not be necessary; FOL
everywhere throughout the South, equal
public educational advantages are offered
to the blacks that are enjoyed by tn,
whites. but always through the medium
of separate schools. This, we know
from actual, practical, positive observa
ton, afforded by an extended, long cor
tinued tour throughout the South. Agai
Logan said, and it shows how false G
foolish the man must be. The Senate
said, The carpet-baggers are Yanke
soldiers, who went South to aid in til
reform Of abuses, and help to advanc
civilization there. Now we protel
against the honorable name of q soldie
of any section, country, color or elm
being degraded or disgraced by beir
associated, even in political stun
speech, with such set of abandoned
profiigate wretches, who have desolate
the South, and are known as "carpe
baggers." They are not, never wer'
and never would be soldiers. They wei
the camp followers, the plunderers an
brigands, that always follow the marc
of a victorious army for the purpose {
stripping and robbing the dead and d,
ing. For them there was no villainy to
base, no crime too atrocious. The
needed not the cry of the widow or hi
helpless little ones. they respected 4
misery or sorrow. Humane sympatf
was dead, had never exists
in their hearts. They were (
like Vultures hunting their revoltil
prey, they discovered it afar off al
rushed in hordes to their frightful ba
quet. These men were not soldier
they were ghouls. Instead of reformir
abuses, they invented and carried in
practice every conceivable form of co
Iuption and knavery.. Instead of helpir
to advance civilization, they did all
their power to impede, to absolute
overthrow it, and to cause the unhapr
region which they were affecting vii
their obscene presence to relapse in
anarchy, vice and barbarian darkness
That is what they did, as can be seen
the troublous confusion that is now
apparent throughout the South. As
have asserted time and time again, thu
is no question Of party in condemn
these banditti. 1t is merely hone
against rascality. 1t is an effort mi
by nutrapad :--.'"o W PUNISH the ms
Iactors that have so long and so of
broken her laws and defied her power
enforcing them. There are only t
parties in this trouble-the malefact
and those who desire to arrest and pit
ish them for their misdeeds. There {
no politics about proceedings of Il
character. 1t is merely satisfying t
ends of justice; and when Logan talks
it is political issue, it shows that he
either no better than the men he defen
or that party politics have SO warped
sense of right and wrong. that he
no longer responsible being and is 7
Mt for the position he occupies.