The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-10-29

SAH-At AoA tAo tU PoaS VI preventing ACc
political action, the so-called officers Of the
law, in behalf Of the Radical party and for
the sole purpose Of defeating Democrats.
go farther and act more outrageously than
others. It is monstrous and outrageous be-
yond expression. It is well known to At
tOrney General Williams, who is the mouth
piece and chief fugIeman of Grant, that an
agreement not to employ parties who vote
against the interests of their employees is
not a violation of the enforcement act, be-
cause such action is based not on color or
previous s0ondition of seryitude, but on
another and well defined ground, that Of
voting for men who use their Offices and po-
sition to destroy their business. As we'll
arrest parties who would refuse to employ
men for voting for well known pirates and
robbers. The Shreveport merchants are
not guided in their action by feeling
of hatred to the negroes because they
are negroes, and were formerly slaves,
but because they and all others who
support the Radical party do so for the pur-
pose of placing men In Office who have gen
orally abused the trust reposed in them and
greatly injured and impoverished the citizens
by their peculations, frauds, corruptions and
violations of the Constitution and laws. It
is denial to Southern men of right
which is practiced in every election at the
North. 1t is well known to the authorities,
and will not be denied, that the owners of
large manufacturing establishments at the
North say to their employees that they must
vote with them or they will be discharged; !;
and in this way they control hundreds of
votes in every election. Gen. Grant himself
and Attorney General Williams would re-
move an official at once if he were to cleo
tioneer and vote against the Radical party.
Upon this very question, adhesion to and
support of parties, men are selected to fill
offices. Nay, more; Gen. Grant has re-
ceived bribes in the way of presents to in
fuence him to appoint men to Office.
When he went into the presidential chair
he was poor man. Now he is said to be
worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
His officers have also increased their worldly
store in a very remarkable and thrifty man
ner, and reyel in luxury and splendor.
The marriages of their daughters are made
the occasions of regal presents and brilliant
displays. Liveried servants and obsequious
lackeys stand ready at their beck and call.
Costly cquipsges bear them in royal
splendor. All things are lawful for them,
but the poor, outraged impoverished peo-
pie of the South, who have been denied a
republican form of government, have been
robbed and plundered by set of thieves
and vagabonds, must stand with their hands
hanging down at their Siies, while their
pockets are rified and their goods wasted !;
and when they make an effort to inaugurate
wholesome reforms for the good of the
State and the preservation of law, order,
justice and economy, they are denounced
as malcontents, and arrested as violators of
the law.
The late elections should teach the gov
ernment that such crimes against the spirit
and genius of our institutions, as well as
the laws and Constitution of the United
States, will not be permitted by the people.
Ohio and Indiana have spoken in no uncer-
tain tones. They have pronounced in favor
of equal and exact justice to all men, and
IN thunder tones of condemnation of the
policy of the government. -
The arrests of the merchants Of Shreve-
port for the offense charged viii not turn
the political current on the third day Of
November. But the blind guides of CEN
tralization win not listen to the voice of JUS
tice and reason. smarting under the re-
buke of Ohio and Indiana, they seek to Sc
cure Louisiana by arbitrary power while
claiming the legal right to do so under the
guise of enforcing the laws.
People of the North, to you we look for
deliverance from the night of despotism
and oppression. It is for you to administer
such rebuke as will sound along and
down the aisles of time, teaching tyrants
and their plant tools that sovereignty and
power belong not to the creatures, but to
the founders and supporters Of govern
ments; and that men clothed with little
brief authority will be held amenable for
their crimes against the Constitution and
laws. l 1.a