New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-18
GORINa THE WRONG OK,

GORINa THE WRONG OK.
No sane man believes otherwise than that
the late election in Mississippi was carried
by Democratic violence and fraud. The
campaign was inaugurated by the White
Line soldiers early in the summer with
the desperate purpose of revolutionizing
the Stfte government. Nicksburg took
the lead in shedding blood, and her people
could not bear anything SO much Repub-
lican as fourth of July Grafton. Three
men were murdered for the crime of at
tending celebration of the anniversary
of our national independence. Through
out the campaign the Democratic stump
speakers INDUCED in the most threatening
language, and Republican meetings were
frequently broken up. The massacre at
Clinton was specimen of the man
ner in which the debates were con-
Quoted. 1t is a matter of record
that the progress Of the campaign was
marked by blood. The President hest
tated to use the strong arm of the military
force of the United States; there was no
adequate militia power in the State, and
the honest citizens were left unprotected.
There was little prospect that Republicans
would be able to live in the State except
by being able to prove that they stayed
away from the polls or voted the Demo-
cratic ticket on election day. These facts
have been constantly kept before the coun-
try by the Republican press, and they are
as well known as the results of the cleo
ton.
While we claim to have republican
form of government, sustained by the
popular will in all States, it is not reason
able to suppose that such outrages, such
strangling of votes, such violations of
law, and such suppressions of the rights
of honest citizens as occurred in Misss-
sippi during the past summer when no
to go unrebuked. Mr.. Morton, as was
expected he would do, offered resolution
to appoint ga committee to investigate
the Mississippi election. The debates in
the Senate on Thursday show that the
Republicans court and the Democrats OPP
pose such an investigation. The opposi-
ton to investigation under such circum-
stances is very natural. Wicked whisky
ring men have no appetite for grand jury
inquests Mr.. Thurman and Mr. Bayard,
both self-nominated presidential can
didates, believe no good can come
of unear.hing Democratic frauds and
crimes. They desire to let the dead
past bury its dead, as the Mississippi
Democrats have buried their Republican
victims. Mr.. Bayard said; "The Gov
ernor of Mississippi asked for federal
troops before the election to keep the peo-
pie of that State in ave-" That is not
true. Governor Ames did ask for troops
to keep ''the people" from shedding blood
and numbering Republicans. The dis
turbances in the State, greater than he
could quell, made it his duty to ask aid of
the general government. Troops were not
sent to him, and bloodshed and murder
were not prevented. The aim of Mr.. Nor
ton is to get full information regarding
these crimes. The desire of Mr.. Bayard
is to keep their horrible forms forever hid
from sight, that his party may not suffer
rebuke from the people. He questions
the authority given the Senate to make
the inquiry Mr.. Bayard is lawyer, and
he knows no authority or law that will
not help his case. There is a charming
gauziness about his consistency; but it is
too thin to hide his motives. There was
once proposition to inquire into the
legality of the Louisiana State govern
ment. was given out that usurper
was in power here, and that an unauthor-
lied Leg '>lature had elected a Senator.
Where was Mr.. Bayard and his opposi-
ton to Investigating the affairs of States !?
He was found with his party urging the
most rigid examination in Louisiana
affairs, be ause he expected to gore the
Republican OK. 1t is different case when
the Democratic party is indicted, and MIR.
Bayard stands ready to knock down any
man who cares propose to impanel jury.