The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-30


made them change their seats from one
place to another in the same room should
have been three other men dressed in other
pantalOOns. StoughtOn, u patriot and
jurist, says il would have been more rcgu!
lar had Gov, Kellogg first called upon
soldiers OF Louisiana, and had they been
found to be inadequate to the task Of
quelling the disturbance, then upon the
soldiers OF the United States. 1t may be
so, II disturbance existed. Governor
Kellogg might have been easily misled by
the fact that the Democrats and Con-
servatives first declared that tho military
power OF the United States might be llrSt
evoked. They appointed committee to
wait on the military, received that mill
tary with appreciation, and returned to Il
the thanks Of Louisiana. Wilt and his
Conservatives, it seemed, still wanted the
interference OF the military, US Wiltz
had addressed to the President OF the
United States some very respectful inter-
rOgatOFies, and urgently demanded that
the troops OF the United States should be
ordered to restore the House to the posi-
ton it occupied before the interference,
This Conservative Speaker, this incarna-
ton Of the law.abiding spirit Of the DEM
OGratic party, now, after the great lights
Of the party had spoken here, after the
long radiance Of their views adreached
all the way to the Gull, had addressed the
President OF the United States asking
him to march the soldiers Of the United
States into the halls Of the Legislature Of
Louisiana and rcscat him In the chair,
Mr., COnkling read from the memorial
Of Wiltz, and, resnming his argu-
ment, said that he (COnkling) was only
looking to see that 1t was charged here
that since the separation Of the colonies
from Great Britain had there been such
danger to the country. Was II true that
the pillars OF the tenn pie Of Republic were
about 10 crumbleY That civil liberty
was about to fade and that the Republic
was about to fold its tents like the Arabs
and US silently steal away. lie was done
with one scene just enacted in the sad
history Of Louisiana and now turned to
another. That was tho excuse for tho
disturbance there. What was the apology
for the cOmmOtiOn in her bordGrsY The
plea was heard from tho Senator from
Ohio. 1t wis that Kellogg waa not IN
truth elected but was falsely counted IN.
Suppose he was, did that Justify the
namelcss horrors which have stained the
annals OF the State? Other States have
known deeper wrongs than those Of
Louisiana. New York had known a
deeper wrong. tis an open secret now
thai In 1858 John I. Hoffman was counted
into the office Of Governor when the peO-
pie had elected John a. Griswald. Tho
count was falsiliCd more than 10000 IN
two counties and JOhn T. Hoffman
was falsely counted IN. Who did
did il? The managers Of tho.
Democratic party, and they seated in the
Legislature year after year men whom
the people had voted down at the ballot
box. The sllIne regime made courts and
made them corrupt, They issued fraud:
ulcnt naturalization papers by tens Of
thousands. They appointed Returning
Boards and made them corrupt. They
appointed Inspectors Of Elections who
polluted and delmnChed The ballot bOS.
They so divided tho chief city Of the
State Us 10 biscct the blocks and houses
so that men llOmiciled In the same house
could yOtc and repeat in different elec.
tiOn districts. They held II State with
five millions Of people by the throat for
fOnr years. BY such astounding means
a political party dominated IN that great
State, llslrpcd the power and pIunlCrGd
her treasury by the most colossal rOb'
berries Of modern times. What did the
Republicans io2 They did not resort to
ruthless violence. They didnOt resort 10
the blade, tho bullet aud The torch. They
did not butcher women aud children.
They did not seize the chief city Of the
State, barricade its streets ind shoot down
its police No, they persevered IN peace
ful efforts. They asked Congress to break
the hold Uf ali organized fraud OIL The
ballot box that 4lie citizens Of Now York
might vote. How was the prayer re-
ceivel In this chamber by the Demo-
crats2 The people Of New York were
blasted by tho constitutional nnathemas Of
the Democracy. Those who remained in
this chamber mute while they were pelt-
ed with II storm Of denunciatiOn have not
forgotten the history nor cost Of this leg
islation. But the law was pissed, and
for the first time for years there was an
election In New York approaching fair.
iless. A leading Democratic paper called
upon the populnCe to arm and pitch the
officers OF election into the river. But
rioters have u wholesome dread Of the
claws and beak OF the Federal power.
They did not arm themselves. How dill.
ferent was the course Of the men in I,Ouis.
lana, who complained Of fraud and dis.
honest elections. $500 murders and
woundings in eight years, says Sheridan,
for political purposes Search the an.
nails Of history--RearCll the fearful story
Of mans inhImanity to man, and where
In modern times can you find picture Of
such God.daring and man-hating mon.
strocity2
Finally, In September, untler formal
proclamation Of Penn thegOVernnlent was
seized by an open revolution and her Citi-
zens shot down. Was Il any wonder her
securities had lesscned III vnlue2 Show
him q mode Of pdcifying the South and
no matter what party opposed II llis vote
IL should have. No party could live 10
stand il the way Of the pncihcatiUn Of The
South. Blnstef and revolution will not
,pnciiy the Southern people. BloOdshed
will not. make friends or wealth. II lie
lad power to make His voice heard and
believed In every southern hamlet, In
the sincerity Of Iis heart he would say
build, mend, heal, SOW and plant. III
short, 20 to work. let fair days wages
be paid for n fair days work. Dwell 10.
gether in fraternity aud all will be we'll.
The Honorable Senator (Thurinan)
said the record was national police
gazette and he did not like II.
Itc (Conkling) would tell that Senator
how to stop II. nismOunt The masked
riders, diaLahd the White League, lisCOn.
TIME tlle bloody nssizes Of the Democrat
ic party, and then the record will cease
10 lie national puliCa gazette, When