New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-07
DEMOCRATIC VIOLENCE. In BALTIMORE

DEMOCRATIC VIOLENCE In BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, we regret to say, has vindi-
Gated her old renown by Democratic
intimidation and violence. We quote
from the American, q paper Of the highest
responsibility, the shameful condition of
affairs which the Democracy produced by
assailing Republican negroes, even theday
before the election. The scenes of bru-
tality equalled those displayed in Mis-
sissippi and renders it probable that the
same tactics were adopted by the Dem
ocracy throughout all the Southern States
in which elections have taken place.
We give the words of the american:
The second day of November, 1875, will
long be remembered as a dark and bloody
day in the history of Baltimore. Justice
vacated her seat, the law was thrown aside,
and for twelve hours ruffianism ruled the
city, the legally constituted authorities max
ing no resistance. In many Of che wards
police officers encouraged and assisted the
thieves, bummers and murderers whom the
ring had commissioned to do its work. Such
shameless prostitution of official position,
such utter disregard of the rights OF the
citizen, such absence of the c0mmonest i'm.
pulses of humanity, never were paralleled
in any civilized land.
In order to afford the murderous scoun-
drels whom the ring has enlisted in it's ser
vice a pretext for intimidating aud ssault-
ing the colored voters who ventured to ap-
pr0ach the polls, it was given out in ad-
vance that the city was filed with cOlored
"repeaterp," who had been brought here to
vote the Reform ticket. Every decent man
in Baltimore knew that the story was a
malicious lie invented by the ring, and that
it was put in circulation, on Monday for'the
| purpose of giving the bloodthirsty scoun-
| drels, who had bargained with the ring
| managers to give their candidate for Gov
| ernor 20, 900 majority in the city, an excuse
for beginning an onslaught on the colored
people on the evening before the election,
so as to intimidate them and prevent them
from coming to the polls.
The historical "Plug Uglies' never were
guilty of more brutal outrages or colossal
| frauds than were yesterday perpetrated by
the roughs of the ring. No doubt there are
men in the city claiming to be gentlemen
who will exult over the bloody exploits of
these untamed tigers, but every honorable
man will hang his head in shame at the
very mention of ''Carroll's victory" The
thrilling narrative furnished by our re-
porters show how the "vict0ry' was won,
and the returns from the several wards con-
tain in themselves conclusive evidence of
the ballot-box stufing and Cumulative
counting by which a population of $1,000
was made to cast a vote of $4,000.
When we contrast the peace of an Ohio
election, where the Republicans were able
to have repealed force with force, with this
abuse of local power, we see the real ma
ture Of Democracy. The people of Balti-
more have been so exasperated by this
display of fraud and brutality that they
will demand a thorough investigation and
vindication before the Legislature and the
courts. The American, always the organ
of law and the business interests, says:
If their work yesterday was effective in
electing Mr.. Carroll to the executive chair,
the question is one that they will have to
answer to the Legislature and to the whole
people of the State.
This means more than a congressional
committee of inquiry.