The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-01-21
{. CANTON OHIO, JANUARY 81, 1876

inthe South became more than ever the
centres of partizan intrigue and triCkery.
The Caseys and Packards carried off State
Senators on a United States revenue cut
ter and shut up Republican Governor
in Custom House guarded by United
States soldiers to keep out another Re
publican faction. Nay, more than that,
the same Packard during, the last eec-
ton campaign in Louisiana, being at the
same time Uniled States Marshal and
chairman of the campaign committee of
the Kellogg part, managed not only the
political campaign but also the move
ment of United States troops "to enforce
the laws" to keep his political opponents
from numdatlng his political friends.
We have rival Legislatures much in the
way OF Mexican pronunciamentos and
dyal governments calculating upon the
aid they may get from the national gov
ernment and the Attorney General of
the United States called upon to make or
unmake State Government with a wave
Of his hand, and the Department of JUS
tice at most appearing like a central bu-
reau for the regulation of State elections,
and still more than that Federal judge
in Louisiana, by midnight order, uni
versally recognized as gross and most
unjustlliabIe usurpation, virtually max
ing State Governor and Legislature !;
the national executive with the army sus
tanning that usurpation and Co gress
permitting it to be done, and now the
eliminating glory of Federal sodiers with
fixed bayonets marching into tic Legis-
lative Hall OF the State, dragging out by
force men universally recognized as claim
ants for membership and having been
seated soldiers deciding acontested eler-
ton case and organizing a Legislative
body the Lieuten4nt General suggesting
to the President to outlaw by proclama-
ton a numerous class ofpeople by whole
sale that he may try them by a military
commission and then the Secretary OF
War informing the Lieutenant General
by telegraph that the government has
full confidence in his wisdom, and around
this the whites Of the South gradually
driven to look upon the national govern
ment as their implacable and unscrupu'
lous enemy and the people of the whole
country, full of alarm and anxiety about
the SAFETY of the Republican institutions
and the rights of every man in the land
| shall be. the last man on earth to say q
word Of excuse for a Southern .rutiiar
who threatens a negro voter with Vlo
lence. Ihave always condemned every
species of intimidation, interfering will
the freedom of political action and there
fore am for genuine civil service reform
but, while your natioal government il
the champion intimidator in the land
you must not be surprised if partizans OF
all sides profit from its teachings.
1t will be fortunate for the Southern
States and for the blacks of the Soutl
when, according to their best judgments
thep divide their votes between ditferen
political parties, When thus given t.
each party chance TO obtain their vote
thev make it the interest and natura
policy If each party to protect their safet
and respect their rights in order to sc
cure those votes. repeat what | ono
said in another place, "Not in union
their safety but in division"
delare it here as my solemn convit
| JlOn UIldI IIle OOllScINdllNCo VI l4Ouloiuii
did fairly carry the election by consid
erable majority OF votes; that they wer
defrauded by the Returning Board of tn
results of that election, that the soldier
of the United States, when they invade
the Legislative hall of Louisiana did ne
vindicate but trampled under tootof law
less force the true will of the people {
the people of Louisiana lawfully express
ed AT the polls
Mr.. Morton followed and in the cours
of his remarks said: When an electio
was held in Georgia in the spring of lSt
under General Meade, the Republican
carried the State by about 10000 majorit,
After General Meade had left and tn
election took place in the following tal
Seymour and Blair carried the State b
something like 25,00O majority, thu
showing a difference Of $1,000 votes bt
tween the spring election and that of tn
following November. The Novembe
majority was the result of intimidation
Mr.. Gordon inquired of the Senate
what the majority was in the State
New York before the last election an
what the majority was at the last ele'
ton. No response by Mr.. Morton.
At the conclusion of Morton's address
the Senate adjourned.