The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-23
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ELKTON, JANUARY 23, 1875.
The Presidents Louisiana Policy.

The Subcommittee who visited New
Orleans to investigate and report the
condition of affairs in that State have
made report, which was laid before
the country on last Saturday. The
Committee failed to find evidence of in
timidation of colored voters, and state
that the Returning Board which can
vassed the votes, perpetrated frauds in
enough of districts to defeat that party
and give the Republicans a majority O
two in the Legislature The Report is
a general arraignment of Kellogg ano
the Office holding ring Of Louisiana
who retain their place and power by
scarcely an attempted concealment OIL
the grossest fraud The violence o.
their enemies complained of, however
justly, will not excuse such shameless
frauds; and it is the plain duty of Con.
gress to see that the State has repub.
lcan form of government, set up with
honest men to administerit. The Pres.
ident's policy seems to be, that be is
bound to acknowledge and support the
government DE FACTo, and he adheres
to this determination whether the off.
GERS of that government acquired their
places by foul or fair means. He as
sumes that it is not his place to investi.
gate the matter which is work for
Congress- The President is content to
uphold the powers that be, and defend
them against mob law, Instruction and
revolution.
Congress is clearly censurable for no,
interposing in 1872 to see that justice
was done. Whether the President is
censurable for the course he has pursued
is a debatable question, which will be
discussed from partizan stand points.
The public conscience is stickler for
fair play and justice, and without being
at all nice about points of law and con-
stitutenal provisions, is sure to take
sides against fraud and wrong doing
whenever the charges are made plain
Any mere local, party advantages that
may be gained by supporting the party
in power who have been proven to the
satisfaction of the public mind guilty OF
fraud, will lie loss tenfold in other
parts of the country. The people must
be made to understand that while the
Republican party condemn in the sever.
est terms, the crimes, violence and dis.
orders of the "White Leaguers,' and
the political party which sympathize
with them, it nevertheless, does not, on
that account, justify and endorse the
charges of fraud and robbery made
against the men who have succeeded
by wearing the Republican party livery
in gaining and keeping at the head OF
affairs in Louisiana. When an able
and it is believed honest committee Of
Congress makes such an adverse report
to the men whom the President upholds
with the military power of the United
States, as the report published on Sat
urday last, and Congress refuses to act
the dissatisfaction of the people will be-
come universal. Fair, square dealing
all around is what the country wants
and will always be found striving to
gain that end.
The miserably poverty-ridden condi
ton of those Southern States, contri
butes to the dearth of business and the
stagnation of manufactures in the north
ern and orderly parts of the country, te
q far greater degree than is supposed
The chronic stagnation which has grown
worse, from year to year, in all those
old slave States, reacts nightly on the
business of the whole country. Whether
any policy that could be inaugurated by
the President and Congress could reach
and cure the evil, is matter which &C
tual experiment alone would determine
but the Republican party does mos
earnestly protest against being called
upon, either by the administration OF
Congress, to endorse or excuse fraud.
and plundering by the men who contro
the governments of the Southern States
The mass Of the party has too much
honesty and intelligence to submit tt
that.