Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-01-15

pnblicans.
sLoUIsIANA.-0ur Democratic friends
are raising a howl over the use of a squad
of fifteen q. s. troops in the legislative
hall, few days ago, at the organizing
OF the State Legislature The "outrage"
seems to have fred the Democratic heart,
and responds are on hand from Governors
and legislatures in various quarters.
Even our Gov. Allen has caught the fe-
yer and sent in his message to the as
ssmbly Of this State, and the tone of the
document is quite fierce. An out cry
has gone forth against the President
and Gen. Sheridan, the Republican party
and about everybody else who did not
agree with violent and fraudulent or
ganization of the legislature. 1t is not
for the interest or purpose OF course, of
any of these bodies to stop and enquire
into the matter, and settle the question
as to who was respon sible in the first
place for this military "interference."-
The facts do not sustain the charges
made. They fully show that the military
was first called by Mr. Wiltz, the tempo
rary Speaker of the House, who was
rushed into the chair by the Democrats
by a CtcG Vocs yell. We have the testl-
mony on all sides that Mr.. Wilt first
called upon Gen. De Trobriand to use
the force under his command to protect
the Democratic organization Of the
House. Its further stated, and admitted
on all sides, that Mr.. Wiltz did this in
compliance with resolution passed by
the House while under Democratic or
gsnization, asking De TrobrIand to clear
the lObbies with the military. The pur-
pose of this resolution was 10 force the
Metropolitan Police-the State Conserva-
tors Of the peace. out of the House After
the United States troops had thus been
invoked, Gov. Kellogg issued an order TO
Gen. De Trobrisnd to drive out FIVE
persons who had no certificates of men,
bership, and who were not as much en-
titled to be present as the police who
had been previously elected. Now the
Democrats denounce President Grant and |
Gen. Sheridan because Gen. TrobrIand |
executed the second of these orders, and
ignore the fact that he had previously |
been called upon by the Democratic |
Speaker to exercise the same interference
In behalf of the Democrats. In other
words, the interference of the military in |
behalf ofthe Democrats is all right and |
awful, but interference on behalf ofjus-
lice, as opposed to the Democratic, is all
wrong. 1t is not necessary TO the issue
to discuss whether the military should /
have been called IN or not by either side;
but certainly if a Democratic Speaker of
the House, illegally elected, had the right
10 invoke military aid, then Republican
Governor, who has held the seat for two
years, had on equal right to do the aams
hing. II the whole proceeding was
wrong, then It i'll becomes those who be-
gan IT to blame those who had nothing
to do with it. And In this light the coun-
Try will regard it after demagogues have
lad their furry about Il. Congress has
,ot the matter in hand, and on Friday
he 9th, Gen. Butler, in the House intro
lnced bill for a new election in the
state. It provides for the appointment
~ the President Of three Superintend.
'nts Of Election. who shall select two
Registrars of Election in eaeh Darislt |
md these TWO bodies shall in turn desig-
'ate two Commissioners of Election for
ZACH precinct The new election is fixed
or the third Tuesday in May, previous
c which new registration Is to be
made The United States Circuit Court
he army and navy, are directed to en-.
orce the law, and to regard as null any
cts Of the State authorities designed to
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