The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-11-24
nTilden on Hood. :,

"TiIden Or Blood.
This is the open cry of large num-
bers of Democrats. They talk on the
streets, and in their places of resort
about backing their votes for Tilden
with their muskets, as glibly as though
they were going to Fourth of July
muster. We doubt not, with many
of them, this cry of" Tilden or blood y
Is the expression of hearts full of the
old rebel poison and malice. With
many 9th ers it is mere idle gab-the
rattling of brainless headsi guided by
shrewder minds. While this talk
amounts to nothing, we believe that
every patriotic citizen should frown
upon 1t, Democrats as well as Repub-
licans. This country does not want q
fight, and least of all does the Demo
cratic party want it. There is no oc-
casion whatever for the expression OF
such traitorous sentiments. The whole
matter can and will be amicably
settled If the bad elements of the
Democratic party are kept in subjec-
ton.
The Democratic papers which are
fomentIng these bad passions are the
trio of indecency and devilment, the
Chicago Times, st. Louis Times and
Kansas City Times. 1t may seem 3
little strange that this talk about IL
den or blood - should now proceed
from Democratic papers which fought
the nomination of Tilden with all
their power previous to the meeting
of the st. Louis convention. No Re
publican paper has ever said hall
as hard things about Tilden as every
day filled the columns of the Chicago
and Kansas City Times for weeks pre-
vious to the his nomination. The St.
| Louis Times has undertaken to get up
a rebellion in Missouri. 1t sends the
following outlines to its Chicago
namesake:
There is a growing feeling here OF
trouble ahead, and that feeling is man
ifesting itself. The acts which this
sentiment prompts are little in them
selves, but they are the same kind OF
straws which were floating with the
current of public opinion in the win
ter of 1860 and 1861. 1t is worthy OF
mention that the past week has wit
messed a singular revival of interest
among the State militiamen. Missou-
| RI has now an enrolment of about
twenty-five companies of infantry and
one OF light ARTILLERY. An exchange
OF the old muskets for breach-loaders
was effected with the General Govern
ment several months ago, and with
these the State troops are being armed.
The force has been increasing steadily
and quietly all through the
campaign, three new cOmpa-
mics having been mustered in
very recently,-the last only a few
days since, under the name of the
Daniel G. Taylor Guards. Mr.. Taylor
having been Il former Mayor of the
city and now a leading Democrat. On
the streets, in the cars, and everywhere
people are talking of an irrepressible
conflict with u party and Adminlstra-
ton corrupt INSCRIPTIONS, and despOt-
| ic beyond endurance. There is cipher
communication between st. Louis and
the National Democratic Headquarters
in New York constantly, and the SEN
timent here is repeatedly asked after.
The city which was DIVIDED against
Itself not much more than q decade
ago Is to-day nearer to that condition
than 1t has been since the surrender
of Lee.
| AS if ell this were not explicit
enough, the blOody-minded st. Louis
extraordinarily sort of Southwest
ern Keenan, in top-bOots-concluded i:
"The drift OF argument among the
| Democrats is that il violence must
come 10 assert the will of the people,
wisdom and policy will dictate that
the initiative steps be taken outside OF
the Southern States, and in that view
1t Is .felt that national reform may
have TO commence in Missouri. A
Democratic Administration exists
throughout the State departments and
radiates through four-tifths OF the
counties. Tilden's majority is 10000.
These went TO war with their next
door neighbois in. Missouri In 1861,
AMI may do 1t in 1876 just as easily /.
The Generals then on either side are
the leaders now OF their respective
parties, only that the Confederate ele-
ment and the Union Democrats are
now shoulder to shoulder, allied and
In perfect harmony, but So bitterly
opposed to the corrupt party in pow
er as to feel that the issue calls for
desperate measures.
Such talk Is calculated to stir up the
bad blood OF reckless and inconsiderate
people, and the author of it forfeits all
claim to patriotism and deceucy.
In commenting on the above the
Chicago Tribune administers this
just rebuke:
There is no danger of rebellion in
Missouri. The conduct OF the traitors
of that State during the last War is q
sufficient guarantee that they have
not the courage to inaugurate re-
bellion on their own account. With
all their sympathies on the side of the
Confedsrcy, they either skulked at
home, or at best went into the guerrilla
and bushwacking business. This ex-
perience trained them into very sue
cessful mountain highwaymen, train
robbers, skulking bandits and cold
blooded Assasins. The Younger and
James brothers are fair samples OF
the military genius of all that class of
Missouri peoI lie who are talking re-
bellion. 1t will need no armies to
conquer them. Sheriff. posses, courts,
jails and Penitentiaries will suffice to
suppress all danger they can offer to
the peace Of the community. The
stuff we have quoted from the Times
is fair sample of their blatant brag
and buster they are vicious without
being brave, and they have all the de-
pravity without the courage for rebel
lion. Besides, Missouri has been
largely civilized since the War, and
we are confident that the Siamese
twins-the st. Louis and Chicago
Times-represent small and insignifi-
cant part of the community there"
Gov. Tilden Depressed.
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