The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-20
.he SemtimeI.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT 20.
The DastardIy Outrage.


IrvipgtoD, yesterday are of such character
as to awaken the attention of every citi-
zen of the city as to the danger that threat
ems, through the importation of vsgabond
negroes into this city to carry the cleo
tions. It may be assumed that only the
worst class of this population could be
used by the Radical party for this purpose,
and being confessed law breakers, it can
not be expected that our citizens shall
escape their outrsges in some form.
That this class of negroes is fast coming
to this city Is apparent to all. Their coming
is deliberate plan of the Radical
party leaders to carry the city by an over
whelming vote. They sre brought here,
and are taking the places of white labor
ers, while those, our own citizens, who
have been here for years, are forced to
roam the streets. seeking for work, while
their wives and little ones are suffering
for bread at home. Many of these new
importstions are idle, and found begging
from house TO house tor something to eat.
They have been coming ever since the
visit OF Pnchbsck TO the city. The i'm
preston has been made abroad that at In
disnapolis they will have clothing and
food furnished ard nothing to do. The
average negro loves idleness, and hence
they flock here and crowd out
the poor laboreTs. The most vici-
Gus OF this class are the ones
that come, and being wholly chsrscterless
they have nothing to lose by such dss-
tardly offences as that committed yes
terdsy.
Can this thing be endured by the work.
ingmen of Indisnspolis7 Is there a father
or mother in the city that does not shud-
der in contemplating the crime of yester-
day? Are such inhumsn wretches to be
gathered here to take the bread out of the
mouths of wives and children, and while
they are waiting for the election day, out
rage the school girls as they 60 unpro-
tected TO their daily task? That these
lswless scoundrels may pollute the ballot
box here in the interest of the Rad
as Arthur L. Wright and w. r. Hol-
lowsy will again find some perjured viii
lain to whom they can deed little land to
swear that these scoundrels from abroad
are legal voters. Lsooring men of Indian
spolis, will you endure tbis2 Fathers and
mothers, who have to send your children |
upon the streets, exposed to the insult and
outrage OF thess vsgabonds, shall this
thing continue without protest? Think of
the feelings of the parents of Ida Hunter |
who just escaped the clutches OF this fisnd |
who is idly waiting here for election day, |
the case, and no wonder the wretch sought |
the protection of the r ldical police |
from the infurlsted citizsns of Irving |
tor, who would have dispatched him |
summary ii they had caught him. And |
yet such cattle are brought here by the Rad |
icsl party through its leaders to supplant |
honest and industrious laborers, and COR |
rupt the ballot box by fraudulent voting. |
Are such vile wretches to surround the |
polls and with the razor End bludgeon |
drive citizsns from the polls3 If so, ter |
rible responsibility will rest upon those |
who bring them. The cry of Ida Hunter |
in the grasp of the wretch as he dragged her |
from the road will pierce the hearts OF tens
of thousands in this city, and they will |
swear by the sacredness of their own
homes, that these vile vsgsbond importa-
tions shall not assist in keeping in po wer a
party that brings them here. The citizens
OF this city remember the riotous demon
sirstions of strange negroes at various
polls in this city last spring, and know
we'll those legal proceedings that demon
strsted how shameful was the corruption
that day. 1t is for the psople to deter
mine whether it should be repeated, and
whether these lawless scoundrels that the
Radical party are bringing here should he
permitted to remain to outrage laws and |
cal leaders.