, 1876-12-06


10 the Edftor ef, tbs Tribune.
CHICAGO, Dec, I'll beg to aiflcr with Mr.
Horace White In his communication In your
paper Of tho 81 inst, In the following conclu.
BIons ind propositions advanced by HIN in re-
gurl to intimidation:
t9rst-"That among the processes by which
our institutions urc maintained, Is that of fre-
ql.ent popular clec.lout." believe that tic
frequency Of our ditfurent elections Is great
evil; 1t occasions continua! figuring md wirc-
pulling among tl.c LIS and outs, AMI It Is thu
n,uin cause fur tic apathy felt, aulong tho rc-
spectablu people to the greatest extent, asatnst
voting Ut md paying n,y attention to elections,
except perhaps, every tour years IN the Prest-
dental canvass. They allow set OF Men 10 l,o
elected to oiiico who turn ont bad, and then
conho!e themselves With the thought tint thclr
term Of olllce Ia short, and rcsolyc To get In bet
tcr men the noxt time. This keeps them In
continuul need Of citizcns' Committees, etc.
'5tcUnd-" That this country iaaF becO!nt as
unstable, and property here ns Insecure, an!
social disorder is unbeasHble, as In Mexico aud
Feucznelu.h At. White lorEots that tie great
majority OF the American reoplo belong to tito
nonsense when once nrouscl, but eEt!s such
matters at onro BY summary proecss, aud " Ia
V only due to such very charitable and senti-
whu thought ike lin, thut tie present
disturbances haye uxlstc1 ut the South ailcr tho
War closed. llad Lincoln lived. Greeley would
never h!ul chance to sign his lanle On tho bond
ot Jeff Uavis,--uo bond would have ever l,ccn
requIrcd,-lat some OF tbo lealcra would h4vo
been punished or bnntshed from tho cullntry,
aud the rest mada awnru thattrcason wus likely
TO be foll""ru BY fts just deserts, nnA Thousands
q lives would have been easel IT. consequence.
Tho Republican party las to thank surh men a.
GREELEY, 5churx autl others, who In the hour nj
victoty let tAuir uagnanfnlitT oniy see the white
man III the South, ailo were either too cowArdly
or too mistakenly charitable to punish treason,
and seemed only anxious to put the men back
ihtu their privileges of which they ought tuhAyu
bcsn deprived lor generation ut !cast.
1hifd-Ihat intimidation May bu a1!1 VIII bo
used to ytiatu ecct!ulls u the future, II ts lte-
turning Board in LouistAlIA decide " throw out
tho votes ot the iut!lnluated parEstts, Qud that
there y 70 way to throw out III the score Of In
t!ntdatton tho T9tea oi legal voters duly pulled:
rusralty." Why, Mr. W, tllls thing ia old II,
Chicago. Just thnk u tho township ELECTIONS
hcra III This eity lust spring! Tlu men who thct,
engineered tls lraud are .he one4 wAn ars now
tinldatofs in the South. And, furthermore,
would remind Atr. W. TINT Ut tl1t time II nred-
ed but leuder. aud 4 few Ut tfu friends Vi
Of unr lullp-posts n Ills company, unless they
had lett tue city III given tlnlr. ! AIN certain
that thts city VIII not again quietly stand surl
ruscslttes Nv have been cunlmIttc1 tile last IL"
ftufa py teflaiA SCI.
Fvurla--"TAat Intimidation will become III,
only element VI value III politics, aud will Mul
:ipfy likn grasshoplers III short tu'e mud raw
ago tho wholv counlry,-that II IL a premium o1
tl!niasty s1aa !aEtnrss, and stigma on liliXenc
aud seil-tcspe,t." As lave mentioned lctose
the politicians bf the liberal sttluul only ~
diligence. Intelligence, and s:if-ruspect In ttt
wullcs VI the South, and this ~ wl,aTs tlr
Us : claM The whites Vi the South are atn0u
the lnstst ,suuIant white peuplr ~ thu ia4s .
the Ktube, and 1t IL \ f4st susceptible Vt proc
thAt ~ tlu ter yeats that slavery l.x been sbul