The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-07

the Herdtd, which advocates DEM
ocratic success under Tilden, is very
good. But it goes further and more
to the vital point in admitting that:
SIN the South all is going boldly
Alabama majoritios, Hamburg mas
sacres, and the virtual condoning of
these massacres by public topin;on
all make an uneasy impression in
the North. The party throws away
the State of South Carolina by nom
mating Wade Hampton. 1t de-
clares war upon every Southern
man, like Moseby and Longstrcet,
who does not agree with them, and
invokes a canvass of bitterness and
hatred. The fact that not one Of
the delegates to the Saint Louis
Convention was negro shows how
utterly the Democrats have failed
to appreciate the wisdom of conced-
ing to all classes political equality.
v AS. it now stands the breczes
which seem to watt the banners of
Hayes to victory come from the
SOUTH"
The Herald mentions these fun
damental issues with the Republican
party as political blunders," but it
must know, as every intelligent man
living this far South knows, that,
without this general support of out
RACES for intimidation and a general
method of ostracism, and every con-
ceivable means of coercing the bal
lot box, there would not be the
CHASTITY ghost of a possibility Of
Democracy carrying either of the
Carolinas, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Georgia, Alabama, or even Virginia
or Tennessee. IF we arc u repre-
rcsentativc republic let the only
hope of our prolonged liberties as
people to be preserved and main
tanned by the lawful authority which
Tilden himself says is "a power of
the Executive" which he promises
III his letter of acceptance to use
for the protection of the rights of
all races and conditions in the coun-
try. The moral support of all Re-
publicans must now be given to the
use of military for protecting South
crn citizens in their right to Il free
ballot. If intimidation is sustained
by the weak-kneed Republicans,
then, indeed, will a solid South for
Tilden be, in a great measure, the
fault of squcamish weakness that
is inexcusable in those who profess
to believe in the ballot as an cx-
preston of the free will of Il free
people.
The War Department, taking
vigorous action under the bill passed
during the last hours of the session
of Congress authorizing the estab-
lishmcnt of twenty-five hundred
men to fill up the cavalry regiments,
recruiting officers are instructed to
send on recruits Us speedily as pos
sible, and in order to facilitate the
work the standard of both height
and weight has been lowered. 1t
is matter of regret that the DEM
ocratic House postponed the pass
age of this important law to so late
n date. 1t should have passed i'm
mediately after Clusters disaster,
and the recruits would now be at
the front with Crook and Terry,
where their services are needed.
1t is to be hoped they will be Sc
cured and promptly forwarded in
time to avert another massacre.
A Sunday paper published in this
city, which floats the name of Tildcn
and Hendricks, requests all Union
soldiers who intend to support that
ticket to send their name and ad-
dress to the editor. The probable
tiles arc that that editor will not
have to employ an extra clerk to
open letters. The "boys" are not
in that sort of business this Ccntcn-
NAL year. They will not surrender
so easily to the party they fought
during the rebellion, particularly
when their standard is borne by one
of their own number, in the person
of General Hayes. Too thin!
On the 18th instant General
Sherman in pursuance ofPrcsident
Grants order concerning the dis
tribution of troops in the South,
transferred one company of infant
ry from Atlanta, Georgia, to Edge
field courthouse, South Carolina,
in the vicinity of the Hamburg
massacre. This order, as was cx-
pected, has caused a great howl to
go up from the Democracy, but it
will not deter the President from
his determination to afford protec-
ton to unoifcnding citizens. The
President is determined to have n
fair election in the Southern States,
at least he will use all lawful means
at his disposal to secure such n re-
suit, and he will be sustained in this
effort by every loyal person in the
country. There is no doubt if a
fair election were possible, the Re-
publicans would carry Louisiana,
Mississippi, and South Carolina.
We have largo majoritics in all
three of those Southern States by
actual count, and yet the Dcmoc-
racy openly boasts that they will
carry those States by large MAORI
ties, which they will certainly do if
left undisturbed in their work of
and intimidation. 1t is
certainly to be hoped that the Ma
tional Government will afford annie