The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-12-07
WHOLE NO. 1888.

jority aud minority reports. but. between
them al. We shall get large amount OF
truth
The Northern Democrats here Who are
In attendance upon the Returning Board,
tell me that the party IN which they bo'
long do not want Louisiana w. a. the
Republicans alless. the State has been
earrisd ~ murder. They say that. aside
from the wrong Of taking advantage of
uuid~r. M party csn afford it IL would
be impalitic But they deny that there
hHvs been sufficient violence aud iniimi'
dation 10 carry tho State. They Affirm
that large nunibsr- of colared men freely
and of their own accord voted the Dem.
ocrztie ticket. and that these men we're
the victims Of outrage az the hands OF
their fellow blacks
So wv have an issue. and each side Ia
gathering in proof 10 support itself
The worst case Yet developed by the
immense mass of aflidavits taken. 10 that
OF Eliza Pinkston above given. There
are others that are very bad. and some
not worth s~tiou. consideration. For
instance. one culored man susars With
grrat Particularly. that on election day
a white nian stood at the polls With a
hook called the Book Of Fofr~tfulness.
and that every time q eolorrd man voted
Republican this observing white man
ntasle q mark in his book aud snid ''tailyl''
This mysterious business frightened q
great many coior~d men, and they wcnt
home without voting
lnd~rd. the sflidavits are ~ all sorts,
sizes and dercfipiion. but the most Of
them arv strong. and unlera they can be
overtArowu. they leave the Democratic
cause in = bsd liFht-a light that will
condemn u among all candid men.
Tho neat wore case 90 that Of Pinks-
tons s the murder Of two men In East
Baton Rouge. iather and son. They
were killed the night Of the l2th Of
April. ~ the commencement of the cam.
paign. Two weeks before being killed
they uere warned. In writing. 90 move
away within ten days. They were fright
~nsd. and the witnesses say. applied 20
the merchant where thsy did their trad.
ing lle advised them 10 stay nt home.
attend 20 their business. and pay na at
trntion te the thr~at But death fol-
lowed. dorm men came in the night
and shot them 10 death Two Of the
family --moth her and sistsr-were present.
and have made sworn statements uith
III the horrihl. details Their testimony
is corrohoFat~d from several source. tn.
cluding certified copies Of the eorouwra
inquest held on the bodies.
more complete picture Of woe ] nev.
- saw than thrse tso fae~s-the old
woman Who lost her husband and son.
nnd the daughter who lost In them q
father and = brother Their faces haunt
me. and I say. can thi. be tFue1 Were
there too men taken out Of bsd a night
aud shot like Wild b~nrt.7 And " not
true. how came these two women heref
How could they tell such = straight story
with nothing 10 bas- IL uponf And
more than Ill. hos could their poor faces
assume that look Of settled. terrible an
gui.h1
Men Of the North aud Of the South
you Who lov.. your fellow men. and are
oppo.rd to murder a. an element la the
conducting OF = campaign. let "a. have the
truth about this wrrtchrt business Lay
sid. party feelings. No party can a.
ford 10 profit by such .. this IL these
poor people have bsen treated IL alleged,
i..t "a know a. ~ these parishes have
been curri.d ny murder. l~t %. know a.
Aud when the truth u out--and 70 viii
come out ihi. winter. " what tho Rspub-
licau. here ail-g- is true. the Drmocr.tie
party must not. can nat. defend ~ The
party viii b. damB-d that seeks 20 sin
power through nurieF-cFucl. cowardiy.
cold blood~d murder The American
people ar God f.-aring. ju.iiee-loving
people They want none oi this.
do not say that al the partisan Re-
publican. nlirre here j. true; b1t q ~
are certainly making out a strong case,
= case that will rrquire some eifort upon
the part OF the Democrats 90 st over.
Let q. have the truth. ~ the Rrpuhli'
cans seek n profit by lying let IA knoS
u. " the Democrats nave carTisd i've
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