The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-02

the elective franchise 10 the colored race
among the rest, and also aVowing their
determination to prosecute the campaign
on the basis Of reform.
That the Southern Democrats never
meant to keep this pledge, as regards
any proper respect for the rights Of the
negro in the matter Of suffrage, is now
as plain as any fact connected with the
canvass The mississippi plan" had
been so entirely successful in 1874 10
overcoming large Republican majority
10 that State, as to become the watchword
OF success among all White Liners
throughout the South. They went to St.
Louis resolved to carry their States for
the candidate OF that Convention, and the
passage Of the amendment guaranteeing
the inyiolabili.y Of suffrage "withoul
distinction OF race, color or preyious
condition Of servitude," did not cause one
Of them 10 abate one iota Of his resolu.
aoh 70 'ueeeeu' ~ n''e' 'e''t .."s1 :~
OF them from aiding or countenancing
the work Of intimidation when once 1t
had begun. The all absorbing idea was
to put down the negroes and succeed on
"h''e ll"e "A'"' ~ 'N' eAN Wv %
was useu whenever MS 'o'e eou'u "
Seduced or ex'or'ed, anu "nefe 'n'S e'uiu
not be done ne was oemofa''Isu ~ Hu'l
a'posSibIe BY elmer threatened or Ae'uA'
violence. Sud.
Had the canvass pfC'ea success, ,.S n"
this color line OASIS ol violence II Is u.
cult TO .eli VIVA. wou'u nave Uce" 'ue
future oil kepuol'canS anu nepu"'!eAa.s'
In thesoutn. Fot 'he ''"e De."s ~ ''N''
they would nave a"APpsSfeu u ,nA' pU
lion OIL 'he oh'0n' '"e "n''e t"p's
cans would have peeh o''faciSeu anu 'H'
blacks wonla nave 'ee" eHeS'u ~
ducsd to 'heir o'a po','''I 0' i0'oeu 'TD
servie"Gy' We shoula n"Se seen .u'
South once more P0'i'''a''' '"ouh :" -"
possession oil Loo eiec'oF". '". " u
wh'eh resulted 'fom 'uee"'rA"'"'''A,.,
oil Inc oIacNS' anu o"'e more '"e "o,'u
emu oil Tue i''m0'FA''S par" VI '"o
country
In case turns o"' '""' HH''' AA' "'e'
e'ec'ea 'nete ", VIII De ne" uspA''"'U ~
Tue SCUM. Inc n'"""es VI '1'''"s
elections i" 'n"t SECTION h"' "e'e. WE" az
Thoroughly undefs'ooa Us ~ 'hl' ''''e'
ana Inc popular iee'nk - i''e"'e "pO"
the subject The SCUM mas, IKE hu'ga'
rl"' brought upon herself the attention
oil the world, and has suffered IN paolic
opinion by what Is now kn0"n. n, l'""o'
likely therefore, that we wi's ever see
such another canvass as Tue one
lately closed Inc SCUM cannot auoru
It, Her material prosperity IS al
stake Emigration from tue NoF'h
and from Europe WIN shnn her
As they did in the days oil slavery
White men at least want TO live as Tree
men. The beat elements oil Inc wni'e
population will never live In lana
where they are tSoooed ior opinions sake
It would be an unhappy late Tor the
South therefore to come 10 be once more
country oil one idea she needs 10 De
saved from herself in 'has respect just
as she needed In the order oil froViaence
to be saved from slavery ana A's 'n'o''
Grant regime.
Even IL Mr. liiaen Shou'o oe many
counted IN we 90 not Despair o. senanee
for the better In the SCUM ine ense'
oil a Vlctory,at 'ni' 'a'e aayIa VlS.Ury
with q cloud upon it--woula oe = o'aer'
ent ailalf IRON Victory on Tue aay at'ef
the election. Inc country 'ee's 700 Sefi-
Gus over what has come to llynt In 'hs
South to be )uolian1 over = VICTORY sa'nea