The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-09-20

would have bven promptly answered
by the bowie knife and rife? Does
I it look like "suppressing the lawless
element" when Tenuy, the leader OF
the White Liners who style them
selves "Vicksburg Modocs," has been
appointed by the Democratic govern
nor Of Mississippi chairman of the
Registers Of Election in Vieksburg
Does il not look like encouraging
them rather when W. III Quincy, one
of the Andersonville gate keepers,
is selected to read the resolutions at
New York city Democratic mass
meeting When the Jackson Cidri-
on the organ of Lamar utters no
impartial person can read the reports
of the affair without approving the
conduct Of the whites at Hamburg?
When Wade Hampton, formerly a
large owner of slaves and the most
cruel master in the State, aud the
murderer Of Colonel Cameron, is nom
mated for Governor, depending upon
the intimidation OF Butler aud other
White line leaders to destroy a Re-
publican majority of thousands !
When even from Southern puIpits
they are told that ''tbe South viii yet
have slavery back, and that at no
distant day." When Southern states
men ASSERT that "the man vino accepts
negro suffrage should be accursed Z"
Truthfully did Horace Greeley write:
Necessity may for time constrain
the Democracy to silence the pur-
pose of disfranchising the blacks may
be disclaimed but give that party
power. and it will cheat the public
creditors, and remand the blacks to
sertdom." Who then will suppress
the lawless element
Four years ago very largely at
tended convention of soldiers and sal
lors convened at Pittsburgh, Pa, for
the purpose of expressing their SEN
timents in relation to their pending
canvass for the Presidency. Having
emerged from a bloody contest in de-
fense of the Stars and Stripes, the
emblem OF Liberty and Unity, it was
meet that they should place on rec
ord declaration Of their continued
devotion to the cause for which they
fought. This they did in terms not
to be misunderstood They pro-
claimed to the world that, recogniz-
ing in the Republican platform the
enuncistion Of the principles upon
which free government must be
based, they would give a cordial sup
port to the candidates to the party
avowing them.
The friends of Greeley sought to
neutralize, to some extent, the effect
of the resolves of the soldiers and
sailors in shaping the result of the
political contest, by getting up a
counter movement in the interest of
their candidate. They organized
Democratic Soldiers and Sailors
Convention, but the inconsistency of
the attempt was so apparent that it !
resulted in failure. 1t was insignif-
cant in numbers and influence No
body of those who had
risked their lives on the battlefield In
support of the flag could be induced
to affiliate with party which had
given aid and comfort 10 the enemy
in the dark days of the conflict. 1t |
proved to be an abortion.
This brief retrospect brings Us to
the movement Of that same disloya
party in the present political contest |
History is repeating itself The SOL
diers and sailors are about TO hold a
at Indianapolis for the
purpose of again expressing their de-
votion to the cause for which they
sacrificed so much. The enemy, learn
ing the influence of this assembly
upon the coming election, are trying
q repetition OF the scheme which so
signslly failed four years ago, and
another effort is being made to organ
ize a soldiers and sailors convention
in sympathy with the Democracy AID
its candidates. Like causes produc-
es like effects. Ii will die in embryo.
DELTA.