The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-08-24

If the duty shall be assigned to me [ should moi
fail to exercise the powers with which the laws
Constitution of our country cothe its chief magis
trate to protect all its citizens whatever their for
1nrr condition, i'll every political and personal gilt
rilden's letter.
No faith "r credit can properly attach TO thi,
promise. Why: Because il the elaborate let
ter of Mr.. Iden there cannot be found ONT
word in condemnation OF the massacrcs o.
New Orleans. Nieksblrg, Cou>hata and Ham
burg; not one word in condemnation Of tho
fraudulent election in MissSSippi whereby tho
administration Of the affairs of a sovereign
State was wrestel by intimidation and asSas-
snatlon FROM the majority by the minority
not one word III condemnation of thu tlous
anti> of murders committed by the kukuX
klans, the White Liners, and the White
Leagues of the South, in pursuance of the
purpose to nullfy the Constitution. There is
nothing in Mr.. Tilden's record, nothing in his
character as exhibited in his political life, to
warrant the belief that, as Executive Of the
nation, he would enforce the laws against the
asSassins of the South. Prog. Age
Gov Tilden's language is plain enough
lie proposes, if elected, to use all the
powers with which he shall be invested,
to protect all citizens everywhere What
more could he do? The massacres nd
assassinations to which reference is made,
We're offences against the laws OF the States
in which they occurred, and in most in
stances have been proceeded against The
guilty parties in the Hamburg riot have
been indicted, and will be tried The plat
form on which Gov. Til den was nominat-
ed, and which he in terms adheres to, ac-
cepts the Constitution with all its amend
ments, and pledges support to them 1t
would have been as unusual and improper
for Gov. Tilden to select Louisiana or Mis-
sissippi to assail in his letter us it would
have been to make allusion to any north
ern state in which disturbances have taken
place. 1t is no part of the duty of the
President to interfere in the suppression
of laWlessness in a state. except upon de-
mand of the executive
How would it have appeared to the
Age, had Gov. Tilden made particular al
fusion to the horrible state of things
which for years existed in the heart of
the State of Pennsylvania, in the Molly
Mcguire murders? In the operations of
that body Of Thugs more murders were
committed than by all the Ku kux in the
entire South, and it is notorious that the
Cameron politicians made terms with the
assassins to secure their votes For their
influence and votes they had pardon and
IT. r,f4 bo
Reading Railroad, who ferreted out and
strangled this horrible nest Of criminals,
said in one of his arguments to the jury
81 have seen a trusted member of that band
| have seen this organization WELD political
power in the State which has controlled the
elections of Il great Commonwealth. | have
received the Information OF meetings between
some of the highest officers of the State and the
chief of the murderers, at which large sums of
money were paid to secure the votes of this in
fernal Association to turn the tide of State
election. God knows if ever in the world there
was a revelation us deep and damning as
that now laid open to the people of this Com
monwealth for the first time"
This rutlianism is by no means an old
and abandoned scheme of vengeance 1t
is living and active to-day as murdcrous
and defiant as ever. The daily morning
papers Of Wednesday of this week, CON
tain the following
A despatch from Port Richmond, Pa, states
that two miners, James Martin and Peter Nc
Catferey, were attacked by Il crowd of Molly
Maguires, yesterday afternoon, and beaten with
bludgeons, stabbed with knives, and treated to
a shower of bullets. Mccartney was killed. and
Martin was SO terribly injured that he died in a
short time.