The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-12-21
IWbOle NO. 2II7.

Indiana, but / have no respect for COM
promises, and think Republicans should
insist on national, not a congressional
district vote. 1t is a good issue to make
with the Bourbon leaders.
In these remarks l have used the word
democracy in its original sense of a rule
OF the people. l did not mean. in other
words. the counterfeit that circulates in that
name.
rHE SUPREME COURT
praised Senator Edmunds last week for his
mastery movement to investigate the election
frauds of the Southern Democracy This week he
he's introduced resolution as unwise as his action
last week was sagacious He proposes to have the
Supreme Court act as national returning board.
When men once leave the plain path of democracy
it is surprising how they get into the bramble
bushes and tear out both their eyes. What lie the
Supreme Court? body Of citizens with decided
political opinions; citizens appointed by the Presi-
dents and Senates, who are also men of positive
political convictions; citizens not responsible to
any popular tribunal; citizens secure of their ex-
ated position during life; and citizens, albeit who
have often the desire to occupy the White House
Hands off They have enough to do in expound-
ing the laws without asking them to interfere in the
election of the President. Let carry out the first
principles Of the popular government, and have
faith in the capacity of all the people elect their
President and there win be no need ct all of these
inexpedient and dangerous devices. If we want to
increase the popular respect for the Supreme Court
there is only one way to DO it-by declaring that
no man, once a judge on its bench, shall ever be
eligible for any other Office in the gift of the Ma
ton.
LOUISIANA
Oregon will not be allowed to decide the Presi-
Dental election. The wiser leaders of the Democ-
racy are already ashamed of Growers act Even TO
the least cultivated ear Cronn does not rhyme with
Reform. The fight will be made on Florida, Louis
lana, and South Carolina. Florida viii soon be dis
posed Of if the Democrats introduce it. The Dem
ocratic frauds there are too plain for dispute.
In South Carolina and Louisiana an effort viii be
made TO hide the true issue behind dust of legal
bubbles. shall go to South Carolina and write to
you from Columbia next week. Before leaving, let
me tell you what the Democrats will not tell about
Louisiana.
There have been nine great massacres of Repub-
cans for opinions sake in Louisiana since The close
of the war; the chief of which were the massacre of
-'St OfAS@HS, IL fo'OI IL WHICH tHO uuu1Acu pcN-
sons were killed and one hundred and sixty wound
ed and many of the wounded murdered on their
way to the hospital and when in it; the Bossier
massacre. in which three hundred were killed and
wounded; the Caddo massacre, in which fOrty-six
were killed and wounded; the Jefferson massacre,
in which sixty-eight were killed and wounded; the
New Orleans massacre of 1868, in which sixty
three were killed and wounded; the St. Landry mas
sacre, in which two hundred were killed and wound
ed; the Colfax massacre, in which ffty-nine were
murdered, most of them in cold blood, after they
were disarmed and prisoners. ''Over two fhous-
and persons, says Vice-President Wheeler, in his
famous report, '.were killed, wounded or other
wise injured, previous the Presidential election"
m which Grant defeated Seymour. Up to Febru-
ary I~I5 after careful investigation, Gen. Sher-
idan reported that two Thousand one hundred and
forty-oue persons had been killed two and thousand
one hundred and fifteen wounded in Louisiana
..for political opinions" These were all cases au-
rhenticated by afidavits. Ia all, probably, twice
that number had perlshed, of whose death no official
evidence is to be foand.
Bear this red record in mind when the Demoeratlc
,.aders assert that there has been mo intimida-
riou.n and when they try to conceal these ghastly
crimes by denunciations of the returning board.
JAMES REDPATH.