The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-01
RED HOT.

The following is the article pub ish-
ed in Dom Piatt's paper. The Capital,
OH the lS,h, which has set the admin
minis,ratiou and the Radical leaders
10 bowling AT the editor Of that paper
and for which he has been arrested, 1t
may be that the article is libellous, but
il is on the old maxim declaring that
,fhe greater the truth the greater the
libei":
'The sickening apprehension felt by
the people, 10 which we referred last
week, that the Supreme Court would
be found rs rotten as the other powers
OF our unhappy tovcrnment, has been
realized. The swift decay that in the
last ten years has made our self-oov-
ernment sham and a mockery, and in
the Executive and Legislative branch
es shalned us before The world, has
been silently working its way through
the Judiciary, until now, at its first
trial, it OiIends its stencil the nos
trils of all honest citizens.
| '.The appeal made TO the Judges OF
the Supreme Court from the people,
sOrelv distressed and perplexed, was
| to save them from the wicked conspir-
acy of men they had repudiated 1T the
/ polls. They saw their faithless agents
for ears robbing the Treasury OF their
! hard earned taxes. They saw the
! highest officials indicted for the mean
est crimes. They saw q President
coarse, brutal and ignorant, and ap-
! pointing sycopantic pimps TO the high
est positions. They saw him the asso-
! ri al TO nt he
of thieves. They saw carpet.b tggers
sustained by bayonets, manipulating
the polls, that ignorance and rascality
might tyrannize over the South. The
saw Rings organized in the lobby con
troll their Congress. They saw huge
! mOnopolies created by the govern
ment eating out their substance. They
saw themselves reduced to want, trade
! paralyzed, aud labor without employ
and they made desperate effort to
| right their wrongs through the ballot.
"With subsidized press against
them. with an army of hungry Office
holders that-counting those OF The
General Government with those of the
| States made a horde of treasury cat
ers greater tn M any standing army in
Europe with all the accumulated cap
| ital in tn" hands OF monopo!ies array
| ed on the side of their oppressors. they
made ou, .i.tSpairlng effort. and came
up from the polls with a majority OF
over hal q million in their behalf.
And of what avail? Thorough dis
honest Returning Board, made up OF
| criminals who have escaped convic-
tiOn aud punishment uuder the pro
tecting arm OF IL corrupt Government,
enough votes are thrown out TO render
all their efforts vain. and saddle upon
them the old corruption and the old
horde for another term of years, per-
haps forever.
'From this, appea! was taken to
live Justices of the Supreme Court
For tha', no more and no less, was the
Commission created. 1t was believed
that 10y such process the question at
issue, being charge of conspiracy
against corrupt men, could be lifted
from the arena TO a tribunal OF high
tOuea, impartial Judges, who would
decide in accordance with law and
justice. To the ainazemcnt and dis
gust of all thoughtful minds these JUS
'iceS divided as the partisans bad, on
a political line; and three Indecent old
nci joined with The enemies of the
md destroying ali confidence in the
very foundation of our political struc-
'ure-,he ballot. They decide tha,
fraud does not vi,iaie, and that beyond
his they have nothing TO decide,
md so send the question 10 tn. peo-
pic.
1--WE have not the patience 10 argue
what the people, in their broad con-
non sense will not cons tlcr-. he fine
pun legal te,;nnic il,tic- un.irr which
these aged scouatlreis serli TO hide
their shame. Their real grief is 10 be
found in the utterances OF one of their
CoHinIIs.loD, > iiue~ ~. G,riirlu who
said bol.iing!y. you'll have To vriu
md bear il. We hold the cards aud
intend 10 play them Poor political
gambler. The stakes for which he
plays are the rights %. 4)U0J 90 paO-
pie. The peace and prosperity o: the
only republic known To hurnsnity.
For all IN freedmen h,id most dear,
these hands stained with plumber.
gamble as the soldiers OF Plate sew,
cred in derision the garments OF the
Crucitied Christ. a ; we sail 4 week
since: This is n't law, it is revoiu-
ton; and it the people tamely sub.
nit, We may bid 81 long farewell to
G institutional Government" Fraud
no longer vitiates. A corrupt Admin
istration has only by its blyonets to
hold State usurpliion long enough
i'll power TOR corrupt Returning
Board 10 do its vile task.and the wo-k
is done. Ii Il man thus returned to
power can ride in safety from the Ex-
ecutive Mansioh to the Capitol to the
Inauguration, we are fitted Tor the
slavery that will follow the inaugura
ton.
I'VE do not believe the people O.!
the United States are OF tai, seryile
sort. We do not believe that they are
prepared without "a blow to part with
their hard earned, biOot stained pos
sessions. Notice is now served on the
;itizens OF Louisianl and south Caro-
lima that they must care for them
selves. How soon lamp posts will
bear fruit Is tor them 10 s.y. To the
people OF the North aud West notice
is given that All The toll to which they
are subj -crcd that bJndho.ders and
nonOpoiists may iatten secure, is re
paid by no security for their rights, |
aud that shr'nkage Of values is now
III order. Ii there is law Tor fraud
there is reason for violence and to
that we make our last appeal