The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-01
+. 5l DON P1ATT.,
The Article for Which He is Indicted.

o.. -, DON PIATT.. = - .,
! The Article for Which He is Indicted
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The, sickening apprehension, felt by
! the people,. to which we referred las!
week, that the Supreme Court would be
found asirotten as the other powers ot
our unhappy government, has been real
lied. III ,c..-ataef =, .-.,aHx q
The swift decay that in the last ten
years has made our selfgovernment 3
sham sand a motkery, and in the execu.
/ tive: and legislative branches shamedo ous
before the world, has been; silently work.
ing its way through the judiciary, until
now in its first .tfial, ,'it offends with it
! stencil the nostrils of all honest citizens;
The appeal made to Judges of7the Su-
prsme Court from the people, sorely dais;
tressed and perplexed, was to save. them
from The wicked conspiracy Of men they
had repudiated at the polls. They saw
| their faithless agents iforayears robbfng
/ the, treasury of their hard-earned taxes,
they saw their highest officials indicted
for the meanest crimes; they saw a Presi-
dent, COARSE brutal and ignorant, ap-
pointing sycophantic pimps to the high
! est positions they saw him; the associate
of .roughs and the commissioners, Of
thieves; they saw carpet-baggers sis-
tanned by 'bayonets manipulating the
polls, that ignorance and rascalityl might
tyrannize oyer the, South. they:saw rings
organized in the lobby control their; Con
gress they saw huge monopolies created
|. by their government eating out their sub
stance; they saw themselves reducedtto
want. trade paralyzed and labor: without
employ, and they made a desperate
effort to right their wrongs through the
ballot. '''r'o r '"A ''''''r' 10" - &.
With assubsidized press.a againstTthem,
with, an: army of i hungry ofice,holders,
that, counting those Of the general gov;
/ ernmennt with those of the States, make a
horde of treasury eaters greater than any
accumulated 'capitaf ihT the Hands Of
monopolics arrayed on the side Of their
oppressofsN they made one despairing
effort. and came7up from the poflslwith a
majority of:,over, half a;mllioh in their
behalf And of what avail? :aa.7:,!. ..
Through a dishonest returning. board
made 'uuppS Of criminals who have escaped
+ conviction and punishment tindef the
protecting armofa corrupt,gOvernment,
enough votes, are. thrown out to.reuderall
| their efforts vain. and, saddle upon them
| the old CORRUPTION and old horde for an
other term '6f years rs@pethaps forever. =
l. From this an appeal was taken ito five
|, Justices; of. the Supreme Court-forthat;
no more and Nc o. less. was the commission %
created. 1T was believed that by such
|, process the question at issue, being a
| charge1of conspiracy against certain cor
| rupt men, could be lifted rom.the politi-
cal arena to a, tribunal of highrtoned, i'm
partial iuHdljg,eess,' who would decide in ac-
l. cordance with law and justice s"'"-'''
+ To the amazement' andl disgust of all
| thoughtful minds, these justices divided,
IDS the partisans had, on; = political line u
land three indecent old men. Joined with
the enemies of the people ih fixing cor.
[ ru ptionf upon us, md destfJying alP con.
t6deuce ID the very foundation .of olI
political structure the Ballot. They de
tcide thHt tfiud does not vitiate,. and be.
{ yd5nd this that they have nothing to de:
eide, and so send the question. to: g the :
! We haseo not the patience 9 to argue
| what 'the people in their broad common
sense! will hot consider the fine-spur
I leaal terfiilicaIiries under which these
aged 'scoundrels seek to hide their shame
I Thsir real brief is to be found I'm the
| utteranceA Of one = Of their commission
James' A. Garfield, who said, boastingly
fHYouGti1l have to grin and bear IT., We
/ hold thS cards and intend to play Them
| Poor political gambler. The stake:
| for which he plays are. the rights Of 4e,
! 000 900 people, the peace and prosperity
I Of the only republic known to humanity
For all that feemen hold most dear thest
hands, stained with plumber, gamble, a.
the soldiers Of Plate severed IN. division
I the garment of the cruciGed Christ: Il"
! Asowe said a. week since, this is'no
law-:itis revolution;e and if. the people
tamely submit, we may bid a long fare
1 we'll to constitutional government. Fraue
| no longer vitiates. x corrupt admins
I tration hasIonly,i by its bayonets, to hoie
q State usurpation long enough in Gpewe
! for q, corrupt, returning board TO do DC it
I vile task, and the work is done, =,
If 4 man thus returned to power car
| ride in safety lfromthe executive mansion
to the capitol, ito be ,inapgurated,, We aF.
fitted for the slavery, that will follow th'
inauguration. 1900;
4. we fd0 hot believe the people ofth'
| United States are of this sefviie sort
I We do not believe that theyare prepared
without "a, blow, to part with their hard lat
4 earned, blood d-stained possessions. No
I tice IS nov served on the citizens of Lou
I isiana and South: Carolina thhs the.
| must care-for .themselves.l How sooi
7 lamp7pests will bear frnit is for them +
Esay. To the people Of the North ant
/ West notice IS given that ali thesto1i 7
which they are subjected, that bond
[ holders and .monopolists. may fatten Sc
cure,i is repaid by no security for thei
| rights, and that shrinkage Of values i
/ now in order, If there is law for fraut
| there is reason for violence Andto tina
we, make our last. appeal Washington
i Capital, The. 18th. si92s :~z>;!,i>, ..s.. y.
t Little Things BY BY Josh Billings / =.
.E A kross word il little thing, but it,
what stir up the elephant.
j A"kind word IL little thing but it i
lust what soothed the sorrows ov the'set
tingahen. ~, ls - ,,'.mi
!. An orange peel on the sidewalk il
little thing, but it haz z! upset Pa !, many any
AN An oath il d little thing, But it IL re