Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
Southern Democracy and BOaths
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Nothing seems 10 give the Radicals
Of this State more satisfaction than to
SlandSr Il. Although il iS as plain 10
ell honest men as II can be that there
has been almost incaleulAble improve.
ment In the State, county, and muniei.
pal governments, since the overthrow
OF the thing called Southern Radical.
ism, those Radicals who did not run
away from fear Of the Law, or because
they could not get Offices from an ont.
ragged people, continue 10 do the old
State all the dAmsge they can. II DIFF.
hculty arises in any community about
labor land these troubles are common
all over the NOrtb) these creatures i'm.
mediately raise q howl about lawless.
ness, always making 1t prominent that
these troubles are the result Of Demo.
cratic rule and traceable TO politics.
This is the meanest sort OF slander,
based on, downright perversion Of
facts. We will venture to assert that
there have been fewer political diFicul.
ties in this State since the Democracy
came into power than in any other
State in the Union. In fact, there
have been very few indeed. South
Carolina furnishes another convincing
illustration; and We speak by the evi.
dence when we cay that both races in
Louisiana are getting along better than
ct any time since the war, and that pO.
litlcal difficulties are unknown.
II q shooting Ecrape occurs these
same creatures cry aloud about the ina.
bility Of the Democracy TO enforce the
laws.. THE truth ls, that no Govern.
ment can be absolutely perfect, because
perfection ia not attainable BY men, but
there has been 90 much improvement
that creatures who act 90 these Repub.
licau things do, must have come other
motive than an irrepresslble desire for
an enforcement Of the laws. These
things must be possessed Of q raging
desire 10 handle the reins Of Govern.
ment themselves, For them 10 stand
any chance in the future, they know
they must keep away immigration, and
the only way they can do this is by
slandering the Southern people. II
would be hard 10 estimate the good
Democratic rule has been TO the South
in the last few yeare, and equally hard
to estimate the evil worked by the
thing that called itself Southern Re
pnblicAnism In former years, but thiI
fact seems to be entirely forgotten BY
these whining creatures who yearn fol
Office, oh, so earnestly. The laws arr
executed on all alike, the desperate anC
the violent are most efectually curbet
by firm and upright Courts; the white
pay for the education OF the blacks
having no regard 10 politics, without
murmur, and nothing 10 now wanted
beyond o fair show in the race fol
prosperity aud advancement. In thiI
State the condition Of affairs is excel
lent, and growing better every day
But the last Republican paper, II
its fear OF immigration and IL
desperation for Office, continual!
performs the part Of the adder whicl
the overland man warmed in BIZ
bbsOm. 1t stinGs with slander the peo
pie who epA6le It to keep breath 10 It
sickly and shriveled body. It grow
hoarse yelling about Democratic bull
doing aud all its little ability iS use,
TO convince the North that 'it is wore
than idle 10 undertake 10 deny tha
} human life is not held as sa cred in III
, South as in other sections Of the cOun
try, and i is the height OF folly to al
Tempt TO excuse, or in any degree pal
: liale the conduc. of those who, wiihou
due consideration and dire necessity
! hastily appeal to the pistol or the shot
! gun" Yet men must rejoice at thei
r deliverance when they compare th
= rqls Of the present day with that Of th
I dStk days Whenthe wFetched organizl
i lion known as the Southern Radlcr
Q party was in power, Those who car
e. for the South SILVER at the thought {
II a bare possibility that the old vulturC
L may by ahy catastrophe again hove
J over us.
n A Grave Charge.