Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-04-10

placeman, VINO LOOK care W cioso vi
ear Of the authorities to the represen
tations which were sought to be made
Meanwhile the Republican press OF tn
country ventilated, with telling effec'
the terrible tales of cruelty and beast
liness which were practiced by the sc
called "Ku-Klux gangs" Of South Cal
olina, and IN a short time had so i'm
pressed the public with horror and de
testation of tho crimes which wor
charged that oven Democratic organ
ceased the performance of their dut.
in striving 10 bring to light the rea
facts Of the case as they existed.
A PHANTOM AND A MYTH.
But not forever does injustice bav
its sway. tf
The mills u the gods grind slowlyi
But they grind exceeding small.
| And at last the point has been reach
cd when the story Of the law-abidint
character Of our people and the wrong
and injuries wrought upon them car
be told and proved.
|
10 .nose IN ooutn oaro,'na, VINO nh'
shut of from the sympathy and pity
of their fellow Democrats in othel
o.H'es' y' 4" was wen hnown .na' hu
h'us'S"' WIN Aii ',s accompanying
lerrors' Us cnargeu, was lor inc r mos.
part u Pnan'om anu = "y'n, ney
knew ina. W mal0r'.y VI 'nc ease
wnicn were hurr'eu pe'oIe 'uo eour1s
.ne'r cl,i1ens were gu'''co' VI 'n'
cr''hcs VIVID wn'co .ney wero cnAreeo
ou'' a'as 'ney lacheu ,ne "oa"' VI
hproSs'ng 'neir hno"'eueo on .ne
PeoPle o' olner commun','eS. ,a ni'nos'
every avenue VI po',''eA' oo'hinun'ca'
.,on nau oeen eioseu oy 'ne eau,'pn ,l
anu eare necessary W oe P'ao.'ccu "
,r .nein ~ .ne'r every Puonc lnovenen''
nc'' usny ,'' ,iVesIoVon 'ne'r 'ost w. m
Innate .'"a'e ian'.y .~e'allons--were ~ sucje.'
" 'no eons'an. s esPioiage !" o'A.e
sJ,v'n'"en' .u,. which resarue' a"u 'lsn'' ~
W W ''o'' As eieni'es' w sa"c.'ary
"a' sao,eu ARa'n'' 'no ~,''rus'o" ~ "
Sp'os anu aecn'S' anu ~ ,no co'h'non'
-. concerns ol Pracl'ca', every -uay
pus.'.ss aney nau oeen ,a"gu' ~ 'ee'
'na' lney were unuer tne nourly su'
pcrv's'"n oi men VINO sougn' 70 en'rap
.no'n no'u'ng WAS ie', " 'ne,h oa'
" eup'n'' PeAoei"iy anu unrcs'S',ne'y
,bo;r % usnIs gv 20 ,ha @ voro or ,yran
which yall.d their pr,de and manliness
trusting that in Gods own time the
day of deliyerance would come. the
dark curtain of oppression which shut
them out from the view of the rest of
the world would be untitled and the
endurance of wears woald meet ia de-
served reward in the Judgment of an
enlightened country 10 which the
truth would Mt Last be revealed
That time has come in the over.
throw OF the last refuge of pattisan
radicalism in the South and in the m.
auguration of a pure and honest GOV.
ernment under which the most thor.
ough Investigations have been made
into the wrongs and cruelties of the
mast and which will shortly publish
to the world the true story Of The in.
aide workings Of the successive Renub.
lican Administrations which cursed our
State and peonle and well nigb utterly
DESTROYED their resourccs.
rn,sv.,o..,,..cn.o n.ov,x
r,
me oowniaii Oh radicaiism IN ooutn
Varoiina ana the disruption Of Cham
oerlsins government nave peen iol-
lowed py tnat wnicn we expected
Inc cohesive power OF puoilc p'under,
wn'cn panueu togetner those Oh us
VINO neio once ana VINO inttened on
me substance OF the people, and which
while 1t lasted prompted US 70 be true
10 our realty anc devotion to each
other, mas with the loss OF opportunity
oroken the seal OF secrecy which 30
long Kept onr lips closed; Most OF us
who were formerly leading kepuoll-
cans nave neen summoned as witnesses
before the Democratic. I,epteIative In.