Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-14
THE SLEEPING LION ROUsED!!

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TO THE FRONT :.
At last, rising with the full dignity of his
majestic purpose upon him, big with the Era
of Good Feeling and the Feeling of a Good
Era, our noble President, stemming the tide
Of Southern Solidarity and Northern Emul
clients, has permitted the following procIama
ton to ooze out of the political larder of the
White House:
"The time for discussion is passed. De
termned, vigorous action is imperative. The
Cabinet reached this determination several
days ago, and have lately been considering
the duty of the Attorney General in the
premises. The Southern policy was inau-
gurated with an earnest desire to concillate
and round off sharp angles and soften the
asperities of political strife. Nobody will
say the attempt was not made to most earn
estly carry out the policy, Of the personal
and partisan sacrifices which | made Ill this
effort, and of the consequent Interruptions OF
certain relations which had previously existed
between myself and some of my supporters,
| have nothing to say just now. But 1t APP
pears the leaders who made those pledges did
not exert themselves to keep them, or were
unable to do SO. In fact, | am very reluct-
antly forced to admit that the experiment
was failure The first and most important
election held since i. was attempted has
proved that fair elections with free Suffrage
for every voter in the South are impossible
under the existing condition of +hings. 1t is
rot because the Republican party appears as
the sufferer i'll these results that | complain
1t is because free suffrage and freedom of
political rights has been interferred with that
am called upon to take cognizance of these
disturbances. If the Republicans had COM
mitted these outrages upon the Democrats,
my duty would be the same. 1t will not do
for me or any official to treat these questions
otherwise than in all bipartisan way. The
partisan press will naturally take partisan view
OF the case, and | will be held to account for
aiding the Republicans and Haunting the bloody
shirt But for all that shall do my duty as
Chief Magistrate of the whole nation; and If
in the faithful execution of the laws justice
demands the punishment OF this or that man
whatever his political connection may be-, |
shall not be deferred by partisan criticism.
All that | know is that great crimes have
been committed aud it is my duty to aid in
the punishment of the criminals. | don't
thnk the Southern leaders, who promised to
protect the blacks, are responsible for these
crimes Hampton, for example, tried re-
reatedly to repress the violence which char
acterized the South Carolina campaign. and
failed. Prominent Republicans of that State
have advised me that Hampton cannot con-
troll the red shirts, and that he has made
speeches deprecating a violent campaign.
Nichols earnestly opposed like proceedings i'll
Louisiana. The officers i'll the Department of
j ustice have been instructed to carry out the
proceedings already begun against the depre-
Gators, not only against those who already
have been arrested, but against others who
will soon be arrested. 1t is proposed to make
a clean sweep of this business and exhaust
every legal resource in the execution of JUS
tce The integrity of American citizens has
been grossly violated in widespread localities.
1t must and shall be indicated
The President closed by saying: eff it is
discovered that any District Attorney in the
South is not earnestly endeavoring to do his
whole duty i'll the matter, he should be speed
i!y replaced, to secure vigorous prosecution
pf these cases.
How evident it is from the tone of the fore
going that our good President is not candi-
date for second term.