National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-17


ing. false voting. false counung-lhcsc arc their
mmiliar instruments: iu handling which they are
SO Skiliul and braZcn. rs TO improve upon the
practice Of the dictator aud thief William NJ.
Tweed. during the long years when the Democracy
of New York were his suppliant slaves 1e snid
" 10 madc no difference what or how many ballots
wcrc in the boxes, we always counted in when
Ali this and more. they strive to justify by the
plea Of local seltgovcrnmeut Local scltgovcrn-
mcut Is the corner stone Of American and all FREQ
Institutions; but that isuot local self government
where a minority, by tho arts of fraud and the
crrors of violence, usurp the rights of the major
ity. By trick, intimidation, and Outrage, minor.
itics. In their respective States and Congressional
districts, have dlslmnchised 7Oo,0OO or 100000
American citizens. each and every one entitled to
free suffrage 0s much us the most exalted citizen
OF the Republic. Cheated oycrriddeu crushed, this
vast multitude of loyal and patriotic citizens, com
prisng the total OF hundreds OF concurrent m0jOri-
ties, Will be uureprgscnled-neithc their voices nor
the voices Of those representing them Will be heard
in the state aud National Legislatures. such isl not
republican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vital principle 1t
Is that mulOrtiCs shall rule.
The chcct of this shameless pervcrsiOu Of free IN
siitutions l. tar from being confined TO the black
race. Masses Of white Republicans In nearly all sec
tons OF Tho South are subjected TO the same pro
scrpuou. Difference OF political opinion aud action
is not tolerated IL Is not safe for the black or white
man tovote the Republican ticket Not oulynrc our
Republican brethren thus osracised but all citizens
who have the manhood to oppose the DEGREES OF
men who wero recently in arms against the Uni)u
are practically disiranchscd. In unnumbered In
stanccsth they have been forced 10 conceal theiropn-
/
We have thus presented to as the same vicious
round of former days, which for 80 many years OF
Tended the moral sense of the nation. Northern sub
| seivlency, southern arrogance and negro oppres-
] SION The black man is ever ground between the
| upper and the neither mlstOnc As during the
major portion OF the life of the Republic, previous
10 the rebellion, lie was made. with marvellous po-
utical skill the chief acOr in ruling the country,
SO now with precisely the same tactics, and not IN
| ieriot cunning like attempt is made.
l. lthis uggcry aud violence has sole objective
| point-itis is simply the means TO establish Demo
| cratic supremacy. without II the Democracy
would, ns in the past, continue to be in Hopeless
/ minority.
Aided by the anuulmcnt of the three hnhs pro
| vision of the Constitution by which the South
| gains tniry-hve members In the House of Repre-.
scntntives the Democracy, after the 4th of March
| next, will by these means, and by these means
alone, control both Houses of Congress- aud there
| by absorb the whole legislative power of the ma
| ton, except when checked by the veto. In THIS
manner will be consummatcd mn usurpatlon as pal
pablc and real as though bands of armed men, i'm.
| itating The infamous examples of history, should
| break into the haus OF Congress. and, driving out
the legal members substitute their own creatul eS
| Each aud every one of the millions who constitute
the majority of this nation has an immediate, per
sona interest III this usurpation his rights as a
free and equal citizen of this Republic are perycrt
cd and abridged, and the legislative action of the
Government will be IN direct untagonism TO that
policy which he and the millions who think with
| him believe TO be wise and just.
Neare told that there is no remedy for this state
OF Affairs that the people and the Government are
thought to be inaccessible to attack. God, whC
often sets ut naught the wisdom of the wise nnC
opens path not before seen of men. may show u!
Il way through this wilderness. No suprem,
wrong is without its supreme remedy-moral OF
physical. IL there be no present remedy, then one
Will be created. lfthe presentluws are insufficient
Others must be enacted
The election of 1876 indicated that the South haC
adopted the mississippi Plan of action, and b!
the election of 1875 1t has boldly given notice tina
is It's settled purpose to carry by these tactics the
Presidential election of 1880. The plan Is simplt
aud supposed Is bc effective: TO concentrate. b!
the above described means. the whole pOliticn
power of the South, and TO hurl it in one solid
block against the North II policy pcrncious ant
dangerous to the whole country, pre-eminently 81
to the section which employs 1t.
There is then but one course for the people of tn
United States to pursue. Let them rise in thci
strength and give notice that this condition OF al
fairs subversive of free institutions, ouragn
| humanity, and abhoTent 10 civilization, shal
cease, and that each and every American citize
shall be protected in all his rights and liberties.
| In view of these and other considerations tn
| National Council of the Union League of America
| Resolves That the Union League of America vii
| enter at once upon campaign TO procure pract
cal enforcement of the thirteenth, fourteenth. an
| fifteenth amendments 10 the Constitution OF tn
| United States, and to this end recommends TO tn
several State and subordinate councils 10 begin in
mediatcy the work of Systematically agitating tn
people through the public press, public meeting
petitions to Congress, uud all the other mean
known TO free men.