The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-28
POLITICAL PERsECUTi0H...
RINGING WORDS THAT &PPLTg6k kS Muck
TO OUR COUNTY AS ANY .CTIthR.. u IlIOIn

TO DUB COUNTY AS ANY a;;tF oFIl;"'l'0'" :,
/ It is singular and rat the m ialAiaaAa ~ Aaq
time instructive -oontraat touohsRstM
Federal election laws when En- ws ~ besa, r.a
hold some of our beet citizens under
indictment for offences agalnss.shesa
laws to see the notorious ffaad per
ipetrators' from Madison WelgiaaYRoa
TO the smallest ratiicaf ofisSeiPs:S, PF.s,.,;:
(sport'ng with uTntb.lGushhilpg cheek tho
rewards of''sheIr political viliainies
openly before tho faces Of mea..N
withstanding the utter shameiesshesP
Of the H1,gpol Whole pa.tSsA| p0al.lttiSesaA| 'Fjn P9s
upon tile free s;Iaa citizens Of tho eeooqntry'
by which 2 supervisor Ike DlaVeapoFs -,
can oPp"o'!rtufiely eii, eateh ana cage
white men men by the thousands JUS IN Ne@,
|1ork' and 'hns handtly hoid el,tlls thep ny :.
the throat pptil after the pin!e,h !,ha or ,n 1c.
easion' we IND ntoreiay really good men car"
jr'ea away by the political necessity -
fof SUCH neiar!ous partllzan laws. 49,,
Many OF III The a,;t best ana most !aws
abiding citizens gat9f 6f Richiahd bland oodht
are under Hth indictment fSr sdn election Of
iencefs' and they VIII Pc beItfied betofe
Judge Bond, Who TO say the. least,
recognizes party lie realty 70 me I,,a tali.
ana ny ]ar'es packed packed ny the teSF oatlt
law, so that In no no sense can can our peF;ac. peoF;
pie be said to lie tried BY their peers:
Under Under these seen circumstances 1t sit It. sseIPs
plain that our our ieilow-cYltlzens, VINO,
hoppe!nlng to DC IN 9ilseial position. 's tic r..
ana maze tha nnEAiis,ff MARE Q, ri ,hepaoiiea
spleen, apd WIN tH9s DC maze 20
suffer yicarlonsly iof 'Ae emoeratle
parry 81 large, snon!e p9t.pe ,aE9seg 2Se s,
TO encounter oil inc expenses q suese
trials. al|.; IL Is enough that ehey shoula
encounter co ter the loss Of TINE. IN ID = Their
avoeaeons' the rlsk' ana the perFs9,n5 F'!,n:
al inconvenience !nS4sent 70 susn
tr'ais' and the pf4 plelo shoqid co9e &c:
their rcllei IN remnIto2lns the; ,aolest
ana most 't experiences couhsft 10. 70.
"a.In lT tne aa oaSeS 'aiuISn Inl! W eioHs,
81 ','us ~ tu.'o ,Ie, M suan .irIf nos oe asii
noeu ~ .ne ena,sg p - supe.ls ~
rAsseu Witnesses. 20 % ppagta 99as9h A. at'y
oen'S u' l les' - "hss us:. Ne 1E 'ean hnu aos
nunssy osss1.s' 9E,s a. .,s2fl' once sle
POSITION os slYa. sollc'sof s.s s3 anu ae
,ea'eo cSaqlahte ior Oongiefssl9niaE g,,f,g'i ia
honors' 4feahs nis yina,itlve ,e,.it spleen
upon tuoss @nose poi,eiealf aa.lf aet'Slsy
oa,heo n n's Asplfa''ons 't'iis al, - .rc,.c
~ VIZ ~. 1'2' my ~ W ttely s,mRty upon
.ne innes 70 y. iY,tpmIo,tiAens Y,',' I,s slSt
.nu' uns IN ~ -! ~ Asoui sa'' 81 i- rlT:
IONS 'ns :. l'',; neif 'cty iiiocehSe. all may
prove .'. Tue great oiiehce, ~ safn lne9s 1s
a'u lnt'u'e w. ne %, 9e. sWeas; S,s: -
my "s"'re. 'nv !.dii W.. "e naSe S.l'ao seeik
deceived in this matter. we nave
seen the most innocent and 'innocaG!
GUS people pnt on trial oiia the Kaa2..s
Klux cases and pursued to the. death. !.
by the law hounds ofths Federal
, courts Our own people could Rsfas
ly believe their eyes' as the oaSeepat
, qp for the oeqasion' against meneaho...
: had lived 9 lifetime of ~ire4aoaasP
offending conduct underftheig esdf3o
, eyes, and ystwho'wereHhaaaled. 'oaS eessa
their beds in The tlaqaa|'hour Of s1nlahsR
; and trettea to jaii bye 1trusty Fe'iesah'
! squads Again. it, IS easentiallyaaes : :.
, lCesSary,lt these political trialB Ufag