Daily Republican., 1879-09-17
The De,,,oersts Ia Trouble.

The DemsOerata q Trouble.
When the Democratic party by mui
dsrs. outragss, intimidations and fraud
came into possession Of both houses o
Congress, their first thought Was tt
strengthen themselves that they nigh
be kept in power afterwards. To d
this the law which was passed for thu
protsvtiou of voters in their exercise o
the election franchise had to lie repeal
cd, the National army already reduced
to . bssgarly handful Of men had to b
still farther reduced, and so c'rcun
scribed in its operations Is to be rem
dsrsd totally ineffective for good. In
deed no protection whatever was to b
given by the government, either through
the army, the United States Marshsls
or Supervisors of elections, all were tt
be withdrawn and the National cleo
tions tor Cong ressmsn and for President
we're to be left entirely to the mercy o
hordss of dishonest ballot box suffer-
at the North, ami to organized bands o
out-throats and outlaws 1t the South
Ts effect all this an extra session o.
Congress had to be convened, and the
exciting scenes which transpirsd at that
Congress were such that they will
not soon he forgotten. TO read
the speeches Of Democratic orators, not
statesmen, the intelligent reader might
have thought that the poor innocent
Democrats Of the South were met At the
polls with Federal bayonets and shot
down and maimsi in their attempt to
exercise fresman's rights. These Fed
eral laws it will bs reoollected were not
repealed. President Hayes, Republi-
can, sat in the Presidential chair, wise
ly steering the ship Of Stats through
the breakers and the storm. Veto aftsr
veto negatived the laws passed by the
x-oonfsderates, and the extra session
ofths ex- confederate Congress adjourn
cd without accomplishing any thing ex-
cspt curtailing the efficiency Of the Uni
led States district courts by withhold
ing the usual appropriations from the
United States Marshals for fear they
might spend some Of it in preserving
peace at the election polls. Congress
adjourned and the ex-confsderates ap-
psaled to the people To justify their &C
tions. The Democratic press through
out the length and breadth Of the land
took up the cry of the injustice
Of having troops at the polls.
From Maine to California, "troops at the
POLLS" was the watohword Of the De-
mocraoy, the most violent and vicious
of them being loudest in their condem-
nation of the use Of troops at the polls.
Even the Gazette" and "Herald" of
this city, made "troops at the polls" {"
the subject Of long prosy windy edi-
torials. This was to be the political
"Shiboleth," that was destined to carry
the Confederatss and their small army
of followers called Democrats, from the
North, on to victory. Bayard was in
terviewed and he was fully satisfied
with the results Of the extra session, as
1t put the Republicans on the deferce,
as being in favor of troops at the polls.
Thurman another leading Democrat
was more than pleased with the results
of the extra session. Thus the cam
paign was progressing and the Democ-
racy aided by solid Confederate South
appeared to be marching on to certain
victory, when all at once the country
from one end to the other Is excit-
cd by the murder Of Dixon at
Yazoo, simply because he offered
himself as an Independent candidate
fer county Office. Troops had
nothing to do with this wanton,
willful and bloody Democratic murder,
bltas the news flashed over the coun-
try there was not friend who did not
feel in his heart, that at Yazoo was
just the place where troops were need
cd to keep the peace. Other outrages
and murders followed them about the
country. The Gully's and other mur-
dsrers Of the Chisholm family were still
running at large unhung. Alexander
Brioe, an honored and respected white
Republican Of South Carolina, was as
sassinatsd in cold blood, because he
had commenced to organize the Repub-
licans for the next campaign. Troops
at the polls were not the cause of these
murders. The people Of the North be-
gan to get their eyes opened and they
saw plainly through the whole insin-
cerity Of the South. They saw at .
glance that they only wanted the sb-
ssnos of the troops from the polls to en-
able them to carry on a reign
II terror Of rapins and blood to
keep the South solid for what
was oalled the Democracy.
California was the first Of the free
States Of the north that held an election
following the action Of the ex-confsder-