Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-16
ueS There Been a War?
Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph.

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Ike that which existed when they
onee adopted a separate and decided
.onrse OF political action, and as
s,med their distinctive sppellat;on.
qba state of things is such that ali
Int the mere form of slavery exists
!, the South; there is no more 10y
.Itv in the Southern States than
,har. was when the Rebellion was at
its height, aud the systegAtir, de
,s,miu.d, continued aud ruthless
ossanlts at the South on the estab
G.hed results of the wat, constitute
,anses for the gravest apprehen slons.
In fact. from look at the South.
and at home, it would remain to a
.gperfcial observer, except tor the
,bonsands OF maliRed veterans all
around as. n matter OF doubt wheth-
,r the war had been fought at all.
The utter and iucomprehensible
faulty Of the ex rebels is matter
4 profound astonishment. Their
arrogant attempts at Congressional
domiuatipD, the impudtnce Of their
claims aud attitude, the contempt
md hate Tor the NORTH which they
do not attempt to conceal, their
sAot-gun and ku kux policies, their
terrorism and murders, are making
/. impossible for the Democrats 10
carry a Northeru election, and diff
emit to vote the same ticket they 90
aud preserve seli-rtspect.
Thes n'imenis Of avast majority OF
Northern Democrats were expressed
BY Geo w. Peck, IN his universally
read SIM newspaper, when he said
that if the murderers Of Judge CHS
holm aud lis daughter should be au-
Quilted, it would be good reason for
man to refuse to ever again vote
the Democratic ticket. Mr.. Peck,
though popular and successful pro-
%essioual humorist, is man Of ripe
Judgment and ackno wledged sagaci-
t.. As union soldier he no doubt
felt exactly what he said, although
be was prominent delegate to the
ate Democratic State Convention.
and was one of its officers. He has
closely observed, also, the senti
ments of the people at large and he
but framed into apt and timely
words the thoughts which occu pied
thousands Of niudS.
Mr.. Jenkins and his associates
gegn the Democratic ticket OF this
Safe are excellent men and il it was
mere matter OF conducting the
State government there would be
little or nothing to choose between
,lem and their opponents. But ev-
err democratic victory gained at the
North appears TO have been the sig
hal and encouragement for new ag-
g,essions, new outiagcs and new
atrocities by the ex rebels Of the
South. These victories In a few
States have been gained 10y the
greatest sacrifices, the most arduous
eadeavors; aud especially by pledges
70 the people of the North that the
South would be peaceful would
scrupulously adhere to the settle
nents of the war, and would guard
he institutions of freedom which it
established, and that they would deal
With the negro in a spirit of euIisht-
qucd humanity. Then, when, by
such means, the Northern Demo
Gratis have gained j new victory or
Confirmed an old one, the Southern
braves and rnffians have appeared
to consider it as "a warrant for again
coming out and shooting some I'm
ion man or Republican neighbor,
federal official, or for hu kluXing a
negro settlement. These courses
have made Democratic victories few
CT instead of pientier, and are likely
to cause them to disappear altoseth-
tr. They have tendency to create
considerable doubt in the minds of
many people who have been voting
the Democratic ticket, whether it is
best to elect Mr.. jenkins or not.
It is certain that the Liberal Re
publicans of 1872 and the Repubi-
san Retormers of 1873, have nearly
all deserted the Democratic party in
consequence Of the results at the
south Of Democratic victories in the
North 1t is equally sure that Re
publican Greenbackers who have
sought to break up their party, and
70 iorm new one, have been com
PEELED to withdraw back into their
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