The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-17
GOODLN'S BOSH REVIEWED.

This is another cheap resolution.
There is a law of the United States
which says that the U. S. army may be
used to keep the peace at the polls. but
| there is not an instance ON record where
they were ever used for that purpose,
let alone their being used to intimidate
voters. But Intimidation by rifle clubs
in Southern States has been the rule, and
they were Democratic clubs too. 1t is a
note worthy fact that while Republican
papers have been full of accusations
against Southern Democrats for intimi-
dation of Republican voters and while
Northern Democrats have claimed that
these accusations were campaign lies,
yet they have never found the semblance
of a fact for like accusation against the
Republicans. The Chisholm and Dixon
murders are undeniable evidence of the
fact that bulldozing exists and that there
can be no punishment for political muir
derers in the South. It is notorious that
for a quarter of century the roughs in
certain wards controlled the elections in
New York city, hence the anxiety of the
Democrats to do away with federal mar
shals and troops at the polls. There is not
an instance which Judge Goodin can
point out where legal voter has been
deprived of his right of suffrage through
the acts of a marshal or his deputy.
Moreover, when the Democrats at the
extra session of Congress were urging the
repeal of the act allowing the use of
troops to keep the peace at the polls,
Senator Blaine offered an amendment to
the effect that it shall be unlawful for
any person to go to the polls armed, and
every Democrat voted against the amend
ment. Does not this show that there
was no sincerity in their petition for Stree
elections;" that all they wanted was an
opportunity to carry the next election
in New York State.
But they do not want U. S. supervisors
at the polls .--
The election of Congressman is a nation
al affair. The constitution expressly de-
clares that the manner of holding cleo
tions for Congressman may be prescribed
by Congress and under that provision
Congress can assume entire control of
such elections.
The Allen county Democrats say the
Republicans are keeping alive the strife
between the North and South.
This is untrue. The pacific policy
of Hayes only tended to increase the
arrogance and intolerance of Southern
Democrats who declared their intention
to wire out the legislation of the war;
revived the assertion that States rights"
is of as much Importance now az before
the war and declared that they wanted to
I'll no , ha
itol building. They teach the business
of the "lost cause" in their schools and
they permit no opposition to the Demo
cratic party from any quarter. This last
is evidenced by denunciations from the
Chicago Times, Cincinnati Enquirer and
others, and scores of Democratic papers
in the North as well as by every indie
pendent paper of note. It is perfectly
right for Southern men to say that the
Republicans have violated the constitu-
ton, that they have mismanaged the
government. that they are thieves, but
when you bring up their attempt to de-
stroy the government aud refer To their
misdeeds of the present, you are reviving
war issues and perpetuating sectional
strife. There is not a single Democrat
from the South who does not claim tina;
the South fought 10 maintain the consti-
tuition. Even Alexander Ii. Stevens who
was said TO be opposed TO secession claims
that the North brought on the war-that
if an attempt had not been made to re
lieve Major Anderson, Sumpter never
would have been fired on.
They want to abolish National Banks,
<boy IN orpn,aI IN IN 1: M tiny, -
When you do this you are simply cen
tralizing power in the general govern
ment. Just as much so if the govern
ment should attempt to control the rail
road system of the country. This cannot
be Democratic doctrine.
They want silver on an equal footing
with gold and greenbacks. Isn't it? In
fact has it mot the advantage in point
of circulation to-day? But they say
that the interest bearing debt is in
creased. Why not say that the annual
interest is decreased to such an extent
that it makes the burden lighter and
gives surplus from the revenues with
which to decrease the principa Suppose
farmer has mortgage of thousand
dollars bearing ten per cent. interest
running ten years, five of which have ex-
pired, but by the terms of the contract
he can pay it any time, but he has not
the money. Now shall his mortgage
run five years longer at ten per cent, or
he can by paying commission of five
per cent. borrow the money at seven per
cent. By refunding his mortgage in this
way he increases the principal, but yet
at the end of five years he has saved
nearly one hundred dollars. This is the
manner in which the funding of our debt
has been accomplished. As to 'forced
resumption" the present prosperity in ev-
cry branch ofindustry proves its wisdom
But the denunciation of the Re-
publicans for the negro exodus caps the
climax of Democratic impudence When
this exodus first begun its cause was said
to be some railroad agent down South,
but this was soon exploded when such
men of prominence as ex-Gov Foote met
in convention and denounced the plant
ers for their treatment of the blacks in
charging outrageous rents for lands, ex-
acting enormous profits for supplies and
making a system of leases that were
always in the planters favor; and in
Mississippi they have made it a crime to
break contract. The cause for alarm
in the negro exodus is in the fact that
when they are distributed in Kan
sas, Indiana, Ohio and other Northern
States they will vote the Republican
ticket. We don't need them here, but
it is with alarm that Democrats view
their removal to Indiana, Ohio, Wiscon-
-, nd 1rl- Al L.