, 1880-09-03

Thcre nppenrs to be little Dr no difference
III tho ,uetllo.lsof thu Southern antt Northern
Bourl'ons In their conduct oE tho iwlltlIng
political campaign. Tl!u Northern wing have
nut advanced 10 fnr In Why's N!l(l nIpulls to
tltsfrnnchis0 Republicans rs thu Southern,
becallsu they l!yo IL class of men to DIN! with
WIN will not tolerate Il, nor Ito they taro to
openly anl u,,blushingly stuff ballut-boxcs,
having II wholesome fear OF Election laws,
Which Rr0 mt tIGad lutters III the North tls
they aro In tho South; but In violence aud
personal assaults their lnetllos nrc precisely
sflnilnr, lii IL fow Illustrations will show.
III Alabama, during tho recent c..slyAss for
Stnte officers, not only the Republican but
tho Greellbuck meetings weru broken ,lp, tho
speakers driven from tho sta1ltls, and tho
listeners dispersed by ar,nc1 1n0bs. 'fhp
sa'no tactics aro now pursued III Georgia
and Mississippi, anA no Republican cuM ;.tl-
dress Il icetlng except ut tho peril Ut Ills
life, W. have alreaty printed tho statement
ut tho United Stntcs Inspector Of Customs ut
UrnzUria, wllo was driven ont Ut TEXTS fur
dnring to a.ilress Republican tneetlng. LII
South CaroIIna, w!Icro ths caHMllgn Is Just
opening, tho llrl-Shtrt organizations aro be-
Hlk lEtt$C&4+ HD 4lhEll HQHfIittt kjllUll33Elk
In Il locality wheru these Red Shirts wero
peculiarly successful IN their Infamous busl-
hess two years ago of attacking alAt break
inE up Republican meetings and driving
prominent. Republicans o,lt OF tho Statc, re-
gently Says:
The lta,ltc,s hayo c..l!e.l for statu Couyen-
ttDM tn tllett ut CnltltAhA M tho al ut SuptgM.
her. Tho Convention will put out u ktntU nltl
ConKress,ona! tlukst. Imnlc'l@teIy, thereafter.
sSsfy ssy esS sSSt II II lis ts s sts0 xs T ss cS,y II
pDint G white mud btnsk population, hel,lg t,l,u
p o .,s S1ses y y the st"'s % WY g, so L. Tor
M tho ncHro u notorfnGsly hrcrct. liz tl1cs
s..E;trythng II night, wle tho whites ars asleep,
Arthur Ci il Aikon ,ll.!krs ct,lisierbo I,!stiu,
t,ut Il strlkos ~ tant VII thls l. hut lnrt Vt Il
deep uni wetl.fat! schcmo to t!tr'.ct or attp.
tlOii to thet And keep us deceived lii h tic rtNI
oysf sao county. i .i,on Gohooyes thS ijssno: .:
is s y y % o Il ie Mats T. Tss H. st .s .ss" sH u IT, t.
done IL to rcor4a,,ize tho !tct'.sh|rt iaoIlnts4l
Gbt ;a H., ra cssry SftnS ~ ;Id, gocF"'io Or la
Tl!cse ltcd-Sh!rt organizations aro n,atlo up
at mounted and fully ar,nc.l companies ot
tho cx-Conictlcrato soldiers, who rf.le about
from racu 10 place wherever n Republican
meeting is To bo held, and break 1t up by
f0rcc, al,A visit prominent Republicans ut
night III squads md drive them from their
l,olnes, and usually out Of tho county where
thoy reside. They aro recognized by tho
6tnte Government as militia, R1,ll 10 penalty
attachrs to tllc!r law!css acts III tlluse IT.
smcta the lionrbons of tho Nurth aro closely
following III tho footsteps OF thu Southern
kn.K!ux. III aiaInp, thu otler dug, I.epub-
ltcan procession WIS attacked by a mob OF
DeMocrats arlneu with sticks altti stones, a,ul
tltsucrsed. At Toledo, o., night bcfore lust,
wArtE organization illarchtng to n lls,-
publican sally WIS attacked with vol
leys ot clubs. sticks, stancs. and brlck-
bats, thrown by crow.t Of De.nocrats
who yelled, "Sing tenn, bOysi' "Elurrall for
llanc0ck aIl En9'lsil!" In this sfsgraceful
business lns!lnna outdocs even iaxoo. At
New Albany, the ath0r evening, gangs Of
nourboas left I4anAers meeting aisd cona-
1aenced all ind!scriu!nate nttack upon Re-
publlcaus, knocking &hgA 4Qwu and beating