The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

Inc fnliaueipnld ~ Wes, MI lnucl'ehuch IT,
publican journal, advises the psr,isnn press ot
that city, which never tails To tX"gSer.tc any
lawiessness in the -Duth 10 take il survey of
what has been going on AZ their own doors
1t says:
"When the culurrd men were trsl entEan
chlscd aud attempted 10 vote IN Philaiclphm,
they were hunted on The streets ava snol GOWN
like beasts herauSc they were uI men. Inc
graves Of Cato, Chase and ott",r stand is
monuments Of Phiadelpnia h"lcoSncss; aud
the consuming shanc comes back 10 rs ~ 'he
fact thai not one ui all The mlIdcferS ana law
less ruilianS has been brought to punishment,
With republican, courts republican pow r III
every department OF National and state au)nor.
ity, the muricrcgs OF the black men nave de-
fed the laws ana are YET unwhippe3 hy justice.
One of them was Subsequently convicted OF
election fra Ids in Cincinnati, and President
HAYES made haste to pardon him. IL is near
" a year since one OF the prominent Officials OF
THIS city, and one OF our most Respectable clt-
zens, WAS killed on the most public street oI
Phladelghla, by government oiiiclaI. Inc
offending official was permitted 10 resign; he
Is at large on BAIL and his tllal belongs 10 the
future. Had such cast o, Cured III Ai!ssl'-
Isippi, il would have made Z most elective
Campaign duCuGcI.t, and lie failure tocAecute
the offender, whether The act was ueIl,erale
murder or excusabIe homicide, would have
been hrgaldcd ~ the studied failure OF justice
| in southern courts. But Il few months ago
the primary elections of one o' the great poilt
ical parties were held in this city, under the
eve of republican police a.Id the GUARDIAN
ship of republican courts. The re'uil, IF an
)tlcjpated result in one ward wa, unNatlsldCto
nv to certain leaders Of an adjoining ward
aud n mob swooped down on the convention
scattering the delegates, forced the presiding
officer to escape bv The window and Killed
one mun and wounded others. Il was within
sirht of the MAYORS Office, Of the courts ant
of Independence hail The dead was buried
i the wounded healed and the only parties ac
Icused by the law were acquitted by our Julies
d Can 1t be assumed that such atrOclous laWless
ness can be pcrpctritcd without guilty partle
who should be made tcIons instead OF politl
cal leaders? Only II few weeks ago at al i'm
!, portant election IN the city, II member OF TN
: highest Legislative tribunal of Philn'elphla,
subordinate officer in thc charge OF the record
, of the court and u delegate to the Chicag
r convention, headed gang OF FOUNDERS an,
ballot smashers In the Fifth ward, ana tooi
5 possession of ballot-box and the return ate
Z the count had been completed, inundated IN
, election officers by threats of violence, falslfic
r the return and cheated an honestly eIecte
| councilman ont of the position to which tn
. pcoplc had chosen him. HIS confession Il
open court, when called upon to make tn
: hest excuse he could invent, practically adm
D ted the crime; but he i. still Phlladelphl
e legislator, a court officer, and partisan Jure
: are expected To shield HIM from punishment
1 How would such record in Mississippi c
5 Louisiana he cmtellshed by the organs who
l. take little or no note OF the lawlessness lhat
e at our own dUOrs!'