The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22

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Mr.. Thompson. / do not know. 4
number of our ablest legal minds now
have the question under advisement II |
may be that they will decide the safer
course TO hold new election; it would |
make the national ticket stronger, that |
would be ali the difference
KEEP. You have no fear but what the |
Republicans will carry the November
election
Mr.. t. Not particle; the majority
would doubtless be increased; that |
would be all the difference, except that it |
would take longer to count the vote
Rep. II the question would come be- |
fore the supreme court again, then these |
Republican judges. if they differ from |
their Democratic brethern, would be CON- |
PEELED to decide that they. themselves, |
had been unconstitutionally elected, or |
rather that they had not beene elected /
at all.
Mr.. T. Yes, that is how it would be. |
Rep. But if they were not elected how
could they take their seats
Mr.. L. Under the ruling now in force
they were constitutiondlly elected and
could take their seats. In case of new
election in November they would again
be elected, so they would simply be CAL
led upon to decide when they were le-
gally elected, if in October, the matter
would be settled. II they decide there
WAS no election in October, then they are
no less Judges because of being again
elected in November" However, Il do
not think there is a cause for alarm, and,
at all events, the Republicans will base
their election on the advice from the at
torneys that we are now awaiting.
Hampton Hot-Sherman and the South Caro-
lima Senator.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1S.- Secretary
Sherman furnishes for publication the
following correspondence:
DoDGERs SPRINGS, Sept. II, 1886.
To the Hon. John Sherman, secretary Of
the treasury:
SIR:-Some days ago I saw the re-
| port of your speech before the conference
held by the national Republican CON-
mittce at the Fifth avenue hotel in New
York, and you were reported as having
used the language, land now you are
asked to surrender all you have done
into the hands of Wade Hampton, the
kuklux and the little segment in sthe
north that Is called the Democratic
party" And now may I ask if you
used these words and if you did so, did
you mean to connect me directly or in
directly with what WAS known as the
ku klux khan, and requesting an early
reply addressed TO me in care of Angus
tus Schell, Esq. New York 1 am, very
respectfully, your obedient servant.
WADE HAMPTON.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 81, 1880.
To Hon. Wade HAMPTON, care augustus
iScltelt, Esq, Neao York:
SIR: Your note of the 18th inst is re-
ceived, in which you inquire whether, at
the conference held by the national Re-
publican committee at the Fifth Avenue
1 a..
attributed to me, as follows: land now
you are asked to surrender all you have
done into the hands of Wade Hampton
and the ku klux, and the little segment
in the north called the Democratic party
In reply have to advise you that, while
do not remember the precise language
presume the reporter correctly stated
in condensed way, his idea of what
said. no doubt spoke of you as lead
ing representative of the Democratic
party in the south, and referred to the
/ ku klux khan as representative of the
baTbarous agencies by which the Dem
ical rights of the Republicans in the
} south. did not connect ybu'persona1fJ
with the ku klux khan; indeed, knew
that you had, in one or two important in
stances, resisted and defeated its wors
, impulses. l appreciate the sense of honor
which makes you shrink from being
named in connection with 1t. Still yoU
| and your associates, leading men in thu
south, are in the enjoyment of politica
power derived from the atrocities of thu
ku klux khan, in which phrase include
all the numerous aliases by which it ha:
from time to time been known IN thu
south. Your powerful the south rest
: upon the actual crimes of every grade il
s the code of crimes, from murder to tn
meanest form of ballot box stuf1ins
committed by the ku klux khan, and it
d kindred associates, and as you know SOM
of the worst of them were committed
since 1877 when you gave the mos
solemn assurance ofthe protection to fire.
men of the south, and these crimes ar
: all aimed at the civil political rights o
0 the Republicans in the south, and as
e believe but for these agencies the YER
S state that you represented as well a
d many other states in the south would b
}. represented both in the senate and hous
a by the Republicans; but for these crime
the boast attributed to you that on
!: hundred and thirty eight solid southern
d votes would be cast for the Democrats
! ticket would be but an idle vapor, bu
L now we feel that it is a sober truth
s While have no reason to believe tina
Il you or your northern associates person
ally lltC OACHSOS L nav
u named, yet while you and they enjoy tn
n fruits of these crimes, you may in tn
i logic of morals be classed, as l classes
IS you, as ku klux khan, in a polio,
i which thus far has been successful il
It seizing political power in the south, ant
Il which, it is hoped by the aid of tn
e small segment of the Democratic part,
S in the north may be extended to all dc
g partments of the government. 1t is il
U this sense that l spoke of you, the k
/ kluX khan and the northern Democrati
It party. Permit me, in conclusion, Will
. frankly answering your question, to sa,
u would be by such agencies as have meI
It toned to secure again political ascender
cy in this country, for assure you ths
II the manhood and independence of tn
II north will certainly continue the strug
s. gle till every Republican in the sout
y shall have free and uninterrupted enjoy
J. ment of equal, civil, and political priv
e eyes, including fair vote, a fair coun
n free speech ana free press and the agit;
IS ton made necessary to secure such RI
r suits may greatly effect and be injuriou
e to the interests of the people of the soutf
VEL Very respectfully your obedient servan
It JOHN SHERMAN.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct. i, 1880.
= To Hon. John Sherman:
SIR-Your letter has beeH feceive{
, As you did not disclaim the language t
y which 1 called your attention, / hay
y only to say that in using it you uttere
le what was absolutely false, and what 70
e knew to be false. My address will b
u Columbia, South Carolina.
l, am your obedient servant,
I; WADE HAMPTON.
- TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
,s WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 8.
e To Hon. Wade Hampton, Columbia, s. {
7 / have to acknowledge the receipt
II your note of the Isl inst, handed tt5fn
st unopened by Mr.. c. Mckinley fe'
Il moments after my return from the ives
n had this morning read what purporte
e to be an extract of a speech by you, pul
% lished in the Charleston News and Cou
,s Ter. and upon your general reputation 9
. a gentleman, had denied that you ha
= made such a speech or written such
~ letter as published in that paper. Whi
II stated to you in my letter of Septembt
"A 21st, believe to be true, notwithstant
T. ing your denial, and it can be shown I
. be true by the public records, and as
i matter of history. As you had, long b
% fore your letter was delivered to M
~ seen proper to make public statemer
ii of your views of the correspondence,
n will give 1t 10 the press without note {
Al comment, and let the public decide b
u tween US Very respectfully.
n JOHN SHERMAN.
ID Garfield and the Germans.
4, CLEVELAND, O., Oct IS.-The &c
Il. mans of Cleveland and vicinity, TO Ii
re number of five hundred, went TO MentC
G. to-day on a special train and called o
a General Garfield. Major VIM. Kaui
rs man, of Cleveland, made an address
at German, presenting the crowd, and sta
:, 5nr .E,at the Germans almost az n nm