Daily Republican., 1880-05-12
U-,rD,,uu ,ne pub,1c Service.

Notwithstanding the bitter experience
following the results Of the extra ses
sion Of Congress, the Democrats seen
determined to again 20 before the pso
pie upon an issue which must result
disastrously. The rock upon which
they fouudered then is again to be the
weapon of their destruction. As the
campaign for tie next Presidency pro.
crosses it becomes more and more evi
dent to them that they cannot succeed
by the honest vote Of the people, hence
their desire to tear away every safe
guard that has been thrown around the
ballot box during the past sixteen
years and which was rendered neoss-
s.ry by the changed condition of affairs
by the results of the war. Amongst
these safeguards for an honest vote is
The power lodged in the tUnited States
Mafshals to preserve order at the polls
by the appointment of deputies clothed
with police powers and with authority
to arrest net only disturbers Of the
peace but those who would in any way
tamper with the ballot box in such a
manner as to change the honestly ex-
pressed will of the people.
This watchful care to preserve thu
purity Of the ballot it would seem
should not be Objectionable to honest
people, but strange aS it may seem the
Democrats can have no comfort nor
peace Of mind while these provisions to
insure an honest and fair election re-
main upon the statute books. The ex-
-perisnce Of the past shows that they
are needed in the south where dishon.
esty, fraud, murder, violence OF all
grades and intimidations have marked
the course Of the Democrats since they
came into power and has resulted in a
solid south where the Republicans have
a clear and undoubted majority ii they
were allowed 3 peaceable expression
of opinion. 1t is creditable to the Demo-
Gratis that they do not desire another
campaign of violence and bloodshed in
the South. This is lot pleasant at any
time, because it always affords an op-
portubity for the Republicans to raise
the cry Of the "bloody shirt" and this
brings up unpleasant "reminiscences #
the war. No doubt Hamburg Butcher
Butler would if he could not only avoid
another bloody issue to retain his seat
in the Senate, but he would if he could
Obliterate the bloody record of the past
by which Senator Wadleigh said he
came into the Senate with his hands
dripping in human gore. No doubt
Chalmers would be glad to avoid the
necessity of another campaign such as
revOlutionizsd the district he misre pre-
sents in Congress and there are scores
of other Southern Congressman who
have no desire to enter into another
campaign Of physical force to maintain
themselves in power, provided there
were other means which they could
adopt and which they could safely put
into practice without resort to phys2
zeal force.
The only other means left To item
by which they can carry the fall elec.
tions is the stufing Of the ballot boxes
Of the Southern States with tissue bal
lots. This newly discovered plan if it
eau only be carried out is far prefers-
BILE to violent means, but there is one
thing in the way yet, and that one
thing vexes the Democratic righteous
soul. There stand the United States
Aarsha's and their deputies like grim
eentlnelS, to protect the purity of
elections. There are also the Federal 0
Supervisors watching every vote cast a
in the ballet box. These are Demoera- 0
tic eyesores. Remove them and there +
will he DO more trouble in the Southern I
States. There would then Le no fartba, t
occ clsi0n for the violent means which q
even the most vicious OF the Southern t
hot bloods would be glad to avoid. The
tissue ballot would then be allowed to
silently aud surely execute the South.
ern will.
To accomplish this object the Demo-
Gratis in Congress are determined that
rather than fail they will block the
wheels OF gov 'rnment, and stavs the
Judiciary branch into bass submit sion b
to their will. Withor' money they
knew this laws elLnUt 30 exoca .ed and o
this money they will net apprepris to to a
carry On the conrt3 Of the United States q
uuleas coupled with conditions that Il
make even the courts-a nullity and =
justice rnockert. The United States n
Circuit Courts throughout the nation a 4