The daily gazette., 1882-08-30
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
FOR SHERIFF, |
PURNAL J. LYNCH.
Riotasla NsIIr09.Sl,..

The disgracefnl riot at Ninth and French.
streets last night, in which . number Of
negroes participated and for . long time
deaed the efforts of the police % arrest
them, win go far TO convince many mIs-
guided people that the negro men Of this
neighbOrh0od are not the innocent, lamb.
like creatures the Republican papers and
politicians endesyored to make them out
Immediately after the great riot that
occurred nearly two years ago. s ,s....r--
This riot, IL will be remembered, occurred
during the campaign Of 1880, when Demo
cratic procession, while passing around the
corner Of Ninth and Walnut stTeets, was
fired upon by q gang Of negroes concealed
I'm National Hail, and : number iof Eaen
wolndsd BY the hying bullets. The proOes-
sion was thrown into . panic for few
minutes, but soon rallied and drove the !
negroes from i Thsif IN hiding place, the
iEcsSaie EsaisaiAe Being a ffigh.ful scene Z OF
violence and excitement, in WAichxl
fortunately, though there was ilmnehl
blOOdshed, no lives were lost. The negr oes
finally assembled In large numbers on lot
at Eleventh and Orange streets, armed With
guns, pistols and other weapons, and deaed
the efforts of the authorities to disperse
them. The excitement continued during all
the next day Sunday and IT was only BY
the most strenuous exertions and keenest
vigilance that the Mayor was enabled 70 pro
serve the public peace. IE .l-aso,I
During the remainder ofthe campalEa, the
Republican papers of this city, regardless
Of the real facts OF the case, and solely for
the purpose Of manufacturing political eapl.
tai, stontly maintained that the negroes
were the aggrieved parties In the aisgraeefdi
affair, and simply acted ON the defehAive
throughout. To read these papers one wonlt
suppose that an evil-dispoeed coloFedf man
did not exist In the city, and that the
negroes were driven to desperation by tn,
efforts of blood thirsty Democrats to take
their lives. SAT
Fortunately, no political Significance eat
be attached to last nights riots, as nt
Democratic were concerned In it'in any way
The participants exhibited the same devilish
disposition that led to the unprOyoked attael
upon the Democratic procession, and Fe
sisted the efforts Of Republican policemen
as viciously as they resisted the authority o.
the Democratic police, two years ago
In fact, they simply gave fresh sx
hihitiOn of the spirit Of not and
violence which has been apparent fog year
among certain portion of the negro popu
lation Of this city, and which, defenaed ant
excused by Republican papers and politician
in the last campaign, found stiIl greater en-
couragement In the suceess Of q aRepnblicaI
candidate fol, Mayor at the hast city election
We hope the Mayor viii not falter in hii
plain duty Of aFresting every man CONCERNED
in this disgraceful riot and inhicting upol
them the fun penalty Of the Isw. From ali
accounts he appeared upon the scene in
person last night, and acted with great cool
ness and bravery in his erideaSots TO restor.
order. He should teach these 1awles
rioters that the police authorities Of the city
must be respected, and that negro roughi
cannot violate the law with inapunIty be
cause the city happens to have 1 Republicar
administration and an i'm mportant Stat
campaign is under way. s7 H.,