Daily Republican., 1883-08-07
TUESDAY AUGVAT 2, lsSs.
Southern l.aWle supesS.


We really must come to the conclu-
sion that a hopeful change has taken
place In Georgia in the sentiment of the
people, A few days ago story that
Kukluxi>m had been revived went the
rou"dS Of the newspapers, and the
whole country remembered the horrible
doings of Georgia in the campaigns of
1874 and 1876 and was unbottling the
Walls of its wrath upon the people of the
State. The citizens did not like TO lie
under the charge, especially when, as
they said, the charge was not proven
They lost no time in telling the people
outside of the State and in the State
that the Kukluxing referred to was done
by some escaped prisoners from Jail who
had b4en employed upon the public
works Of the State, and who rather than
work had banded together and had
committed a few outrages for which the
people were not responsible. The pub
lie will cartainl y be gratifed to hear the
explanation, though it would be more
full il al apology was made for EN-
ploying coLvicts to labor on the public
works. In the days of the real old Ku-
klux, Georgians thought it quite I'M
necessary 10 denounce the most afro
ciOus and unheard Of outrages. The
whipping ard the shooting of the freed
men was carried on without disapproval
indeed 1t WIS justified on the score of
good government, and that Georgians
would never submitto Republican rule.
But the country will be glad that
Georgia HIS walked, and has condemned
mob rule on paper Something else is
yet needed. We have not heard that
Hny great extra effort has been made to
have the outlaws arrested. If such
outrageous proceedings were carried on
in Pennsylvania, the perpetrators
would have been caught had they not
left the State even if it took the whole
civil and military power of the State to
catch them.
What is demanded by the order loving
people of the country is that these daring
criminals shall he arrested, convicted
ard punished, even if The gallows
should BE- made TO groan With its vic
lin $. Paper resolutions sound we'll
enough, Tut more must be done. 1t
will Lot do for the people of Georgia to
fold heir hands and sit supinely down
under The supposition thar they have
done their whole duty. They announce
TO the whole world that the community
does not tolerate such Ouragps. That is
good so far a> it goes, bnt these paper
edicts do rot go far enough. These
crimes were perpetrated by white peo-
pie. The country knows that a great
many col",ed people are bad ard have
not he car of the law before their eyes,
b't tie crimes of Georgia are not all
committed by colored people. TIE
country knows very well that when
ruli.l ntHt for crime is inflicted the
il t'i'ti', falls upon colored people.
Willie men commit ten Outragcs to
one committed by color"d men and, yet
twenty colorcd men suffer the extreme
penai'S # the law to one white man
t u: il made to suffer. Let cOiDred
man do ali outrageous act and we are
s11n apiri>cd through the Associated
press # the prompt action Of JGLre
Lynch and his court. Let white man
commit the same or one similar and the
public ll' seldom hears Of it. The
conf IaiEt against Georgia is NOT that
guilty. co!ortd men are hung Legally
uLdn due process Of law, but tia,
white mur'ltrers aud outragcs are
Lever punished at all, and that coIorcd
men aid women are cruelty murdered |
aud outraged ailh impunity and no
ctfn1 Is Mdde TO convict the guilty |
pdlji".
As We have already said Georgia
deseIv.a Ct dit for taking tie stand .hr
las, but " la' she has d ne Is insigniti- |
cant Con pared to what she should do |
All lhrUu,a ne old slave belt ut the
State thee uDtrugrs ar" Of frequent ur-
cuTrrur". and show That The old poison
OF slavery is N he bottom Of the Whole !
TIL. <. only " few years ago the black
ma. was u Chdttr! with 10 rights Il
white mall Was bound to respect. If il
be said Ina, S,f.inlere,t constrained
owntro Of saves 10 defend their chattrls
against treatment which lowered ihelr
value, the same Srit-interr-t exists
its U"n,Ts, tut it does not prevent
owner, If hurses and cattlr rom al us
ing such ANNALS or from hilIiug them
in many cases by brutal treatment,
The southern people can Lemou.trafe
their desire in DO better way to NAN.
tain their posi- ion as civilized com
iuuui'y han Ivy putting down the law
lessnr,s Ln,t lissracrs them.
-.
j UDGE HOADLY, lne telu"rratlc can
dilat f., Governor Of Ohio. "a very
indi.Ntrt when the report h'calnr cir
cula1l What his nomination cost him
fifty III, u,and lollare,ani h"1s,ng that
GOy"lrr FL ter was instrumental III
sprca ing I,r report ht d,A"'d"d 81
the Il ' Nor his adihOr ~ - SiahH
branded rs "A maI'ci@i, 'alsItirr Ties"
were bold words tor judge ltoadly, ard
he crtGiniy would newer have u~.d
them il J." Lad 'hought The Governor
n nj ,Lt. pro { so near at hand Tie