National Republican., 1883-09-10
Federal Offices nj the South.

on tho party and m accomplice in bourbon
outragcs and crimes.
Every so-callcd republican in the south
who persists in keeping upa closo-communion
republican organization through which he
knows he can accomplish nothing but magui-
flying his own claims to a federal Office, when
there is q chance for success, by an alliance
with independents who are engaged IN %
deadly conflict with bourbonsm, is himself
an ally of tho democratic party, and is unfit
to BE- trusted.
Every bourbon in tho south who holds
federal Office is wrcckor sending up false
lights to luro tho republican ship ON to the
rocks where she may DO plundcrud
Every federal officer who is not denounced
by the bourbons, and by their sncaking allies
at tho north as interfering with elections
may safely be counted on as busily Interfering
= HcJonrbOH side If each department Of the
government could detail enough agents to get
at the real truth they would be able to hon.
cstly report in favor of tho removal, fo, cause
of every bourbon and every bourbon.serving
republican in Office In tho south for neglect
of duty while bawling Or plotting for bourbon
politics.
But the federal Offices have been bestowed
on various representations. Tho bourbon
representatives Jared pretty we'll after the
spring of 1871 and had for several years the
selection of tho republicans who were
tidcnce of the administration. The ad-
ministration of that time was embarrassed
BY rival claims to its paternity, the iepubli-
cans claiming it as their offspring by virtuo
OF the clectio II, and certain bourbon leaders
claiming to have given it life by allowing
the votes to be counted rs tho
cast. Both claims were partially recognized.
The result is that the south swarms with
the progeny of an unnatural political combi
nation. Republicans who could be trusted by
the democrats have boen favored with the
federal Offices of consequ enco, while of the
thousands of the small postoflices, great num-
bers were given TO pot house bourbon politi-
Clans A few of these have been dislodged in
Virginia, but their outcries have pierced the
cars of all mankind, and their wall has been
taken up by bogus reformers, who did not OBJ
ject to their petty neighborhood political boss
ism because it was all exercised against the
republican party. Every republican office
holder in the south might be removed
without the slightest cause, and be super
seded by brawling bourbon brave, without
exciting one-tenth of the commotion in sham
reform newspapers that is heard when par
bourbon politician is removed from petty
postofIico.
All of which is preliminary, not to a call
for removals generally of bOurbons of either
party, but to a suggestion that tho laws are
not faithfully executed in many states for
want of good man for marshal. The Presi-
the laws, the marshals should be men in
whom he has special confidence. The viola
ton of the laws being the breath of life oi
the bourbon democracy, thoy will howl, OF
course, if any change to their disadvantage is
made anywhere, But their shrieks will! be
the best proof that they are hurt in the Vita
part. If the election laws are faithfully exc
cuted next year the bourbons must 60 Thei,
party is n she'll The time for troops at tho
polls has gone by, never to return. The
time for the posse comitatus of the vicinagC
to uphold the hands of tho minister of the
law will mover go by until the republic shall
have gone down in anarchy and bloodshcd.
There are states in the south where d
courageous and faithful marshal can have at
his back, to aid him in the discharge of his
sworn duty, as many white independent law
abiding uatice citizens Us there are violent and
law breaking bourbons to resist him. The
President and his attorney general can satisfy
themselves of this by instituting the proper
inquiry.
The army of the union is growing strong il
the ranks ofthe ex-confederatos 1t is through
them that the supremacy Of tho laws of the
United States is to be finally maintained in
the south. The bourbon faction must go, and
go must the milk and water political eunuchs
pretending to republicanism, who have done
their bidding.
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