Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-18
sATURDAY........oC OCTOBER IS, 1884.
Outraged Ohio.


Governor WALLER, of Connecticut. speak
ing for New England, and Senator BUTLER.
OF S<uth Carolina, speaking for the South,
both testify that II the people are not pre-
pared TO lose their liberties they will elect
GROVER CLEVELAND President OF the United
States. and thus demonstrate to the world
that the ballot, In this country nj least. Ia
more powerful than the bayonet. We ex-
pect this cry TO ring over the country from
Maine iosCalIiorpia. II cannot be that the
people Of any State In tins Union are willing
to he participants In such wrongs az those
which enabled the Republicans last Tues
day to carry Ohio. zone touch Of nature
msxes the whole world kim" The voters
OF New York cannot but see that, as BRU-
Tus said
sThen you and ] and all Of Us fell down.
The wrongs were perpctrated in Ohio;
but they were perpetrated upon citizens OF
the United States. The congressman elected
IN Cincinnati last Tuesday will assist in
making laws for the whole country, unless
indeed the House Of Representatives shall
refuse TO admit them TO seats in that body.
There II no sort OF danger that the next
House will be Republican. The present
House is Democratic by more than seventy
majority. West Virginia and Ohio TO-
gether elect exsctly one-thrteenth OF all
the members; and as the Democrats car
ried all the congressional districts Of West
Virginia last Tuesday, thus showing that
they will gain one congressman next
month, whilst they lost only two in
Ohio, It is evident that the next House
will be Democratic. The Democrats
would have TO lose about one congressman
ont OF every fo1r in order 10 lose the con-
troll OF the House OF Representatives. That
would require a loss OF six, instead OF one.
in Ohio and West Virginia together. The
results In those two States, modified by the
late result in Maine, indicate that there
will he a Democratic majority OF at least
fifty In the next House OF Representatives.
That majority Will decide whether BUTTER.
WORTH & Co. shall take the seats to which
they set up title on the strength OF such
elections as those which have Just dis
graced Ohio.
The people OF Ohio are smarting under
the outrages aforesaid. We let the Cincin-
natl Enquirer speak for them. Ii says:
TIM OUrRAGRs or YEsTERDAy.-Thc cleo
ton Ia Cincinnati yesterday was conducted
on the part OF the Republicans under the
shotgun policy. Decent citizens Of both
psrlies did not hesitate 10 say that the pro-
ceedings were the most dis2raceiul in the |
political history OF Ohio. The streets and
p0lhng-places were alive with United States
deputy marsb9ls, armed with clubs and To-
volvers. and their deadly weapons were
impudently displayed on every pre.ext, and
without any provocatlon.
Marshsl Wright reported, not to the
United States authorities at Washington or
anywhere else. but TO Colonel Dudley,
whose mission In Republican campaigns Is
too we'll known 10 need any elaboration.
Among prominent managing Republic
cans brought from other States to perpe-
trate the unparalleled iniamy was Powell
Clayton. OF Arkansas, who gave belligerent
OF ders TO an organized army Of rutfians.
Tic United States deputy marShals, APP
pointed ST the instance OF the Republican
management, were the worst ruflilns that
could be found in other cities and the scum
OF community in Cincinnati.
The most ignorant and vicious negroes
In the city were srmed with clubs and re-
volyers, and assured that thev would be
protected by the power OF the Government |
OF the United States In whatever measures
the might adopt 10 drive Democrats from
the polls, and admit TO suffrage reporters
brought here to swell the vote for the Re- 1
publican candidates. They were. in fact,
commanded TO Use the arms that were given
them. Asa rule, the white deputies were
no better than tue negroes.
The city bad the appearance OF being uu.
der the domination OF mob. Not only at
The polling places. but along the principal
streets OF the city, deputy marshals flour
ishedtheir weapons. made arbitrary arrests,
and spread general conservation.
Several men were shot aud killed, and
others were wounded. Even after the polls
closed several policemen were shot, and one
Of them killed. II IS probable that several
OF the wounded will die from their injuries.
In Precinc. b, Twentieth Ward, the ne
gro de putty marshals were IN such large |
force that the little squad OF police was |
whollv Ineffective. The marshals were |
srmed with clubs and bulldog .revolvers, |
and only permitted those who were for the |
Republican ticket TO vote. Their weapons |
were freely used TO intimidate legal voters, |
and they impudently declared their intep- |
lion 10 do up the police.
In the Sixth Wsrd the spectacle was
scarcely less disgrsceful, and in nearly |
every part OF the city The murderous ruff |
fans could be seen. The reign Of terror
extended even beyond the polling-places,
and pesceable people were unsafe on the
strt cts.
irresponsible thugs and murdcrers bran
dishing firearms Oh Fourth street, and
especially in The vicinity Of the United
States Court. house, was n spectacle more
disgraceful TO Cincinnati than anything
that has occurred In Its history, not except.
ing the riots In which the courthouse was
destroyed.
There was probably not legal deputy
marshal IN the city. The ruflisns were ap-
pointed without reference TO the law re-
Quiring them 10 he citizens OF the precincts
In which they were 10 serve respectively.
and they we're pu. TO their murdcrous work
without any legal provision for their pay.
They We're practically employed by tut
managers OF the Republican campaign.
There WAS nothing to justify even the
appointment % legal deputy marshals In
Cincinnati. There was no cisordery ton
depcy among the people Of this city. The
ordinary means OF public protection were
ampc against such disorders as usually
occur on election days.
The wafshsls we're not appointed for the
purpose Of preserving the peace, or for rs.
sufinx the right OF suffrage, but for The pur-
pose OF bullying and intimidsting the peo-
pie. The known bad character OF the dep
uiy marshsls was evidence OF that, and the
dreadful performances Of yesterday were
nm ri ~ n NATL