The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-09

PEELED hold toward the white the attitude of
alien, mental and probable reprobate by reason of
his and color One of the marvels of future
history viii be that it counted small matter by
majority of Nation, for six millions of people
within it made by its decree component part of
it. TO be subjected to system of oppression rank
that nothing could make it small except the fact
that they had already been ground under it for
fury and half. Were whites of the
South to remain every way and our six
million blacks to give place to any sort of whites
acty their equals, man for man, in mind morals and
wealth provided only that they had tasted two years
OF American freedom and were this same system of
tyrannies attempted upon them, there would be as
bloody an uprising this continent has ever seem
when We reflect that this gross oppression of
the colored people Is accompanied by inequality
OF the representation between the whites of the
North and the South, it Is easy to prophesy that
the time is not far distant when both will be
corrected in spite of the jeers of politicians.
1.-THE unnatural position Of the solid South,
made so by crimes and violence, is now exciting
the attention OF conservative and business
men in every Southern State. The contest now
going on in Virginia is led by prominent leaders
IN the rebel army, and the issue distinctly mace
is for the equal political rights of all citizens,
and liberal policy for the protection ana de-
yelopment of internal resources. Every Repuo-
iican and every moderate Democrat who regards
the interests of his country more than tue
interests of his party, must deeply sympathize
with the men leading In this movement, tnough
nearly all of them were confederate soldlers
Governor Hoadly does not seem to understand
the distinction between the, man who
openly declares that he regards Jefferson
Davis as a patriot, and who sfayors the Mssis-
sppi policy and u who Is willing to
acknowledge all the results Of the war and to
faithfully obey and support the constitutional
amendments. He cannot understand the diff
ference between the leaders of the Klu- klux
Khan and such men as Key and Alderman, who
did all they could to put down the klan--between
snen who conspired to deprive millions Of people
of their constitutional rights and those who are
In sGsus Of maintaining them. Governor
Hoadly, claiming to be friend of the colored
people, is in political association with every
who burns school-houses, murders unoffending
people, cheats at the ballot-box, and by various
devices, deprives colored people of their rights
lie makes no distinction between Marshal
Wright, of your town, who tried to prevent
frauds at the ballot box, and Mullen, the police
officer, who without authority of law. arrested
more than ono hundred voters and
kept them confined beyond the reach of
habeas corpus merely to deprive them of their
right to vote. / am willing to maintain political
fellowship with every man, North or South,
whatever part he may have taken in the war,
provided he will be true and faithful to the con-
stitutioIal amendments and the rights of his
fellow men, while Governor Hoadly is now in
political association with every man who has
violated these rights"
Mr.. Sherman then proceeded to discuss the
temperance and other questions, giving care
full review of the decisions in the liquor cases,
maintaining that the Scott law was not only
constitutional, but had been so declared by the
Supreme Court after the fullest examination,
and its revers al on collateral point was purely
a partisan decision made to relieve the Legisla
ture from its promises and embarrassment.