Iuka reporter., 1890-07-31
The eouth VII Meet The Issue.

The South VIII Meet The Issue.
When the presidency was stolen
from Tllden the Northern demo
Gratis demonstrated to the salts fac
tion Of the entire world that Il oy
were very weak-kseed set Of indl~
viduals. but all the democrats in the
Northern states do not grow timid
when confronted by seriuus or
threatening condition OF affairs.
There is exceptions TO the rule and
Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, is one of
them. He is u democrat possessed of
Il back bone as stiff an unbendiny as
q tent. pole. In an interview the
other day In regard to the Federal
election bill, he declared that If it
became y law by the signature Of the
President, he wonld not permit it to
interfere with the elections in his
| State.
Under the constitution of tae
ilnltcd States, he sad, the people of
| Ohio had right to manage their
own eiecflons according To the regu.
latinus prescribed by the legislature,
and that right should not and could
not be overrldden by any action OF
partisan Congress.
! I'll federal supervisors, deputy
marshal, and spies attempt to inter-
tere with the congressional elections
IN Ohio next November,' said Gov
ernor Campbeil, 81 will order ont
The militia Of the State and drive
them from the polls and thus pro.
tect the freedom Of the ballot and
the rights of the people. If the force
b;ll Is designed, HIS we all know it is
for the parpose of causing trouble
and giving the republicans an op-
| pprtunlty to steal the elections in
democratic states and districts the
sooner the issue is met the better it
will be for the country at large. |
shall not permit any interference in
The condnct of the elections of my
State if | have to use the whole mil.
ltary power to prcvent such inter-
ference -
This is plain talk and there IL no
doubt about the fact that Governor
Campbell means what he says and
that the democratic governors of
other Northern States will follow
the line of action he has mapped
out.
1t is we'll that such a positive stand
against the law should be taken by
the governor Of q Northern State
| because mad .he same avowal been
made by the executive of any. one
OF the states south Of the Potomac
the republicans would at once have
| raised the cry that the Confederacy
was again in armed rebellion against
the power ot the Federal govern
mtnt and it might have had some
effect.
In the Southern states the mill
tary wlll not have to be called out
to drive the supervisors from the
polls. The people will merely tell
them to leave and they will so. The
Southern people from the Ohio river
to the Gufare u unit IN their de-
termination that their seats in Con-
/ grcss shall not he stolen from them,
or their states hfricanized and if il
is necessary 10 lay kown their lives
TO prevent the consumation of the
foul plot against their liberties and
! rIehts they will willingly make the
sacrifice as they did during the
period Of reconstruction.
We fully agree with the Atlanta
| Constitution that if the worst comes
10 the worst the only thing that the
! Force hill caE accomplish is to cause
The Sou'h to be placed under mar
tial law, and hetter that thousand
times than that our State govern
menta shonld fall again into the
hands Of the negroes and the, m
scrnpulous gangs Of carpet haggers
whose thieverv, dchnuchery and
misrule are still fresh IN tho me morv
4 Of fonr people. The Soush will, i
y she is powerless 10 malntnin hs'
/ freedom as "a sovereign and lova
part of tho Uuaon, ACCEPT MILITARY
rnle because we all know that W
! viii have the respect and sy'npath,
Of Uncle Sans saldiers, which W