The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-02

very soon forgotten. Ihey are this
and more, for they are also @ very
forgiving people. Since the L. S.
government was formed there have
been many palpable violations of the
organic law. The truth IS there were
many men among the ffty-six who
the convention that
framed the most important constitu-
ucn Who-Wefe at heart not more than
halt constitutional Republicans. In
tact there We're many like Alexander
Hamilton, the greatest intellect among
the members, who were more Of mon
archists IN faith and desire than gen
-ulne Republicans of the old. true type.
1t would mot be- difficult to trace the
OF constitutional violations
ana usurpatiOas of power on the part
= OF the Federal Government. 1t is
quite possible to trace the
OF tyranny III tn United States of
America from the first buildings until
it lowered 50 fully as early in the
days, OF insufferable Grantism. How
teW people now really recall the in
engagements and usurpations and VIC
lations of organic law by Grant and
his set. But this is not necessary to
my present purpose. From the time
that the Infamous Force Bill was in
troducei into the Congress until the
overflow OF R~ooseveltiSm 3 procession
OF Grantism, the advance in the direc-
ton OF tSranny and has
been conspicuous, and so easily trace
able that even a blind man might fol-
low footsteps easily. But let me
count events. without essayiHg to
make h connections. but merely to
give q, glance at certain occurrences.
Grantisnf after budding rapidly
continued to make assaults upon the
Constitution, and upon the rights Of
The American people. People forget
and even forgive. There were out
age perpetratcd under Grants adj
~,r- te, 800
others that followed Of gross signif-
canoe and results. From the time of
the hateful Force Bill until now, when
ftooscveltism f1ourishes. 1t has become
very popular even among Democrats.
So-cailed, Of 81 particular school IN
these degenerate times. Tyranny and
u~surpation have been often conspic-
Gus through the decadent breads.
fouriShed until il culmina-
ted rapidly in ssaul upon the Fed
eral Constitution, and Of course, that
meant assaults. also, upon the rights
Of the people. Prom ,he time when
troops were sent to South Carolina
there has been heard the steady
tramp Of the feet Of tyranny The
Federal tvrant held the capital of the
state Of South Carolina. and would
not allow legally elected Dem oCrats to
take their seats. Thus the begin
nlngS OF GrantiSIn were seen and felt.
1t was from the start deliberate and
monStrOuS. Grant made the entire
North believe that When he gave ut
terance TO his ~unmeaning saying,
there must be a fair count" that he
really purposed to protect the
ballot, and give assurance of 4 fair
election. He next moved upon Flor
ida, and almost simultaneously upon
Louisiana. It is needless no" to re-
capituiate, vents. and give the outings
that have followed each other since
these dark times of aggression and
NInJnnrn Tho T1Qrtirb y thar wa
found ready made IN the three con-
tested States already named was
seizod upon and made to do h eff
tectiyc work of fraud and villainy,
Tor such it was. and it has answered
the ends Of nsurpation and wrong
doing and vile ~usurpation ever since
and with cOnsuInmate success. It was
understood then, and ia "cii known
ever since, AID in both great sections.
that the three States were to be
counted for Hayes in spite Of the
election returns to the contrary.
Since those disgraceful, infamous
times. tlSurpation and betrayal OF
honor and justice have become COM |
mon. In South Caroline the nsurpa-
ton so rapidly grew from onc step to
another that 1t began to stir the
American Deopl" to some extent at
II departure from the good old
paths, and any violent assaults upon
the Constitution has been sure to
rouse he people more or less. es-
p.cially those who were not asleep !
or. grown absolutely callonS and in
different. At the Very time / refer
to in South Carolina Gin Grants un-
holy reignj, the tread Of armed sol
dieTy was heard through the corridors
OF the State capitol, and the ukaSe of
the American Gar was distinctly
heard +4Tfd; promptly obeyed. Grant
sent his Federal Judge to undo what
h Supreme Court Of a Sovereign
State had done, and then it was that
Cham b~erlain an infamous Yankee, |
became Governor and the tool of the
Federal Tyrant. who had furnished
hun. with all the. troops he |
had asked for to carry into