While i agree with Chris that not all politicians are scum sucking parasites i agree with James that it seems like most of the ones talked about in this section definitely were. The "Redeemers" said they wanted to form a govt. that would be aware of, "The interests of both blacks and whites for better government [and] would converge in the election of virtuous southern Democrats"(398). Well this was obviously a lie because as soon as the Redeemers got the least amount of power they started creating laws favoring whites and harming blacks.
Towards the end of the reading Republican Governor Chamberlain made a statement saying that because the government had withdrawn federal troops from the state, the state would be quickly overthrown. Another ex-Republican governor said, "The political death of the Negro will forever release the nation from the weariness of such 'political outbreaks'"(399). I agree with Guelzo that things would calm down for a short while but the stage had been set for another great uprising by the black community later in American history.