The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-29
xnSarY rn0UsAnD MAJORITY UoA
onANT AND COLTAx II ouOa.
GA.
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,,
ArtASrA. Ga. Sept. 10, 1868.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. ~, 1903.
DEaa JANIS If there is any chance fol
fair election IN this State We shall giss
Grant and Colfax $4,000 majority.
Or State is secretly and ''comPlstsly
organized, and working IN quiet Ny, Ds'
vigorously. We have The votes, i permitted
to cast them. The Democrats are organized
and with force Of select men in every dis
trict. As they say TO secure fair election,
but whose real object is to make every coli
cred man. il he votes at ell, vote the Demo
cratic ticket. In this way they expect to
carry the State for Seymour and Blair, BY
large majority, and il Is The only ~ay they
can carry it. They are paving the way for
that fraud by procaiming that the colorsd
men are turning. and intend voting for sey-
mour and Blair, which is lie.
A colored man from the North, who had
been hired BY the Democrats to come South
and organize Seymour and Blair Clubs, had
made some progress in too Of the cities, but
they did not amount to one hundred men, all
told, and since the expulsion Of the colored
members from the General Assembly, they
have broken up, and the colored Northern
Democrat left for parts unknown II these
headquarters, and it would not be safe Tor
him 10 resume his iabors in this part OF toe
cauutry. When you hear of colored men
going over 10 the Democrats, and Tor sey'
mour and Blair you may set IT down ~
Democratic lie. ! hare mingled with the
colored men and attended their private meet
ings--I believe enjoy their confidence
and think / understand something OF Their
feelings and know something OF their politi-
cal organization, and say to you that have
vet to see The first man who thinks OF voting
for Seymour and Blair. When they DO that
i will be BY fraud and deception. The DEM
ocrsts make their brags that they can buy
black Republicans with tobacco, poor WINS
Ky and bacon. hn. that will be ss il Was IN
nv county last spring. MY opponent, DR..
Scott, an old resident. and who lives 81 the
county seat. dispensed the tobacco and rails
ay freely tie coiortd friend. made sure OF
the tobacco and whisky, those that wanted
them. and then went to the Court House and
voted for Hlliyer. Scott only got about nifty
votes IN the county, and don't think he got
Tan eolored votes, aud 50 Il will be when they
come 10 vote for President, If allowed to vote
at all. As organized you may expect vote
for Grant and Colfax, Or hear ofscme bloody
noses.
The whites nnderrate the capacity and de-
termination Of the colored men in this State,
aud believe they do everywhere where
slavery ever existed. The whites don't get
rid Of the old idea that the colored people
ara chat,e1s. but q. intimaled above, il We
can protect Tue polls, We can aud shall give
Grant and Colfax 80, 600 majority, at least;
lesa than that ron may set down as fraud.
The success, in Maine has stisfened UP the
weak. kneed Republicans good deal, but
want to see Grant and Colfax elected BY sucn
an overwhelming majority that We can give
all such the cold shoulder, but the trouble
is. il Grant and Colfax are elected. they are
the very men who will talk the loudest and
be the only friends Grant and Coifax ever
had. Let Us marx them, and remind them
their position in the hour OF trial. Such
mon are poor dependence.
Truly end respectfully yours,
VIaoiL HILLYER.
+. ST. ought to have stated in my com
nunication for the paper that the city OF At
lents contains a population of $4,000, and
embraces an area OF nine miles II eirenm-
ference or three IN diameter.
The Speaker has informed me thas II Will
not be possible 10 get through with the i'm
portaut business before the 10Th OF October.
v. Fl.