Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-17
DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS.

Wherever the Democratic party has held
the reigns of power, its leaders have not
hesitated to SO manipulate and control the
machinery of elections as to cause the re
turns to come in in their favor. The par
" has become proverbial for unfalrness
md corruption of this character When
ever they do come into power, they man
1ge to retain it, no matter how glarine
heir frauds. They still persist in Thu
course. The Louisville Commercial is one
Of the most high-toned and truthful pa
pers in all the land. In eschews every
thing of a sensational nature, and even in
speaking of its political opponents always
keeps the unadulterated truth in view. In
view ST the result in Kentucky, it has the
iollowing:
Our information from different quarters of the
state Is, that the Democratic managers hav
oerpetrated the most astounding frauds at the
recent election. General Harlan, according tt
The returns far, will receive as large vote a
his most sanguine friends expected. His vote
would elect him upon the basis of the vote cast
1t the Congressional election held in NOvem-
Der, 1870 when the colOred voters exercised the
light of suffrage. Notwithstanding this fact.
ne DemOCranc poll mas Deen very largely III
creased beyond the expectations of every per
son. We believe that the same systemati,
frauds were perpetrated all over the State which
were committed in this city, viz Voting yount
men under twenty-one years of age, repeating
votes as in New York city, and intimidation o
Republican votes. To the end that these frauds
might be easily accomplished, in many counte
where the county judge was a Democrat, all the
officers of election at many precincts were, H.
violation of law, appointed from the Democrat
ic party.
The Commercial has information o.
fraud and intimidation, which reduced the
colOred vote at least very materially. Al
Lexington, a listwas made of colored vo-
ters who failed to get to the ballot box, and
the list reached 260 names when the Dem
ocratic riot commenced. At Pleasureville.
in Henry county, the Commercial says that
eleven boys, not twenty-one years of age,
were allowed to deposit their votes for Les
lie, and that there is no doubt but the same
fraud was practiced at other voting pre-
cincts. If the Commercial is correct, Ken
lucky Democrats are fast becoming fl
companions for their brethren of Tam
many.
The Commercial concludes with the fol-
lowing analysis of the vote:
Whole vote........ i5o
Of which General Harlan received ....88, 09C
Of this the colored vote s..................22 O0
Leaving to him white vote Of ..... 81 wv
Governor Leslie received ........ ........ 1914 45r
From which deduct fraudulent vote, say~15,00C
Iaovps IN him ITO On
Deduct the cOOred vote which he would
not have received had the ballot been
uoeu oVOU
Lese NOte........ lUO UUO
Harlan VOTE, wv
| Add the cOlOred vote not cast by reason
of intimidation.
Add the colored vote given to Lesle........ 5000
'''''''1Ol,OOO
| Which leaves to the Democrats majority OF
only 5, 600 votes if we had perfectly fair cleo
ton. But give US registration of the lawful
voters and Il secret ballot, and General Grant