Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-14
IEHPHIS APPEAL
qSDAr. NOVEMBER IA, 1875.
As THERE An HONEST ELECTIoN
IN NIs ISSIPPI-


In every part 0. he country the nso-
NE are clsmorin, for honest eIections
The ballot box is The bulwark erected
ty freemen to pro ct their liberties an6
TO stay the tide OF corruption. Destroy
this citadel and our system Of goverr
ment becomes an intolersble and unn,i,-
igated evil. Election Frauds are n mo-,
cry OF justice, aud the life. liberty an,
happiness Of the people will be A. IN.
mercy OF shameless knaves who stre
the balIot-box, When the dsv arri,.--
in the history Of American poIitics III,
the people are denied fair elections IN,
legal polling OF legal vntes, the excIosio,.
Of frau iuleBt votes and an hanes, 80.
ing OF those that have been cas, ,ha,
elections become q farce, and s,cia,,
resolves itself into chaos and n,s,cbr
AT recent election in Chicago n,bi,,
intelligence and public decencv ,yss,,,,
ragged by the most shameless frauds bsI
lot-box stutfiEg and forged retu,ps +,
commenting on this fact the Chic,
Tribune says: The American nsorI.
are exceptional among all thosa -,
have preceded them as among ,bo..
who have existed cotemporape1usIvi g.
the matter OF an universal aecspt.nce q,
the results Of an election, and in sub.
mission to the will OF the majority as ex-
pressed at the bslot-box. Ia other land
and among other people an election ds,
Is ouly the prelude to q revolt or a ravo.
luton by those who may be declared +,
be IN the minority. In this conn.
Try the ballot-box is regarded Is ths
court d hnsl resort, by whose decision
ali Lei must abide, and which decision.
bong that Of the majority, is recognized
a. the law itself To corrupt the ballot
box is therefore 10 corrupt the fountain
OF the isw, and to corrupt the means Of
iJs administration. 1t lie the corruutiop
OF Tie whole political system, and its
effects extend 10 the perversion of All
law, the suhven'ion OF all government.
and the destruction Of all political free
dom. Ii is more infamous than rebel.
Hon, because more fatal ia it's results
The man who takes up arms against the
Law, places his life on the issue, and bis
force may he opposed by force, and over
come by force; but the man who stufjs
the hallot-boX or FORCES the election r.
turns commits q crisle against law ard
society, attempts q usurpation a.
the government seeks to defest
the will Of the majority, and
to do these things Of necessity
resorts to perjury and forgery. TIE
crime Of ballot-box stuffing and forgery
Of returns, ~ successful, is felt In all is
consequences; there lie no legal remedy
OF redress. The crime accomplisbes its
end, aud there is nothing left sinh.
mission. The man who falsely otes:
who puts votes In the box not Isp,lIv
poiledi who falsely counts and returys
the legal votes pOlled at an election. is a
pu7'ic enemy no less dangerous to the |
public safety, because lost to every prir. |
ciple Of patriotism and honesty, ard |
ripe for The meantst acts in the criminal
calendar. Nor is the man who advises.
or is 3 consentin9 party to, or who pro-
cures such acts, in the least better than
The wretch who for hire prostitutes
the most sacred tribunal known
to our political system" Such
are the sentiments OF the APPEAL
and Of every good citizen of Men,
phis. But while we would have fair
and honest elections, we are opposed TO
the prevailing habit Of charging fraud
IN eUerp election. This is the invariable
ievice Of the defeated party. Nearly
svery Radical paper attributes the recent
.yiumph OF the Democrats and Conserv.
stives in Mississippi to fraud and 10.
imidatiOn. We are told that Thousand
81 uegrOes remained at home through
EAR, and that many OF those who offered
their votes were driven from the polls.
The vote in few counties will expose
.hese falsehoods by showing that an ex-
.rsoTdinsry large vote was polled in
on the second instant We
give the following tabular statement OF
be last two elections from such returns
l. are now before Us In thirty.two
sass-slls sta.ne- ~. sas. 49, Two