The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-16
No Ku Kluxing the Elections.

One of the parties in Florida sends a
report that the other party has wrecked
train and Ku Kluxed the election re-
turns" The report is probably untrue,
but the phrase is we'll used. It reminds
us to tell the politicians of both parties
that the people will stand no Ku Klux-
ing OF election returns this time. They
mean to have peace and fair play. II
the Democrats have carried Louisiana
the people will not allow Governor Kel.
logg and Mr.. Packard, with too conve-
nient Returning Board, to Ku Klux the
vote. They were allowed to do it in
1872, so far Us the result had only local
Importance; but the Senate refused to
admit the Senator elect by their fraud
They did it again in 1875, but public
opinion forced Republican Congress to
condemn the fraud in the most positive
and conspicuous manner by unseating
some of the members of the Legislature
who were Ku Kluxed in by the Return
ing Board. We beg the New Orleans
Republican managers TO remember that
their previous frauds are we'll known
il the North, and that as men already
detected and exposed in Ku Kluxinr
election returns they have need to be
conspicuously fair and upright this time.
All their acts and proceedings will be
watched with the most jealous ewes by
honorable men of both parties in the
North, and they should remember that
the presumption lies fairly against them.
because they have already been detected
in the same trick of which they are now
suspected.
So, too, in South Carolina, we warn the
adherents of Governor Chamberlain
against attempting to ku Klux the elec-
tion returns. They cannot hope to sue.
ceed, for they will be exposed, and their
own party in the North will disown
them. 1t is very well understood here
that the South Carolina election ma
chinery has been constituted in n suspici-
ousIy Unfair and partisan manner. Judge
Mackey, of the Supreme Court of the
State, himself Hayes Republican, bst
opposed to corruption, has exposed the
manner. in which Governor Chamberlain
arranged for count of the vote. There
sis Board OF State Canvassers the ma
jority of whose members are candidates
for election on the same ticket with
Chamberlain, and are thus, ty a mons.
trous perversion of fair dealing, allowed
to cenvass and decide upon the votes of
the StNte and declare whether they them
selves arc elected; and not onl this, but
OF the ninety-six Commissioners of Elec-
tion In the cou lties seventy are Cssom-
berlain's declared partisans, and for,5
are 0fiice-holders who hold their places
by his appointment. ~
Now, no one ought to be condemned
on mere suspicion; but If We find n man
going about on dark night with q KIT
of burglars tools he cannot blame us II
we keep our eyes on him; it Is ungener-
ous or unjust to regard him with sus-
picion and to require him e. give q clear
account of himself. In Ku Kiux times
ia Arkansas State law, still on the stat
ute book, authorized any citizen to shoot
down any one caught with tie mask and
parpahernalia of Ku~ Klux. We do
not desire to bring odium upen mfessrs.
Chamberlain, Packard and kellogg; hut
we warn them that thoy are knowH here
in the North; the honest men of both