The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-11-30

tBies, which IN clear anu succinct "au-
er expresses the views entertained by the
democratic party, in regard to the election,
, the States OF South Carolina, Florida
nd louisiana Very respectfully,
ISAAC f. EATON.
PLAIN FACTS FOR HoNEsT MEN.
In the confusion of partisan tongues on
be political situation, and the Jealous dis
,utarion a. to the wrongs and rights Of |
iaves and Tilden in the objective States CT |
,outh Carolina, Louisiana and Florida, |
here are some plain, common sense, undis- |
,uted facts which honest men should know |
md calmly consider.
In South Carolina the Republicans con-
rol the election boards in every township,
yard or precinct of the State. No vote
an be received or rejected unless by a ma
ority vote Of Republican election board.
The vote as thus received by the Republic
AN boards is computed by them end re-
.urnsd 10 the county return boards, which
compute and certify the vote Of each coun-
". The county return boards are Repub-
Iican in every county in the State. They
are not chosen b, the people, but selected
by the Republican administration. The
returns from the eeveral counties, as com
puted and certified by the Republican
boards, are finally canvassed by State
board, consisting Of five State officers, all
of whom are Republican,, and three OF
whom we're candidates for reelection on
the 7,h int. The returns of South CARROLL
ma, therefore, were originally made up OF
such votes in the various precincts Is Re-
publican election boards chose to receive
and certify; of such county returns as Re
publican county boards chose to approve,
and thus they came to the Republican
State board, three-fifths Of whom were to
certify to their own election or defeat. In
no instance, either IN precinct or county
authority, could the Democrats control .
vote or modify a return. To these facts
must be added the undisputed truth that
Governor Chamberlain had practically abb
solute command of the State colored mill
TIA and of the Federal troops, and posted
them wherever he believed intimidation OF
colored voters possible. The Republicans,
therefore, had all the power to protect their
voters and all possible machinery TO have
the votes returned a. they desired. hese
returns defeated Governor Chamberlain
and part If his associates on the State tick
ct, and elected Democratic Legisla-
ture. The State return board was
bound in all fairness to accept the
returns Of their own friends, in which
their enemies had been absolutely voiceless
beyond casting fuch Of their votes as the
Republican boards chose to accept but the
State board would not bow to their own
partisan machinery even when it had been
welded to the utmost in their own behalf,
They proposed to count themselves in, in
defiance Of their own returns; but appeal
was made to the Supreme Court, consisting
of three Republicans and no Democrats.
The Court decided the law as the law Is,
and entered It's solemn Judgment directing
the State board TO compute and return the
vote as it had been received. This man
date of the highest judicial tribunal OF the
State was insolentiy de6ed by the return
board, and they proceeded in revolutionary
contempt of the law and its supreme judg-
ment. to rejec, votes certified by their own
party associates, and declare themselves
and their State, Congressional and LeS0la
tive ticket elected. Comment to honest
men. whether Republicans or Democrats.
is needless
In Florida, like South Carolina, the Re-
publicans have every election board in the
State and every county board, and from the
county boards the vote must come to the
State board, which consists OF two Republi,
cans aud one Democrat-the Democrat he.
ing the Attorney General elected in 1874
In no precinct, township or ward Of Florida
could the Lemocra;s admit or reject vote
or control the return, ard il there are
frauds they must have been such as Repub,
lican election and county boards have sane
toned. The proposition of Governor
Stearns to canvass and certify the vote him
self would constitute him, like three Of the
South Carolina State board, the Judge Of hi.
own election, as he was the Republican can
didate for Governor en- the 1th instant
The issue is now before Judge White, 8
Republican Judge, who sat yesterday to
define the powers of the Gov
ernor and the boord. In any event wheth
er the Governor or the State board shall de
clare the result, 1t will be Republican
tribunal declaring the canvass OF the vote:
received in every instance by RePublica n
election boards and computed and certified
in every instance by Republican county
boards. Need men Of average honesty b.
told that the Democrats are pOwerless, from
the polling of the vote through all the sin
uous channels of authority, until tie off
cial return is declared? If there are fraud
in Florida. by whom must they have beer
committed? The army was commanded b.
Governor S,earns 10 prevent intimidation
the Republicans accepted and rejected vote
as they chose; computed them IA they saw
fit. and now must revise their own certIfi
Gates to return the State for Hayes ant
Stearns Is comment necessary to the hon
est citizen?
Louisiana is like South Carolina ant
Florida, only the Republican partisan
power is wider in its sweep. Kellogg ant
his confederates make q registration o
such persons a. they think ought to be al
lowed to vote, and citizens not registered
are disf:anchised. In the registration O
the final revision of the registration tn
Democrats are entirely without voice, ant
| q protest published on the eve of the cleo
ton, signed BY business men of the hiehes
| repute, declared that some eight Thousand
citizens of New Orleans had been arbitrari
" refused registration, or been wantonl.
| stricken from the list Of voters BY Kellogg
Packard and their associates. They, there
fore, first make up the lit OF such citizen
as shall be allowed to vote, and from thei
decision there is no effective appeal. Ate
deciding who ehall and who shall MT vote
the people of the State must present thei
votes to Republican election boards in ever.
| precinct, and those boards certify to Repub
iican parish boards, which finally certif.
TO the Republican State board, consistibI
of four Republicans and one vacancy. tn
vacancy is not filled, because they fea
that any one who would consent to do wha
the board Is expected 10 perform would b
the danger of cheating fraud BY betrayin
| il ON the altar of cupidity. In addition {
these absolute and arbitrary powers Of tn
Kellogg Republican organization OF Louis
lana, he had the control OF the army, an
ordered it whittier he would to prevent th
anticipated intimidation of votera Thu
from the registration defining who coul
and Who could not vote, through the pre-
cinct election board to the parish boar
and thence to the State board, not Demo
cratic voice could be needed nor . Demo
cratic act be done without Republican n
sent, and yet Tilden has over eeven thou
sand majority in the state, which is to b
overthrow By . Republican board rejec
| ing the Republican returns OF such votei
| as Republicans permitted to voc. Woul
not Comment be . waste Of words to hone.
men
| Held the Fers.
The Shreveport (La.) Times (6re-eate,
makes this quotation
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