Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-17
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EVIDENCES or FRAUD.
New Orleans Times, l4th.l
As is well-knOwn, the Republicans are en-
gagged, night and day, in gathering evidence
Of intimidation and violence, which they nj
legged was practiCed at 4 large number of poll,
III various parishes throughout the State, the
vote at which polls they propose to have the
returning board throw ont On the Other
hand the Democrats are not idle. When the
question Of fraud comes to a test. 1t will bt
found that the Democrats have II much
stronger cas-. against the Republicans than
the Republicans can possibly manufacture
against them. The Democrats are perfectly
willing to submit 10 the result as indicated
by the ballots now in the boxes, but they will
not willingly submit TO have the victory
wrested from them by a partisan returning
board. The Democratic registration COM
mittee have been, and are now, busily en-
gagged in collecting evidence showing that
fraud was committed extensively in Il large
number Of the parishes.
IN THE PARISH OF LAFOURCHE ALONE.
it Is said that the way the election was man
ipulated by the Republicans Is enough to con-
demn the party in the estimation of all fair
minded men. Out of the sixty-six commits
siOneIS Of election the Democrats were allow
ed only three. In the largest white settle
ment in the parish. the supervisor of regis
tration refused it is said. to establish poll
A large number Of affdavits have been pre-
pared showing that negroes voted on the pa
perS of dead men; numbers voted on regis
tratiOn certificates issued TO men who had
never had any existence. Very many came
in from other parishes and were furnished
with fraudulent registration papers upon
which they voted. The Democratic commit
tee claim to have the fullest evidence of these
frauds, and will produce it when the occasion
arises. As the Democrats were allowed
commissioners ct only three of the polling
places in the parish, they had no means Of
protecting themselves against these frauds
If the Republicans had been disposed-and
there Is nothing in the past political history
In this State to lead to the belief that they
had not that dispOsitOn-they could easily
have
STUFFED THE BOXES
to a limited extent at each polling place,
whereth was no Democratic commissioner.
The evidence of these frauds is not confined
to the parish of Lafourche In many other
parishes the atfidavits show an equally cor
rupt state of affairs In West Feliciana the
claim that they will produce evi-
dence showing that in that parish there was
no violence or intimidation, but that the
colored people voted the Democratic ticket
freely and voluntarily. In the wards, where
there was large number Of negroes, it is
SAID, the negroes were
FURNISHED WITH FRAUDULENT REGIsTRA-
TION PAPERS,
and with these they would repair to the as
sistant supervisors, and declare that their
names had been erased from the poll-listS.
They were there given permits, which, of
course, the commissioners at the boxes could
not dispute By this means, it is said, a large
number of fraudulent Republican votes were
put in the boxes. The Democrats are care
fully watching the ballot-bOxes in the diff
ferent parishes. 1t IS reported that
they are in receipt of information which
does justify the belief that attempts have
been, and are now being made to falsi-'
fy IN some way the official returns. II is
thought that the Republicans some days ago
became satisfied that the Democrats had car
ried the State by majority of several thou
sand beyond the majority which the Demo-
cratic ticket received in the parishes which
Republicans claim were "bulldoozed," and
directed toward reducing the majority of the
Democratic ticket below that which is re-
ceived in these FIVE parishes The Republi-
cans have no hope of counting in their ticket
unless this object is accomplished. Two facts
bearing an indirect connection with this mat
ter were commented on yesterday. One Of
them If that on Sunday, the official organ OF
the Republicans ceased to publish the returns
from the parishes, and the other is that the
returns which are now received by the Re-
pubGcans show increased Republican and de-
creased Democratic majorities. These two
facts may have no significance whatever, but
in view of the frauds which it Is charged the
Republicans perpetrated at previous elections
IN this State, it Is not to be wondered at that
which has the look Of irlegularity
should be regarded suspiciOusly.
THE RETURNING BOARD.
New Orleans Picayune, l4th.l
The returning board of Louisiana exists. 1t
mas fraudulently exercised its powers once
The same members, who were found to have
violated their oaths of Office, by the commit
ee of congress which was convened III New
Orleans January, 1875, now constitute the
BOARD. A greater inducement is now present
I'd 10 these persons to repeat their violation of
aw and their disregard of all constitutional
nights than was offered in 1874. There has
Deen no new birth in the case of any one of
hem. No signs of repentance have been ex-
libited, or contrtlon manifested for the es-
ablished wrongs Of the past. One of them
mas been rewarded with Federal Office a.
,alve to his wounded sensibilities, outraged
oy Republican committee denOuncing him
rs fraud. Constitutional or runConstitution-
Il, right or wrong, revolutionary or peaceful;
sustained by the troops of the general gov
The people of the United States
IRE TO be treated to another exhibition of
5he manner in which elective govern
nents can be changed into despotisms,
and the most sacred rights of freemen
to selfish schemes of am
1ition. Declared the remedy furnished in all
)ther republican governments, by Judicial
process, the people of Louisiana are con-
strained to find in the bitter terms of the law
,reating the returning board such palhation
Is may exist for the injuries it inficts. And
low, when the attention of our fellow-citi-
,enS of other States is directed to the abiect
ness of our condition, let us consider what
lights, if any, can be secured by the very
erms of the bond which binds us, Section
,, act 98, acts 1873, provides that five per-
,ons to be elected by the senate from all pO-
hicaI parties shall be the returning board.
In the testimony of ]. Madison Wells, given
before the congressional committee In 1875,
page s., we find it stated: -. Madison
Wells then represented the Liberal RepubG-
AN party, T. c. Anderson the Conservative
party, James Longstreet, G. Cassanaye and
N. Kenner the Republican party. Let us
,haritably discover here an effort to comply
with the law, in the recognition Of Mr.. Wells as
1 Liberal Republican, and I. c. Anderson as a
Conservative. To-day Mr. Wells is an avowed
Republican, and holds a Federal office. We
10 not wish to be severe on the Republican
party, but Mr.. Anderson is a member of 1t.
It will lie conceded that the Legislature which
itself in the creation of the re-
turning board, evinced purpose to secure
something like fairness, III requiring its mem
0ers to represent every political organization
known in the State. 1t will be admitted that
1 greater reason now exists than III NOvem-
Der. 1872, for fair representation Of the pO
itical parties In the material of the returning
board. There are but two parties in this
State. Four members of the board are mem
Ders of one party. 1t matters not who or
what the other member may be. Any case
hat can come before this board IS prejndged.
The past record Of its transactions
g the guarantee of what its future
course will be. Now, we respectfully submit
hat the very law itself which creates the re-
turning board is violated by the existence Of
1 board constituted as the present one is con-
;tituted For the right to elect members to
supply vacancies Is limited right, to be ex-