, 1876-09-16
NASDY.
Military Interference in the Inter-.
est of a Free Vote.
He Protests Against Such an OuA.
rage upon the Corners,
And Tells How "We" Had PrepareA
to Protect the "Niggers.'
Tho Dringtng.Dack Of Boss Tweed .
Trick 10 Overthrow "Tilden
and Rcform.1

AAu AEluTMs
Toledo H,adt.
CoFFEpH1r X-RoAps, Wicu Is IN rnx sTAFa
uF KENTUCKY. Sept. 2, 1s7G-Thcro Is lismay
IN the Cross-aoads. scnce We he'd the ltrcc-
tlons Of Attorney General Taft red to US, threat
cnin tho employment Nv troops In the Southern
States about cleckshun.timc, We feel that all
hope Nv freedom Is gone, aud that we mite Jest
ez well git cut our chains, and 90 to clankin w
eth, first ez last. When the Cross-Roads can't
run It's elcckahuns In Its own way, thcs aln't no
more freedom. Freedom is tl,rottttd, and VI
hhc don't shseck now she Is d tufEcs old virgin
than ever give her credit for bein.
What is the necessity Nv sending troops down
here OIL clecskhuu-dayt To perfect the nlggerss
Can't WE perfect emf 8han't We hey ths
gusr'l'n Nv The ballot-bo1, and won't VIC sec
tint everybody votes wieh We conB[lcr entitled
To thc 'tnllott 1hls 10 an outrage wlch Is vel!
salkelatil to unsettlc tho tleyosllcn nv Inc and
4ssas6er daVitt to tho Government.
10 SNOW how "1ncce ssary this interference
, Is, WI. , sta'e that we he'd already made fu!
quiet clrekshur, W. he'd organized tic white
citizens Nv the Corncrs Into guard to preserve
the purity w The ballot-box, uni to sec that no
t ulstlrhIn cleIn.nce rolnc In. " eourso w ex.
and the two earpst-haygcrs Win lev d wagon-
factory here, wlcl they bilt 10 scars ago, and
witll !lcz disturbed lis ever sence, ez they arc
both Republklns We he'd taken aM invoice Nv
the shut-Euns III the naberhootl, and had de-
talctl uur quickest aud most akkcrit shuts to
yuosc I'm, anl he'd matters so arranged t4gt
ther eoodn't be i.o disturbance ut the pills.
Onr method wuz sln'p!e and Ftasesnlanlikc-1
orIslnathi IT. Ihat !snuEaice mite not be plcAl-
c.l cz Al! c1eoosc, wu notified atl the niggers
within tue limit uy this precinct, that, to pre-
vent trouble, t1sey must 1lo, cutlc to the polls
or attempt to yutc; that, II they would keep
kffrfu13S Ut NiF
muirstil Or harmed; but that, IF they at,en,ptlu
to vote Or III my 'sny Interfere with the elcck
khun, tr'lbb!c wood inevitably cnsuo. We also,
II te intrcst Of recre, lied mcn detailed To stand
oF eeeh road to stop al n!ygers wcil si,ood pre-
Room to move towlrd tlie vlllaEe that day, with
strict sn6ts.ickelcns, ct they persistIl III rusn,
!" pr"nptly, y, blow the top uy TIER beds OIL
III the preGi'lct bclow us, they WIZ not 81 rum
scrvat!ye. To prevent trilbblc On e!eckshun-
lay, they determined to kill the fcit Nv EN- be-
iS iHSre nhd y:ry many w cur pe9pe insisted tlat
1t. nil materially conservative und yfeldi1l.
To stlow low much We desire peccc, will
state that We hey two niggcrs ut the CorEcrs
Base',i,'s, aud We hcv tolerated I'm, for they ut
" ncerly ez We do ez Is possible for uigccrs.
Tiny desired to vote, and Dcekin PugrA,u wuz
tn favor VI lctiin uy Gil. Our citizens protest1
Gayitt; "cf one ntgger votes, why not a]li-
aud, when u nfsErF votes, the nood-sates is
two votes for Tiltlcu md Rciurnl"
"Ef ne keep them out. aud need them two
votes, can't yuu and I, In tho Interest w Rc-
form, vote tw!ceF' sctl fssaker.
Aud SO, rutlier thnn ylulate principle, ne
hcy txclnuic4 Di1uucratlc VOTES.
This ought to be satisfactory to the Goycrn-
nient. Tle niggcrs know very we'll that tic
site ur Que uv e,li III state uy freedom, pcEttk-
e.rly ct tc hcz boots OH which, llcv no holes In
IN fknPShp1l$ Hrrr1rHfjn fhe Y,r,,I1 faav
cawsl'cr, Ills suopcrtos, whose boots arc hot
watef-proof. 1ssakcr Gayltt rcmarkt, with
tecrs a-strecmin down hs checks:
"Ef ary nigEer should 'co,nc Into the Corners
| on eleckshun-day, ridin uy his own mule,
| while ], his Buopcrior, a,n ob!ergcd to como
n'oYt' a|. Il wood drive me to the verge uv mad
And every nIeecr k,,ows that, when Issaker
Is druy to the verge w tnntlnla vt bigger, md
llcz Ills sho-gltl handy, tia. bigger Is Very apt
to become eoloEgd argel. Why. tlIcn, cau't
inferior tcins goad lis TO tlcspcrasl,uu With thetr
mules, a1ld boots, aud other cluzei Why DO
they provoke usf KNOWN rs we'll cz they do
tint their prcscner; tFritates U.s., why. do they
Insist un sh0Hin themselves OH clecksiIun-days,
whcn VIZ arc tusether IN sieh nu,nbcrs!
" course, IT the military comes here to per
text these lnicrior brtns the Corners will sller
q loss ny ali ts preparashsns for kecpiM the
peccc. Our shot-gun6 Will RENAME unused.
! The p0wdrr gilt buciss1lnt VIC hcv bought will
bc tleu stock OH pur hands till the mill1tary arc
removed; nsld, wat Is worse, there will b. TINT
sulltn ieclin wch lungs upu5 all men who hcv
their lcarest hopes crushed.
And then suppose that, under the pcrtcck-
shun w these hlookotId htre!ius, thu niggcrs
el9od all vote, an! shoold elect Republican
% faa us ss 9sl tat s Knss wie
to challenge sIch onnaturaiked Voters
ez We ginrrally bring up to swell our
nlainrtics for mora! et1Gct atid euMpel us to
l r. lem And f1Ht hV tEik
they shoOl curry this prccinrt aud git vutre In
things! Suppose they sllood git poncr to levy
taxes Tor township At,d tnoon!ssinal purposes,
baggcrs, should conlpe! us to pay taxes, ind
! do Wurk OH the road and schl Iii short, sup
| posu that the power should pass out ry oar
| lsan,ls and into Mrirn! The Corners shudaera
when it rontcmplatcs sel. possibility.
/ ! wurn tho nltbyuHs uy Wjwer ut Washington
| mt tu tstHc with s. We want no Fcdrcl SOL
| jcts hrrc-wo saw ctluH Nv tlcm spnc years
tent Is dangerous III q Kcpubls. We may DO
crushed but-rcineHlbcT F0lanl!
w course We sEsel hold Il lnect!n to .pertest
aEin this Outrage. Tie CornrEs al1rx llo!ds
Iiecoz, wheu we meet to pertcst agtn any de-
nyin Wv our rite to control the ngEeF, tbs citt-
zens gct exclttd. and III their forgettuln!s
aetllly pay for their drinks; tho citizens like 1t
| twice cz they otherW'fsc wt'otl. Whenever they
take drink on siel, ocrassonst thry feel tint
they hey discharged 4 patrotl IL aGoty. 4 mure
patriotic pcoplu neyer, lived upon. Wo shei
pass q series uy stinstnE rcsou!ooshens, ald
then wait IN tlisniI!ed sllere to sec II our pro-
test Will be dEsregarled. In thu Interest Nv
prccc, hope mt. ...
PErRoLEuM v. Nlsnr, Rcformer.
P.s.-I notls that Tweed Is capchered. Et
| the DIn.ocrisy nv Moo York ever permit him to
come otI Nv Il ship alive, they aru it1eots. Nor
rlftg llcsins! tt.c tdeo w Eis 6ein brot back to
| tell wat liz knows Nv Rings, with Tildcn ez =
| 1f.ft,rtu runt1jlatni Whenever 4 DltnoSrntiE
statesman glts t!ro with steelin, he ought, for
The sake Nv Ills survivors, to be llnInc]Etly killed
| THE bringin back NV Tweed Is Republican
| trick. II IL takln mean advantage w our H.
form ca.rlilate. II Wtiyu,n hcz tho stubs Ut
Lis check-book about Ills persou, Tildcn Is loss
man.