New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
BULLDOZERS TACTICS IN CHARLESTON.
DEMOCRATS STATEMENT OF THE WAY An
HONEST VOTE WAS MADE IMPOSSIBLE.
No Ne5rI IOrL.H


From The Neig. York Her0id:
The following Is portion OF letter ad-
dressed by Mr.. James j. Campbell OF ChafieStoh, al S
ton Cognty days before the recent election giving
the RENE Democratic leaders in the before the
election. II wIl be that they procured the passage
imuossple tor the full negro to be cast; they
iected proeTed alliance OF the cOlOred voters they re-
.i,ce they denounced all Democrats who hesated 70
act With them; and II remains only TO say that when
the Section came they stuffed the bailOtbOXes with
fraudu eu tickets and counted In tner own men III 0e
fance of law and justice Mr.. Campbell is prominent
and social standng and though elected lie counted
oui because chose 10 stand up for Justice ana right
10 The Democratic Voters Of Charleston County:
candidate for reelection. l did 10 redeem pledge
made On the floor OF the Senate.
year ago was put in nomination by my friends, in
the OdfisIiOned way, to MI an uheXred ttr III ihe
State Senate lHCqulesce, ana accepted hc hOiOhaloh
lust as was leaving tIe STATE on professional engage
cratic County Convention met ana unanimously fatihtd
tie nomination TINS was done without one Word or
me to abide 10y us action. IL ell understood ana
known that would give none and would act indo-
pendenly Of the Convention and committee in the mat
Ter of receiving votes any quarter that might offer
TO support me after had been put IN nomination.
AS TO Iny opinions upon public AFFAIRS generally,
and especially as 10 the Po.ey VI e Ra,y VIII re-
sDec TO ne cOOred vote they were also wen KNOWN and
tor that reason suppose was not asked 10 make any
non 10 its committee or 10 individuals high or low tbat
hnilld N.
sdont me It's members knew II perfectly We'll There
conid not be representative more thoroughly indeptn-
49, Of the omen dlctaOn the true inwardness of the
CLOSE corporation which at this day governs the DemOc-
racv with political tyranny unsurpassed ana never be-
tors attempted in TINS state was elected without Op
nosition During the last session OF the Legislature
hi Ime from the House reducing the number OF voting
Dracncts in this county. 1t without notice 10
me from IT'S promoters. During It's reading my aten-
n was called much Of 10 as applied TO our county
fThe number of precincts was reduced ABOUT ono
third i'm the city ana about twO-thirds In the country,
tn fl.t
ronnd tourney OF even fery,mos, Others OF twenty,
twruiyfve and thirty miles, and III the greater num-
her of cases IRON hve, ten and fifteen miles. Most Of
the voters are iabOrng poor aud without means Of
Transportation In ST. Andrews PARISH, consisting OF
Tmcss Isr nd and the main territory the poll On the
main was abOlshed and that on lhe Islahu only re-
tanned with naNigabe stream 10 cross anu no Dilage
senate to these omissions and moved their restoration
1t done, and the huiehuInebts auo o,yoC
fouud that the time for koeIhng tne pols, compared
win tSe number OF voters, made 1t next 10 Impossible TO
VII s ri tne yoTes and Quite easy for partisan
pers to defeat the largest art OF the Noe mus the
time allowed is 72O minutes. On Johns Island the
now hut one precinct, two having been hDohshed Inc
time therefore, allowed to each voter Tor the required
III satement OF name residence registration and for
such auestOIs any one or all OF the MANAGERS may
please to ask is less fortynye seconds less than
sHhres>ouarters of "a minute Is any further ex-
plauation necessaTyi For the honor OF Charles
h6a ton fraS nTpo the House With the amendments
dsagre. TO- Then 1t was that General Gary appeared
"a ne representative OF the Charleston Democracy ap-
ponfed by tue chairman OF your executive committee.
H. aunolnced that your chairman had instructed lm to
saw mat your committee wished the bill 10 pass without
tbtI amendments and had asked him 10 80 inform the
senate. I then denounced the measure as barefaced
violation OF the pledges made, and repeated again ana
again. not only TO the cOlOred people but to the whole
country 1 was not measured in the terms fused !;
tncv need not repeated Each one of yO according
10 s value OF fair play. justice and good faith, Will
fancy what said. What do you say 10 such legiSla-
tIo or the wish for Itf say 1t Is dsgraceiul TO
tine Stale aud blot on its g0od name. The senate
was that 1 pledged myself make the question before
youif the ZINE should Ome aud ask whether you ap
nTnyc and stand on such legislation reject H. II is
simply this and nothing else Does the Democracy OF
CnaresIbn mean "a disregard and break It's phghted
fath maze before the whole couDtryf