The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-06
WASHIN GT0N.
The Effort to Revive the
Southern Question.
SENATOR BLAINE'S COMING SPEECH.
The President Deceived by
Exaggerated Reports.
TROUBLE AMONG THE SUGAR MEN.
Importers. Refners and Producers
To Be Reconciled.
THE HOT SPRINGS COMMISSION CLAUSE
TROUBLE AMONG THE SUGAR MEN.
Importers, Refiners and Producers
To Be Reconciled.
THE HOT SPRINGS COMMISSION CLAUSE
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

ELECTIONS AND EXAGGERATED RI
POETS ON REPUBLICAN AUTHonTTy-How THE
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN DEcEIvED-CoURsE OF
THE DEMOCRATS.
It il said that Mr.. Blaine. in the speech in which,
next Monday. he viii defend his resolution for
an investigation into election frauds In some
Southern States, means to be conciliafory
rather than aggressive. and will not encourage
the hopes of the extremists. who are
eager to revive tho Southern question in all it's fury
whstsver ground no may take, lie is preparing him
self with some He hbors under the difficulty
however, Of having except in the case OF the two
South Carolins districts to depend largely on hear
say and partisan reports for the facts which he
must base his call for an inquiry and these reports
it begins to be seen hero by republicans. are
grossly exaggerated and in some instances mere in
ventions.
TWAS stated in these dispatches the 22d Of No.
venber, on what your correspondent then believed
70 DO Trustworthy republican authority. ~ foows-
In one Of the counties Of the Norfolk Congressional
district in Virginia several srrests have been made by
federal officers under the federal election laws the
psrsons srrested being charged with unlawful interior
with voters with fraudulenty tampering with
the ballot boxes The evidence which tho arrests
we're made In here believed to be sufficient to con-
vict But this, OF course, cannot be known until .
sut OF the trials il it were not that the local author
titles at arrested the compainans In some cases
for perjury in others for other offences and stuck
them into jail with threat OF State Prison.
Mr. Goode, who represents this district in Congress
and who has been reelected, assured your
spondent to-day that this statement is absolutely
false; that no arrests have been made in tho whole
district Of any charged with violation Of federal
election laws; process has been issued by federal
officers and no complaints have been made. The
only arrests made at all werc at Hempsvilie for .
disturbance which broke out between eight and nine
O'Clock on the night of election day. and of
course some time after the polls had closed, and
which arose. he says. out OF the disappointment Of
the republicans ct the snnallness Of THAR majority
vhieh amounted to but twenty-eight. One hundred
and xtesn colored voters lost their right to vote
through Of the poll tai. and this reduced
tn sxpscAsd republican majority Ont OF the discus
sion Of this after the polls closed and the vote had
been announced. arose angry words and blows. which
led to the election SPOKEN Of This he says,
the only disturbance in the district.
Mr.. Goode says that. the law making payment of
the poll tax prerequisite to voting which obtains
in Virgins. it does in msny Northern States. dis
abled between fifteen hundred and two thousand
white voters and between six and seven Thousand
colored in his district 1t probably DISTINGUISHES
great number OF colored voters in all the Southern
States for they do not like to pay taxes. and in
Georgia some years sgo they very generally avoided
registration even ont Of fear that if their names
wcre registered they would be compelled to pay the
poll tax.
II win be found that the President has been taken
in by lying reports brought TO him by defeated
publican candidates from different parts OF the South
and that, while undoubtedly there were frauds in
few places--notably in the black districts in South
Carolina-he has been deceived by numerous tales
which had no foundation in fact
Considerable curiosity is felt about the tone of Mr.
Blaine's speech. The democratic Senators have de-
termined not to be drawn into replies which would
tend to inhame the public mind; but
doubt exists whether Mr. Blaine, in he shall de-
termine TO make an exciting ard angry appeal to
passon will not count upon Senator Hill of Georgia
to help him, he did on famous occasion in the
HOUSE some years ago. The general wish OF the dem
ocrstc Senators is to hear Mr.. Blaine quietly. pro-
pose their amendment in but few words and avoid
flame Of excitement.
It 10 probable that Senator Thurman, who is to
propose the amendment TO Mr.. Bfainc's resolution,
will sllude to the practices of tho federal authorities
in New York in arrcsting citizens about to VOTE
especially Judge Blachford has declared this ac-
ton illegal New York democrats assert that fair
INQUIRY will show that voters intimidated
and driven crom the polls by these arrests in New
York by far than in all the Southern States. souh-
ern men here also that il be shown that in
numerous instances In their States federal deputy
uusrshals grossly misused their authority in efforts
70 create disturbances 1T the polls
xME DUTIES ON sUGAR-MI. DAVID A. WELLS
IN OPPOSITION TO THE rIAN OF SECRETARY
SHERMAN.
Another attempt is TO be made to reconcile the diff
fsrcnecs Of opinion existing among the sugar i'm
porters sugar reners the Southern sugar producers
and the Treasury Department concerning the needed
reforms OF tho sugar duties. There is q
proposition that . subcommittee of three OF
tho Committee OF Ways ami Means shall
confer with the Secretary OF the Treasury on tho sub
ject. The Secretary in his report proposes uni
form rate ell sugars UP TO certain grade. which,
lie says. "will exclude temptation either TO color
sugar for the purpose OF reducing the duty to CON-
NIT fraud by means OF sampling and classification
Mr. David A. Wells, who has just made an impor-
tsnt report on this subject asserts that the plan Of
Mr. sherman would be very injurious to American
rehneriss. which now employ great number OF men
and pay out about $4,000 oOo per annum in wages
alone that II would cripple the reners by excluding
the Low grade sugars which, with uniform rate.
would Of course pay tho heaviest duty compared with
their value but which alons can be most advan-
hpcously worked up by the rcfners. lie asserts
that uniform rate would give monopoly OF our
market TO the centrifugal sugars OF Cuba. and would
deprive our shipping Of important carrying trade
in the crude sugars o. other countries. Mr.. Wells
also advocates tho Of the polariscope TO determine
the real value Of sugars and asserts that this instru
nsnt 10 used by all importers and rchners The
Lcuisisns sugar men not satisfied with Mr.. Wells
report. and assert that lie has been nlislci In
particulars. Ho will probably he called here to tes-
ufy veil rs other experts.
~fy ~
General Burnsides Commission on the reorganiza-
Non Of the army Is an session in this city. Their
nnal meeting will BE- held tomorrow, and IL Is ex-
p~ctei their bill win b. ready 20 report 10 Congress