Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-30
THE SOUTHERN ELECTIONS

1t is becoming more and more
evident every day that it Is the pur-
nose of the Republican leaders in
Congress to make the recent cleo
tions in the South the main subject
of discussion and, if possible, of leg
islation in the now approaching
session. They hope to make the
alleged abuses of these elections
means of regaining their predoml-
nant influence in the South, If not
bv further legislation enabling Fed
oral interference in elections, at
least by operating upon public opin-
ion i'm the North, in which way
they calculate upon making capital
for use in the approaching Presiden-
tiaI election; for the session OF the
Forty-sixth Congress, which COM
mences next March, is the President
making session, and every bill,
every motion and every resolution
that is brought up in that session
will be considered more in reference
TO its bearing on the event Of the
election than on the general welfare
of the country.
TTuder these circumstances we
will do well to gain some cOncep-
lions beforehand of the way in
which they propose to play their
hands, and next to find out what
cards they have to play with. This
might be difficult matter if they
did not have players on their side
who are too much given to talking
70 make desirable partners. Oh
this head the following paragraph
NAV be considered instructive:
l. there. then. nothing the Republican
Marty can do to prevent the practical dlsirilh
PSatttS , o.' Of The n,groeS@ Yes; we haT
i,rfore pointed out the remedy. Let IN IN
Marty insist in all its platforms on the Ilsh
nFevrry man to vote what ticket ne please
Ia have his vote counted, and let II notli
the southern leaders that 4 they persist II
their present course it viii make a squaI
issuc before the country OF depnNlhe theI
nftbc mower they obtain in Congress am
the Electoral College 10y counting Ihc NJ
grOes in the basis OF
Eou, ~, li,s qSactiv. and was adopted
cure lust such an evil as we are now ue''llh
with Cleveland Herald.
That little paragraph gives us
good deal to think of. In order I
have its bearing quite clear, let II
look at the clause of the FourteentI
Amendment alluded to. The SEE
opd clause Of this amendment I
the Constitution runs as follows:
1,,,,r.s,rtatfycs shall be apportiont
among the several states according 10 the
respective numbers, counting the VINO
number of persons IN ecll Std'', -,
TndianS not taxed. But when the Ttsit
x-otp nj any election for the choice OF Eiecto
far President and Nice-PTesldent OF u
limited states. Representatives IN CohSIts
~ Executtv, and Judicial officers OF
STATE or the members OF the LtEisltlu
5,-e,,T i. ,Ienicd to any of the male inhat
ta,,ts of such state, being tweuty-one yea
Sa,rs and citizens of the United states,
NJ, ,any way abridged except for participate
~ ,.6eliion or other crime the basis OF re
IA '.l'ig,s, therein Shrll be reduced in q
.s,,,,Ition which the um Der OF Such ma
lttEeus shall bear TO the Whole hHlhDeI
,aaie citizens twenty-ohe years Vi "se
Here is a player then who hi
most iniudiciously exposed Il
nrinciple trump in his hand beio
tha came begins. Let us sket,
briefly the method of playing u
oan,e which this little exposure
dicates 1t is first assumed t"n
in f,ct is an article Of faith IN q
P,dical creed) that it is the natu
aTtba eoIored voter to vote haalc,
Of course it is. That's ~ha me- !
then, every negro VINO aoes -,
vote the Republican ticket = a ~ :,
dozed niger, and it is certain !,
many thousands Of them -, ~ !
a4harvise than Radical at the L